No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen

Mitch McConnell makes a fatal mistake with an ill-timed comment and the Republican Party’s attempt to purge Liz Cheney from its leadership has major implications moving forward. Brian makes an announcement about one of his own projects that’s several months in the making. Angelo Carusone, the president and CEO of Media Matters, joins for an interview about Fox News’ lunge off the deep end and what...

Republicans get caught in the act of lying about some bogus scandals. Brian interviews Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about the best way to sell the American Jobs Plan to Republicans, his response to Ted Cruz falling asleep during Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress, and about how to reconcile his appearances on Fox with their ramped up efforts to spread disinformation. And...

The House has passed a bill granting statehood for Washington, D.C., and Brian debunks all of the arguments AGAINST it. Brian interviews Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton from Washington, D.C. about statehood passing the House, getting the Democratic holdouts on board, and her response to those Republicans who’ve publicly opposed it. And finally, Brian chats with Fox LA host Elex Michaelson abou...

There is a new push to expand the Supreme Court, including some moves by both Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi, along with a certain nightmare scenario if we don't expand the Court. Brian interviews US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo about the American Jobs Plan, how to push back against China, and how Republican opposition to this bill will hurt their constituents most. Written by Brian Tyler Cohen Pr...

Joe Manchin has once again changed his position on the filibuster. Brian interviews legal analyst and prosecutor Glenn Kirschner about Matt Gaetz’s rapidly devolving scandal, including a glaring hole in his story and how a pardon might still factor in. Written by Brian Tyler Cohen Produced by Sam Graber Recorded in Los Angeles, CA https://www.briantylercohen.com/podcast/ See Privacy Policy at http...

Joe Biden introduces the American Jobs Plan. Brian interviews Joe Biden’s top economic adviser, the Director of the National Economic Council, Brian Deese, about this new package, how to stop Republicans from inevitably trying to take credit for it, calls from progressives who say it needs to be bigger, and whether we might actually see high speed rail become a reality. Written by Brian Tyler Cohe...

Republicans pass a dangerous new voter suppression law in Georgia. Brian interviews Senator Amy Klobuchar about the filibuster (including how her own position evolved on it and whether she can help convince the Democratic holdouts to follow her lead), passing the For the People Act, the spate of recent shootings, and even how her relationship is doing with her campaign rival, Pete Buttigieg. Writt...

Brian discusses how the filibuster works now and what reforming it would look like, along with some major updates on Senators who have suddenly switched their positions on it. He also interviews Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer about the state of reforming the filibuster, whether the whole Democratic caucus is getting on board, confirming liberal judges to the courts, and a certain easter egg...

The American Rescue Plan has been signed into law and Republicans pulled a ridiculous stunt in response to it. Brian interviews White House press secretary Jen Psaki about when money is going out the door, Republican efforts to take credit for the bill's passage, whether Biden not signing stimulus checks was a missed opportunity, and how the White House plans on getting other legislation passed ov...

Democrats pass the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package while failing to include a $15 minimum wage, while Republicans confront their own priority of complaining about Dr. Seuss. Brian interviews Congressman Ro Khanna about the $15 minimum wage and eliminating the filibuster. Written by Brian Tyler Cohen Produced by Sam Graber Recorded in Los Angeles, CA https://www.briantylercohen.com/podcast/ See...

Dangerous voter suppression bills are sprouting up across the country, and eliminating the filibuster is the way to fix it. Brian interviews Elizabeth Warren about those very issues of voter suppression and nuking the filibuster, along with eliminating $50,000 in student loan debt, and barring Trump from holding office again using the 14th Amendment. Written by Brian Tyler Cohen Produced by Sam Gr...

Texas' power grid fails, Texans are now contending with surging electricity bills, and Ted Cruz flees the scene. Brian interviews the host of Fox LA’s “The Issue Is” Elex Michaelson about whether this situation will have an impact on Ted Cruz’s future and whether polarization means that politicians can basically do anything without political consequences. Written by Brian Tyler Cohen Produced by S...

Trump’s second impeachment trial concludes and Mitch McConnell pulls a shameless stunt after the acquittal. Brian interviews Al Franken about Trump’s defense lawyers - with Al even doing some character work. Written by Brian Tyler Cohen Produced by Sam Graber Recorded in Los Angeles, CA https://www.briantylercohen.com/podcast/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman announces his candidacy to run for US Senate in 2022. John discusses his platform, his message to Republicans ahead of Trump's impeachment trial, and - at 6'8" - his size. Written by Brian Tyler Cohen Produced by Sam Graber Recorded in Los Angeles, CA https://www.briantylercohen.com/podcast/ To donate to John's campaign: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jf...

Freshman Republican lawmaker Lauren Boebert is accused of a bombshell campaign finance violation and Matt Gaetz pulls a desperate stunt at the first committee hearing of the new Congress. Brian interviews the host of The Mehdi Hasan Show about Lou Dobbs' surprise firing from Fox, whether Marjorie Taylor Greene should be expelled from Congress, and Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial.  Written...

There have been new revelations about the "QAnon Congresswoman," Marjorie Taylor Greene, that have led to calls for her expulsion; outrage over cancel culture has swept across the right; and Brian interviews Al Franken about the calls for certain lawmakers and Senators to be removed from Congress, whether he’d support it, and the MAGA wing of the party trying to oust the establishment Republicans....

Mitch McConnell is already trying to block Democrats from taking power in the Senate, Ted Cruz commits an almost impossibly humiliating misstep, and Brian interviews former Obama speechwriter and host of Pod Save America, Jon Favreau, about our options to deal with McConnell’s power grab, whether OAN and Newsmax should get credentials during the Biden era, and much more. Written by Brian Tyler Coh...

Josh Hawley commits a major misstep in his attempt to save face after helping incite an insurrection and Twitter rightfully bans Trump for using the platform to cause violence. Brian interviews Marc Elias, the lawyer who beat Trump and his allies in the more than 60 post-election court cases, about whether Trump, Don Jr., or Rudy Giuliani could be charged with sedition, why the insurrectionists we...

Trump incites an insurrection at the US Capitol, Democrats push for his removal from office, and even Republicans have a strong case to make sure that he can never run again. Brian interviews Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman about a Republican effort in PA NOT to seat a Democratic official and his headline-making announcement about a Senate run in 2022. Written by Brian Tyler Cohen Produce...

Republican Senators announce their plan to keep Trump in office and the Senate runoff in Georgia has finally arrived. Brian interviews former South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison, who’s been on the campaign trail for Jon Ossoff and Rafael Warnock, about whether the GOP’s opposition to relief checks is having an impact in the race in Georgia and some promising news about turnout. Written...

Trump’s claims of dead people voting backfires on his own campaign. Brian interviews Brittany Kaiser, the whistleblower from Cambridge Analytica, which is the firm that used Facebook to steal data on millions of Americans and then used it to help Trump win in 2016. Written by Brian Tyler Cohen Produced by Sam Graber Recorded in Los Angeles, CA https://www.briantylercohen.com/podcast/ See Privacy P...

Trump’s Hail Mary scheme to steal the election sends shock waves through his own inner circle, and some voting systems vendors that were the targets of rightwing smear campaigns are getting back at Republicans. Brian interviews Al Franken about why Republicans are sticking by Trump after he lost, whether certain administration officials should be held accountable in the Biden era, and how to messa...

The Supreme Court swats down the big Texas-led lawsuit seeking to invalidate the election results and Republicans in Georgia begin weaponizing fake voter fraud claims. Brian also interviews Michigan’s attorney general Dana Nessel about the lawsuit on her state’s election and whether those who participated in the suit could be removed from office for violating their oaths. Written by Brian Tyler Co...

A Nevada judge humiliates the Trump team in court, and the whole gamut of Trump's bogus election fraud claims gets debunked. Brian interviews Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman about whether Trump could steal Pennsylvavnia, the fatal flaw with a last-minute plot by state Republicans to undermine the will of the voters, and how to help Democrats get elected in PA moving forward. Written by Br...

From the Wisconsin recount to a Georgia Senate runoff meet and greet to Fox News’ future on the right, things are beginning to backfire for Republicans. Brian interviews Senator Chris Murphy about holding Trump accountable once he leaves office, what Republican Senators are saying about Trump’s loss behind the scenes, and combating the disinformation on the right moving forward. Written by Brian T...