Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., told Newsmax that some elements of the U.S. Senate were "founded" on racism. Ocasio-Cortez declined to distance herself from a Democratic Socialists of America proposal calling for the abolition of the Senate, instead criticizing parts of the institution while stopping short of endorsing its elimination. Speaking Thursday with Newsmax congressional correspondent Kilmeny Duchardt outside the Capitol, AOC repeatedly sidestepped questions about whether she rejects the DSA platform plank. "I mean, again, I'm not running for any larger office presently," she said when asked about the proposal. AOC added that abolishing the Senate "is, of course,...