Former Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., announced a bid to return to Congress last month after special interests ousted her last year in one of the most expensive primary elections ever. In the 2026 campaign, she is emphasizing that Democrats need to refuse money from corporations and special interest groups so that they can stay focused and credible on delivering for Americans.

Bush, alongside former Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., were two progressives ousted from their seats over their criticism of Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza. In Bush’s primary, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee deployed $8 million to attack Bush and prop up the campaign of her then opponent, Rep. Wesley Bell.

Now, Bush says, Bell is already failing to provide constituents in Missouri’s First Congressional Distri

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