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Democrats Lost Voters on Transgender Rights. Winning Them Back Won’t Be Easy.

The party’s vanguard position got ahead of voters in 2024, and the internal debate now underway reveals an uncertainty on how to adapt.

© David Walter Banks for The New York Times

Many Democratic politicians had resolved to say as little as possible about transgender rights.

Trump Is Using a July 4 Deadline as a Tool to Pass His Policy Bill

President Trump is using his July 4 deadline as a cudgel to pass his signature domestic policy bill.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Representative Andy Harris, Republican of Maryland, at the Capitol on Wednesday.
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