Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a sharp broadside against the Republican Party in a guest op-ed in The New York Times, calling their approach to family affordability "substantively and politically brain-dead." Writing to a Democratic base ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections, Clinton argued national Republicans have abandoned American families in favor of culture-war politics and military spending. Clinton singled out Vice President JD Vance and right-leaning groups, saying they are focused on birthrates while ignoring real financial pressures.