Progressive Policy Pulse

Republicans are already assigning blame for feared midterm losses, with House members pointing at Trump over the Iran war, tariffs, and weak...

• National Political Committee ruled DSA-LA violated 2025 convention rules by skipping required BDS question on Raman's questionnaire
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A federal judge signaled skepticism toward halting DHS investigations into alleged unlawful voting, calling the requested relief 'amorphous' and...

Voters in the Paxton-Talarico contest frame affordability and immigration as direct judgments on Trump's record.

• Affordability pain cuts across...

Federal drone restrictions along the US-Mexico border are justified by the Department of Homeland Security as a way to combat alleged drug cartel activity. The change risks affecting many residents and operations across the region.

At the Munich Security Conference, Gov. Gavin Newsom urged European leaders to reject the Trump administration’s climate rollbacks as fleeting,...

Democrats are spotlighting corruption and affordability as core campaign themes, with Nixon's effort drawing visits from national figures and...

Advocates fear Arlington's Affordable Housing Ordinance Working Group, set up after failed 2026 legislative efforts, will repeat 2025's pattern of...

A large-scale federal service program could revive civic participation and democratic health by tackling America's social capital deficit.

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• Voter regret hits hard: Maintenance worker Chris Martinez returned a car and switched grocers as gas prices soared and U.S.-Iran conflict dragged...

House Democrats are betting a short burst of bills on household costs can turn voter anxiety into a governing message.

• ACA credits: Extend premium...

Election experts flag practical hurdles over inevitable chaos.

• Federal interference in ballot tabulation and certification poses the top risk if...

Missouri and Iowa are declining federal hardship exemptions for high-unemployment counties under new Medicaid work requirements, despite...

Widespread anxiety defines the national mood weeks before the midterms, with 71% of adults saying the country is on the wrong track and Trump’s...

False claims of psychiatric hospitalization, amplified by Elon Musk and Stephen Miller, are targeting James Talarico's campaign as the progressive...

Unreformed Social Security and Medicare will force middle-class tax hikes or cuts to other social programs to close a $157 trillion shortfall over...

• Democratic leaders and AIPAC-backed groups spent millions demonizing progressives like Hasan Piker and Abdul El-Sayed rather than hammering...

The Trump administration assigned the FTC to lead a coordination committee on AI law enforcement and consumer protection.

• Consumer focus: FTC...

Democratic control of Congress would strengthen oversight of the Trump administration while opening paths to reclaim trade authority from the...

Descendants of the original Freedom Riders have launched a two-week bus journey from Washington, D.C., retracing the 1961 route to New Orleans to...