(The Center Square) – With just two weeks until Michigan’s primary, the Democratic race for U.S. Senate continues to heat up.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., announced her endorsement for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Monday. Warren, fresh off a humbling endorsement of former Senate candidate Graham Platner in Maine, plans to visit the state this weekend on the campaign trail.
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