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"Eight vulnerable Republicans, Democrats need to unseat four. Which is no certainty, but certainly a possibility. If Democrats recapture the Senate on Nov. 3, Donald Trump will have no one to blame but himself." thehill.com/opinion/6116...

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With Trump’s help, the Senate looks good for Democrats

Democrats are projected to regain control of the Senate during the Nov. 3 elections, potentially flipping multiple Republican seats in states such as North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska, Maine, Texas, Iow…

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Millions of words have been written and said trying to understand what makes Trump tick. What if the answer is as simple as a psychological diagnosis of Clinical Psychopathy? This key trait of psychopaths explains a lot about Trump. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/9QYePjYTP94

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Saying the President of the United States is a Psychopath is a pretty bold claim. So, I asked Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Vince Greenwood, how he could make that diagnosis without an interview with the “patient.” bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/9QYePjYTP94

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I think it was the great Atlantic writer Adam Serwer who coined the phrase, “the cruelty is the point.” As Dr. Vince Greenwood explains, harming others is a key feature of psychopaths, like Donald Trump. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/9QYePjYTP94

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Clinical psychologist Dr. Vincent Greenwood applied the well-established checklist for diagnosing a psychopath and graded Trump on the 20 criteria. Impulsivity was a hallmark. This will sound familiar. So psychopaths... bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/9QYePjYTP94

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

To generate a score in the test to diagnose Clinical Psychopathy, Dr. Greenwood did an extensive forensic-style examination of Trump’s behaviors. From video and reputable biographies. He reveals Trump’s score. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/9QYePjYTP94

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Zi’s State Visit is the “shiny object,” but the news for Trump and the news for the GOP continues to be bad. Insightful reporting and analysis from our panel. Take a listen. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/hUX7zCH8hJ0

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Was there nobody in the White House willing to tell the President this was a dumb idea? Because media coverage is the lifeblood of the White House. Otherwise, you create a ridiculous scene like the president of China arriving with no TV coverage." bit.ly/My-Column

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Even for those who follow the news closely, it is hard to keep up with the daily outrages. But, of all of his outrages, none equals President Trump’s childish, petty, cruel attack on the Kennedy Center in a temper tantrum worthy of a toddler." thehill.com/opinion/whit...

thehill.com

The Kennedy Center: Fix it, don’t tear it down

President Trump closed the Kennedy Center after a dispute over whether his name should be added to the building’s facade following court orders to remove it.

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Jacob Ward reports the tech barons don’t think AI will become self-aware and all-powerful. (Are they sure?) But AI still poses a fatal threat to humanity in other ways. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/LLXY-UZ6eT4

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Question: Is Trump a compromised stooge of Vladimir Putin or, as the Russians say, “a useful idiot” advancing Putin’s anti-democracy agenda? Whatever the answer, he has been very, very useful to Putin, as David Corn explains. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/LLXY-UZ6eT4

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

As Tech Journalist Jacob Ward sees it, the AI barons are willing to take great risks to get to the utopian world they imagine. To me, too big a risk for an unrealistic dream. Ward gets inside their heads. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/LLXY-UZ6eT4

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Trump, with the attention span of a gnat, is facing three great adversaries, the leaders of China, Iran and Russia. And they are playing the long game. We can see it in the Iran War and David Corn lays out Putin’s long-term plan. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/LLXY-UZ6eT4

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Jacob Ward has been covering AI for ten years and he has a theory on just how AI could do us the mortal harm that is freaking out pretty much the whole world. (Except Donald Trump). Spoiler alert: It’s NOT The Terminator scenario. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/LLXY-UZ6eT4

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We all know Trump is enamored of Putin. He trusted him over our own Intelligence Agencies in Helsinki and Trump couldn’t imagine Putin ever being the bad guy. David Corn has the story from his new book. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/LLXY-UZ6eT4

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Better late than never. This week’s Reporters’ Roundtable is now up on your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. Great group of smart and experienced journalists break down the week’s news. Animals may be involved. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/diWzyhGd1RA

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Friends and Neighbors, I’m attending a memorial service for an old and dear friend this morning. There will be a Reporters’ Roundtable today. But it will come out this afternoon instead of this morning. Appreciate your patience. Plenty to talk about!

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"As with anything else Trump does: FOLLOW THE MONEY! Trump and his family are cashing in on the AI boom. That sums up today's news on the AI front. Those who know are warning: 'Danger, Danger!' But Donald Trump only hears: 'Ka-ching, Ka-ching.'" bit.ly/My-Column

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“The biggest problem with Trump’s $5,000 promise is that it’s hard to take seriously. Trump promised to send [DOGE} dividend checks, and no checks ever went out. Trump promised to issue a [tariff] dividend and no checks have been mailed.” thehill.com/opinion/whit...

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Your check for $5,000 is not in the mail

Former California Democratic Party chair Bill Press criticized Donald Trump’s proposal to issue a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” to every adult citizen following Republican victories in …

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Trump’s Ballroom monstrosity might seem trivial in the face of all the other outrages he has inflicted on America and the World. But it is an object lesson on how Trump evades the guardrails. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/dLXsLYwShpk

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Gold. A lot of people love it. Trump is obsessed with it. The book reveals that The President of the United States used superglue to attach gold decorations to his office fireplace. Swan describes what it’s like to walk in to the golden Oval Office. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/dLXsLYwShpk

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

David is a great journalist and longtime friend. If he reports it, it is true. He'll be on The Bill Press Pod next Tuesday. And don't miss Jonathan Swan, another great journalist and longtime friend, on the pod today. Talking his book Regime Change. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Does Donald Trump know he is being played by Stephen Miller? Sure, Miller is the most loyal of the Trump enablers, but he is also getting Trump to act on his own (Miller’s) agenda. As Jonathan Swan explains. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/dLXsLYwShpk/

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“No other president could do some of the shit I’m doing,” Trump is quoted as saying in this book. And he has done things no other president has ever dared do. At the level he’s doing it. Jonathan Swan explains Trump’s mindset that gives him permission. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/dLXsLYwShpk

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

One of my big takeaways from the book, was that authors Haberman and Swan write that Trump was better off losing the election in 2020. Trump might disagree, but Jonathan Swan makes the case on the pod. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/dLXsLYwShpk

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A great round-up of this week’s news with insider insights on the politics of Trump’s self-love festival in Dallas and it’s impact on the midterms. (If AI doesn’t kill us first.) bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/0Fr5a--N5Yk

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"The only problem with mail-in ballots is not voter fraud, but voter stupidity. But nothing can compare to the monumental stupidity of Donald J. Trump who, for whatever inexplicable reason, has developed a phobia about vote by mail. It's his White Whale." bit.ly/My-Column

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"Today's Christian nationalists are not out to improve democracy — they’re out to destroy it. Their stated goals are to establish the United States as a Christian nation and make the Bible, not the Constitution, our fundamental national document." thehill.com/opinion/6075...

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The Christian nationalism takeover of Congress

In his new bestseller “No Prophets,” Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) argues that Christian nationalism poses a severe threat to American democracy and has established a “s…

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Thankfully there are a lot of great lawyers working to protect the vote. But there is an important role in this fight for the non-lawyers among us. As Virginia Solomon explains. Info at protectthevote.net bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/pUDEQyJqLjQ

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Common Cause CEO Virginia Solomon has the antidote to Trump and the GOP’s voter suppression. It’s pretty simple, but it depends on you. More great information on the midterms on the pod today. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/pUDEQyJqLjQ

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

While the Supreme Court considers Trump’s Executive Order on mail-in voting, the damage has already been done. Sowing confusion is part of Trumps’ plan. More great insights on threats to our free and fair elections today on the pod. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/pUDEQyJqLjQ

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Folks are worried that Trump will cancel the midterms. Virginia Solomon, Common Cause CEO, says no but there are other serious threats, such as Markwayne Mullin saying ICE might need to be at polls for immigration enforcement. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/pUDEQyJqLjQ

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Happy Labor Day Weekend! Sadly, no Reporters Roundtable this week. But we’ll be back on Tuesday with Virginia Solomon, CEO of Common Cause, one of the organizations suing to prevent the abuses of the Trump Regime on voting and corruption. See you then.

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"Trump ordered contractors to tear down the East Wing and start construction of his ballroom. He did so, counting on Republicans in Congress to do nothing. And trusting his Supreme Court to save his butt, if necessary. He was right about both." bit.ly/My-Column

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

You’d expect a thoughtful public servant and university professor would do his research. @rbreich.bsky.social did. And he found a great 30,000-foot view of how Trump and his cronies threaten democracy. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/sppXlYJboV4

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Last week on the pod, top Tech Journalist, Gil Duran, warned us about The Nerd Reich and Silicon Valley’s turn toward fascism. Today @rbreich.bsky.social adds his warning about the billionaire “tech bros.” bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/sppXlYJboV4

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

@rbreich.bsky.social has been a high government official, is a leading Political Economist and a Public Policy Professor. I asked him on the pod today if Trump is telling the truth about the economy. (Spoiler Alert: he is not.) bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/sppXlYJboV4

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

People are worried that an oligarchy is coming to America. Robert Reich says worry more. It’s already happening. Great conversation on the Pod today. BTW give him a follow here on BlueSky @rbreich.bsky.social His posts are great. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/sppXlYJboV4

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Robert Reich has worked for 4 President, including a Republican. Here’s his candid and scathing observation about Trump. BTW give him a follow on BlueSky @rbreich.bsky.social and YouTube at youtube.com/@RBReich. He’s got lots of great things to say. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/sppXlYJboV4

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The week was dominated by two 80-year-old folks. One loved by all. Dolly Parton. One not so much. A great panel of top journalists provides insights from Congress and the White House to small towns in Ohio. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/gxKQi9KPuU0

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

As smart as the Silicon Valley billionaires think they are, their attempts to impose their will on America are heavy-handed. That may be what saves us. As Gil Duran explains in his new book and on the Pod. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/2gg7BXiwT2M

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

When Trump claims immigrants are destroying America, he's focused on the wrong immigrants. Take German-born billionaire Peter Thiel. $50MM to the GOP. Owning JD Vance. And Thiel is promoting a plan to end democracy. Pay attention! bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/2gg7BXiwT2M

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

These massive Data Centers the tech billionaires want to build are so massively unpopular that Dem and now GOP pols are turning against them. Gil Duran sums up why they are problems for us and for the billionaires. More on the Pod. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/2gg7BXiwT2M

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Did you know that our negative charisma VP, JD Vance is a changeling? He’s changed his name twice. And that he changed his highly negative view of Trump.(“America’s Hitler”) But that’s not all he’s changed and the reason is billionaire Peter Thiel. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/2gg7BXiwT2M

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Four threats to democracy converging: Citizen’s United allowing unlimited corporate political contributions, extreme wealth concentration in Silicon Valley, Donald Trump and a crazy program among some billionaires to end democracy. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/2gg7BXiwT2M

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Bob the Builder, sorry Don the Builder, continues to focus on his White House and DC “Renovations” while the deficit and gas prices keep rising. Three top political editors analyze this latest week in the Trump Circus. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/6RN5xrEkdpI

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"Melania could make a big difference, if she chose to. As an immigrant, she might persuade Trump not to treat all immigrants like criminals. As a person of good taste, she might even coax Trump to stop turning the White House into a gilded bordello." bit.ly/My-Column

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

"Governors have never received the attention they deserve, but today they’re more important than ever. With the Congress and the Supreme Court serving as nothing more than rubber stamps for Trump, governors are the only guard rails we have left. " thehill.com/opinion/6034...

thehill.com

Democrats big hope for midterms: governors

Democrats see significant opportunities to gain control of the nation’s governorships during the 2026 midterm elections, which could help them counter the actions of President Trump.

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