From the New York Times, this is the interview.

I'm Lulu Garcia Navarro.

It's been a blizzard of political news over the past few weeks,

as President Donald Trump and his billionaire backer Elon Musk try to remake America's government.

From dismantling federal agencies to the mass firing of federal workers,

the duo's frenzied efforts are testing both the courts and the opposition.

Democrats, having lost the Senate and the presidency,

are struggling to come up with a unified strategy, not only to stop

Trump's agenda, but also to win back the voters they need who move towards him in the election.

It's a real moment of soul-searching for the party. So over the next month, I'll be having a series

of conversations with influential Democratic politicians to understand their internal debates about the way forward.

My first is with Arizona's junior Democratic senator Ruben Gallego.

Gallego's win over Republican Kerry Lake was one of the few bright spots for Democrats in November.

Former member of the House, Gallego won in a tight race by overperforming Kamala Harris

among key demographics that Democrats have struggled with, especially men and Latinos.

Gallego is the son of an immigrant single mother and grew up poor.

He eventually went to Harvard and then became a Marine fighting in Iraq and ultimately ended up in politics where

he says his story of struggle and success helped him connect to voters. He has a lot of advice

for and criticism of Democrats right now, as I discovered when I sat down with him earlier this

week in Washington, D.C.

Hi, how are you?

Thank you.

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