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Former US representative Cori Bush, right, speaks during a primary election night watch party after losing the Democratic primary August 4, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Nick Ingram)
August 7, 2026, 5:28 am
Did Cori Bush’s focus on AIPAC doom her Missouri Democratic primary bid?
22-point victory for Wesley Bell — incumbent backed by pro-Israel lobby — indicates that views on Jewish state, even in deep-blue communities, aren’t monolithic or always decisive
By Sharon Udasin
US Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo., speaks during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination August 4, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
August 5, 2026, 6:03 pm
AIPAC-backed Wesley Bell defeats Israel critic Cori Bush in Missouri primary rematch
Democratic socialist Bush was first beaten by Bell in a 2024 face-off; Bush made Bell’s ties to AIPAC a central issue in her campaign
By Sharon Udasin
Abdul El-Sayed arrives for a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit shortly after winning the Democratic nomination for US Senate in Michigan, August 5, 2026, in Detroit. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
August 5, 2026, 11:57 am
Anti-Israel Democratic candidate El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary
Progressive who called idea of Jewish state ‘illiberal,’ and said money is only reason Dems who ‘believe in human rights’ support Israel, achieves narrow victory against pro-Israel, AIPAC-backed rival Stevens
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US Rep. Wesley Bell (L) and Cori Bush, who are both vying to represent the Democratic Party in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District during the 2026 midterm elections. (L: Michael B. Thomas for The Washington Post via Getty Images/R: Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images/JTA)
August 4, 2026, 12:28 pm
Missouri primary rematch tests former rep. Cori Bush’s vow to take down AIPAC
Israel critic is seeking to retake former seat on Tuesday from incumbent Wesley Bell, who has remained supportive of Israel and received over $1M in donations from pro-Israel lobby
By Sharon Udasin
Former US Rep. Cori Bush speaks during a rally in front of the National Archives to highlight then-president Joe Biden’s decision to declare the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution, January 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
July 14, 2026, 9:53 pm
Cori Bush tells fellow US progressives: My reelection would be ‘knockout’ punch to AIPAC
Bush, a two-term progressive Missouri Democratic congresswoman, who refuses to call Hamas a terror group, blames the pro-Israel lobby for her 2024 defeat
By Grace Gilson
Then-US Rep. Cori Bush and US Rep. Rashida Tlaib, accompanied by George Washington University students, speak during a news conference at the US Capitol, May 8, 2024, in Washington, DC. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
July 3, 2026, 5:24 am
As staunch Israel critics notch wins across the US, these candidates could be next
From Arizona to Massachusetts, candidates accusing Israel of genocide and calling to halt arms sales to it hope to replicate recent far-left electoral success in New York, Colorado
By Joseph Strauss
Democratic US Representative Cori Bush delivers her concession speech during a primary election watch party on August 6, 2024, in St Louis, Missouri. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images/AFP)
August 9, 2024, 5:46 am
White House slams Cori Bush for threatening AIPAC to ‘tear your kingdom down’
Press secretary condemns far-left Democrat for quoting hymn addressed to Satan after primary loss to rival backed by the pro-Israel lobby group
By Ron Kampeas
Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri pauses before her concession speech during a primary election watch party at Chevre Events on August 6, 2024, in St Louis, Missouri. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images/AFP)
August 7, 2024, 9:55 am
‘Squad’ member Cori Bush loses primary that drew millions from pro-Israel groups
St. Louis county prosecutor Wesley Bell beats Missouri representative who supports BDS; Josh Shapiro says he’s ‘proud’ of his Jewish faith at Harris-Walz rally in Philadelphia
By Ron Kampeas, AP and JTA
US Rep. Cori Bush, Democrat-Missouri, speaks to supporters in Webster Groves, Missouri, July 31, 2024. (Jim Salter/AP)
August 6, 2024, 8:19 am
Israel-critical Democrat Cori Bush faces primary against pro-Israel rival Tuesday
Political action groups tied to AIPAC have spent at least $9 million on ads for Wesley Bell, who says he will fight to keep US supporting Jewish state
By Ron Kampeas
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speak during a news conference at the US Capitol, May 8, 2024, in Washington, after police cleared an anti-Israel tent encampment at George Washington University and arrested demonstrators. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
July 3, 2024, 5:29 pm
Next up, Cori Bush: After Jamaal Bowman’s defeat, pro-Israel donors pivot to Missouri
An AIPAC-led campaign has set its sights on deposing the St. Louis congresswoman, another member of the far-left ‘Squad’ up for reelection, though success is far from a given
By Ron Kampeas
File: Rep. Jamaal Bowman at SUNY Westchester Community College, May 10, 2023, in Valhalla, New York (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
June 22, 2024, 7:21 pm
AIPAC leads unprecedented $14.5 million campaign against Bowman in NY primary
Squad member who accused Jerusalem of genocide will face off against Israel supporter George Latimer in the Democratic primary on Tuesday
By ToI Staff
Protesters hold a demonstration in support of a ceasefire in Gaza in the Cannon House Office Building on October 18, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Photo by ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
October 19, 2023, 9:31 am
Hundreds arrested at Jewish US Capitol rally demanding Israeli ceasefire in Gaza
Organizers claim the protest by pro-Palestinian groups IfNotNow and Jewish Voice for Peace drew 10,000; speakers included far-left Congress members Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush
By Ben Sales
Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., right, next to Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, speaks about the threat of default during a news conference, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/ Jacquelyn Martin)
July 17, 2023, 9:53 pm
US House’s top progressive walks back claim Israel is a ‘racist state’ amid uproar
Jayapal says she does not believe ‘Israel as a nation is racist’ but that its ‘government has engaged in racist policies,’ after her party’s leaders pushed back on earlier remark
By JTA and Jacob Magid
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY., left, talks with IIhan Omar, D-Minn., right, as they walk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, November 15, 2018. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
July 14, 2023, 10:12 pm
More ‘Squad’ Democrats join Omar-led boycott of Herzog congressional address
Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bring number of lawmakers skipping president’s July 19 speech to four
By Jacob Magid
(From left) Democratic representatives Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts respond to remarks by US President Donald Trump after his call for the four Democratic congresswomen to go back to their 'broken' countries, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, on July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
May 19, 2022, 12:32 am
Rashida Tlaib introduces resolution for US to formally recognize Palestinian Nakba
Initiative backed by ‘Squad’ of progressive lawmakers, to mark ‘catastrophe’ of 1948, unlikely to receive a vote; represents latest broadening of Israel debate in Democratic party
By Jacob Magid
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