Cori Bush

U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-St. Louis County, gave a farewell address to Congress on Thursday. Bush lost the Democratic primary earlier this year to St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, who was backed by pro-Israel groups.

From Wesley Bell's win over Cori Bush to Mike Kehoe's GOP gubernatorial victory, here's a look at some of the key questions answered in Tuesday's primary.

Bell won one of the most expensive Democratic primary contests in congressional history.

Primary races for Missouri governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General and more could determine the political course of the state for the foreseeable future.

The battle between frontrunners U.S. Rep. Cori Bush and St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell is one of the most watched, and most expensive, Democratic congressional primaries of 2024. Supporters of all the candidates say there’s something greater at stake: the political philosophy of the region.

The federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expired on Friday, and there’s no word on whether the U.S. House will act to revive it. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley was leading an effort to expand the program to include Missouri and other states.

Since last summer, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley has been pushing for an expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include Missouri and other states where communities were harmed by nuclear bomb testing and waste.

The St. Louis County Democrat said she received a federal subpoena Monday about her campaign spending related to her security. Bush’s campaign has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on security services over the years, including to her husband Cortney Merritts.

She's faced blowback, and a serious primary challenge, in her Missouri congressional district over her comments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But Bush argues that it's her responsibility as a member of Congress to speak out for people she sees as oppressed — even if it makes others uncomfortable.

The turnabout from the St. Louis County prosecutor means U.S. Rep. Cori Bush will have a credible opponent in next year’s 1st Congressional District Democratic primary.

The members of United Auto Workers Local 2250 were the first employees of General Motors to go on strike. On Sunday, the picket line was joined by Democratic U.S. Reps. Cori Bush of St. Louis County and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

Congressional representatives from St. Louis and Kansas City and environmental groups argue the state’s plan doesn’t make meaningful attempts to reduce the pollution that causes haze.