The Bill Press Pod

A wild weekend as Donald Trump, once again, took credit for the shutdown. He also says that he may declare a national emergency to get the wall built. Set aside all the logistical problems for that solution. it's just not constitutional. Will Republicans work to make something happen and reopen the government? Don't leave it up to Mitch McConnell. Guest host Igor Volsky talks to Senior Fellow at C...

The new Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, swore in a new class of Congress on Thursday. This means that BIG changes are coming. Donald Trump is about to learn how much harder it will be to cover up his crimes with people actually taking a critical look at him. Not only that, this Congress will be much more representative of the country than the usual white men that have helped cover up for Trump...

It's very clear at this point that Trump and the Republicans are totally fine with the government shutdown. Democrats have a plan to re-open the government, but Trump and McConnell have said that they aren't interested. What's it going to take for him to re-open the government? How will he continue to justify this? Plus, Democrats are lining up to run against Trump in 2020. Who will be next? We ta...

Before the holiday break, it looked like there may not be a government shutdown. Well, we're about a week and a half into a shutdown with no real end in sight. Can Democrats hold strong? Will Trump cave and let his base down? He's already let them down when he promised Mexico would pay for it, but will they care? Plus, 2020 us heating up! Elizabeth Warren is IN. Who is next? We talk to Abby Living...

Sports have served as a platform to sound off on many different social issues. Now, more than ever, athletes are able to speak up and let their voices be heard on injustice, equal pay and much more. Peter Ogburn talks to sports writers Lindsay Gibbs, Travis Waldron and Tyler Ricky Tynes about the year in sports. Some of the biggest stories and how we'll see them play out in the New Year. See Priva...

With ALL of the wins in the midterm by women, Donald Trump is in for a hell of a fight. It's been called the Year of the Woman because of all the women who were elected this year. What does that mean to the new Congress? And why so many women? Many ladies were pushed into service by the policies and actions of Donald Trump and the Women's March of 2017 was the spark that lit the fire. Bill talks t...

With the midterms behind us, Democrats emerged victorious in the House. That means that life is about to get a lot more complicated for Donald Trump. There are lots of new faces and plenty of energetic, young Democrats ready to take on the president and his policies. Peter Ogburn sits down with Eliza Collins from USA Today and Clare Foran from CNN to discuss how Trump will handle the new House and...

Donald Trump's second year is about to come to a close. So what were the highlights/lowlights? Bill talks to two friends of the show who have spent a year covering the Trump White House. How did he work with Republicans in 2018? How will that change in 2019? Justin Sink from Bloomberg and Brittany Shepherd from Washingtonian relive this insane year. PLUS, Peter Ogburn takes a look at the Year in F...

This is a question that may not have the perfect answer, but Peter Ogburn and Joanna Piacenza from Morning Consult try to figure out the greatest Christmas movie. The internet debate has raged for years about whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Peter has the definitive answer on this special holiday episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

What better way to prepare for the holidays than with some delicious beer! Just like with food, beer can be seasonal and Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director Greg Engert joins Peter Ogburn and Friends of the Show Joanna Piacenza and Jack Jenkins in studio! What's a "winter warmer?" Greg will have all the answers in this holiday episode! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...

The Secretary of Defense resigns, Trump puts the country on a collision course with a shutdown, The Department of Justice signals that they're open to shutting down the Mueller investigation and MUCH more. That's what happened during a crazy 24 hours. Guest host Chris Lu welcomes Director of Alliance for Securing Democracy, Laura Rosenberger, External Affairs Director for Democracy Forward, Megan...

With zero forethought or planning, Donald trump just put out a video that says that we've defeated ISIS and he's bringing home all the troops from Syria. He managed to piss off Republicans and Democrats with this move. First, it gives Putin exactly what he wants. He can now roam free in Syria with zero accountability. Second, it's FAKE NEWS. ISIS is NOT defeated by any stretch. This could end up b...

A federal judge in the Michael Flynn trial made clear that all of the conspiracy theories and defenses that the White House has been pushing for months were total BS, baloney, hogwash. The WH will continue to use the same lies, but it's been made very clear: They are lies. Michael Flynn himself admitted it. A big win for the Trump administration yesterday as we saw criminal justice reform. It's a...

Congress is still out of a town and won't be back until Wednesday night. That gives them two days to figure out a way to keep the government open. Donald Trump is HAPPY to shut down the government, but GOP politicians don't necessarily agree. How will this play out? We'll know by the end of the week. Plus, Senate Intel committee has shown just how wide-reaching the Russian interference in the elec...

Michael Cohen is singing like a bird... a jailbird perhaps! He spoke to ABC and made it very clear that Donald Trump directed him to commit multiple crimes. Can Trump survive? We talk to Keith Mestrich from Amalgamated Bank, Ryan Reilly from HuffPost and Rebekah Entralgo from ThinkProgress! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...

We've seen years of enabling of Donald Trump by Republicans, but there are some glimmers of hope that the Senate is actually working the way that it's supposed to. Guest host Jason Dick explains some of the moves that they've recently made to show their independence from Trump. Still LOTS of legal problems for Trump. We talk about them with Todd Ruger, Legal Affairs Staff Writer for Roll Call and...

Michael Cohen will spend 3 years in jail and have to pay a bevy of fines. It all stems from the crimes he committed UNDER the direction of Donald Trump. It feels like it's just a matter of time before all of these investigations catch up with Trump. We talk to Niels Lesnewski from Roll Call, Kevin Robillard from HuffPost and Rep Jackie Speier (D-CA). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer met Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to discuss funding for the border wall. Nancy Pelosi made Trump look absolutely foolish. He has no idea what he's doing. He has no idea how government works. And now we see him for what he is. We talk to Jen Shutt from Roll Call, Jen Bendery from HuffPost and Rep Mark Pocan (D-WI) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...

With the news that John Kelly is leaving his post as Chief of Staff for Donald Trump, the White House is having a very hard time finding a new one. Trump thought he could hire Mike Pence's chief of staff, Nick Ayers, but he left his post and went back to private business. No one wants this job because working for Donald Trump is an impossible job! We talk to Kelly Dietrich, Founder of the National...

New filings by Robert Mueller show that Donald Trump absolutely committed a crime. This is before he even got to the whole issue of collusion. It all stems from his dealings with Michael Cohen, hush money, real estate deals, etc. Trump thinks it totally clears him and claims there is no "smocking gun" on collusion. He's delusional. The trade deal with China continues to be a disaster for Trump and...

Reports are out there that John Kelly is resigning as Chief of Staff for Donald Trump. Has he finally had enough? The situation in NC and around the country shows a pattern of election fraud and disenfranchising voters. It's the only way that they can win elections anymore! They can't sell voters on their ideas, so they just STEAL seats! We ramp you up for the weekend with Brad Woodhouse from Prot...

All across the country, Republicans are working to undermine the will of the voters and/or steal elections. It's an indication where they realize that voters are against them, so they're doing the only thing they can... CHEAT. It's happening in NC, GA, WI and multiple other states around the country. How do Democrats fight back? Another depressing report on climate change shows that we are close t...

A dramatic development in the Robert Mueller investigation. He requested that Michael Flynn be given NO jail time because... he has given 19 interviews to tell Mueller everything he knows. He's singing an opera and that could be VERY bad news for Donald Trump. Michael Flynn could be the key to spell out the ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. We talk to Matt Ford from The New Republic abou...

Another wild tweetstorm from Donald Trump on Monday. He bashed Mueller, praised Roger Stone for not testifying against him, and called for Michael Cohen to serve a full sentence in jail. One has to wonder if acting AG Matt Whitaker might be feeding Trump inside information about the investigation? The border wall is at the heart of a possible government shutdown. Will Democrats cave and give Trump...