The Bill Press Pod

After a shaky start to his campaign, Beto O'Rourke announces that he's hauled in 6.1 million dollars in the first 24 hours. That's the most that any candidate has raised in that period of time. Does that put him in the category of frontrunner? The awful shooting in New Zealand has pushed their lawmakers to change their gun laws. It took them less than 24 hours to make the decision. Imagine if we h...

Senate Republicans rebuked Donald Trump over his national emergency declaration over the border wall. While they did the right thing, don't expect them to stand up to the President any more after this. Beto O'Rourke jumps into the 2020 race. What does he stand for? Is Trump worried about Beto? Trump also celebrates St Patricks Day in a.....very special way. Guest host Daniella Gibbs Leger welcomes...

While he lost a Senate race to Ted Cruz, Beto O'Rourke thinks he has what it takes to run for President. After months of speculation and consideration, he announced this morning that he is IN the race. Will Democrats get excited about his candidacy? What are his issues? We'll just have to wait to find out. Paul Manafort is going to jail.....again. A judge put more years on his sentence, but the So...

Nancy Pelosi has taken impeachment off the table. Not all Democrats seem to have gotten the message. While Pelosi says Trump isn't "worth it," other Dems say that they're waiting for the Mueller report before taking it off the table. Bottom line: Everything hinges on Robert Mueller. A shocking NON-political scandal as a huge racketeering and bribery ring was uncovered involving wealthy parents pay...

Sarah Huckabee Sanders held her first WH press briefing for the first time in 42 days. It was confrontational, it was not helpful, and it was full of lies. So why do we even have these briefings at all? WH reporters should boycott these propaganda stunts. The Democrats announced that the DNC will take place in Milwaukee, WI! It's the first time that they've held a convention in the heartland in 10...

Elizabeth Warren came out and discussed breaking up the big tech companies like Amazon, Facebook, Google, etc. It's a big idea that might be able to gain traction in this country. Other 2020 contenders put out some big ideas of their own this past weekend. Let's talk about them! Donald Trump went to Alabama and, between signing his name on the covers of Bibles, bashed Michael Cohen and lied about...

Paul Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in jail. It's a VERY lenient sentence for someone who has done the damage that he's done. It goes against the recommended sentencing that Robert Mueller suggested. Now the question is... Will Trump pardon him? Democrats continue to form a circular firing squad around Rep Ilhan Omar. She said nothing wrong, but that didn't stop House Democrats from forcing a...

Yes, the 2020 race for President is exciting and Democrats are itching to get rid of Trump. But let's not forget that there are important House and Senate races underway and those are SO important! The stories of Trump manipulating security clearances for Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are extremely disturbing. How widespread was this practice? Why is it such a problem? Guest host Chris Lu hosts t...

The Republican Senate will take a vote to either support or denounce Donald Trump's national emergency declaration. There have been a handful of Republicans who have voiced their concern over Trump's drastic measure, but will they actually walk the walk and vote against Trump? The field of 2020 candidates continues to materialize. There were a few potential Democratic candidates who said they will...

Jane Mayer from the New Yorker wrote a blistering profile of the Trump White House and its obsession with Fox News. Trump is in daily communications with the hosts on the network and actually allows the narrative on Fox to dictate how he runs the White House. This isn't state-run media. It's a media-run state. Hillary Clinton officially rules out running for President in 2020. Good! Now Democrats...

Over the weekend, Donald Trump went to CPAC to address his loyal fans. It was a rambling, nonsensical speech that ran over 2 hours. It was officially the longest speech of his presidency. That's a terrifying thought. Will the Senate vote to shut down Trump's national emergency declaration? Rand Paul is the latest GOP Senator to say he'll vote against it. Do you believe him? The White House is stil...

In a closed door meeting, Michael Cohen met with members of Congress for a third day of testimony. While we don't have the details, Rep. Adam Schiff says that we'll soon get a chance to learn what he said. We'll just have to wait and see! Donald Trump continues to give legitimacy to autocrats. He said that Kim Jong Un knew nothing about the terrible treatment of Otto Warmbier. This is after Warmbi...

Michael Cohen made his way to Congress on Wednesday. While Cohen has a long history of being a liar and a cheat, he brought actual evidence that Donald Trump broke the law on multiple occasions. It was a brutal day for Donald Trump. Michael Cohen says Trump is a racist, a con man, a liar, a cheater, and much much else. If you believe Cohen, Donald Trump absolutely committed multiple crimes. Not on...

Michael Cohen comes to Capitol Hill to testify to Congress today. According to his leaked remarks, he will accuse Donald Trump of breaking the law WHILE he was President of the United States. He says he knew about the Wikileaks story and worked with Roger Stone to get the story out there. He will accuse him of being a racist. Bottom line: There will be plenty of evidence to impeach Trump after the...

Michael Cohen is coming to Congress and all reports say that he is going to turn on Donald Trump and spill everything he knows about Trump's crimes. It could be devastating to Trump, but only if Republicans care enough to do something about it. This will all take place at the same time that Trump is meeting with Kim Jong Un in Hanoi. It will be interesting to see how he handles the potentially dev...

Donald Trump is prepared to meet with Kim Jong-Un again. After the embarrassment that the last summit was, what will happen this time? Will Trump give them a higher position on the world stage? This will be an insane news week. Not only is the North Korea summit happening, but Michael Cohen will be testifying to Congress! We also talk about the Academy Awards! We have all the winners and losers. W...

Chicago PD held a press conference confirming that Jussie Smollett fabricated a story about being attacked by Donald Trump supporters. While the media spent a whole day obsessing over this story, a Coast Guard Lieutenant was arrested for actually plotting to kill Democratic politicians in hopes of creating a whiter, more conservative country. There will be a new election in NC to resolve the issue...

According to multiple reports, AG Bill Barr could have the Mueller Report in his hands as early as this week. He will have several options as to how to handle it. Will the public get to see it? Will Congress leak the details of the report? How will Democrats react? Plus, a disturbing story about a Coast Guard Lieutenant who is a white nationalist. He was arrested, but not before stockpiling weapon...

The NYT has a story about how Donald Trump attempted to obstruct justice by asking Acting AG Matthew Whitaker to appoint a Trump ally to oversee the Michael Cohen case in NY. Just the latest example of how Trump uses the Dept of Justice as his plaything and constantly obstructing justice. Bernie Sanders' entrance into the 2020 race has shaken up the Democratic primary. Does he still have the buzz...

We began the show with breaking news. Bernie Sanders is running for President. Does he have a shot? Will you vote for him? It's a crowded field, but there's plenty of room. 16 states have filed a lawsuit against Trump's national emergency declaration at the border. AG of California Xavier Becerra is leading the way! Now the question is.... When this case makes its way to the Supreme Court, will th...

There was another rambling, nonsensical speech by the president on Friday in which he declared a national emergency over the souther border of the United States. In the conference, he admitted that he didn't HAVE to do it, he just wanted to do it "faster," he referenced the conservative pundits who keep influencing his policy decisions and made zero sense. In other words, just another day in the l...

Congress found a compromise to keep the government open. It looks like Donald Trump WILL sign it, but he's also going to declare a national emergency to build the wall on the Southern border. Declaring an emergency is one thing, but will the courts approve of a presidential go-around of Congress? We'll just have to see. Amazon throws a fit and pulls it's announced headquarters out of NYC. No discu...

Paul Manafort intentionally lied to the Robert Mueller investigation, which means he's in very serous trouble. Not only is it a crime, but the plea deal that he had previously agreed to is now completely void. Paul Manafort could spend the rest of his life in jail. Donald Trump continues to move the goal posts on The Wall. They've now changed their rallying cry to FINISH the wall, implying that th...

Democrats and Republicans have come together and found a compromise to keep the government open and avoid another shutdown. Early reports say that Trump is inclined to sign it, but whether or not he does it is anyone's guess. Will he keep federal workers in limbo? Will he force another shutdown? We'll know this week! We also have an answer of who had the bigger crowd in Texas! Was it Trump or Beto...

Donald Trump went to the border to try and make the case that a wall needs to be built. Beto O'Rourke had his own rally just blocks from the Trump rally. They both pulled in impressive crowds, but Beto had the right message. Lawmakers say that they have a an "agreement in principle" to keep the government open. It doesn't give Trump a full border wall, so will he sign it? We talk to Brad Woodhouse...