Left wins big in Midwest and Perez Hilton is hospitalized: Morning Rundown

Morning RundownLeft wins big in Midwest and Perez Hilton is hospitalized: Morning RundownPlus, Jeanine Pirro’s future is uncertain after she clashed with President Trump in the Oval Office.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00ShareAdd NBC News to GoogleAug. 5, 2026, 7:03 AM EDTBy Elizabeth Robinson, Delia Sara Rangel and Daniela SuarezAbdul El-Sayed wins fiercely competitive Michigan Democratic Senate primary race in a big victory for the left. President Trump and Jeanine Pirro clash in a heated meeting. And celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is hospitalized after reports he livestreamed self-harm.Here’s what to know today.Takeaways from Abdul El-Sayed’s big win in MichiganAdd NBC News to GoogleAbdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects03:34No state or race loomed larger than Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, in which former public health official Abdul El-Sayed beat Rep. Haley Stevens in a clash of left versus center. El-Sayed, who was backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, pushed for “Medicare for All,” condemned money in politics and criticized Stevens for supporting aid to Israel. This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day. Sign up here to get it in your inbox.He will face former Rep. Mike Rogers in November in a race that is expected to be one of the most competitive in the country and could determine which party controls the Senate.Tuesday’s primary elections offered fresh clues about the direction of the Democratic Party and how several leading figures are wielding their influence.While left-wing candidates have advanced in this year’s Democratic primaries in New York and Colorado, Michigan represented the first test of whether those successes were transferable to a different sort of playing field — like a purple Midwestern state.The question now for El-Sayed, given his thin margin of victory, is if he can unify a divided Democratic party. Read the full story for mo...