No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen

We finally have a finished Build Back Better Act; we discuss what's in and what's out, as well as a trap that Republicans are hoping Democrats fall into with this bill. Brian interviews White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield about the bill, how the White House intends to pass the rest of its priorities that were left out, and about whether they’re doing enough in the face of Republic...

Democrats finally put a voting rights bill with full Democratic support on the floor for a vote and Biden makes a major statement on the filibuster. Brian interviews Congressman Adam Schiff about the January 6 Commission and whether we’re likely to see Trump testify. And The Daily Beast editor-at-large, Molly Jong-Fast, joins to discuss the lopsided media coverage of Democratic and Republican admi...

Republicans desperately claim that vaccine mandates are leading to worker shortages. Brian interviews the Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, about the state of reconciliation negotiations and what holdouts like Kyrsten Sinema actually want. And former Senator Harry Reid’s deputy chief of staff, Adam Jentleson, joins to discuss the filibuster and the polit...

There is finally a resolution to the debt limit crisis. Brian interviews Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe about his upcoming election and a failed stunt that Virginia Republicans tried to pull to get him kicked off the ballot. And the co-founder of Run for Something, Amanda Litman, joins to discuss a major update on recruiting young candidates with the help of Snapchat....

Chaos erupts as Democrats deal with the bipartisan infrastructure package and the reconciliation package. Brian interviews Nancy Northup, the President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, which is representing Dr. Braid – the physician who wrote an op-ed admitting he’d given a Texas woman an abortion in violation of the new abortion ban – now that he’s being sued. And Ben Wikler, chair...

A Texas doctor gets sued for violating the state’s six-week abortion ban—which may actually be a good thing. Trump gets humiliated again by the results of Arizona’s sham audit. Brian interviews Senator Amy Klobuchar, one of the authors of the Senate’s new voting rights bill that was crafted with Joe Manchin - the Freedom to Vote Act - about what’s in the bill and whether there’s any indication tha...

A small group of centrist Democrats nearly sinks one of the most popular provisions of the Build Back Better plan. Brian interviews the governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy, who’s up for re-election this year, about his approach to COVID and what NJ is doing on voting rights in the face of so many attacks on those rights across the country. And FOX LA host Elex Michaelson joins to debrief on the Ca...

Biden mandates vaccines for roughly 100 million Americans, and there is a promising update on the For The People Act. Brian interviews the Republican Lt. Governor of Georgia, Geoff Duncan. And the new president of the AFL-CIO, Liz Shuler, joins to talk about the top priorities of the biggest federation of unions in the country Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donat...

The Supreme Court allows Texas' 6-week abortion ban, SB8, to stand, functionally gutting Roe v. Wade. Brian interviews two state representatives from Texas; Gina Hinojosa, about the legal implications of this new law, and Ina Minjarez, about the political implications. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop...

Pfizer’s COVID vaccine gets full approval by the FDA and Republicans pull a shameless stunt in response to that, and a fight is brewing among Democrats for September as far as the $1 trillion infrastructure bill and the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill are concerned. Brian interviews California Governor Gavin Newsom about the recall election and what’s at stake if a Republican wins the race. And...

The US pulls out of Afghanistan amid the country’s fall to the Taliban, the media drops the ball in its desperation to cry failure, and Fox News plays both sides of the coin. Brian interviews congressman Joaquin Castro from Texas and his brother, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, for an in-person interview in Texas about the infrastructure package, Governor Abbott’s COV...

School boards begin to fight back against Republican governors and their lax approach to COVID. The Senate passes the infrastructure bill, in part thanks to Mitch McConnell's ulterior motives. Brian interviews Mary Trump about the possibility that Donald runs again in 2024 and whether we’ll see support for him drop off now that he’s been out of office for some time. And FOX LA host Elex Michaelson...

Republican Governor Ron DeSantis takes a victory lap as Florida’s COVID cases surge. Brian interviews Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman about the infamous Trump-Ukraine phone call that he listened in on, which led to Trump’s impeachment; whether he sees a link between how Republicans treated him and how Republicans treated the Capitol Police after January 6; and his thoughts on Trump running for presi...

Trump gets rebuked twice after trying to put his finger on the scales. Brian interviews Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) about his thoughts on a number of Republicans testifying for the January 6 committee, including Trump, Kevin McCarthy, and Jim Jordan; how to pass voting rights legislation despite Manchin’s opposition to the filibuster; and his introduction of the National Security Powers Act to fin...

Fox News and some high profile Republicans miraculously decide to soften their tones on the COVID vaccine. Brian interviews Congressman Eric Swalwell about the GOP’s rejection of the January 6 Committee and his response to Kevin McCarthy who opposed this committee while having bragged about the Benghazi Select Committee because it hurt Hillary Clinton. And Executive Director of Florida Rising Andr...

Texas Democrats fled the state to block Republicans from passing a voter suppression bill and finally held a highly-anticipated meeting with Joe Manchin. Brian interviews one of the Texas Democrats himself, James Talarico, about his viral interview with a Fox News host, his response to Ted Cruz’s criticism, and the likelihood of him and his colleagues getting arrested if they returned home. And Br...

Fox News and Republicans undergo a coordinated effort to discourage their own supporters from getting the life-saving COVID vaccine. Brian interviews Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm about the likelihood of the American Jobs Plan passing, whether McConnell’s bad faith behavior is pushing the White House away from seeking bipartisanship, and whether the bill does enough to combat climate chang...

An ExxonMobil lobbyist is caught revealing some closely guarded secrets on a recorded Zoom call, the effects of climate change are ravaging the US and Canada, and Pelosi decides to move forward with a House Select Committee to investigate the events of January 6. Our first Republican guest - Congressman Adam Kinzinger – joins to discuss that very committee and the future of his party. And Brian ch...

We look to next steps on the For The People Act now that Republicans have blocked debate on the bill, as well as the dual infrastructure proposals making their way through Congress. Brian interviews a member of the Pennsylvania state House, Brian Sims, about his viral moment when Republicans cut his mic, along with the possibility of an Arizona-style audit in PA. And Brian chats with the host of F...

There is finally some movement with Joe Manchin and the For the People Act. Brian interviews the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge about the infrastructure package and when the White House would consider passing it without Republican support. And Brian chats with the founder of Strike PAC, Rachel Bitecofer, about a new way for Democrats to go on offense against Republicans. D...

Republicans signal defeat in a major concession regarding one of the worst voter suppression bills in the country. Brian interviews Beto O’Rourke about what's being done to fix the problems from 2020 when certain Texas counties swung to the right and whether a run for governor is in the works. And Brian chats with Leah Greenberg, the co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible, about a maj...

Democrats finally fight back with a major win in Texas, and Joe Biden actually called out some Democratic holdouts on the filibuster. Brian interviews a member of the Texas state House, James Talarico, who himself was part of the walkout that killed Texas’ voter suppression law. And Brian chats with Run for Something co-founder Amanda Litman about her reaction to the fact that a number of those Te...

Republicans have filibustered the January 6 commission in the Senate, and are setting the stage to refuse to certify Democratic wins in 2022 and 2024. Brian interviews Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs about the Cyber Ninja "audit" in Maricopa County and the Republican effort to strip her of her powers. And Brian chats with longtime congressional aide Stuart Perelmuter about Marjorie Taylor G...

Republicans block the January 6 commission even after their own demands were met during negotiations. Brian interviews Congressman Tim Ryan about his viral speech debating the creation of this commission, as well as his US Senate run for the open seat in Ohio. And Brian chats with FOX LA host Elex Michaelson about the benefits of a $15 minimum wage. Donate here to the "Don't Be a Mitch" fund: http...

Liz Cheney has officially been ousted from Republican leadership and Kevin McCarthy gets caught trying to play both sides of the coin. Brian interviews DNC chair Jaime Harrison about what they’re doing to push back against the spate of voter suppression bills across the country and his response to Ted Cruz calling HR1 “Jim Crow 2.0." And Brian chats with host of  Zerlina.  on Peacock's T...