Progressive headlines and analysis

19+ min ago   (793+ words) Punchbowl News: "Election years are supposed to be predictable, filled with partisan messaging votes to divide the minority and bolster the majority's political standing." "But nine days into the new year, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune…...

24+ min ago   (783+ words) Rachel Bade: "Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been pushing for an audience with President Donald Trump to "give Trump her Nobel Peace Prize," a Trump confidant told me earlier today." "The president announced on Sean Hannity"s program:…...

55+ min ago   (715+ words) The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. No easing in. The year is already at full speed. Every article you read, donation you make, or campaign you follow adds to a data profile that brokers quietly build…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (857+ words) In Minneapolis, Minnesota, a masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed another person, the 14th ICE shooting under Trump to date. Flexing Gestapo power in broad daylight, the agent shot a woman at close range as she was driving…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (904+ words) In late 2024, Nimrod Shimrony, an emergency medical technician for the New York City Fire Department, tried to end his life. After completing an intensive outpatient treatment program, he and his wife searched for a therapist for months." Valeria Calder'n, a…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago   (381+ words) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at "Make America Healthy Again" summit on November 12, 2025 First, a mea culpa. Yesterday, I failed to confirm claims in several news accounts that the Health and Human Services did not issue a scientific report backing the claims…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (898+ words) In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act as renegade GOP lawmakers joined essentially all Democrats in voting for…...

3+ hour, 8+ min ago   (234+ words) Artist rendering of Trump's East Wing ballroom adjacent to White House residence Fresh off of demolishing the East Wing of the White House, President Donald Trump is now considering tampering with the West Wing and building a one-story addition, reports…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago   (120+ words) President Donald Trump made some comments during an interview on Fox News that were so "undignified" that it left some observers stunned. Earlier this year, Machado dedicated her peace prize to Trump. Hannity also said she has told him that…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago   (269+ words) Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) confronted Fox News' Will Cain on Thursday about why the network was so reluctant to show their viewers a video of the fatal shooting by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis. "Talking about [Trump border adviser…...