Who Is Wesley Bell, the Prosecutor Who Ousted ‘Squad’ Member Cori Bush?
Wesley Bell ensured his place in the spotlight on Tuesday when he defeated Representative Cori Bush in a nationally watched House primary that became a microcosm of the divide in the Democratic Party over Israel’s war in Gaza. Pro-Israel groups spent millions to oust Ms. Bush, who was the second member of the progressive group of lawmakers known as “the Squad” to lose a primary this summer.