Michigan Democratic race to close to call with El-Sayed in narrow lead First Thing

The Guardian reports that Michigan's Democratic Senate primary remains too close to call, with progressive Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, holding a narrow lead over establishment-backed congresswoman Haley Stevens. The battleground state's race is crucial to Democrats' hopes of retaking Senate control this November. In Washington state, Democratic representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez won one of two spots in an all-party primary and will face Republican John Braun in November. And internationally: the United States has cancelled a diplomat's visa in retaliation for Brazil's refusal to approve a Trump-backed ambassador nominee—a decision Brazil swiftly condemned as election interference. The move comes ahead of Brazil's October presidential race, where eighty-year-old President Lula is seeking a fourth, non-consecutive term against Flávio Bolsonaro, the senator son of former president Jair Bolsonaro and a close Trump ally.

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