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Bell won the Democratic primary against Cori Bush in their Missouri rematch.
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Wesley Bell defeated Cori Bush in Missouri’s Democratic primary, while Michigan Democrats were preparing to choose a Senate nominee. The roundup also reported that Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination advanced after a deal with two Republican senators.
Rep. Wesley Bell defeated former Rep. Cori Bush in Missouri’s Democratic primary, a rematch the article said tested views on Israel. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens were competing for the Democratic Senate nomination, with Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer backing different candidates. The article also reported that Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination advanced from the Senate Judiciary Committee after he reached a deal with Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis.
Other briefs covered a wildfire arson arrest in Washington state, a man’s arrest at a golf course before a Trump fundraiser, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opposition to a Gaza proposal announced by President Donald Trump. Regional officials said Iran and Oman had made progress toward an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz, while a U.S. official said Washington opposed arrangements that would give Iran control over transit.
The roundup also reported record U.S. stock-market levels, a fatal shooting at an Idaho restaurant, a family’s call for an independent investigation after a man died in an immigration jail, and SpaceX’s first quarterly results as a public company.
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SWIPE →House candidate and defeated primary challenger
Bush's version of this story ↗Former attorney general mentioned as Blanche’s predecessor
Acting attorney general and nominee for attorney general
Representative and Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan
President whose Gaza proposal Netanyahu rejected and whose golf-course fundraiser was upcoming
Senator who backed Abdul El-Sayed
Senator who agreed to support Blanche’s nomination after a deal
Senate Democratic leader who supported Haley Stevens
Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan
Senator who agreed to support Blanche’s nomination after a deal
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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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