Summer Lee, progressive lawmaker, defeats "moderate" challenger backed by GOP megadonor Jeff Yass

Progressive "squad" member Summer Lee brushed aside a primary challenge from the right on Tuesday, winning over 60 percent of the vote in her Democratic contest despite facing a slew of attacks funded by GOP megadonor Jeff Yass. Lee's opponent, Pittsburgh-area council member Bhavini Patel, had criticized the incumbent for breaking with some of President Joe Biden's public positions. Looming largest in this election was Lee's support for a ceasefire in Gaza, where an Israeli military offensive has killed around 35,000 Palestinians so far. Patel repeatedly asserted that, on this...