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Good morning and welcome to the Sunday edition of Morning Wire, where we give you the weekend rundown to get ready for the week ahead. Today, Isaias is linked to at least four deaths, and Hurricane Simon is approaching Mexico as a Category 4 storm. In Michigan, Democrats and Republicans see the campaign of progressive nominee Abdul El-Sayed as a test with implications far beyond the swing state.

But first, President Donald Trump said he was considering whether to join Saudi Arabia in strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

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People gather outside a metro station on the road to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saturday. (AP Photo)

Saudi-led coalition says a projectile struck a passenger terminal at Riyadh airport

A Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said a projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, less than a day after a missile struck it and killed 12 people. The sharp escalation in the new front in the Iran war threatens to draw in greater U.S. military involvement as President Donald Trump has said he is weighing joining the fight against the rebels. Read more.

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An apartment complex which had its roof ripped off is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias in Milton, Fla., Saturday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Some in Florida and Alabama without power as Isaias moves north to Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic

As a hurricane, Isaias has left nearly 396,000 customers without power across the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama. The storm, which hit as a Category 2 hurricane near Destin, Florida, has been linked to at least four deaths. The National Weather Service warned of potential flash floods in Georgia and the Carolinas. Meanwhile, in the Pacific, Simon strengthened as high as 155 mph, just below the threshold for becoming a Category 5 storm. Read more.

Republicans want Abdul El-Sayed to be the main character of the midterms. He’s happy to oblige

Michigan’s Senate race has become a battle over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Republicans have spent tens of millions of dollars to portray him as a dangerous radical, as El-Sayed responds by traveling across Michigan, meeting voters and focusing on health care and the cost of living. But the progressive candidate has also embraced confrontation with President Donald Trump and Republican opponent Mike Rogers. Read more.