Socialist Bowman Defeats Top Pelosi Ally

Graham Piro
July 17, 2020 1:42 PM

Bronx middle school principal and self-described socialist Jamaal Bowman has officially defeated longtime Democratic congressman Eliot Engel (N.Y.), in a primary victory for the socialist wing of the Democratic Party.

Democrats Call for Death Penalty Abolition After Feds Execute White Supremacist

Charles Fain Lehman
July 14, 2020 3:40 PM

A bevy of prominent Democratic lawmakers and progressive activists called for abolition of the death penalty in the wake of Tuesday morning's execution of a white supremacist and convicted child murderer.

Radical Left Poised to Take Out Top Dem, Pelosi Ally

Backed by Justice Democrats, Jamaal Bowman may oust Rep. Eliot Engel

Yuichiro Kakutani
June 24, 2020 8:53 AM

Bronx middle school principal Jamaal Bowman is on the verge of defeating Rep. Eliot Engel (D., N.Y.) following Tuesday's Democratic primary, unseating an incumbent who has spent over 30 years in Congress.