Progressive Democrats criticize 2024 election autopsy for silence on Gaza | First Thing

Good morning. On Thursday, the Democratic party published a postmortem – spanning 192 pages – of its 2024 election defeat, after an initial decision to withhold the document prompted an angry backlash. Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee, released the report alongside an apology to party members angered by his initial decision to keep the analysis secret. Martin said the report “does not meet my standards, and it won’t meet your standards”. …