Fox News reports that Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, has received more than $100,000 in campaign donations from dozens of individuals affiliated with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a group Fox News describes as having "alleged terror ties". The report, described as exclusive, comes shortly after El-Sayed won the Michigan Democratic Senate primary against Haley Stevens in what was reportedly the most expensive Democratic Senate primary in US history, and as he prepares to face Republican former congressman Mike Rogers in the general election.

According to the article, records show CAIR-affiliated donors contributed around $115,000 to El-Sayed's campaign. The piece situates this within wider Republican criticism of CAIR, noting that Texas Governor Greg Abbott has moved to declare CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organisations, and that Republican figures have pointed to El-Sayed's primary victory, alongside other progressive wins, as evidence of a leftward shift within the Democratic Party that they believe benefits the GOP heading into the midterms.