Squad 2.0: Meet America's next wave of radical Democrats shaping the party's future

Galvanized by President Donald Trump s sweeping second-term agenda a new generation of progressive Democrats is working to redefine the party's future The original Squad a group of young left-wing lawmakers including Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-N Y was elected to the U S House of Representatives in as a referendum on Trump s first term Now with Trump back in the Oval Office and Republicans controlling both the House and Senate a new wave of progressive candidates is emerging across the country ZOHRAN MAMDANI LAUNCHES ANTI-TRUMP TOUR ACROSS FIVE BOROUGHS IN NEW YORK CITYZohran Mamdani's Democratic primary win shocked the political establishment in June when the self-identified democratic socialist handily defeated former Gov Andrew Cuomo in New York City's mayoral primary The New York assemblyman has centered his campaign around affordability successfully using social media to build a broad coalition of endorsement among New Yorkers Mamdani's platform includes ambitious campaign promises like freezing the rent free childcare fast and free buses city-run grocery stores raising the minimum wage and Trump-proofing New York City He plans to pay for his ambitious campaign promises by raising taxes on corporations and the top of New Yorkers YOUNG PROGRESSIVES LOOK TO ZOHRAN MAMDANI AOC AS FUTURE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY UNDER ONE CONDITIONMamdani has been endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America Trump has labeled Mamdani a Communist Lunatic and My Little Communist but Mamdani has maintained that he is a democratic socialist Dubbed the Mamdani of Minneapolis Minnesota state Sen Omar Fateh is running for Minneapolis mayor this year Like Mamdani Fateh is a self-identified democratic socialist and has been endorsed by the DSA Fateh the son of immigrant parents from Somalia has committed to raising the city's minimum wage increasing the supply of affordable housing and combating what he calls police violence Similar to Mamdani Fateh has called for replacing several of the police department's duties with community-led alternatives He also wants to issue legal IDs to illegal immigrants Kat Abughazaleh is the progressive Gen Z candidate running for Illinois' th Congressional District next year A viral video of an ICE agent shoving Abughazaleh to the ground outside the Broadview U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE facility on Sept has become a flash point in the divisive debate over Trump's deportation rollout Abughazaleh is a former journalist and activist who frequents protests outside the ICE facility in Broadview Illinois She in recent weeks accused Homeland Precaution Secretary Kristi Noem of perpetrating crimes against humanity Abughazaleh garnered national attention earlier this year for questioning why it's controversial that illegal immigrants should have access to taxpayer-funded healthcare I don't have strength insurance and I'm running for Congress the young progressive's campaign website reads Aftyn Behn a former healthcare society organizer and current Democrat state representative on Tuesday secured the Democratic nomination to represent Tennessee's th Congressional District The Dickson County Democratic Party described Behn as our very own AOC of TN referring to Squad member Ocasio-Cortez according to The Tennessee Star On her campaign website Behn describes herself as a pissed-off social worker who was inspired to run for the House of Representatives after Congress passed Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act earlier this year Behn is running in the special electoral contest to replace Rep Mark Green R-Tenn who retired from Congress earlier this year Mallory McMorrow has long been considered a rising star in the Democratic Party She reported her bid for U S Senate in Michigan earlier this year framing herself as an outsider and calling for a new generation of leaders in Washington ahead of next year's midterm elections McMorrow has reported she would not vote for Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer D-N Y to continue as the party leader adding that it is time for him to step back The -year-old Michigan state senator garnered national attention for her viral speech to the Michigan state Senate in where she pushed back on statements from a Republican lawmaker that she was grooming and sexualizing children I am the biggest threat to your hollow hateful scheme McMorrow mentioned calling out Republican state Sen Lana Theis for invoking her name in a fundraising email We will not let hate win Fox News Digital reached out to the Democratic National Committee Mamdani Fateh Abughazaleh Behn and McMorrow but did not receive responses Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser contributed to this review