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Progressive congressional candidate Cori Bush (D-Mo.), who scored an upset win over longtime Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) in a Tuesday primary, signaled on Friday that she is ready to do the work needed to push forward progressive policies in Washington.

HuffPost reporter Daniel Marans on Thursday recapped some of the primary races that took place this week in which progressive candidates scored several key victories.

Jeffrey Stein, a White House economics reporter for The Washington Post, joined Hill.TV’s “Rising” Thursday to discuss new unemployment numbers fueled by the coronavirus pandemic, saying they were sings of “real, real devastation.”

Economist Dean Baker said on Hill.TV's "Rising" on Wednesday that U.S. workers need support from the federal government that adequately provides for them to stay home from work during the COVID-19 pandemic.