Breaking News: Jaamal Bowman is ousted in most expensive House primary ever

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Jaamal Bowman is ousted in most expensive House primary ever

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 formed in 2018. Latimer, a challenger who ran like an incumbent, benefitted from an unprecedented flood of outside cash in a primary fueled by allegations of racism and the party's sharp divide over the Israel-Hamas war.

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