The Bill Press Pod

Congressman Jamie Raskin was inside the Capitol, with family, on January 6th.  On January 5th he had buried his 25-year-old beloved son who had killed himself to escape a crippling depression. On January 12th, Raskin was named Lead Impeachment Manager for the second Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump. That eventful January is the subject of his New York Times Bestseller, Unthinkable:...

Trump’s Bad Week. Feckless Congress. Sarah Palin Loses Libel Suit. Win for Gun Safety. MAGA's Liz Cheney Obsession. GOP Divided on Ukraine. And the Gazpacho Police. With Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor at Politico, Igor Bobic, Senior Politics Reporter at HuffPost and Addy Baird, Politics Reporter at BuzzFeed News.  Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the Laborers' International Union of Nort...

According to new and comprehensive investigation, Christian Nationalism was used to "bolster, justify and intensify the January 6 attack on the Capitol." Bill talks to Jack Jenkins, one of the top reporters covering the religion and politics beat. They explain just what Christian Nationalism is, how it was an integral part of the January 6th events and how it is driving GOP politicians. They also...

Missing Files. “Legitimate Political Discourse” and Pence Divide the GOP. Trucker Protest. Down to 4 for Supreme Court. Hilary Comeback? With Philip Bump, National Correspondent for The Washington Post and author of the Newsletter: "How to Read This Chart,” Maya King, National Political Reporter for Politico and Matt Gertz, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America.  Today's Bill Press...

Sarah Longwell is a veteran Republican Political Strategist who is at the center of key never-Trump organizations. She heads Defending Democracy Together , The Republican Accountability Project and is Publisher of The Bulwark . And is very outspoken about the GOP today. Today we are highlighting the great work of Run For Something. The organization is dedicated to recruiting and supporting young p...

Isis Raid. Biden-Policing. January 6th Committee Talking to Top Pence Aides. Trump vs. Lyndsey Graham and Democracy. Jeff Zucker Out at CNN. Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan. With Jennifer Haberkorn, Congressional Reporter for The Los Angeles Times, Hunter Walker, reporting on January 6 at TheUprising.info and Rolling Stone and Linda Feldmann, Washington Bureau Chief, White House/politics corresponde...

Lot's of well deserved focus on Justice Breyer's retirement and the certainty of a Black female nominee from Biden. But it will not change the hard right Court. The upcoming decisions on Roe v Wade, Affirmative Action and the power of the Federal Government to regulate health and safety are all under attack and likely to change America for the worse. Elizabeth Wydra is the President of the Constit...

Breyer Retires. Black Woman to be Nominated. More Coup Revelations. The Economy and the Midterms. Fox Creates Ice Cream-gate. Biden on Hot Mic. Ukraine Uncertainty. With Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at @NBCNews Digital, Jason Dick, Deputy Editor CQ Roll Cal, Political Theater podcast host and David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY. Today's Bill Press Pod is s...

Jonathan Alter is an MSNBC Political Analyst, journalist and Presidential Historian. He's written books about FDR , Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama . He is very worried about the future of American Democracy. He writes on Substack at OldGoats.substack.com . His article about Carter and Biden can be found here . Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Brotherhood of Teamsters whose m...

Biden Presser. Voting Rights DOA. Trump Legal Woes. Ukraine Danger. With Gabe Debenedetti, National Correspondent at New York Magazine, Lauren Burke, Writer at Black Press and host of The BurkeFile podcast and Scott Wong, Senior staff writer at The Hill and soon at NBC News.  Today's Bill Press Pod is supported "not by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information at UFCW.org...

Control of the Senate in 2022 and the White House in 2024 goes through Wisconsin. Very MAGA Senator Ron Johnson is, by most polling, the most vulnerable incumbent Senator in either party. The Democratic Governor Tony Evers is the firewall against the GOP-controlled state Legislature and is up for re-election in 2022. If he loses, the firewall burns down and voter suppression and election subversio...

Voting Rights Fail. McCarthy Snubs Jan 6th Panel. Sedition Indictment. Graham Attacks McConnell. Fauci Torches Rand Paul. Trump Hangs Up On NPR. Praise for Harry Reid. With Jeff Dufour, Editor in chief at National Journal, Eliza Collins, Politics reporter on the Hill for The Wall Street Journal and Sudeep Reddy, Managing editor at Politico. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International...

Michael Steele was the Republican Lt. Governor of Maryland and the Chairman of The Republican National Committee from 2009 to 2011. He is an MSNBC commentator and an advisor to the never-Trump Lincoln Project. He's not even sure "saving" the Republican Party is a good idea. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The Laborers' International Union of North America. More information at LIUNA.org . Se...

January 6th Anniversary: Biden Speech. Hate in Congress. AG Garland Speaks Up. Former Staffers vs, TFG. Threats of Political Violence. Voting Rights. Democrats Retiring. With Sabrina Siddiqui, White House Reporter at The Wall Street Journal and Political Analyst at CNN, Maya King, Covering national politics at Politico and Igor Bobic, Senior Politics Reporter at HuffPost . Today's Bill Press...

The transition from Trump to Biden was one of the most dangerous periods in American history. " Peril " tells that story. The book's co-author (with Bob Woodward) is Robert Costa, a national political reporter at The Washington Post, where he has worked since 2014. He previously served as moderator and managing editor of Washington Week on PBS and as a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.&nbs...

Omicron Surge. Jan 6 Anniversary. Midterm Maps and Harry Reid. With Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor, NBC News Digital, Niall Stanage, White House Columnist, The Hill, Kirk Bado, Managing Editor, National Journal Hotline and Hunter Walker, Founder and Reporter, The Uprising Newsletter on Substack.  Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. Onc...

Paul Begala is a long-time and successful Democratic Strategist and CNN Commentator. He co-ran Bill Clinton's 1998 campaign and worked as Counselor to the President. Still very active in Democratic politics, he is Research Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the Laborers' International Union of North America....

Has Manchin tanked Build Back Better? Biden getting tougher on the unvaxed and the purveyors of Covid lies. And our reporters talk about the big stories they reported on this year. With Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ Roll Call, Political Theater podcast host, David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY, Amanda Becker, Washington Correspondent for 19thNews and Nikki Schwab,...

Trump's Next Coup has Already Begun is the title of an article in The Atlantic magazine by the highly respected journalist, Barton Gellman. It reports on the frightening fact that Trump and almost the entire GOP establishment are systematically preparing to overthrow the results of the 2024 presidential election. 2020 and January 6th and The Big Lie were just a rehearsal. You can read it here .&nb...

Meadows’ Texts. Fox Hypocrisy. Devastating Tornadoes. Build Back Better Stalled. Harris Criticism. Brain Williams on Fire. With Melanie Mason, National Political Correspondent for The Los Angeles Times, Jason Dick, Deputy Editor CQ Roll Call, Political Theater podcast host and S.V. Dáte, White House Correspondent at HuffPost. Today’s Bill Press Pod is supported by  the International...

Bill says Jonathan Karl’s new book Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show, is the best book on the final year of the Trump Presidency. Karl was the Chief White House correspondent for ABC News through the end of the Trump administration. He is now the ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent. You can purchase the book here .  For a great holiday gift for someone you love, may I respect...

Bob Dole's Life. Christmas Card Guns. GOP Hardliners Threaten. January 6th Committee Moving Faster. Biden/Putin Summit. Inflation/Biden Boom. Press Treatment of Biden/Harris. With Philip Bump, National correspondent for The Washington Post and author of the Newsletter: "How to Read This Chart,” John Bennett, Editor-at-Large, CQ Roll Call and Lauren Burke, Host Burkefile podcast and writer at Black...

This latest attack on America is a nonviolent coup. It's taking place across the country. It's led by Donald Trump himself. It's being carried out by his loyal followers. How can Democrats fight back? Today's guest has been tracking this ongoing coup and warning Democrats: They have to take it seriously and combat it aggressively. Brian Beutler is Editor-in-chief of Crooked Media, a company formed...

The Government is Funded. Supreme Court Likely to Overturn Roe v. Wade. With Big Political Fall-out. Covid Fatigue. Trump’s Positive Covid Test. GOP In-fighting. With Jennifer Haberkorn, Congressional Reporter for The Los Angeles Times, Jeff Dufour, Editor in chief at National Journal and Scott Wong Senior Staff Writer for The Hill covering House Leadership.  Today's Bill Press Pod is support...

What the hell is going on with the economy? 5.6 million new jobs and the stock market up 40% since Biden’s election. Yet a recent Washington Post survey found 70% of Americans have a negative attitude towards the economy. So Bill talked to Keith Mestrich. After 25 years in the labor movement Keith became the CEO of the largest values-based bank in the United States.  Today's Bill Press Pod is...