The Democratic Socialists of America released an updated platform that calls for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and eliminating the U.S. Senate — both are real policy proposals in their new platform. This matters because DSA has grown significantly in influence over the past decade and now includes sitting House members; the platform signals a radical structural shift in their stated goals beyond typical progressive policy. The broader context: prominent House Democrats including AOC have distanced themselves from the Senate abolition proposal, suggesting even left-aligned lawmakers view it as too extreme for current political viability.