A New York Times article reports that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat and critic of Israel, won Michigan's Senate race, defeating Mike Rogers and overcoming Haley Stevens's last-minute endorsement of Rogers, and will become the nation's first Muslim senator in January. The paper describes a bitter, costly contest centered on his Israel positions and Republican attacks on his faith, and says he aims to influence Democratic policy on health care and Israel into the 2028 race.