AOC backs Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate bid ahead of primary

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat ahead of the Aug. 4 primary, giving him a boost in a key battleground race against Haley Stevens and Mallory McMorrow as Democrats hope to flip the seat; El-Sayed has risen in polling and is seen as the progressive option, while Stevens enjoys establishment backing. The piece also covers Capitol Hill, where Republicans wrestle with a stalled summer agenda—election-security, immigration, and emergency funding—before a planned five-week recess.