Key primary elections take place in five US state

Five US states are holding primary elections, with control of the nation’s Congress on the line. Michigan and Missouri have attracted particular attention, as Democratic candidates offer different approaches to key issues that may shape the party’s wider policy direction. In Michigan, far-left candidate Abdul El-Sayed is up against Haley Stevens, a moderate for the Democratic nomination for the state’s open US Senate seat. In Missouri, Democratic socialist Cori Bush is taking on Congressman Wesley Bell in a high-stakes rematch to represent the St. Louis area.