Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri Tuesday lost her reelection bid to primary challenger Wesley Bell, a St. Louis County prosecutor, the Associated Press projected. When Bush was elected in 2020, she became the first Black woman to represent Missouri, the first nurse and the first organizer from the Black Lives Matter movement in Congress.
Wesley Bell brought Bush to the thresher in Tuesday primary Cori Bush (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Anti-Semitic congresswoman and former faith healer Cori Bush (D., Mo.) became the second “Squad” member to lose reelection, falling to her pro-Israel primary challenger in a bitter race that saw her compare herself to Hamas terrorists. Bush trailed St. Louis
The Minnesota governor delivered plainspoken remarks that highlighted his small-town origins and key policy positions. PHILADELPHIA—Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz debuted as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate at a campaign rally here on Tuesday evening, just hours after being announced as the nominee. Walz, a former high school football coach and 24-year veteran of the
Bailey beat Will Scharf in an expensive and bruising contest likely to presage the general election victor in heavily Republican Missouri. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey survived an expensive primary challenge and will seek a full term in his office this November. On Aug. 6, Missouri Republican Party primary voters voted to keep
The Michigan congresswoman will face off against Rep. Mike Rogers in November Elissa Slotkin (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D., Mich.) won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, after a primary in which she skirted controversies involving President Joe Biden’s age, the Israel-Hamas war, campus anti-Semitism, and electric vehicle policies. Slotkin received
Democrat Elissa Slotkin, with $8.7 million cash on hand, has a much larger war chest than Republican winner Mike Rogers. Michiganders have taken a big step toward choosing their new senator after Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and former Congressman Mike Rogers won their respective primaries for the U.S. Senate on August 6. Slotkin handily defeated
The independent presidential candidate says he believes multiple media reports are tied to the DNC. A day after the New Yorker magazine story broke, saying Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disposed of a dead bear in Central Park a decade ago, the independent presidential candidate wrote a defiant response on X directed at mainstream media outlets.