The tiny island where Chinese mothers travel to give birth to American babies

Saipan has become a hotspot for birth tourism, raising concerns Beijing is breeding passport-equipped spies

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On a sticky summer’s day in July, a blue-and-white handbag stuffed with cash was shoved into Melanie’s* hands. It had been given to her by a 36-year-old Chinese woman as she was rushed into surgery for a C-section. Melanie had been called to the main hospital on the remote island of Saipan to translate for the woman, who had travelled alone from China to give birth in the US territory, automatically giving her baby US citizenship.

“She told me she came for the US passport,” Melanie said.“She said, ‘I don’t have too much money, but I want to give my kids two choices: China or another country. The US passport gives me two countries.’”Melanie speaks both English and Chinese, a skill that has become increasingly vital on Saipan as translators help pregnant Chinese women to navigate the island’s one hospital and tiny clinics.

The network of translators – some of whom are freelancers and some of whom work for birth tourism companies – has become part of the birth tourism economy. “In China, most cities are very poor, so they don’t want to stay there,” Melanie explained. “If they can’t get to the US, then they come to Saipan.” Melanie said she would prefer not to reveal the name of the woman or her baby. That is not unusual. Melanie doesn’t work for a birth tourism company, but the hospital often calls her in to act on new mothers’ behalf.

Many of the women who come to Saipan specifically to give birth to American children are reluctant to discuss what they are doing, wary of drawing attention to a practice that has become increasingly controversial on the tiny Pacific island, and that Donald Trump is at pains to outlaw.

On Aug 6, the US president signed an executive order declaring his intention to end birth tourism.Travelling to the US explicitly to give birth, thus gaining automatic citizenship for your child, is an exploitative practice, Mr Trump said, adding that “American citizenship embodies a sacred bond between the American people and their nation”.

“Under Secretary Rubio’s leadership, the Department of State is taking action around the world to stop this abuse, dismantle birth tourism networks, and hold accountable those who try to scam our system,” a state department spokesman said.

Although it is a 30-hour flight away, Saipan has been a US territory since 1986. Despite being only 5 miles wide, with a population of just 50,000 and almost no economy to speak of, the island occupies one of the most militarily and geographically significant positions in East Asia. Some 1,700 miles away from Taiwan, 1,800 miles from China and 1,400 miles from Japan, it is the US front line of Western democracy in East Asia, and an hour’s plane journey from Guam – where the US has established a major military base.

Saipan’s unique geographical position meant that it played a key role in ending the Second World War. In 1944, the US captured the island from Japanese soldiers. Its neighbouring island, Tinian, became the site from which Hiroshima was bombed owing to its proximity to Japan.But what was once considered a useful US outpostin the East has become a potential point of risk thanks to unique visa regulations which, unlike anywhere else in the United States – or indeed the West – allow Chinese tourists to visit the countryvirtually visa-free.

Now, experts are worried that Saipan is being exploitedas an easy route into the US, that birth tourism has enabled the Chinese government to breed spies with American passports, and, perhaps most alarmingly, that the island may be subject to a Chinese soft-power campaign that could leave the US vulnerable to attack.

On the muggy day in July that Melanie rushed to the hospital, the Chinese woman she was translating for told her she had saved up for more than five years to have her baby in Saipan. The handbag she was given was stuffed with cash and a credit card to pay for the birth. The woman had come alone and had no one to hold it while she went in for the C-section. She gave birth to a son. She didn’t look rich, only regular,” Melanie said. “She said she would pay for everything. She had enough money, and then she could get a birth certificate and the baby’s passport.” In total, Melanie has translated for four Chinese mothers who gave birth to American babies on Saipan this year alone,but she believes there are more than 10 translators who do the same job on the island. There are suggestions that the same practices could be happening on the nearby island of Guam too, but stricter visa rules there make it less common.

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The run-down island of Saipan was once the heart of garment making, where brands could employ cheap Chinese workers but keep “made in the USA” labels in their clothes. However, the island has fallen into disrepair, and its economy has all but disappeared following a series of sweatshop scandals in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and the loss of its preferential access to the US market in 2005. Chinese business that are shutdown near the Imperial Pacific Casino Resort Hotel in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.

Across the island, paint peels from the walls of squat blocks of flats and shops that stand crumbling against the backdrop of the sparkling blue ocean. Birth tourism began on Saipan in 2009 after the island’s economy was wiped out.

Chinese tourists were deemed to be a major cash cow for the island’s flailing economy and, under the Obama administration, were allowed into the territory for up to 45 days without a visa. At its height in 2018, 581 babies were born as a result of “birth tourism”, making up 46 per cent of the total births, according to numbers released by the Commonwealth Health Corporation, the only hospital on the island

The visa limit was capped at 14 days in 2024 in an effort to reduce birth tourism, but pregnant tourists continue to travel to the island, data show.In 2024, 58 births were attributed to residents classified as tourists, making up 10 per cent of the total births. Last year, almost 50 women visited Saipan as tourists to give birth, accounting for 8 per cent of the total number of babies born across the island that year.

Mr Trump has faced hurdles in trying to crack down on the practice on the US mainland – in which he claims migrants travel illegally to the States and start families – let alone overseas. In September, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from enforcing the executive order criminalising birth tourism. Judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland, an appointee of Joe Biden, described the order as “almost certainly unconstitutional” and barred the US government from interfering with the citizenship of children. The rule was originally brought in in 1868 for the children of black slaves.

Five years ago during the Covid-19 pandemic, pregnant women walked around freely on Saipan, and many of the islanders recall a time when they would frequently see women going to the shops on the main high street, or enjoying the beach.

Jay Tenario, a stocker at Twins, the local supermarket, said that entire beaches on the island used to be filled with pregnant women, the “majority” of whom were Chinese. Jay Tenario, a worker at a local supermarket. “You’d pass by, and in two minutes you would see another pregnant woman and think, ‘whoa, everybody’s giving birth this year’,” he recalls. Li Li, 31, the owner of a local shop, told The Telegraph that she used to be run off her feet delivering groceries to pregnant Chinese tourists.

“They would call, and then they would order because they were pregnant,” she said. “They couldn’t come here and carry [the shopping bags], so we would help them to deliver. We dropped the vegetables there.”

But since Covid, birth tourism has largely gone underground following the 14-day visa cap. Now, women overstay and go into hiding to avoid being caught by the authorities. Locals say it is an open secret.“You look at the statistics of the hospital, and there are still people giving birth here,” said Kim Ocampo, 30, who works at the local ice cream shop, Panda House Waffles. “So maybe actually we’re just not really aware of it. Before, it was more visible.”

The women are rarely seen, and locals claim businesses on the island have pivoted to facilitate their secretive pregnancies. There is no evidence that the businesses are aware of, or deliberately helping the women to overstay their visas.continued…

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he tiny island where Chinese mothers travel to give birth to American babies

Saipan has become a hotspot for birth tourism, raising concerns Beijing is breeding passport-equipped spies

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Russia could get new islands in Arctic – scientist

(This will piss off the EU, KEK)

The world’s largest country could become a little bigger as glaciers retreat

Published 23 Sep, 2026 01:22

Two of Russia’s Arctic archipelagos could grow larger as retreating glaciers reveal previously unknown islands, a researcher has said.

Novaya Zemlya, northeast of the Russian coastal city of Arkhangelsk, and Franz Josef Land, some 350 km further north, are of particular interest to hydrographers because new land features could emerge there, Andrey Leonov told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

“I would say those are the places where we expect new islands to be ‘born.’ Though there is no 100% certainty for such a forecast,” said Leonov, who heads Arctic studies at St. Petersburg’s Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping.

The Arctic is becoming increasingly accessible as the climate changes, and Moscow sees the region as important to Russia’s future economic development. Maritime routes along the country’s northern coast are expected to gain strategic importance as traditional alternatives become more vulnerable to disruption.

Russia is expanding its icebreaker fleet, already the world’s largest, to improve navigation along the Northern Sea Route and extend the shipping season.

In the longer term, Arctic mineral extraction is expected to become more commercially viable, while Moscow continues efforts to establish the extent of its territorial claims in the region.

The Arctic also has military significance. Russia has sought to protect its economic interests there, while the region lies along potential flight paths for US and Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles in the event of a nuclear conflict.

New islands have been discovered in Russia’s Arctic before, although any land emerging near Novaya Zemlya and Franz Josef Land would have little impact on the overall extent of Russia’s territorial gains.

Leonov cautioned that newly discovered geographic features may not remain islands permanently.

“We had a case when a new island formed when the glacier front retreated. But just a few years later a sand connection rose between it and the mainland, so the island turned into a peninsula,” he explained.

Another feature in Franz Josef Land, known as Mesyatsev Cape in the 1990s and later renamed Mesyatsev Island, disappeared completely in 2024.The formation was actually a mass of ice that eventually melted away, Leonov said.

(https://www.rt.com/russia/646092-russian-arctic-new-islands/

U.S. and Mexico Trade Teams Expand Technical Topics from 54 to 90 Sections

September 26, 2026 | Sundance |

The state visit by Chinese Chairman Xi Jinping in combination with USTR Jamieson Greer’s responsibilities within the U.S-China trade program, meant that Greer had to defer a visit to Mexico to work on the USMCA replacement. However, bilateral trade agreement discussions at a technical level remained on track and progressing during Xi’s visit.

The U.S. and Mexico delegations have now expanded the bilateral topics from 54 sections to 90 sections. Thisindicates significant agreementon the major components of the framework and now the smaller overlapping topics that enmesh with the bigger topics are brought in.

Greer shifted focus toward the Chinese trade aspects due to the timing of the Xi-Trump summit. USTR Jamieson Greer is expected to be returning to the Mexico trade talks in about a week.

For the interests of the Mexican side, the main focus is seeking favorable reductions in the section 232 tariffson steel, aluminum and automobiles. However, the digital platform section and intellectual property is also a priority being negotiated by team USA.

MEXICO CITY, Sept 23 (Reuters) –The fourth round of trade talksbetween Mexico and the United States will not take place next week and could instead be held in October, a senior Mexican official said on Wednesday, as the two countries juggle a shifting diplomatic calendar.

Luis Rosendo Gutierrez, Mexico’s deputy economy minister for foreign trade, said the delay was due to scheduling conflicts, including Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States and the upcoming G20 summit.Despite the pause in formal rounds, Gutierrez said technical coordination with the US Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) remains a “daily” occurrence.

The negotiations are seeking an interim bilateral bargain under whichMexico could win relief from some US tariffswhile addressing US demands on areas including automotive content and Chinese investment.

“Our priority is reducing Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum and automobiles,” Gutierrez told reporters following the bi-national convention of business group the American Society of Mexico in Mexico City.

The negotiation agenda has expanded from 54 issues to nearly 90, which Gutierrez described as the natural evolution of complex topics such as digital platform regulation. (read more)

As USTR Greer noted in interviews Thursday and Friday, the U.S. is very comfortable with our current position toward Canada, even without any further trade discussion. We have expanded reciprocity tariffs against Canadian sectors, and we maintain baseline tariffs against core component manufactured goods, steel, aluminum and autos.

In January 2027 those baselines will be enjoined with 50% reciprocity tariffs on Canadian autos, thereby expanding the overall tariff policy. [U.S. will impose a 50% tariff on all Canadian automotive and steel imports, effective Jan. 1, 2027, after trade talks between the two nations collapsed. (source)]

There is no urgency to change anything toward Canada, and Greer is now focused on finishing a direct bilateral trade agreement with Mexico. Once that agreement with Mexico is confirmed, then the termination of the trilateral USMCA can be executed with virtually no disruption between the U.S and Mexico. All the friction points, pain and economic conflict will be unilateral on the Canadian side.

(Carney is still lost in the EU, wondering what he’s supposed to do! Carney f’cked Canada, I hope the people realize it)

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So much for their statement they never intended to kill President Trump

Their interviews with US media, was all bullshit.

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Iran's military vows to pursue Trump and Netanyahu even after war ends

Summary

• Iran’s armed forces will pursue US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu even after the war ends, senior military spokesman Abolfazl Shekarchi said, calling them “murderers” who would be punished.

• Trump told reporters on Saturday he had rejected Iran’s latest proposal on the reopening of Hormuz and end of war but he remained open to an agreement. The WSJ earlier reported he had told aides he expects to resume bombing after November’s midterms.

• Iran’s Supreme National Security Council denied it would respond militarily to recent flight restrictions, saying talks were underway and non-military retaliatory options remained available if needed.

• State media reported that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Iran’s negotiating delegation could remain in New York until Wednesday, before later deleting the report, while the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency said Araghchi and his delegation were scheduled to return to Iran on Tuesday.

• Iraq is seeking US exemptions for some airports to allow Iranian flights to resume for humanitarian and civilian purposes, the Iraqi prime minister’s media office said on Saturday.

• The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted two Iran-backed Houthi drones heading toward Riyadh. The group’s attacks threaten Saudi cities and exports while Hormuz shipping remains disrupted.

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Iran warns shipowners over unauthorized Hormuz routes

Iran’s Persian Gulf waterway management authority warned shipowners that some charterers were forcing vessels to use unauthorized routes, saying violations could lead to restrictions on future passage through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a statement carried by state media.

The authority said it had received reports that some charterers were directing vessels along routes it considers invalid, creating risks to ships, owners, captains and crews.

It warned that vessels using such routes could face “serious restrictions” on subsequent passage through the strait.

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IRGC Navy official challenges Trump to send warship near Hormuz

Ali Mohammadi, the IRGC Navy’s deputy for political affairs,challenged President Donald Trump to send a US warship near the Strait of Hormuz if Washington claims to control the waterway, while threatening attacks as far as the Indian Ocean in the event of another war.

“If Trump considers the Strait of Hormuz his own strait, then why aren’t his warships and vessels here?” Mohammadi said. “If the US claims to control the Strait of Hormuz, let it bring one of its warships close to this area.”

Mohammadi said vessels in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman were under IRGC Navy surveillance and disputed claims that dozens of oil tankers were passing through the strait each day.

“If another war breaks out, we will undoubtedly strike their vessels and destroyers even in the Indian Ocean,”Mohammadi said.

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Iran vows revenge against Trump and Netanyahu even after war ends

Iran’s armed forces will pursue US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu even after the war ends, senior military spokesman Abolfazl Shekarchi said, calling them “murderers” who would be punished.

“Even if the war ends, we will not spare Trump, Netanyahu and their accomplices. Whether they are in power or not, they will pay for their actions,” he told the state TV.

Shekarchi said Tehran would never allow the United States to regain its former standing in the emerging world order.KEK

He added that US forces had no path to safety other than withdrawing from the Middle East, adding that the sooner they left, the fewer losses they would suffer.

“The Americans can dream of intervening in the Strait of Hormuz,” he said. “If they intervene in the Strait of Hormuz, they will receive a slap.”

https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202609269384

(I'm voting that Trump annihilates them! They never planned to work with him or make peace.)

52 minutes ago

Rejection of Iran's proposal signals possible US attack, MP says

US President Donald Trump’s remarks rejecting Iran’s new proposal suggest he is preparing for a surprise military attack rather than pursuing serious negotiations, Iranian lawmaker Mojtaba Zarei said on Saturday.

Zarei, a member of parliament’s national security committee, wrote on X that Iran would not be caught off guard and warned that any attack would draw “more severe, broader and more varied” responses.

“There will be no surprise in Iran; Iran’s fingers are on the trigger,” he wrote.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202609269384

Max Miller subpoenas ex-father-in-law Bernie Moreno

The two Ohio Republicans are entangled in a long-running family legal drama that is escalating as Miller seeks reelection.

By RILEY ROGERSON, CHRIS MARQUETTE and MIA MCCARTHY

09/25/2026, 8:57pm ET

Rep. Max Miller issued a subpoena to his former father-in-law and fellow Ohio Republican, Sen. Bernie Moreno, in the latest escalation of a long-running family legal drama.

Pamela MacAdams, an attorney for Miller, reported to the Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court Monday that three subpoenas were served in Miller’s divorce case, according to court records. Aperson with knowledge of the matter granted anonymity to comment on them said that subpoenas were sent to Moreno and his wife, Bridget.

Their daughter, Emily Moreno, was married to Miller, and the two remain embroiled in a nasty legal battle.

Spokespeople for Miller, Emily Moreno and Bernie Moreno did not immediately return requests for comment. TMZ first reported on the subpoenas.

Miller is seeking reelection in a competitive district, andhis campaign has been marred by accusations of domestic abuse against Emily Moreno and their daughter. Miller has repeatedly denied the allegations and chose to remain in the race despite other Republican lawmakers pressuring him to withdraw his campaign.

The House Ethics Committee, which began an inquiry into Miller after Miller asked to be investigated, is currently in a preelection blackout period.

During that period, which will continue through the midterms, the Ethics Committee doesn’t take any action against sitting members who could return next Congress.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/09/25/congress/max-miller-subpoenas-bernie-moreno-01094032

Bipartisan Russia hawks urge Trump to pull Putin invite to G20 summit

The senators said the Russian president may be less incentivized to pursue a ceasefire if he is invited to the Miami summit in November.

Casey He 09/25/2026, 4:20pm ET

A bipartisan group of 14 senators urged President Donald Trump to rescind his invitation for Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the Group of 20 summit in Miami in December.

The letter, whose bipartisan signers were led by Sen.Roger Wicker(R-Miss.), chair of the Armed Services Committee, and Sen.Jeanne Shaheen(D-N.H.), the ranking member on the Foreign Relations Committee, came after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the invitation on Wednesday.

“President Putin bears sole responsibility for launching Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine,” the senators wrote in the letter. “Allowing him to participate in a G20 Summit in the United States raises serious concerns about legitimizing and normalizing a government that continues to attack Ukrainian civilian targets every day.”

The senators also noted that the U.S. has sanctioned Putin, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and others in the Russian delegation. If the U.S. does not join in isolating Russia on the world stage, Putin may not feel motivated to pursue a ceasefire and further negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, they wrote.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request to comment on Friday.

The letter surfaced following Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington that concluded Friday.

During the summit, Xi said he will meet with Trump two more times this year, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November and again at the G20 summit. Trump subsequently confirmed on social media that he will attend the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China.

Putin is also set to attend the APEC summit in China, and there were talks of a trilateral meeting there, Reuters reported earlier this month.

The Russian presidential press office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the letter or whether Putin has accepted Trump’s invitation.

(These senators know the Ukraine war is a big farce, the US, Senators and EU started it, I say invite Putin everywhere Trump goes, that should really piss them off.)

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/09/25/congress/trump-putin-g20-invite-pushback-01093667

Capitol agenda: Dems weigh doing Husted a solid

A data center measure easily passed the House last week with more than 200 Democratic votes, but campaign-season politics are making action trickier for the party in the Senate.

Calen Razor

09/25/2026, 8:00am ET

Senate Democrats have a decision to make about whether to grant a political favor to one of their most vulnerable Republican colleagues.

GOP leaders are expected to set up an initial vote Wednesdayon legislation that would advise states on ensuring data centers pay for all their energy costs and grid updates. Democrats may discuss the matter at a weekly party lunch Tuesday, but so far haven’t had a caucus-wide conversation yet, several senators said in interviews.

The bill is being championed by Ohio GOP Sen. Jon Husted — who is facing a tough election bid against former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown. The measure easily passed the House last week with 206 Democratic votes, but campaign-season politics are making action trickier for the party in the Senate.

On one hand, voting to start debate on the bill could help keep Republicans off the campaign trail even longer and insulate Democrats against charges of politically motivated obstructionism.

On the other hand, a successful procedural vote could kick off an unpredictable amendment process and — as some Democrats see it — risk helping GOP leaders bail out an embattled candidate who has been inundated with data-center-themed campaign attacks.

“It’s an effort to rescue Husted’s campaign,” Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat, said in an interview, even as he acknowledged that he himself hasn’t yet made a call on how to vote.

Most in the party have yet to decide whether to lend their support, according to interviews with more than a dozen Senate Democrats and aides.

That includes in-cycle Jon Ossoff and known bipartisan dealmakers such as Jeanne Shaheen and Mark Warner, who all said Thursday they hadn’t made up their minds.

Sen. Peter Welch is so far the only Democrat to say he will support Husted’s bill, though he, like other Democrats, said “the bill didn’t go far enough.”

Sen. Brian Schatz, the Democrats’ deputy whip, said in an interview Thursday he found the bill “kind of weak” but that he didn’t have an announcement about whether party leaders would whip against it.

Two GOP senators, granted anonymity to describe private conversations, said that Republicans privately don’t expect the bill to get the votes needed to ultimately pass.

But Husted is keeping the pressure on Democrats publicly.

“They say they’re for more affordability,” he said. “This is a chance for everybody to prove it.”

What else we’re watching:

— JOHNSON, TRUMP SET MEETING WITH AI EXECS: Speaker Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump will meet at the White House on Tuesday with the executives of top artificial intelligence companies. Congress is under increasing pressure to put federal guardrails on AI development, but House GOP leaders continue to resist any major legislative action to address concerns. The speaker and president were in attendance at the state dinner Thursday night in honor of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington, as were OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. It was not immediately clear which of these executives would be invited to next week’s meeting, and who will be participating.

— SENATE GOP’S NOMS IN LIMBO: Senate Republicans’ hopes of getting several of Trump’s key nominees confirmed before they leave for midterm campaigning are still in limbo. The main GOP sticking point is Sen. Kevin Cramer’s blanket hold on nominations — including but not limited to Keith Sonderling for labor secretary — “pending a repeal of the Biden setback rule on fish and wildlife easements” in his state, the North Dakota Republican told POLITICO. After weeks of a complete hold, Cramer lifted his blockade on some nominees after the Trump administration committed to reevaluating some of the Fish and Wildlife Service easements that restrict farming.

Jordain Carney, Amelia Davidson, Nico Portuondo, Mia McCarthy, Sophia Cai and Miranda Willson contributed to this report.

Lead Art: Sen. Jon Husted is seen in an elevator at the U.S. Capitol on Sep

I hate Congress and Senate people, they are all snakes, they only do things that help them.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/09/25/congress/dems-weigh-doing-husted-a-solid-01093091

Gallego grades Democrats on their midterm messaging to men

The battleground state senator and potential 2028er has been one of the party’s most outspoken critics of its outreach to male voters who swung right in 2024.

CALEN RAZOR 09/25/2026, 4:39PM ET

Democrats are finally catching on to how to talk to young male voters in the lead-up to the midterms, but the party can still up its game, one battleground senator and potential 2028er said Friday.

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) has been one of his party’s most outspoken critics on its handling of outreach to young men, who swung right and helped deliver the White House and both chambers of Congress to Republicans in 2024.

The party is now “definitely moving in the right direction,” Gallego said Friday.

“Like back in the day, I was like the only one” putting out positions on men, Gallego said at a Washington event on young American men. “Now, like, it seems like everyone every week is coming out with a new position, new idea, which is great.”

Gallego has criticized Democrat’s failure to highlight mens’ struggles and their tendency to over-police mens’ ideas. But there are signs the political winds have shifted in his party’s favor.

A new Cygnal poll released with the event of men ages 18-30 who say they’re the most determined to vote revealed Democrats’ generic ballot lead over Republicans at 57%-40%, POLITICO reported. The poll also said nearly 40 percent of respondents said they feel their lives are off track.

“We need to take the opportunity to invest in that portion of this country, to say that we care about them and actually try to change the trajectory of what’s happening with men in this country,” Gallego said at the symposium.

Still, the path for specific legislation targeting the needs of this demographic faces an incredibly tight calendar this Congress and is uncertain in the political landscape of next year.

A proposal from Gallego and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to establish a men’s health office within the Department of Health and Human Services, for example, has not advanced. Nor has bipartisan legislation from Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who also spoke at the event, targeting education outcomes, college investment transparency and dyslexic student support.

WTF??? These people are useless.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/09/25/congress/gallego-talks-on-male-voters-01093703