Progressive search for action

1+ hour, 10+ min ago  (263+ words) White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed that Spain has already agreed to cooperate with the United States on any war with Iran " but almost immediately, the Spanish government contradicted this.As CNBC noted, when Leavitt was pressed by reporters…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (261+ words) You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. Fascist leaders nearly always try to invade other countries, says University of Toronto…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (1364+ words) The following is a lightly edited transcript of the March 5 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I'm your…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1759+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's remark Wednesday about U.S. troops dying in the Middle East was so callous it reportedly stunned everyone'including Pentagon officials. During a press briefing, Hegseth claimed that the press was only reporting on the deaths of American soldiers…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (536+ words) Democratic primary voters in North Carolina stuck with the incumbent backed by the AI lobby over a challenger running against corporate power and AIPAC. Progressive insurgents lost a close North Carolina primary this week, when Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-N.C., narrowly…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (216+ words) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has come under fire over an explosive whistleblower complaint and allegations that she is protecting the Trump family " and that she even planted a mole to obstruct the investigation, according to an analyst Thursday....

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (149+ words) Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said he received a call from President Donald Trump to dispute that he knew about Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's $200 million public relations campaign that was primarily used to boost her image. Kennedy had grilled Noem…...

2+ hour ago  (179+ words) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is defying Donald Trump's likely preference of Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) by refusing to drop out of the Senate runoff race, a move that could derail the president's efforts to resolve the GOP's costly and…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (733+ words) With endorsements already stacked high, Republican and former U.S. Attorney for Montana Kurt Alme filed for the U.S. Senate in the 2026 election on Wednesday, the day filing closed. In move that surprised even some political insiders, presumed Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Steve Daines…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago  (148+ words) United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro was eager to dispute reports that she had failed to follow through with President Donald Trump's demand that she prosecute members of former President Joe Biden's administration over the use…...