Rep. Wesley Bell on Tuesday beat former congresswoman Cori Bush in a heated Democratic primary in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, CBS News projects. The race was the latest display of intraparty rifts between establishment Democrats and democratic socialists over the future of the party and the U.S. alliance with Israel. Given the district’s heavily Democratic…
Virginia’s highly competitive 2nd Congressional District will see a rematch in November. Former Democratic congresswoman Elaine Luria won her party’s primary on Tuesday, CBS News projects, and will face GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans in the general election. Luria beat three other candidates to win the nomination. Luria, who held the seat for two terms, lost…
Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur was hospitalized after she was involved in a car crash on Sunday in Toledo, according to police and her office. Toledo police said officers responded to the area of Detroit Avenue and Central Avenue “for a hit-skip crash” just before 11 a.m. local time. Two people, including Kaptur, were taken to…
Independent senator Bernie Sanders cheered on progressive congressional candidates who have been on the rise in some states ahead of the 2026 midterm elections during an interview on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” Sunday. The Vermont senator said that the support for such candidates shows “grassroots excitement and enthusiasm” and a nationwide push for…
Boston police are investigating the discovery Saturday of a dead body that was found at a property that is owned by the husband of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts. Police spokesperson James Moccia told CBS News Boston officers were called to 25 Malta Street in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood at 1:52 p.m. “for a report to investigate…
