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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Garcia

UNCOVERED: Jamaal bowman loses in the most expensive house primary in history | History Defined

(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Democratic Representative Jamaal Bowman – a member of the self-styled “Squad” of progressive lawmakers in Congress – lost to a primary challenger who received an unprecedented onslaught of money from pro-Israel groups in the most expensive House primary in history.

Bowman had become unpopular among pro-Israel Democrats because of his support for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas amid a war that has killed more than 35,000 people in Gaza.

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