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Summer Lee’s primary race tests fallout for critics of the US’s Gaza policy

Lee, a Democrat and one of the first US legislators to call for a Gaza ceasefire, faces a challenge within her party.

Al Jazeera

Pro-Israel US groups plan $100m effort to unseat progressives over Gaza

Aipac and other groups targeting candidates critical of Israel’s war in Gaza – but progressives are not going down without a fight

The Guardian - US

Five races to watch in Pennsylvania primaries on Tuesday - Roll Call

Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Summer Lee face primary challengers, while parties will pick opponents for Reps. Susan Wild and Scott Perry.

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Pro-Israel money pours in to unseat progressives in congressional races

Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush face formidable challenges but Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Summer Lee in stronger positions

The Guardian - US

Fundraising shows Democrats prepping for battle in both chambers - Roll Call

New fundraising reports show embattled House Democrats raised more on average than embattled House Republicans.

Roll Call

Trump donor funding Summer Lee attacks

"Every cycle Republican billionaires find a new Super PAC to spend millions of dollars against me," Lee told Salon

Salon

At the Races: At what cost? - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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U.S.-Israel politics set to roil Democratic primaries

Republican donors and pro-Israel Democrats are working to defeat some of the most liberal members of the House for their criticism of Israel in its handling of the ongoing war with Hamas.

WEKU

US politicians exploit loophole to skirt campaign finance rules, study finds

‘Red-boxing’ allows candidates to coordinate with outside spending groups, Election Law Journal researchers say

The Guardian - US

Incumbent Summer Lee and Bhavini Patel are running in the Democratic primary election for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District

Incumbent Summer Lee (D) and Bhavini Patel (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District on April 23, 2024.

Ballotpedia

What we know about the 138 local ballot measures Californians decided on March 5

Welcome to the Thursday, March 14, Brew.

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Progressive campaign launched to counter Aipac’s influence in US politics

Reject Aipac coalition aims to blunt impact of pro-Israel group that has given millions to opponents of progressive Democrats

The Guardian - US

Lee campaign has outraised Democratic opponents in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District

Incumbent Summer Lee (D) has raised the most money in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, taking in $1.40 million since the start of the campaign cycle.

Ballotpedia

At the Races: While TV was watching NH - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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The Guardian - US

The Squad review: AOC, the rise of the left and the fight against dark money

Ryan Grim provides an exhaustive account of challenges faced – and sometimes failed – by the US progressive stars

Salon

Jewish Dem slams GOP Israel resolution

More than 100 Democrats declined to support the GOP resolution

The Guardian - US

Pro-Israel groups target US lawmakers critical of Israel’s war ahead of primaries

Rashida Tlaib and other Democratic ‘Squad’ members – and one Republican – are targets of attack ads as critics support opponents

The Independent UK

Her son was killed in Parkland. She hopes a harrowing picture book will finally cause lawmakers to act

‘Joaquin’s First School Shooting’ borrows the aesthetics and language of children’s book, but its contents are purposely chilling. Patricia Oliver, whose son Joaquin was 17 when he died in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, tells Clémence Michallon how lawmakers are responding to the book

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Salon

GOP lawyer wants to stop college votes

"Republicans' only plan is to try to 'combat' voting on college campuses," said Rep. Summer Lee

Salon

GOP accused of "pro-starvation agenda"

"Stop playing politics with people's lives," warns Rep. Summer Lee

Salon

Progressives decry Tenn. "fascism"

"If you thought youth organizing was strong," warned Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, "just wait for what's coming"

Ballotpedia

Democrats win Feb. 7 Pennsylvania House special elections

On Feb. 7, 2023, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives held elections to fill vacancies in Districts 32, 34, and 35.

Tribune News Service

Pa. Democrats win 3 Allegheny County special elections — and control of the state House

PITTSBURGH — Democrats declared victory in three special elections for the state House on Tuesday, putting the party on the brink of controlling the lower chamber of the legislature for the first time since 2010.

The Independent UK

Special elections in Pittsburgh could end Pa. House impasse

Pittsburgh-area voters are participating in special elections to fill three vacancies in the state House of Representatives

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Breaking a ‘cement’ ceiling: Summer Lee’s journey to becoming Pa.’s first Black congresswoman

PHILADELPHIA — Summer Lee’s swearing-in wasn’t the celebratory moment her family envisioned. Instead of watching Lee take the oath as the first Black woman to represent Pennsylvania in Congress, her mother and grandmother were dozing off in the House gallery as a Republican standstill over electing a new speaker dragged…

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