Projections from US media indicate that Democratic congressman and “Squad” member Cori Bush lost her primary election in Missouri.
Instead, the party’s nominee in the state’s first congressional district this November will be prosecutor Wesley Bell of St. Louis.
As a nurse and organiser for the Black Lives Matter movement, Ms. Bush gained notoriety. She joined the Democratic members of the “Squad” in 2021 and is renowned for her support of progressive causes.
Since she has been an outspoken opponent of Israel’s war in Gaza, pro-Israel organisations have spent over $10 million (£7.9 million) on attempts to topple her in the primary.
According to projections from NBC News and the Associated Press, Mr. Bell is expected to win the election with 51% of the vote cast, as opposed to Ms. Bush’s 46%.
Given how Democratic the district is, Mr. Bell is certain to win it in the general election in November.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is said to have provided almost all of the funding used in the anti-Bush campaign (Aipac). According to Politico, the pro-Israel lobbying group Aipac has pledged to spend more than $100 million to defeat progressive politicians who have expressed opposition to the conflict in Gaza.
“They should be afraid because all they did was radicalise me,” said Ms. Bush in her concession speech.
“Aipac, I’m coming to tear your kingdom down,” she continued.
For the Squad, a group of nine progressive Democrats in the US House of Representatives, it is their second defeat of the 2024 election cycle.
A successful attempt to remove another Israel-critical politician, Jamaal Bowman, from his New York seat cost more than $15 million in June. It was the highest amount ever spent on a House primary in history. A few weeks after receiving a censure for setting off a fire alarm during a House session, Mr. Bowman was removed from office.
In an interview with CBS News, the BBC’s American news partner, before to the election, Mr. Bell charged that Ms. Bush was “not doing her job”.
“She is not working with others, and it’s hurting our district.”
To the source, Ms. Bush defended her record, saying, “My neighbourhood knows who I am. They are aware that I will stand out for those living on the streets.”
Less than two weeks after the bombings on October 7, Ms. Bush proposed a resolution requesting humanitarian help and a truce.
Over 1,200 people were killed in Israel as a result of the attacks, which were carried out by Hamas and other armed militant groups. An additional 251 individuals were taken prisoner in Gaza.
Israel retaliated by declaring a “complete siege” on Gaza, shutting off its access to fuel, food, water, and electricity. According to the health ministry administered by Hamas, more than 39,600 individuals have died as a result of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza to date.
Additionally, in July, Ms. Bush called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal and claimed he was leading a genocide, so she boycotted his joint address to Congress. Many Democratic members of the House and Senate abstained from Mr. Netanyahu’s speech.
Before the vote, Ms. Bush made a statement in which she charged Mr. Netanyahu with carrying out a “genocide” in Gaza and asserted that Congress was “actively celebrating” his actions.
The Justice Department, the House Ethics Committee, and the Federal Elections Commission have all looked into Ms. Bush’s campaign expenditures. The main reason for their investigations is that they were prompted by claims that she had inappropriately paid her husband, a security guard, for protection.
Any accusations that she had misappropriated federal funds, according to her previous statement, were “simply false”.
Washington, Michigan, Kansas, and other three US states all have primary elections on Tuesday.
It seemed as though Dan Newhouse, one of the final Republicans to vote to remove Donald Trump from office, barely won his primary.
A “jungle primary” is held in Washington state, where the top two candidates—regardless of party—move on to the general election.
Mr. Newhouse, an agricultural scientist who has been the representative for a central Washington district since 2015, competed against Jerrod Sessler, a Navy veteran, and Tiffany Smiley, an ex-nurse, all of whom Trump had endorsed.
According to early race forecasts, Mr. Sessler is leading Mr. Newhouse, with Ms. Smiley trailing closely behind. This suggests that the incumbent may face a formidable battle in November.
Only Representative Newhouse and Representative David Valadao of California are still in the House out of the so-called “Impeachment 10” Republicans who supported Trump’s impeachment.
Since their vote in 2021, every other Republican who supported impeachment has either resigned from Congress or lost primary elections.
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