On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Weijia Jiang: Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican CBS News executive director of news and surveys Anthony Salvanto CBS News executive director of news and surveys Anthony Salvanto, CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 13, 2026. WEIJIA JIANG: We go now to Michigan’s Democratic nominee for Senate, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. He joins us from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Good morning, Dr. El-Sayed. Welcome…
Washington — A coalition of Michigan Jewish leaders launched a petition campaign on Tuesday calling on Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and other candidates to make baseline commitments regarding Jewish safety and their views toward Israel, or risk losing their support. “It is about Dr. El-Sayed, and it’s also about a bigger issue going on…
Washington — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook defended herself against allegations from the Trump administration that she made misrepresentations on mortgage documents, arguing in a new letter that she has “never committed mortgage fraud.” In the letter to the White House dated Wednesday, Abbe Lowell, Cook’s lawyer, said that attempting to fire Cook on the…
Tuesday’s Michigan Democratic Senate primary race remains unsettled, with progressive Abdul El-Sayed holding onto a narrow lead over moderate Haley Stevens with votes still being counted. CBS News was describing the race overnight Wednesday as leaning toward El-Sayed. The race between the progressive former health official and Stevens, a moderate congresswomen, has served as an…
