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Representative Jamaal Bowman, a staunch progressive, is facing a close primary challenge from George Latimer, according to polls.

Progressives are encountering stiff competition in races this year. Allies are coming to the rescue.

Such critiques have put electoral pressure on Lee and other members of The Squad, an informal group of about nine progressive Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. With Lee's victory, three members have won renomination in solidly Democratic districts in March and April primaries, all but ensuring that they'll win reelection in November. The Squad's criticisms of Israel and its actions in Gaza in the wake of Hamas's October attack on Israel helped spur many of their challengers' campaigns back in the fall, and pro-Israel groups like the American Israel Publ...

Rep. Summer Lee beat a primary challenge from a pro-Israel Democrat on Tuesday, but other progressives still face competitive races.

And Sen. Tim Scott officially enters the GOP presidential primary.