Progressive search for action

5+ hour, 3+ min ago  (155+ words) Punchbowl News: "Republican leaders are entering yet another legislative gauntlet, with just a couple of weeks to pass a pair of high-profile bills despite a badly divided House Republican Conference, frustrated GOP senators and an itchy White House. The House…...

4+ hour, 20+ min ago  (151+ words) Iran wavered on whether to send diplomats to Pakistan for a second round of peace talks after the US maintained a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and seized an Iranian ship, dimming hopes of a breakthrough in efforts to…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago  (181+ words) Since President Donald Trump tapped Todd Blanche, his former defense attorney, to temporarily lead the Justice Department this month, the message from those familiar with the president's thinking has remained consistent: A permanent shot at the job of attorney general…...

27+ min ago  (197+ words) Senate Republicans have one big, beautiful problem on their hands as they struggle to streamline messaging about the party's tax cut law and overcome President Donald Trump's international spats, which are casting a long shadow and doing little favor to…...

54+ min ago  (158+ words) Iran on Monday toughened its threats to retaliate after the United States attacked and seized an Iranian cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz, an escalation that put pressure on the fragile cease-fire set to expire this week," the New…...

49+ min ago  (374+ words) New York Times: "As Democrats try to find a way back to power in Washington, some see tax cuts as a quick and easy way to address affordability. The wonks are freaking out." Every morning before the sun's up, I…...

56+ min ago  (181+ words) President Trump and his administration officials are working aggressively behind the scenes to court Joe Rogan, even as the podcast titan torches the president over the Iran war," Axios reports. Rogan's backing, and his pull with young male listeners, helped…...

35+ min ago  (200+ words) Nate Cohn: "At the start of the 2026 election cycle, the Senate looked far out of reach for the Democrats. The House always seemed competitive, but retaking the Senate would require flipping at least four Republican-held seats " including at least two…...

59+ min ago  (147+ words) Michigan officials are pushing back on a demand from the Trump administration that the state provide election materials " including ballots, ballot receipts and ballot envelopes " to prove election fraud did not occur in November 2024," the New York Times reports. The…...

29+ min ago  (183+ words) Washington Post: "What at first glance might seem odd " some of the smartest (and busiest) legal minds in the country writing books for kids " is actually close to becoming a majority opinion at the high court. Justice Sonia Sotomayor has…...