White House talks Iran
The White House says it's in “serious discussions” with a “new, more reasonable” Iran regime to end operations — the post drew 22K+ likes on the official account. (x.com) Meanwhile Democrats are reportedly eyeing impeachment (just two House votes away), GOP ranks face a record ~36 retirements, and Trump’s approval sits near 40% with youth approval down roughly 53 points. ( )
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on March 25 that U.S. officials are continuing direct conversations with Tehran and described Iran as “looking for an exit ramp” from the conflict. (thehill.com: ) U.S. envoys transmitted a 15‑point ceasefire proposal to Iran through Pakistan, which Pakistan’s foreign ministry has acknowledged as playing a mediation role. (aljazeera.com: ) Iranian state media publicly reported rejecting that 15‑point plan, and the White House publicly downplayed Tehran’s rejection while saying negotiations remain productive. (axios.com: ) A separate House political development: on Dec. 11, 2025 the House voted 237–140 to table Rep. Al Green’s privileged impeachment resolution, with 47 Democrats voting “present” on the motion to table. (clerk.house.gov: ) Nonpartisan fact‑checks say social posts claiming Democrats are “two votes away” from impeaching the president misstate the arithmetic and political facts behind impeachment. (factually.co: ) House GOP turnover has surged: 36 House Republicans have announced they will retire at the end of this Congress, the largest single‑party retirement total this cycle, per an AP tracker and Brookings historical review. (apnews.com: ) National polling aggregates put Trump’s approval in the low‑40s while a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted March 20–23 found approval as low as 36 percent. (realclearpolling.com: ) (reuters.com via multiple outlets: ) Multiple trackers show the steepest declines among voters under 30; one analysis cited by press outlets finds youth net favorability swung from roughly +10 in February to about −46 in recent polling. (independent.co.uk: )
