Politics With Paxton

Civically engaged Gen Z-er / Politics With Paxton Podcast / Wheaton College, Massachusetts

[Politics With Paxton @PoliticsWPaxton]

In this episode of Politics With Paxton, I interview Jason Paul, a candidate for the position of DNC Chair. This is the very first interview I have ever conducted for Politics With Paxton! I really hope you enjoy the conversation and find it interesting!

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[Joaquin Castro @JoaquinCastrotx]

The Stop the Settlements Act would sanction anyone looking to take Palestinian land in the West Bank or Gaza. And support keeps growing.

Since I introduced the bill alongside Reps. Dean, Beyer, Casar, Jacobs, and Escobar, over 50 members have now co-sponsored.

Settlement expansion pushes Palestinians off their land and makes peace harder to achieve. It’s time to use tools like sanctions to stop it.

Thank you to our newest co-sponsors:
Rep. Everton Blair (GA-13)
Rep. Bill Foster (IL-11)
Rep. Valerie Foushee (NC-04)
Rep. Jonathan Jackson (IL-01)
Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04)
Rep. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10)
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL)
Rep. James Walkinshaw (VA-11)
Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43)
Rep. Nikema Williams (GA-05)

[Senator Peter Welch @SenPeterWelch]

Three years ago, Vermonter and journalist Dylan Collins was attacked and wounded by the Israel Defense Forces despite being clearly marked as press.

Dylan and every other journalist attacked or killed by the IDF deserve justice.

We must protect freedom of the press and defend the safety of journalists.

[Ro Khanna @RoKhanna]

The Trump administration just raided the home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.

It is disturbing that they are targeting political opponents in this way.

Any decent American needs to stand up and speak out.

[Ro Khanna @RoKhanna]

Navi Pillay, 2026 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, led the UN commission that found Israel committed genocide.

"Why would you need courage to speak the truth?" she asks.

Yet many Democrats who hope to lead our nation are still afraid to say so.

This is a moral test of our time.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

The United States government is now a funder of state sponsored terrorism.

I know that sounds political and hyperbolic, but it is factually true. Russia is intentionally targeting civilians in Ukraine at scale, and Trump is intentionally funding their efforts.

[Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse]

Putin throws lifeline to try to save Trump in the midterms. In return, American dollars go to Russia and get put toward killing innocent Ukrainians. Trump/Russia right out in the open.

[Mallory McMorrow @MalloryMcMorrow]

Sorry you lost your race too, @ScottJenningsKY

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

This announcement is a disgrace.

You know how Trump could bring down gas and diesel prices? By ending his illegal war with Iran.

Instead, he's going to help fund Putin's war machine.

[Christopher Steele @Chris_D_Steele]

Trump’s diesel deal with Putin and the lifting of sanctions on Russian energy exports is more important politically than economically. It won’t deliver but simply boost Putin’s regime. So much for the ‘Russia hoax’. Everything Trump does benefits Putin. He is Trump’s kryptonite.

[Luke Harding @lukeharding1968]

Trump's latest betrayal of Ukraine is extraordinary. The same question arises: if he were a Russian asset what would he do differently?

[Michael Bennet @SenatorBennet]

Public executions are barbaric and fundamentally un-American.

Stooping to this level gives our terrorist adversaries exactly what they want: ready-made propaganda that they will use to further endanger U.S. troops.

The Defense Department must reverse course immediately.

[Rep. Mark Pocan @RepMarkPocan]

Congratulations to Navi Pillay for being awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize! Her decades of efforts to uphold a system of international law and work with the U.N. investigating Israeli genocide against the Palestinians makes this award well deserved.

[Mark Ruffalo @MarkRuffalo]

Wonderful to see Navi Pillay’s work recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize today. Her dedication to justice, human rights and accountability to those who commit unlawful acts and atrocities whether apartheid in South Africa or genocide in Gaza is inspiring and shows us the path to peace.

[Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @RepPressley]

This is horrifying and barbaric.

We should not be executing ANYONE in America.

Not by firing squad. And certainly not publicly.

We need to abolish the federal death penalty and impeach this incompetent, insecure, and violent Defense Secretary.

[Rep. Ro Khanna @RepRoKhanna]

I’m reintroducing the Campus Accountability and Safety Act.

This bill would force universities to report sexual assault incidents to the federal government, require clear processes for investigating and reporting sexual assault, and guarantee justice for survivors.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Californians' lives are not expendable in Donald Trump's unhinged, reckless war in Iran.

This is yet another callous comment from the tyrant in the White House who dragged the American people into a war that we do not want.

[Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove @RepKamlagerDove]

I don’t know how many times we have to say it: this man clearly is demented, disturbed, and should not be our president.

Trump advocating for attacks on American cities should outrage every American. Nearly 10 million people in Los Angeles and San Diego are not a “small price to pay.” Today it’s our cities. Tomorrow, it could be yours.

We will not normalize this. We will not stand by as he attacks our communities and encourages violence against our neighbors. And we will not be collateral damage in his failed, reckless war of choice.

[Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN]

Two-thirds of Americans support Medicare for All.

Americans are done with a healthcare system that puts profits before people.

Medicare for All can save 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year—turns out, progressive policies can be good politics AND good policy.

[Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth]

Declaring war on Chicago wasn't normal.

Inciting treason and encouraging an active adversary to bomb Southern California isn't normal.

Who's next? A President hellbent on going after "the enemy within" is a threat to us all.

[Dr. Abdul El-Sayed @AbdulElSayed]

There is a suspected outbreak of the plague in Russia. Yes, you read that right. And we cannot trust RFK Jr. and the Trump administration to be prepared to deal with this. We need a Democratic public health doctor in the US Senate. https://t.co/wMXFsGxpsW