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This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 376.

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  This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 376. Ron Filipkowski May 10 … It appears that the latest imminent peace deal is not that imminent. Trump posted this afternoon on Truth Social: “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like it - TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! Thank you for your attention to this matter.” … Trump: “Iran has been playing games with the US, and the rest of the World, for 47 years (DELAY, DELAY, DELAY!). For 47 years the Iranians have been ‘tapping’ us along, keeping us waiting, killing our people with their roadside bombs, destroying protests, and recently wiping out 42,000 innocent, unarmed protestors, and laughing at our now GREAT AGAIN Country. They will be laughing no longer!” … UN Ambassador   Mike Waltz  on ABC: Q - “50 days ago Trump posted a warning saying Iran had 48 hours to fully open, without threat, the strait. 50 days ago. Nothing happened, and the strait is still closed. Waltz: Well, I think we should take a st...
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Weekend Edition | What Progressives Want for Mother’s Day: Affordability and Family Reunification

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Support independent journalism Without readers like you, we wouldn’t exist. DONATE Sunday, May 10, 2026 What Progressives Want for Mother's Day: Affordability and Family Reunification "To really honor Mother's Day, we must fight for our government to pass policies that actually help mothers and families," Sen. Elizabeth Warren said. Progressive leaders and organizations celebrated US Mother’s Day on Sunday with calls for policy changes that would make life easier for families. Sen.  Elizabeth Warren  (D-Mass.) pointed out that issues of affordability make mothering—and celebrating mothers—more difficult. RECOM MENDED... ‘Bold Ideas This Country Desperately Needs’: Progressive Caucus Unveils Affordability Agenda ‘A Moment of Reckoning’: 4,000+ May Day Demonstrations Across US “Despite the average family paying 20% of their income on childcare in 2025, [President Donald] Trump has said, ‘It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare,’” Warren  posted  on  socia...
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