Muslim advocates say the best way to respond to hate is to elect the Democratic candidate in Michigan to US Senate.
![Right-wing activist Jake Lang holds a ‘March on Mamdani’ rally outside New York City Hall calling for the deportation of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York City, US, on September 11, 2026 [Bing Guan/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-09-11T161527Z_471086429_RC23HNA9MCTV_RTRMADP_3_USA-SEPT11-NEW-YORK-1793291503.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

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Muslim advocates say the best way to respond to hate is to elect the Democratic candidate in Michigan to US Senate.
![Right-wing activist Jake Lang holds a ‘March on Mamdani’ rally outside New York City Hall calling for the deportation of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York City, US, on September 11, 2026 [Bing Guan/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-09-11T161527Z_471086429_RC23HNA9MCTV_RTRMADP_3_USA-SEPT11-NEW-YORK-1793291503.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The Democratic candidate for the US Senate has been the subject of Islamophobic attacks from Trump.

Al Jazeera looks at the key takeaways from the US president’s campaign event in Michigan ahead of the midterm vote.

Democrats are framing the conflict as an affordability issue to criticise Republican candidates backed by Trump.
![A board shows the price of gasoline at a gas station in Dearborn, Michigan, October 22 [Ali Harb/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/freelance-1-1792696560.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Through statements in English, Iranian officials are emphasising gas prices and issues with the US economy.

US State Department tells Al Jazeera that Washington ‘does not support any plan’ for expulsion of Palestinians.

Rights groups say the measure infringes on the freedom of speech of Americans for the benefit of a foreign nation.

A lawyer has accused Judge Roy Altman, who calls the keffiyeh a ‘terror scarf’, of anti-Palestinian bias in his remarks.

Congress members call on Marco Rubio to ‘use every tool’ at his disposal to secure release of 20-year-old Sama Safi.

Survey indicates majority of Democrats in first six states to vote for 2028 nominee believe Israel committing genocide.
