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DSA Calls to Abolish Senate, ICE, War Dept

8/3/2026

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DSA Unveils Platform

The Democratic Socialists of America released an updated “Workers Deserve More” platform on July 14, 2026, ahead of its national summit in Chicago.
The revised platform adds calls to abolish the Senate, eliminate ICE, and defund War Department, prompting Speaker Mike Johnson to call it communism on X.
DSA reports having more than 120,000 members.
Its membership includes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

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DSA Unveils Platform

The Democratic Socialists of America unveiled its updated “Workers Deserve More” platform on July 14, 2026, before a national summit in Chicago.
The platform frames calls to abolish the Senate, presidency and Supreme Court as a remedy to democratic deficits and entrenched economic inequality.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll showed only 23 % of Americans and 21 % of Democrats understand democratic-socialist policies.
Senators Kelly, Warren and Sanders called the abolition proposal unconstitutional.

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Senators Mark Kelly, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders publicly rejected the DSA platform’s proposal to abolish the Senate, calling it unconstitutional or expressing confusion.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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DSA Unveils Platform

The Democratic Socialists of America released an updated “Workers Deserve More” platform on July 14, 2026, ahead of its national summit in Chicago.
The revised platform adds calls to abolish the Senate, eliminate ICE, and defund War Department, prompting Speaker Mike Johnson to call it communism on X.
DSA reports having more than 120,000 members.
Its membership includes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

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