The House's top Hispanic Democrat is in an "existential" fight for his political life (opens in new tab)

Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) is in what fellow House Democrats and other sources familiar with his race describe as an "existential" battle for reelection.Why it matters: The race embodies the Democratic civil war being waged across the country, with an establishment-aligned member of the party's old guard fending off a challenge from a younger leftist.Espaillat, a longtime fixture in Upper Manhattan politics, is touting support from New York Gov. Kathy Hochu...