Current sectionU.S. NewsCongressman Wesley Bell, who ousted Bush in 2024, defeated her comeback bid in another race shaped by divisions over Israel and Gaza. Bell has become a reliable pro-Israel vote in Congress, including backing sanctions on the ICCShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeThe Associated Pressand Etan Nechin 11:18 AM • August 05 2026 IDTRep. Wesley Bell defeated former Rep. Cori Bush on Tuesday in a Democratic primary rematch in Missouri, overcoming a comeback bid by one of the most outspoken critics of Israel in the Democratic Party.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Democratic PartyU.S. electionsIsrael - U.S.AIPACCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMichigan PrimaryIsrael-LebanonGazaHezbollahNetanyahuDavid BarneaElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAIPAC-backed Democrat Defeats Israel Critic Cori Bush in Missouri PrimaryPro-Israel Jewish Democrat Jeremy Moss Wins Michigan Congressional PrimaryMichigan Senate Race Too Close to Call as El-Sayed Holds Lead Over StevensTrump: Hormuz Strait 'Gonna Be Open Very Soon, or Iran Is Gonna Get Hit'Netanyahu Struggles to Balance Likud's Extremist Base With the Moderate RightRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of Joy