Democrats are ‘united by a common purpose,’ Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand say in joint statement

Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, was backed by prominent progressives, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan's Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, narrowly defeating U.S. Representative Haley Stevens in a closely contested primary that marks a…