Pressure Point Politics

New podcast visiting and learning about the most politically competitive areas in the U.S. and discussing topics that impact Americans most.

[Pressure Point Politics @RealPPPolitics]

@daveweigel @MattZeitlin Probably not possible to elect another libertarian Dem governor either.

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@IrvingSwisher So we shouldn't push elected officials out who hurt their constituents because it looks icky?

[Pressure Point Politics @RealPPPolitics]

CA Dems have a lot of room for improvement.

[Prem Thakker @prem_thakker]

Here are the 22 Democrats who voted with Republicans to protect Trump's ability to get militarily involved in Lebanon:

[Taniel @Taniel]

We already have roughly 66% of the ballots counted in Colorado's first congressional district.

And we could be in for another earthquake result: Melat Kiros, a democratic socialist challenger, is up 47.5% to 45% against Rep. Diana DeGette, a longtime incumbent, in Dem primary.

[CA ET Nerd @earlyvotedata]

Those Ohio and Maine numbers for Republicans, wow!

[Pressure Point Politics @RealPPPolitics]

@wideofthepost <30 Platner 43-56 Collins:

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

Donald Trump literally held a meme coin contest to see which crypto bro and foreign oligarch could offer him the biggest bribe, with the grand prize being exclusive access to him.

The winner was under investigation by the SEC for fraud, and then had his investigation dropped.

He netted $148 million from his “contest.”

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

BREAKING:

Trump reported more than $1.4 billion in income from crypto, digital tokens and related partnerships in 2025 — appearing to have substantially increased his income after reentering the White House.

[Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein]

CONGRESS: Under what authority is ICE supporting the FBI's Anti-Government Violent Extremism Task Force?

ICE Assistant Director: "We follow NSPM-7."

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

The “we’re capitalists, not socialists” Dems are helping Trump and their big military contractor donors again.

[Andrew Solender @AndrewSolender]

aaaand the Lebanon War Powers resolution is failing in a bipartisan vote with a couple dozen Dem no’s

[Pressure Point Politics @RealPPPolitics]

@MappingFL He did something similar with Dobbs if I'm remembering correctly.

[David Dayen @ddayen]

As campaign finance rules are obliterated just a bit more, a new Public Citizen report shows that 1/3 of ALL corporate spending since Citizens United opened the floodgates has happened in this primary cycle—which is only half over!

https://t.co/mbQuSV36Ug

[Pressure Point Politics @RealPPPolitics]

@ZaidJilani At least private global charities like the Clinton Foundation or Gates Foundation are super popular.

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

House looking to fuse the American and Israeli militaries in significant ways without a vote on the floor, just ramming it through tucked in the NDAA

[Pressure Point Politics @RealPPPolitics]

@bbs1derzy @mkraju But he really wouldn't if voters for the incumbent Sullivan rank them 1 and 2, because all of the other's #2 ranked vote will go to him if Peltola doesn't get 50%. Assuming they don't distinguish between the two on the ballot.

[Pressure Point Politics @RealPPPolitics]

The Rules Committee won't allow Americans to see how their elected reps would vote.

[Responsible Statecraft @RStatecraft]

🚨 NEW House rules committee rejects Massie-Khanna amendment that would have killed Section 219 (224) allowing for deeper US-Israel military integration. Only hope now is Senate, writes @BenFreemanDC https://t.co/KDSACnBznF

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@DrewSav

[Sam Stein @samstein]

As much as he bashes Biden, Trump borrows a lot from him