Is Abdul El-Sayed America's next Zohran Mamdani?

Friday, 7 August 2026 04:03

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Abdul El-Sayed – a Muslim, "democratic socialist" – defeated a centrist with the backing of major party figures in Michigan's Democrat Party primary.

How significant is his victory, and is his win just the start of a tidal wave of left-wing progressive politics in America?

FIFA president Gianni Infantino is under pressure. But his key ally, Donald Trump, has gone all quiet. Has Donald just ended the bromance?

Plus the new UK foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, has been in Washington DC, where he faced some awkward questions from Sky's James Matthews about his past comments on the US president.

We'll tell you how he responded.

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