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Dems’ Pitchfork Uprising

The House Agriculture Committee, along with Judiciary and Natural Resources, has become the epicenter of a generational revolution within the Democratic caucus as rising stars like Angie Craig and A.O.C. come after their party elders.

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In my conversations with a half-dozen or so House Democratic sources, I heard respect for Craig’s willingness to stick her neck out—often alone—on these issues. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images
Abby Livingston
December 7, 2024

Just as the woebegone 118th Congress seems incapable of ending without a bang, amid an already combustible lame duck session ahead of Donald Trump’s return, a leadership battle over the House Agriculture Committee is quickly becoming Capitol Hill’s hottest schoolyard brawl. Democrats, still kicking themselves for not deposing an 82-year-old Joe Biden earlier in the cycle, are now fiercely debating how to re-energize their ranks with young blood. And the results have spilled out into public view.