Former US Representative Cori Bush is seeking to return to Congress in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District after losing her seat to Democrat Wesley Bell in November. Her campaign is presented as part of a broader struggle between Democratic Party establishment figures and its socialist or progressive wing.

Bush was a prominent member of the progressive group known as “the Squad” during her time in Congress. The article says her attempted comeback comes amid further left-wing challenges to established Democrats around the country, highlighting continuing ideological divisions within the party.