Cori Bush loses primary in latest blow to progressive 'squad' | 6 Aug 2024 | Rep. Cori Bush (D) lost her primary in Missouri on Tuesday in the latest blow to the progressive "squad" on Capitol Hill, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Bush’s loss to St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell in the 1st Congressional District's Democratic primary makes her the second member of the group to lose reelection after Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) earlier this year. Pro-Israel special interest groups spent the most on the race, with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and the United Democracy Project (UDP), AIPAC's super PAC, dropping some $9 million to defeat Bush, who has been critical of Israel's war against the terrorist organization Hamas.