The Bill Press Pod

With former Trump right-hand-man, Michael Cohen, turning on his former boss, we're getting a clearer picture of how Russia is using the President of the United States. It's proof that there was a conspiracy and collusion. It's also proof that Robert Mueller is closing in on Trump and his family. No way to get around it: This is BAD news for Trump. We talk to Melanie Zanona from The Hill, Max Bergm...

We are using tear gas on women and children at our Southern border. Peter Ogburn talks to Emma Roller, who wrote a piece for HuffPost about how dangerous the chemical warfare is. Plus, using tear gas is usually just the beginning. Things have a tendency to escalate after that. Read her piece here: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tear-gas-border-warning_us_5bfdceb4e4b0d23c21378b68 See Privacy...

Michael Cohen is singing. He's telling all the details on The Moscow Project, which was Trump's plan to build in Russia even after he was the GOP nominee for President. This is a very concerning development in the Robert Mueller investigation. But what does it mean? Guest host Jason Dick explains how much trouble Trump could be in. The Democrats are in the process of electing their leadership. How...

Paul Manafort is in some serious hot water. He was recently charged again and accuse dof lying to the special counsel. But, Donald Trump is openly floating the idea of pardoning him. THAT is obstruction of justice. But don't count on Republicans to do anything about it. Nancy Pelosi WILL be the next Speaker of the House. She got over the first hurdle by winning in the caucus and the next stop is S...

The White House held a press briefing on Tuesday, which is extremely rare these days. Sarah Huckabee Sanders lied about climate change, the caravan at the border, Paul Manafort and Robert Mueller. What else is new? Why do they even have these press briefings? A sad, but not unsurprising result in the runoff in Mississippi. The Democrat was defeated by a racist Republican. Plus, Democrats will be d...

Donald Trump went to Mississippi to campaign for yet another racist candidate for the Senate. There's a runoff today, which could give the GOP another seat in the Senate or could shock the country by sending another Southern Democrat to serve. Plus, there's a crisis at the southern border and it looks like WE are the bad guys. We talk to Amy Harder from Axios about the climate change report and Ya...

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving! We're here to cover everything you might have missed. From Donald Trump dissing the troops YET AGAIN to a brutal report on climate change to the fact that we are using chemical weapons on other countries, we cover all that we can! Plus, can Nancy Pelosi survive another challenge to the Speakership? We talk to Dem strategist Capri Cafaro, Nate James from the AFGE...

It was a historic night for women this election cycle. Bill talks to  Andrea Dew Steele, the Founder and President of Emerge America about ALL of the new women who were elected on Election Night and what impact they'll have on the new Congress. Plus, Peter Ogburn and Graham Vyse examine all the new changes to state legislatures around the country. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva...

Now that the midterms are over, it's time to start to speculate about presidential politics! Bill sits down with Hanna Trudo from the National Journal to go through an EXHAUSTIVE list of all the different candidates and what their strategies might be. Plus, one of the things Peter Ogburn is most thankful for is the National Parks. He talks to Tom Cassidy, Vice President of Government Relations and...

What is there to be politically grateful for this Thanksgiving? Lots! From midterms to major movement on common sense gun reform, we cover it all. Igor Volsky fills in as guest host for Bill Press; he is joined by guests Erica Fein (Win Without War), Leah Askarinam (Inside Elections), and Chelsea Parsons (Center for American Progress). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Amazon HQ2, a mounting uprising against Nancy Pelosi, and new White House press briefing rules... a normal day in the chaos realm. Peter Ogburn fills in for Bill Press. He is joined by guests Gbenga Ajilore (Center for American Progress), Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza (Daily Kos), and Clare Foran (CNN). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pr...

A trio of heartbreak came into focus over the weekend: Abrams, Gillum, and Nelson all declared defeat in their respective races. And, Trump visits the fire-ravaged town of Paradise in the wake of devastating wild fires... but he doesn't know where he is. This, and more with Peter Ogburn filling in for Bill Press. Ogburn is joined by guests Juliegrace Brufke (The Hill), Alex Seitz-Wald (NBC News),...

Bernie Sanders proposed legislation that would have made things very tough for Amazon unless they paid their workers a living wage. Well, it worked. Amazon DID raise wages for all of their employees. So what next? Well, Bernie is setting his sights on Wal-Mart for the same issue. Wal-Mart doesn't pay their employees a living wage and Bernie has teamed up with Rep. Ro Khana (D-CA) to introduce legi...

Another win for a Democratic in the conservative part of California. On election night, Democrats had won 26 seats. After another win in California on Thursday night, the count is now at 36 seats! This was absolutely a BLUE WAVE. Guest host Kaili Joy Gray sits in to discuss the blue wave and the ongoing battle for leadership in the Democratic party. New (mostly male) members in the House say that...

There is a small group of Democratic House members who are opposing Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. Will the votes be there for her? And with all the talk about her role as Speaker, why aren't we talking about Chuck Schumer as Leader of the Democrats in the Senate?? Nancy Pelosi did her job. Schumer did not. The recounts continue in Florida and Georgia. Combined with MORE Democratic wins in...

We're seeing more and more results from last week's election, and the more we look at them, the more it becomes clear: It was a Blue Wave Election. Votes are still being counted around the country, but Democrats have picked up HUGE gains around the country. What's the latest with Robert Mueller? Will he be protected? Will Trump try to fire him? We talk to Ryan J Reilly from HuffPost, Rep. Dan Kild...

After all the votes were counted in Arizona, Democrats pick up yet another Senate seat. Kyrsten Sinema defeated Martha McSally in a VERY close race. What originally looked to be a bad night for Senate Democrats is now looking.... much better! Now let's get Florida and Mississippi! Plus, we continue to march towards a constitutional crisis with Trump's acting Attorney General. Will Republicans do a...

Donald Trump canceled an important trip in France to honor soldiers because of a little rain. Is he really the tough guy that he claims to be? He's never visited any active combat zone to honor troops, he skipped a memorial because of rain.... Is it possible that Donald Trump hates the military? PLUS - The election is still going on! Andrew Gillum has rescinded his concession in Florida's Governor...

Was it a Blue Wave? Or was it a Blue Bust? We did a special afternoon broadcast on the Wednesday after the election to take a look at how Democrats fared in the midterms. We also had the breaking news that Jeff Sessions had been fired, which means that we are facing ANOTHER constitutional crisis. Bill discusses it all with Jason Dick from Roll Call! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

In Florida and Georgia, voters were suppressed and disenfranchised. Now, we're seeing Democrats doing what they NEED to do: FIGHT! Stacey Abrams, Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson are finding more and more votes in absentee and provisional ballots. The acting AG might have been unconstitutionally installed. Even conservatives recognize that he shouldn't be in the position that he's in. He should recus...

Democrats won the House on Tuesday night. Donald Trump held an insane press conference on Wednesday morning and is DEFINITELY feeling the heat. He knows that he's about to be on defense for the first time in his presidency. He fought with reporters, he made false accusations, he said that his job will be easier now that Dems have the House. In other words, he's lost his mind. We talk to Lauren Gam...

Lots of people are saying that it was a disappointing night for Democrats. BULLSHIT. They were out of power in the House and now they have it back. That is gigantic. Sure, there were some heartbreaks. We would have loved to see Beto, Gillum and others, but overall, this was a very exciting night for Democrats. Now, it's on to 2020. We can learn from the mistakes from this election and finish takin...

Bill Press hosts with guests Tom Steyer (Need to Impeach, NextGen America), Connor Maxwell (Center for American Progress), and Sabrina Singh (DNC). From what the youngest generation of voters are passionate about to fighting back against voter suppression, to where the DNC sees the biggest opportunity: Bill covers it all. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...

It's the day before the big election, and everyone is running full steam ahead on the campaign trail. Bill Press digs into the latest news of the day with Adam Wollner (McClatchy DC), Maggie Thomspon (Generation Progress), and Jon Allen (NBC News). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The midterms are THIS TUESDAY. With Democratic enthusiasm at an all time high, will we see a Blue Wave? We take a look at important races around the country and what former Governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, is seeing out there. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .