WASHINGTON (AP) — When Jamaal Bowman first ran for Congress, he chastised his opponent — a 16-term Democratic congressman who chaired a powerful House committee — as disconnected from his suburban New York district and too focused on foreign policy. The message helped Bowman defeat incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel and become the first Black man […]
Progressive groups reacted with disappointment and anger over Jamaal Bowman’s decisive primary loss to a moderate Democrat in New York’s 16th district, calling for the party to cut ties with pro-Israel lobbying groups they blame for the result. In a letter to the House Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries, more than a dozen progressive organizations said […]
NEW YORK — Rep. Jamaal Bowman was trounced in a suburban New York race that became a referendum on progressives’ attitudes toward Israel and the most expensive House primary in U.S. history. Moderate Democrat George Latimer bested Bowman Tuesday, making Bowman the first member of the Squad to lose an election since the far-left group […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat George Latimer defeated U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York’s 16th Congressional District on the strength of his showing in vote-rich Westchester County, according to an Associated Press analysis of initial vote results. The result marks the first primary defeat this year of a Democratic U.S. House incumbent. Here’s a look […]
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., became the first member of the progressive group of House lawmakers known as “the squad” to lose a primary challenge in the 2024 cycle on Tuesday night, after suffering a bruising defeat to a more moderate Democratic candidate in his Bronx-area district. Bowman, 48, lost to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, 70, […]
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, one of the most liberal members of Congress, will try to fight off a strong Democratic primary challenge Tuesday from moderate county executive George Latimer in a New York race that has put a spotlight on the party’s divides over the Israel-Hamas war. Latimer got into the race at the urging of […]
WHITE PLAINS, New York — Incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman is running for a third term in Congress benefitting from the endorsements of the top House Democratic leaders and his own ubiquitous presence in Washington, on cable news and on social media. But as he fights for his political survival here in a district north of […]
The News House progressives raged against former colleague Mondaire Jones after he endorsed Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s primary opponent George Latimer. “I am appalled,” Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif. said. In backing Latimer, Jones accused Bowman in a New York Times interview of causing “pain and anxiety” among his Jewish constituents with his rhetoric criticizing Israel. Democratic […]
Newcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles is expected to miss six to nine months after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the Magpies’ win over West Ham. The 30-year-old was forced off in the 17th minute of the 4-3 victory, with the injury confirmed after the defender consulted a specialist and is expected to undergo surgery […]
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee is not pursuing an investigation of Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., for pulling a fire alarm in the Capitol complex in September, citing the House’s formal censure of him last month. Bowman has long maintained that he did not intend to set off the alarm and was simply trying to […]
Jeffries: Maga Republicans ‘wasting so much time’ targeting Democrats because they ‘have nothing to show for their fading majority’ In response to the House’s vote to censure New York’s Democratic representative Jamaal Bowman, House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said that Maga Republicans “have nothing to show for their narrow, fading and decreasing majority”. He said: […]
The House on Thursday voted to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., for pulling a Capitol Hill fire alarm in September, CNN reports. The GOP-led House just last month voted to also censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for her criticism of Israel. The Bowman resolution passed 214-191 with five members voting “present.” Three Democrats joined the […]