A.O.C. Realpolitik & Sen. Cassidy’s Iran Reversal

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the U.S. Capitol, May 2026. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images
Leigh Ann Caldwell
June 29, 2026

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While some Democrats continue to fret about the election of two Democratic Socialists in New York City last week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sent a conciliatory message to progressives and the Democratic Party during an interview with MS NOW’s Jen Psaki. “If you are already panicking and sending little messages in your group chats about how these people need to be reined in and tamped down and shown their place, you are creating the antagonistic dynamic that we do not need,” she said. “These are two young, talented, intelligent women that got elected against all odds, against millions of dollars. Perhaps there is something we can learn from them.”