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Bell defeated Cori Bush in a Missouri primary rematch that drew attention to Democratic voters’ views on Israel.
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Rep. Wesley Bell defeated former Rep. Cori Bush in Missouri’s Democratic primary, while a separate Michigan Senate primary was described as a test of the Democratic Party’s direction. The roundup also reports that Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination advanced after he reached an agreement with Republican senators.
Bell won the Missouri primary rematch against Bush, whose 2024 defeat by Bell had followed criticism of Israel. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens were competing for the Democratic Senate nomination, with support from Sen. Bernie Sanders and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, respectively.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines to advance Blanche’s attorney general nomination. Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis backed him after the Justice Department confirmed it would not establish a proposed $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies; Blanche issued an order confirming there was no fund.
Other briefs report Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to withdraw from Gaza before Hamas is disarmed, progress toward an Iran-Oman agreement on the Strait of Hormuz, stock-market records, a wildfire investigation in Washington, a fatal shooting in Idaho, and a Salvadoran man’s death in immigration detention.
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SWIPE →Former representative and candidate who lost the Missouri Democratic primary
Bush's version of this story ↗Former attorney general whom Blanche replaced
Acting attorney general and nominee for attorney general
Representative and Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan
President whose administration announced the Gaza proposal and whose allies were connected to the proposed fund
Senator who backed Abdul El-Sayed
Senator who had threatened to block Blanche’s confirmation and later backed his nomination
Senate Democratic leader who supported Haley Stevens
Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan
Senator who had threatened to block Blanche’s confirmation and later backed his nomination
Part of a bigger story
8 OUTLETSOutlets on both sides report that Wesley Bell defeated Cori Bush in their Missouri Democratic primary rematch. Center outlets pair the result with coverage of outside spending and the candidates’ differences over Israel. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Bell’s victory and contrast him with Bush, with some framing the result as a setback for the insurgent left.
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