Cori Bush
The latest on Cori Bush, the U.S. representative from Missouri's 1st district. A Democrat, her 2020 win is her first elected office. She is the first Black woman to serve Missouri in the U.S. Congress.
Omar Demands End to ICE Contracts As Kids Cram Into 'Jail-Like' Custody
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has requested the Biden administration cease federal contracts with ICE.
Kentucky Gov, Others Remember Breonna Taylor 1 Year After Her Killing
Taylor's death, along with George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery's, sparked national protests and calls for police reform.
Cori Bush Leads Progressive Push to Make Utilities Public After Texas Storm
"Corporations shouldn't be allowed to profit off our suffering," the congresswoman wrote on Twitter Wednesday morning.
The Left Has Replaced Social Liberalism with Social Control
During the Trump years, left of center America slowly shed its old politics of social liberation—the one born in UC Berkeley's Free Speech Movement, sexual liberation, and the civil rights revolution—and have replaced it with something else: a politics of social control.
Cori Bush Says Taylor Greene 'Can Be Reformed' as House Rebukes Republican
Democratic Rep. Cori Bush also spoke about facing "white supremacy" in Congress and explained how she planned to counter it.
Rep. Cori Bush Says She Moved Office Because of 'White Supremacists"
Missouri Democratic Representative Cori Bush said Friday she could not "continue to look over my shoulder wondering if a white supremacist in Congress" was planning action against her or her team.
Rep. Cori Bush Is Moving Her Office Away From Marjorie Taylor Greene's
"She targeted me & others on social media," Bush tweeted Friday about Greene. "I'm moving my office away from hers for my team's safety."
Progressives Welcome Biden Inauguration, Insist It's Time to 'Get to Work'
The Squad of left-leaning Democratic lawmakers is calling for "real substantial change" under the new administration.
Rep Bush Calls Attempt to Overturn Election 'White Supremacy at its Finest'
"Let's be clear, this was a racist attempt to overturn an election... This was more about trying to disenfranchise the voices of black, brown, and indigenous people, trying to invalidate our votes, because we turned out in large numbers for this election," said Bush.
Rep. Cori Bush Says Josh Hawley Has 'Blood' on His Hands
The congresswoman blamed the senator who represents her state Missouri for the violence in the Capitol on Wednesday.
These Freshman Reps Will Join AOC, the Squad in the Progressive Caucus
Meet the four AOC-backed progressive lawmakers who were sworn into Congress this Sunday.
Latest 'Squad' Member Cori Bush Nominated to House Judiciary Committee
"I am proud to have been named to a committee with the power to bring about justice for all," U.S. Representative-elect Cori Bush (D-Mo.) said after being nominated to serve on the House Judiciary Committee on Friday.
Obama Faces Progressive Backlash for Disparaging 'Defund the Police' Slogan
"We lose people in the hands of police," Representative Ilhan Omar tweeted. "It's not a slogan but a policy demand."
Cori Bush's Thrift Shopping Is a Moving Reminder of Political Barriers
The congresswoman-elect sparked a vital conversation about the obstacles for working-class people, and especially women, in politics. Let's have their backs.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Gives Newest Squad Member Business Clothing Advice
When Missouri Representative-elect Cori Bush publicly discussed the expensiveness of buying business clothes for Congress, she got some advice from other Democratic women.
Normally a Red State, Missouri Embraces More Progressive Role in 2020
Missouri voters ousted a Democratic dynasty and embraced someone who could become one of the most liberal members of Congress. The state also has signed off on a key element of Obamacare.
Who is Cori Bush? Black Lives Matter Activist Defeats 20-Year Rep.
Cori Bush's victory comes after an unsuccessful bid in 2018, when she ran as a 'Justice Democrat' recruited alongside Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
