Exclusive: More than 150 House Democrats Urge HHS to Restore Title X Funds

More than 150 House Democrats signed a letter sent to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on April 3, calling for the department to undo the freeze on millions of dollars allocated for family planning services. The letter, shared exclusively with TIME, comes after HHS confirmed this week … Read more

Republicans grill PBS, NPR chiefs as Democrats mock proceedings

At the start of Wednesday’s congressional hearing on the funding of public media, a large photo of drag queen Lil Miss Hot Mess appearing on a PBS kids show was displayed behind committee chair Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) That image set the tone for the hearing in Washington in which Greene and other Republican … Read more

Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fight the Oligarchy

On a recent Saturday, a group of rank-and-file Democrats, standing in the blinding midday sun on a football field in Tucson, Arizona, spoke about their frustrations with their party. “They’re not stepping up,” a retired nurse named Mark Creal said. “No spine, no backbone,” he added. “They’re not doing their jobs.” He wore a button … Read more

How Democrats Lost Their Way on Immigration

David Leonhardt—who until recently ran the New York Times’ flagship newsletter, “The Morning”—has been trying to understand what Democrats need to do to win elections again. He recently explored this issue at length in the Times Magazine. The story focusses on Denmark, where a center-left party has managed to achieve political success at a time … Read more

Tim Walz Might Run for President in 2028 if You Ask Him Nicely

Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your in-box. There was a moment not long ago when we all got to know Tim Walz—a big, bluff, good-humored guy, born in Nebraska, who became a teacher, … Read more

Q. & A. with Brian Schatz: Do Democrats Have a Plan?

Three weeks into office, President Trump has issued a slew of controversial executive orders, fired officials across government agencies, and started to dismantle significant chunks of the federal bureaucracy, which he derides as the “deep state.” A number of these actions—such as his executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship and his dismissal of government … Read more