Summer Lee’s Primary Foe Wants Pro-Israel and Right-Wing Hindu Supporters to Take Down the Squad
At a closed-door fundraiser, Bhavini Patel told donors she was strategizing to get Republicans to vote against Lee in the Democratic primary.
Akela Lacy
Akela Lacy is a Senior Politics Reporter at The Intercept and co-host of The Intercept Briefing podcast. She was previously The Intercept’s inaugural Ady Barkan Reporting Fellow; prior to that, she was a Politics Fellow in the D.C. Bureau.
She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
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Major Florida GOP Donors Stand to Make Windfall Profits If Recreational Cannabis Is Legalized
Ron DeSantis still opposes recreational cannabis, but his handpicked Supreme Court justices are coming around.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Pro-Israel Illinois Democrat Cancels Two Debates Against Challenger Who Backs Gaza Ceasefire
Rep. Bill Foster and Qasim Rashid are on opposite sides of the Gaza ceasefire push — with AIPAC expected to get into the action.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Facing AIPAC Onslaught, Rep. Summer Lee Announces Record Small-Donor Fundraising Haul
AIPAC, which tried to recruit challengers to the Squad member, dropped $5 million on her last race.
In Six-Way Primary, Rep. Danny Davis Uses Congressional Funds to Election Ad Blitz, Complaint Says
It’s not the first time Davis’s congressional office has been questioned about improper use of official funds for election races.
Families of People Killed by NYPD Brace for Eric Adams to Veto Criminal Justice Reform Bills
Mayor Eric Adams publicly opposed City Council bills passed last month to beef up police accountability and ban solitary confinement.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Hakeem Jeffries Bucks AIPAC, Endorses Squad Member Summer Lee
The House Democratic leadership, normally staunch allies of AIPAC, bucked the Israel lobby in favor of incumbent progressive Summer Lee.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Pro-Israel Effort to Smear Penn President Started Well Before Oct. 7
The push to oust Liz Magill began when the university hosted a festival celebrating Palestinian literature.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Justice Democrats Endorses Chicago Progressive Among First to Call for Gaza Ceasefire
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In state Supreme Court, ousted DA Monique Worrell fought Gov. Ron DeSantis’s attempt to turn Florida’s justice system into a partisan cudgel.