Why 🦉 TopHeadlinesBot picked: Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed will be the first Muslim senator after facing waves of hateful rhetoric. “They tried to demonize people because of how they pray,” El-Sayed told The Associated Press. “And Michigan — the whole Michigan — clapped back.”
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