Henry Cuellar and centrist Democrats mutiny against progressives in a key committee fight.
Eliot Engel
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Hawkish Dem Sherman Is Next in Line to Replace Engel as Foreign Affairs Chairman
Rep. Brad Sherman is heavily funded by the defense industry and pro-Israel PACs.
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How Progressives Built a Campaign Machine … Thanks to the DCCC
A fateful decision from the House Democratic leadership inadvertently created a progressive political force.
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The First Major Elections of the George Floyd Era
Progressive insurgencies look to shock well-funded machine picks in New York and Kentucky.
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Eliot Engel Down by Double Digits in New Poll
Progressive challenger Jamaal Bowman has leaped ahead of the 16-term incumbent with a week to go until Election Day.
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‘Dark Money’ Groups Back Engel Against Progressive Challenger Bowman
Two nonprofits, recently incorporated in Delaware, have spent $260,000 on ads and mailers backing Rep. Eliot Engel. The groups are not required to reveal their donors.
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Could a Homophobic Conservative Democrat Win Next Door to AOC?
In the country’s most left-wing district, Democrats have a problem.
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Eliot Engel, Jamaal Bowman, and the CBC
What is the point of the Congressional Black Caucus?
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The Coming Primary Challenges to Corporate Democrats
Is the threat to senior House incumbents a risky distraction or a long overdue exercise of grassroots progressive power—or both?