AIPAC

U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) delivers her concession speech during a primary election watch party at Chevre Events on August 6, 2024 in St Louis, Missouri. Bush lost Tuesday's Democratic primary to St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell.

Cori Bush to AIPAC: ‘I’m Coming to Tear Your Kingdom Down’

Bush said her downfall at the hands of the pro-Israel lobbying group had only succeeded in radicalizing her.

Josephine Walker

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) attends a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol with George Washington University students who were protesting the war in Gaza, May 8, 2024.

Next Squad Member to Face Primary Is Already Behind in Poll

Cori Bush of Missouri is the next progressive to be targeted after Jamaal Bowman fell in New York. Israel is dominating her race too.

Martin Pengelly

Jeffrey Epstein Client Les Wexner, pictured, donated $100K to pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC

BIG SPENDER

Epstein Client Les Wexner Donated $100K to Pro-Israel Group

The ex-Victoria’s Secret billionaire shelled out to support AIPAC as it lobbies against a ceasefire in Gaza.

Kate Briquelet

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at a press conference on psychedelics

‘EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION’

AOC Slams ‘Racist and Bigoted’ Pro-Israel Lobbying Group

“They are no friend to American democracy,” she wrote.

Alex Nguyen

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BACKING THE ‘BIG LIARS’

AIPAC Is All In on Support for ‘Stop the Steal’ Candidates

The influential U.S.-Israeli lobby group prided itself on backing members of both parties, but its rightward tilt is edging toward democracy-denying extremists.

Eleanor Clift

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STRANGE BEDFELLOWS

Why the Pro-Israel Lobby Made ‘Deal With the Devil’ in Trump

The new doc “Kings of Capitol Hill” examines the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the nation’s highest-profile pro-Israel lobby, and how it’s come to embrace the right.

Nick Schager