MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, has won her primary race in Minnesota. Omar successfully defended her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against a repeat challenge from former Minneapolis City Council … Read more
Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) lost her Democratic primary on Tuesday, shrinking the ranks of the House’s left-wing “Squad” and delivering another major victory to the pro-Israel and business-friendly groups that backed her challenger. Wesley Bell, the St. Louis County prosecutor, defeated Bush. Since Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, which includes all of St. Louis and many … Read more
The super PAC affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which plans to spend record money unseating progressive members of the “Squad,” raised $35 million in the second half of 2023, new disclosures show, and ended the year with nearly $41 million in cash on hand. The super PAC, United Democracy Project, continued its … Read more
