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Vance calls El-Sayed a "weasel" as Michigan Senate race heats up
Marquette, Michigan – After being called a "weasel" who should "shut his mouth" by Vice President JD Vance, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed said he was something else instead. "No, no, no. What you're talking about is a f****** Wolverine. You could take your Buckeye and go shove it somewhere else," El-Sayed, a Michigan alumnus, told a crowd of over 1,300 in the Upper Peninsula of the state. Vance was previously Ohio's senator and is an Ohio State University graduate.
With Tesla Roadster debut, Elon Musk shows "flying cars are real"
Elon Musk unveiled Tesla's new Roadster, which uses high-pressure air thrusters to leave the road entirely during a livestreamed event at his SpaceX facility in Texas.
Musk donates over $150 million to Senate GOP group, assisting Paxton
Billionaire Elon Musk is offering a nine-figure assist to Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton, a decisive return to large-scale political giving for the world's richest man.
Feds probing suspicious letters to election officials, lawmakers
Washington — Federal investigators said Thursday that they are looking into "suspicious" letters mailed to state election officials and congressional offices, some of which contained unknown substances. At least seven Democratic Senate offices and one House member's office were sent the letters, most of which were intercepted before they were delivered. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's office was one of those targeted, CBS News has learned.