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 2018 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.

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Zohran 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 support 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 1% of New Yorkers. 

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Mamdani has been endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America. 

Trump has labeled Mamdani a "100% 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 some of the police department's duties with community-led alternatives. He also wants to issue legal IDs to illegal immigrants.

Kat Abughazaleh, 26, is the progressive Gen Z candidate running for Illinois' 9th 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. 19 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 recently accused Homeland Security 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 health insurance, and I'm running for Congress," the young progressive's campaign website reads. 

Aftyn Behn, a former healthcare community organizer and current Democrat state representative, on Tuesday secured the Democratic nomination to represent Tennessee's 7th 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 election 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 announced 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 said 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 38-year-old Michigan state senator garnered national attention for her viral speech to the Michigan state Senate in 2022, where she pushed back on allegations from a Republican lawmaker that she was "grooming" and "sexualizing" children. 

"I am the biggest threat to your hollow, hateful scheme," McMorrow said, 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 report. 

Vice President JD Vance criticized NBC News on Sunday morning, accusing the network of ignoring Israelis celebrating President Donald Trump’s role in securing a peace deal between Israel and Hamas.

During NBC’s "Meet the Press," Vance said he watched NBC’s coverage showing demonstrators in Israel booing when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s name was mentioned at a rally — while failing to note that the crowd cheered when Trump’s name came up.

Vance said, "But I also have to give your network a little bit of grief, Kristen, because last night I was watching NBC, they were covering this and they mentioned during a rally last night in Israel, when Steve Witkoff our special envoy mentioned Bibi Netanyahu the crowd booed, but the broadcast didn’t mention when Steve Witkoff mentioned President Trump –– the crowd actually cheered."

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U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner spoke at a Tel Aviv rally Saturday night, held in support of the remaining hostages still held by Hamas ahead of their planned release on Monday.

Trump and his team announced last week that they had negotiated a peace deal between Israel and Hamas that they said would end the war and lead to the release of all remaining hostages — two years after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

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According to Israeli officials, the living hostages are expected to be released in a single phase within 72 hours. The return of the bodies of deceased hostages will take longer, but Israel insists on their inclusion in the deal.

During the Tel Aviv rally, speakers and attendees celebrated the agreement. However, the crowd booed Netanyahu when Witkoff mentioned his role in the negotiations.

As the booing continued, Witkoff said, "OK, let me just finish my thought. I was in the trenches with the prime minister. Believe me, he was a very important part here."

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When Witkoff mentioned Trump’s name later in the address, the crowd cheered. 

Vance told Welker he noticed that NBC’s coverage omitted the cheers for Trump and explained why he believed the former president deserved praise from the crowd in Tel Aviv.

"And why is that, Kristen?  Why did the crowd cheer? Because this moment came from very, very deliberate and consequential diplomacy from the president and the entire administration."