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Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan to become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate, as his party reclaimed control of Congress.

He said he wants the United States to stop selling weaponry that gets used to do “the worst things, including genocide and apartheid, to Israel.” The US provides Israel with $3.8 billion in annual military aid under an agreement that runs through 2028, and President Donald Trump announced plans to end roughly $4 billion in annual military aid to Israel by the end of the year, though he offered no details on how the cuts would work.

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