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Democrat Tina Shah calls transgender healthcare for children a ‘no-brainer’ in competitive NJ House race
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A progressive candidate aiming to unseat a vulnerable Republican in a battleground House district is leaning into a politically fraught issue that has dogged the Democratic Party.
Tina Shah, an ER physician and former Biden administration official, appeared to back taxpayer-funded sex change procedures for minors in a video obtained by Fox News Digital.
When asked whether children should have the «right to transgender healthcare,» Shah replied, «This is a no-brainer.»
«Healthcare is a right, period,» the New Jersey Democrat added. «It includes transgender children.»
People gather in Union Square for the Together We Win rally supporting transgender youth in New York City on Jan. 10, 2026. (Jason Alpert-Wisnia/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)
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Shah is one of four relatively well-funded Democrats vying to take on Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., in November’s midterm elections. Kean’s suburban swing seat is considered one of the most competitive House districts in the country.
Shah’s apparent embrace of «transgender healthcare» for minors aligns with the views of her former boss, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who denounced Republican-led states cracking down on child sex-change procedures during the Biden administration. Shah served as a senior advisor to Murthy in 2021 and 2022.
The National Republican Congressional Committee, House Republicans’ campaign arm, sharply criticized Shah’s support for «transgender healthcare» for children in a statement to Fox News Digital.
«Radical Democrat Tina Shah said it loud and clear: She’d be a vote for radical policies like sex changes for minors and taxpayer-funded drag queens,» NRCC spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole said. «Shah is completely out of step with Garden State families.»
Fox News Digital reached out to Shah’s campaign prior to publication.
Shah’s remarks come as some Democrats have blamed the party’s lurch to the left on the issue for its poor performance in the 2024 election.
Major medical groups, which previously offered full-throated support for child sex changes, have also largely retreated from the issue, with the American Medical Association in February saying those procedures should be generally postponed to adulthood.
Still, Democrats in Congress have not made a clear attempt to calibrate on transgender issues.
Just a handful of Democrats crossed party lines in 2025 to vote for GOP-authored legislation that would have criminalized child sex changes. Kean was among nearly all Republicans who supported the bill.
Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., is running for a third House term in 2026 after fending off Democratic challengers in prior election cycles. (Getty Images)
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The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates Kean’s re-election bid a «toss-up.» The election prognosticator downgraded the race for Republicans last year after Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., carried the swing district by two points.
Shah entered April with nearly $1.4 million in the bank, according to recent Federal Election Commission filings. Navy veteran Rebecca Bennett and businessman Brian Valera, who are also vying for the Democratic nomination ahead of the June primary, have posted similar fundraising numbers.
Kean’s campaign notably dwarfs the field with roughly $3.4 million cash on hand.
The GOP incumbent, who fended off a competitive Democratic challenge in 2024, has come under recent scrutiny for a prolonged absence from Congress due to an unspecified health issue.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., narrowly carried Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s battleground district in 2025. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
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Kean has missed 52 roll call votes in the House since March 17, amounting to a 100% absence rate, according to GovTrack, a website that monitors congressional activities.
«My doctors continue to assure me that my recovery will be complete and that I will be back to the job I love very soon,» he said in a statement last week. «I expect to return to a full schedule and be at 100 percent.»
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República Dominicana será sede del Congreso Internacional de Investigación Científica 2026
El Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología (Mescyt) anunció la realización del XXI Congreso Internacional de Investigación Científica (XXI CIC 2026), un encuentro que congregará a investigadores, académicos y especialistas de más de 20 países en República Dominicana.
Este evento, considerado la principal cita científica del país, busca impulsar la innovación, la transferencia tecnológica y el desarrollo sostenible a través del intercambio de conocimientos y la cooperación internacional.
La agenda del congreso prevé una intensa programación académica. A lo largo de varios días, la comunidad científica participará en seis conferencias magistrales, siete simposios temáticos, 19 paneles, cuatro cursos especializados, 29 talleres, 62 presentaciones de pósteres científicos y la exposición de 218 investigaciones concurrentes.
Estas actividades se distribuirán entre áreas estratégicas como Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas, Ciencias Ambientales, Agroalimentarias y de la Tierra, Ciencias Computacionales e Ingeniería, Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas, Matemáticas, Procesos Industriales, Ciencias de los Materiales y tecnologías emergentes.
Uno de los ejes centrales será la inteligencia artificial, presentada como herramienta transversal para acelerar la investigación científica, optimizar la gestión de datos, fortalecer la educación superior y desarrollar plataformas inteligentes.
El programa contempla también el análisis de la transformación digital, la información cuántica, el aprendizaje automático y la aplicación de tecnologías avanzadas en salud, producción, educación e industria.
Dentro del campo de la salud, el congreso abrirá espacios para la presentación de investigaciones sobre enfermedades cardiovasculares, diabetes, salud mental, genética, medicina molecular, microbioma, fertilidad, nutrición, odontología y nuevas estrategias terapéuticas. Estos temas reflejan la diversidad de intereses y la actualización permanente de la agenda científica nacional e internacional.
Los desafíos ambientales de la región tendrán un lugar destacado. Se presentarán estudios sobre cambio climático, resiliencia costera, gestión del agua, biodiversidad, conservación de ecosistemas, arrecifes coralinos, manglares, especies invasoras y adaptación territorial para responder a los desafíos ambientales del Caribe.
Una sección especial estará dedicada al sargazo, una de las problemáticas ambientales más relevantes, donde se explorarán alternativas para su aprovechamiento en biomoléculas, cosmética, alimentación animal, nutracéuticos y otros productos de valor agregado.
El XXI CIC 2026 hará especial énfasis en la ciencia aplicada a las necesidades del país. Las investigaciones seleccionadas incluirán trabajos realizados en comunidades, hospitales, centros educativos, zonas agrícolas y territorios productivos de República Dominicana, mostrando una conexión entre la investigación científica y las demandas nacionales.
Entre los temas abordados se encuentran la bioseguridad, gestión del riesgo, amenazas sísmicas, vigilancia epidemiológica, contaminación ambiental, resistencia antimicrobiana, seguridad alimentaria, agricultura sostenible y políticas públicas basadas en evidencia.
La formación de capacidades ocupa un lugar relevante en la agenda. El congreso ofrecerá cursos y talleres sobre escritura científica, análisis de datos, protección radiológica, divulgación científica, investigación aplicada y uso responsable de tecnologías emergentes.
Este componente formativo está dirigido a investigadores, docentes, estudiantes de término y profesionales interesados en fortalecer sus habilidades en el ámbito científico.
La cooperación internacional será otro de los pilares del encuentro. La participación de representantes de universidades, centros de investigación, organismos de cooperación y el sector productivo de más de 20 países permitirá el establecimiento de redes y alianzas orientadas a fomentar la innovación y la transferencia de conocimiento.
El Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología (Mescyt) reafirma con esta edición su compromiso con el desarrollo económico y social mediante la promoción de la investigación científica de calidad y la consolidación de políticas públicas sustentadas en el conocimiento.
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Harris reaches out to socialist mayor Mamdani in latest sign she’s shoring up support for possible 2028 bid
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris is courting New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and other progressive power players as 2028 speculation builds around another possible White House bid.
The phone call with Mamdani last week, first reported by Axios and confirmed by Fox News Digital, along with other closed-door meetings with progressive groups, suggests Harris is trying to shore up support from factions of the party that didn’t support her during her 2024 run.
Additionally, Harris met with progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., behind the scenes at a Black women empowerment summit in Chicago, Axios first reported, and Fox News Digital confirmed.
Harris reportedly has also been reaching out to pro-Palestinian groups after she faced pushback from those groups during her 2024 presidential run. Harris reached out to at least one group that was part of the «Uncommitted Movement» that developed as a result of President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel and Gaza conflict.
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Reports said former Vice President Kamala Harris reached out to Zohran Mamdani and pro-Palestinian activists ahead of the 2028 election. (Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani and Harris’ office for comment.
News of the Harris and Mamdani call sparked criticism from conservatives online.
«Kamala Harris 2020 was desperate, Kamala Harris 2024 was pathetic, Kamala Harris 2028 will be unhinged,» GOP political strategist Nathan Brand posted on X.
Mamdani’s influence in the party has only grown since he was sworn into office in January, as highlighted by a clean sweep of socialist-aligned candidates he endorsed winning their races in the New York Democratic primary last month.
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US Vice President Kamala Harris, left, watches as President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Russia freed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich as well as jailed Kremlin critics in the largest prisoner exchange with the West in decades, in return for a prized assassin sought by President Vladimir Putin. Photographer: Ken Cedeno/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Ken Cedeno/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«The fact that she’s courting people like Mamdani, these socialists and communists, it goes back to the radical leftists, because the Democrats are in big trouble as a party,» RNC chair Joe Gruters exclusively told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
«They’re in the death spiral, because now they have these people inside their tent,» he continued. «This is who the Democratic Party is today: these radical leftists that want to fundamentally transform our country. And that’s why we have to fight. That’s why we have to come together, unite, and we have to win. We have to win to save the country. We have to win to move our policies forward. There’s a lot at stake. Certainly, Kamala Harris, the meeting with Mamdani and these radicals shows you where the left continues to go where they want to go, but listen, she has to kowtow to these radicals to try to win.»
Earlier this year, Harris made stops in the crucial primary state of South Carolina less than a week after she dropped a tantalizing comment at the first major cattle call of Democratic presidential contenders.
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Zohran Mamdani is a Ugandan-born Muslim who won the Democratic Party’s primary for New York City mayor in June. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
«I might. I might. I’m thinking about it… I’ll keep you posted,» Harris said in April at the National Action Network’s 35th Anniversary Convention, when asked by the event founder, the Rev. Al Sharpton, if she would seek the presidency in 2028.
Harris, who replaced then-President Joe Biden as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee but later lost the election to President Donald Trump, was greeted by the crowd with chants of «run again.»
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