The Bill Press Pod

Chris Lu, former Deputy Secretary of Labor, fills in for Bill Press. He is joined by guests Austin Evers (American Oversight) to dig into the latest Trump Administration scandals, and why shining a spotlight on government employees' work matters. Next up, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) talks about what it's like to run in today's political world, and how important the last push to the finish line re...

We're approaching the last push before the midterms! What is the GOP talking about? Not policy, not ideas, not unity.... They're running a blatantly racist ad aimed at scaring voters. It's Willie Horton all over again. Trump said (with a straight face) that he doesn't lie. He really said that and didn't get struck by lightning. He continued to spread lies and disinformation at a campaign event in...

With less than a week to go before the midterm elections, Donald Trump is trying to scare Republicans into voting. Troops to the border, revoking birthright citizenship, spreading lies about the caravan, lying about Democrats taking away pre-existing conditions, etc. These are just SOME of the lies that the GOP are trying to spread to amp up their base. He's also hitting the road for multiple camp...

Donald Trump prides himself on the rage that he stirs up in people. Now that violent white, conservative extremists are killing people, does he shoulder any of the blame? If you ask him, of course not. He sat down with Fox News and continued to blame the media. He was aided by Sarah Huckabee Sanders who blamed CNN for the rhetoric that led to bombs being sent to them. The political violence in thi...

The bomber who was sending explosive packages to leaders of the Democratic party was arrested over the weekend. He was a supporter of Trump's and took his rhetoric to heart. The deadliest anti-Semitic attack on American soil happened on Saturday. Again, someone has taken Trump's rhetoric to heart and acted on it. At some point, will anyone hold Trump accountable for his speech? Republicans won't d...

Police have apprehended the man who was sending bombs to high profile Democrats. He was a Trump supporter who took the President's rhetoric literally and tried to KILL enemies of Donald Trump. Peter Ogburn talks to Will Sommer from The Daily Beast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

With 10 bombs being sent to Democratic politicians, we're starting to take the influence of Donald Trump's rhetoric more seriously. It must be said that when you stoke violence and fears towards Democratic politicians and the media, there will be some people who will take extreme actions. Instead of facing this and making a correction to his behavior, Donald Trump and his enablers are blaming the...

Multiple bombs were sent to politicians and people who Donald Trump have verbally attacked. Luckily, there have been no injuries, but it's a matter of time before Trump's rhetoric leads to someone being seriously hurt... or worse. Trump went to Wisconsin for a rally on the same day as these bombs were found and blamed the media and "both sides." Totally disgusting. We talk to Alayna Treene from Ax...

A caravan of people in Central America are fleeing a devastating situation in their home countries. They're seeking asylum because they have no other options. Donald Trump and Mike Pence mocked them by saying that the Democrats are funding the caravan and that members of ISIS are trying to sneak in through the southern border. They're lies. There's zero evidence that any of what Trump says is true...

Trump headed to Texas to campaign for Ted Cruz. While he was there, he whipped up the crowd about the caravan, tax cuts and many other lies. Will it be enough to seal the deal for Ted Cruz in Texas? We'll know in 2 weeks! Turkey has come out and refuted the official Saudi story about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Will Trump or ANYONE do anything about it? Stan Collender talks about the alleged ta...

The Saudis say that Jamal Khashoggi walked into the consulate and started a fistfight with 15 men, which ended in his killing. The story is already hard to believe, but there are still lots of questions. There's still no body. There's video of someone wearing Khashoggi's clothes leaving the consulate in an effort to cover it up. A terrible story got worse. And Donald Trump is eating it all up. A d...

One of the most exciting things that Democratic politics is seeing is happening with Data for Progress. Not only are they showing the way on political issues, they're also raising money to help flip State legislatures from red to blue. Peter Ogburn talks to Sean McElwee, the co-founder. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no...

In the midst of the cold-blooded murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Trump went to Montana and praised Greg Gianforte, who physically assaulted a reporter just days before he was elected to Congress. Does he understand that he is responsible for sowing hatred towards the media around the world? Or does he understand and just not care? We continue to aid and abet the Saudi Arabians in their killing of a jou...

Our Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, is back from his trip to Saudi Arabia. He essentially held a grip and grin with the Saudi King. He reaffirmed the importance of our relationship with the Saudis and said he wants to give them room to conduct an investigation. It seems like we're allowing them time to concoct a story that will give them cover for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Our hands are drip...

After a judge ruled against Stormy Daniels in one of her lawsuits against Donald Trump, he took to twitter and called her a "Horseface." Is this really who we wants as the President of the United States? Shouldn't he be above this? Clearly not. Trump is also enabling the Saudis over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. He says he believes their denials and even compared them to Brett Kavanaugh, who he s...

The Saudis are preparing to admit that they killed Jamal Khashoggi in an "interrogation gone wrong." It says a lot that they've adopted Trump's method of distracting from the issue at hand. They're trying to explain away the fact that they had a journalist killed. Elizabeth Warren reveals her DNA test, which shows that she does have Native American heritage. Trump promised to pay her a million dol...

Donald Trump gave a rambling interview to 60 Minutes on Sunday night. He was asked about the possible murder of Jamal Khashoggi and admitted that one of the reasons we haven't taken it seriously is because of a massive arms deal we have in place with the Saudis. Amid the report that Trump gave the Saudis a free pass to do whatever they want if we got the arms deal, this is very disturbing news. He...

Andrew Wheeler took over after Scott Pruitt's embarrassing departure from the EPA. Peter Ogburn talks to Alexander Kaufman from HuffPost about his replacement, Andrew Wheeler. Wheeler was caught engaging in very racist social media posts. Will it have any impact on his job? Will Trump keep him? Will any of these Cabinet members face consequences for their actions? See Privacy Policy at https://art...

Rapper Kanye West met Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday afternoon. The cameras captured their insane meeting. The most telling moment of the whole exchange was when Kanye admitted that he couldn't vote for Hillary because she was a woman. He talked about the power that he felt when he embraced Donald Trump. It was a surreal moment. While that was going on, the Democrats sold you out AGAI...

Hurricane Michael came onshore as one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the America. With all that going on, Donald Trump went to Pennsylvania to talk to the crowd that really matters to him... his adoring fans. He defended it by saying that he owed it to his fans, but with 600,000 Floridians without power, it's an abdication of leadership. Midterms are less than a month away! Get registered...

Shockwaves through Washington as Nikki Haley announced that she's stepping down as UN Ambassador. That could mean a lot of different things. Does she want to aim for a SC Senate seat in 2020? Is she setting herself up for a Presidential run in 2024? Time will tell! Plus, the Democratic base is FIRED UP! Loads of new polls show that a real blue wave is coming. We talk cybersecurity with Olivia Beav...

Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as Justice on the Supreme Court over the weekend. That didn't stop Donald Trump from having a primetime event on Monday evening to have another swearing in ceremony. it was all about Trump getting the most attention he could. Waste of time! He also used to the opportunity to apologize to Kavanaugh "on behalf of the American people." They're both sick. Some terrifying n...

Republicans got their wish. Brett Kavanaugh, an apparent sexual predator and partisan idealogue, was confirmed to the Supreme Court. His legitimacy will be questioned for decades to come, but that doesn't change the fact that he has a lifetime appointment. It's time to get mad. It's time to get even. It's time to VOTE. It's time to show Republicans how powerful the Democratic base can be. Hold the...

Amazon provides a great service, but they treat their workers terribly. After Bernie Sanders threatened legislation to force them to provide a better living for the employees, Amazon announced that they were raising their minimum wage to 15/hr. Guest host Peter Ogburn gets the details from Rebecca Vallas, host of the Off Kilter podcast from the Center for American Progress. They also talk about In...

The vote for Brett Kavanaugh is happening this weekend. Will Democrats hold strong? Heidi Heitkamp might have sun her re-election by announcing that she's a NO vote on Kavanaugh, but it's the right thing to do. Good for her. Don't count on Jeff Flake to do the right thing. We talk to Scott Wong and Niall Stanage from The Hill, David McCuan, Chair of Political Science at Sonoma State University and...