Wajahat Ali was back on Wednesday.
El-Sayed Beat the Establishment
Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's Senate seat after AIPAC and the Democratic establishment backed Rep. Haley Stevens. Ali called it a war on the establishment, fought with "open, blatant, naked, shameless" Islamophobia. He said Muslims and Arabs who usually sit out turned out for El-Sayed. On election night he told Democrats, "I want to hear you call out Israel's genocide." On Wednesday he said the blue wave was a repudiation of MAGA, not a realignment: "This is a rental."
5️⃣ Colom Could Be Mississippi's First Black Senator Since 1881
Scott Colom, a 43-year-old district attorney, leads Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by about 3,000 votes, the AP reported. WJTV has him at 468,163 to 465,530. Hinds County accepted 817 affidavit ballots and rejected 1,609, the Mississippi Free Press reported. Colom said the lead will be "insurmountable" once those ballots are counted. Republicans redrew the maps to cut Black representation, and he is still winning. Ali: "Call the race. He won."
4️⃣ A New Israel Takes Power
Gadi Eisenkot's bloc took control of the Knesset 63 to 50 on the votes of the Arab parties. Arab turnout reached about 77%, up from 53% in 2022. Netanyahu's rigging claim has been ruled out. Eisenkot wrote to Netanyahu urging him to "exercise restraint and caution." A day earlier, Netanyahu and Trump clashed by phone over Iran; one source called it "a shouting match from hell." The test now is whether Eisenkot gives the Arab parties a seat at the table, not just their votes.
3️⃣ AIPAC's Members Sat Out the Hegseth Vote
The House voted 211 to 204 on Tuesday to send the Hegseth impeachment articles to committee. Eighteen members did not vote. Our own investigation of federal filings found 15 of them took AIPAC money, including nine of the 11 Democrats. With the 11 voting no, the motion fails 211 to 215. Three blamed a motorcade traffic jam. Stevens missed every vote that evening; AIPAC's super PAC spent $10.5 million on her Senate race. Ali called it "incompetence and chaos."
2️⃣ Garcia Answers the White House
White House Counsel Will Scharf wrote Rep. Robert Garcia, the incoming Oversight chairman, that Democratic subpoenas "may cross the line into blatant criminality." The letter cites no criminal statute. Garcia called it "clearly a threat" and said, "We're not bending the knee to anyone." The letter went to Garcia, not Hakeem Jeffries.
1️⃣ Trump's Accounts Bought Nvidia After the Spy Warnings
Trump's ethics filings show his accounts trading Nvidia while his government was warned about a suspected Chinese spy close to its chief, Jensen Huang. The accounts bought five times in April while a classified memo on Huang circulated, and again the day after Commerce cleared about 10 Chinese buyers for Nvidia's chips. Ali: "When did Donald Trump know? What did he know?" He wants a hearing.
Ali's last word: "The first phase was to crush MAGA. The second phase is to hold all these people accountable." His show is THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali.
**Sources:** AP · WJTV · Mississippi Free Press · Times of Israel · Ynet · House Roll Call 317 · FEC · Scharf letter · Politico · OGE Form 278-T · Axios · CBS News
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