Progressive challenger Cori Bush unseats longtime Rep. Lacy Clay in Missouri

Cori Bush, a nurse and Black Lives Matter activist, has ousted longtime Missouri U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay in a Democratic primary. Bush defeated Clay, who has held the seat for nearly two decades, with 49 percent of the votes. Bush was endorsed by Bernie Sanders; Justice Democrats, a group closely aligned with Ocasio-Cortez; and Jamaal Bowman.