> > excerpt - The Democratic Party is rife with internal caucuses and >> factions. There’s the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the Congressional >> Black Caucus, the Blue Dog Coalition, the “Squad,” and so on. But since >> 2019, when Elissa Slotkin and Abigail Spanberger first took seats in the >> House of Representatives, the party has had another, more sinister emerging >> faction: the CIA Spook Caucus. >> >> In the last seven years, the Spook Caucus has only gained in strength. >> Both of its core members have graduated from the House to higher office, >> with Slotkin elected to the Senate >> <https://michiganindependent.com/politics/senate-2024-election-slotkin-rogers-stabenow/> >> in >> 2024 and Spanberger elected the governor of Virginia >> <https://theintercept.com/2025/11/05/briefing-podcast-democrats-election-results-zohran-mamdani/> >> the >> following year. Soon afterward, Spanberger was selected by the Democratic >> leadership to deliver the rebuttal >> <https://theintercept.com/2026/02/25/podcast-trump-state-of-the-union/> to >> Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union Address, which elevated her to the >> national stage. Slotkin, meanwhile, has floated the idea >> <https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/12/slotkin-2028-bid-door-open-00916010> >> of >> a 2028 presidential run. >> >> And in the 2026 midterms >> <https://theintercept.com/collections/midterms-2026/>, the Spook Caucus >> might expand further: In the Democratic primary for Virginia’s 8th >> Congressional District, former CIA officer Adam Dunigan >> <https://www.alexandriabrief.com/dunigan-returns-to-va-8-race-after-virginia-supreme-court-strikes-down-redistricting-referendum/> >> is >> running for the opportunity to challenge GOP nominee >> <https://www.arlnow.com/2025/05/23/former-cia-agent-files-as-republican-challenger-to-don-beyer/> >> Anthony >> Sabio, who is *also* ex-CIA. But if you happen to care about concepts >> like “human rights” or “democracy,” this influx of intelligence operatives >> into our elections is extremely bad news. >> full article - >> *https://theintercept.com/2026/07/08/cia-abigail-spanberger-elissa-slotkin/ >> <https://theintercept.com/2026/07/08/cia-abigail-spanberger-elissa-slotkin/>* >> >> >>
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