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Cori Bush loses primary in latest blow to progressive 'squad'

Rep. Cori Bush (D) lost Tuesday’s Missouri primary, dealing another blow to the progressive “base” in Congress, according to Decision Desk HQ projections. Bush lost the 1st District Democratic primary to St. Louis prosecutor Wesley Bell, making him the second member of the group to lose reelection, joining Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) earlier this year. […]

Rep. Cori Bush Second Squad Member to Be Unseated in Primary

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) lost a close primary for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday night. Bush, a member of the Squad, received 51,197 votes, or 45.8 percent, while his opponent, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, received 57,062 votes, or 51.0 percent. according to of Associated Press. Before the election, vote The Melman Group […]

‘Squad’ Rep Cori Bush loses highly contentious primary against pro-Israel Democrat

Voters in Missouri’s bright blue 1st Congressional District on Tuesday sharply rebuked left-wing progressives and denied Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush a third term. A “Squad” Democrat, she lost the primary to a more moderate candidate, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, who was backed by pro-Israel groups that spent millions of dollars to unseat […]

‘Squad’ Rep. Cori Bush loses Missouri Democratic primary race to Wesley Bell 

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) suffered a shocking defeat in the Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, becoming the second member of the far-left “Squad” of lawmakers to lose in the 2024 Democratic primary. Bush, 48, lost the primary to St. Louis County Attorney Wesley Bell by 5.3 percentage points. The Associated Press […]

‘Squad’ Dems to rally for Cori Bush as she fights for her political life

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri), whose anti-Israel rhetoric is putting her political career on the line in this week’s primary election, received a boost Monday from allies in the left-wing House “Squad.” “Only one day left until Primary Day! Join Cori and special guests on the night before Election Day to encourage people to vote!” the […]

Bush earns endorsement from Michael Brown’s father, a decade after son’s death

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) on Friday issued a statement of support from the family of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old who was shot and killed by Ferguson, Missouri, police in 2014. Bush is in a close primary race against St. Louis County Attorney Wesley Bell, who defeated a seven-term incumbent in 2018. During his campaign for […]

Mayorkas taps former Obama and Bush administration officials to investigate Trump assassination attempt

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has released the names of the members who will lead the independent investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The independent investigation, which was ordered by President Joe Biden last week, taps former Homeland Security officials who served under previous administrations, as well as law enforcement officials. […]

Bush, Cheney, Romney, Pence Not Speaking at RNC

Former President Donald Trump has reshaped the old great political party (GOP) with new faces for the 2024 Republican National Convention. Trump has cast the GOP as a working-class, America First populist party, and some of the most familiar faces of the GOP establishment from the past two decades will not be with him at […]

‘Squad’ under siege as Rep. Cori Bush trails Democratic challenger: poll

Another member of Congress’ left-wing “squad” is also in trouble: a new poll shows he is trailing in the polls by 23 percentage points and heading for defeat. In the Aug. 6 Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, Rep. Cori Bush is trailing St. Louis prosecutor Wesley Bell, 56% to 33%, according to a […]