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Abdul El-Sayed wins fiercely competitive Michigan Democratic Senate primary race in a big victory for the left.

Abdul El-Sayed wins fiercely competitive Michigan Democratic Senate primary race in a big victory for the left. President Trump and Jeanine Pirro clash in a heated meeting. And celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is hospitalized after reports he livestreamed self-harm.

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Add NBC News to GoogleAbdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects03:34No state or race loomed larger than Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, in which former public health official Abdul El-Sayed beat Rep. Haley Stevens in a clash of left versus center. El-Sayed, who was backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, pushed for “Medicare for All,” condemned money in politics and criticized Stevens for supporting aid to Israel.

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He will face former Rep. Mike Rogers in November in a race that is expected to be one of the most competitive in the country and could determine which party controls the Senate.