The Bill Press Pod

In a fiery display on the Hill, Democrats tried to stop the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) called it "mob rule." Wait, isn't HE supposed to be in charge?  Bob Woodward has a new book out that details more insanity from the Trump White House. Screaming at staffers, losing his cool, and more beating up on Jeff Sessions. Is this shocking to anyone?...

Donald Trump again sets out to discredit his own Attorney General and suggests that his role should be to help protect Republicans in the coming midterms. How can Jeff Sessions survive? Will he? Plus, Rudy Giuliani admits that the Trump team will try to squash the findings of Robert Mueller. Kaili Joy Gray from Shareblue, Chris Cadelago from Politico and Andrew Prokop from Vox are all in studio to...

Happy Labor Day! We're celebrating the best way we know how! Drinking cold beer and talking about workers rights! Bill sits down with the President of the Iron Workers about WHY organized labor matters more now than ever before. Donald Trump and his administration continues to attack labor on every level. If you're a worker and you have today, you have labor unions to thank for it! Plus, what's be...

Lots of big cities have a restaurant week. But, Washington DC is about to have a Black Restaurant Week. Why is that important? Peter Ogburn talks to Jamila Robinson from USA Today about the opportunities that black owned restaurants can get from this. Plus, isn't all food political? And when you really think about it, MOST of the food traditions that we celebrate here in America come from black fo...

Bernie Sanders is taking on Amazon. Bernie rightfully pointed out that Amazon treats their employees terribly and still get giant tax breaks. There are Amazon employees who rely on food stamps JUST to make ends meet. Considering how much money they make, they MUST treat their employees better or face consequences. Guest host Peter Ogburn talks about Bernie vs Amazon and welcomes Rep. Al Green (D-T...

Ron DeSantis is the Republican candidate for Governor in the state of Florida. He's running against Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum. On Wednesday, DeSantis says Florida doesn't want to "monkey it up" by electing Gillum. It's an obvious slur that is straight from the Trump playbook. We talk about what impact that could have on the race and how Gillum's politics will play in Florida. White House Cou...

Bernie Sanders-backed Andrew Gillum won the Democratic primary for governor in Florida last night. He'll be facing Ron DeSantis, who has tied himself to Trump more than any other candidate. It's going to be an amazing race to watch. Can Gillum win? Damn right he can. Facing the walls closing in around him, Trump did what he does best... He tried to change the topic. He brought the wall up again an...

Donald Trump *might* be a millionaire, but money clearly can't buy you class. After flying the flag at half staff for just over a day, the White House raised it back on Monday. It took a day of criticism from all sides before they even issued a statement of John McCain. There was also a MAJOR shift in Florida when it comes to how the GOP redistricted the voting map. A court ruled it unconstitution...

Bill is back! He's got a lot to catch up on! We go through last week and how crazy the news was. And there was breaking news from over the weekend. The CFO of the Trump Organization has been given immunity to discuss the money. This could be BAD NEWS for Trump. The walls are closing in! Bill remembers his friend John McCain and talks about how far the GOP has gotten away from his message of decenc...

In Florida, the "Stand Your Ground" gun law is back in the news after a white man shot an unarmed black man over a parking dispute. Peter Ogburn talks to Ngozi Ndulue, Senior Director of Criminal Justice Programs at the NAACP about the history of the controversial law and the direction that it's going in Florida. We also get into the specifics of the shooting, so if there are young ears nearb...

Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump. What a wild week we had. Guest host Evan McMorris-Santoro joins us to recap all the craziness we saw this week. There was a major blow to the Trump campaign with Michael Cohen, but Trump and his staff don't seem to be changing their strategy at all. Will it work out for them? Time will tell, but so far it doesn't look great. We're joine...

After we received news that Michael Cohen implicated Donald Trump in his crimes, the WH rallied the troops and pushed back on Cohen. Donald Trump and Sarah Huckabee Sanders faced the media to say that Trump did nothing wrong. Again, it's an attempt by the WH to make this a "he said-he said." Time will tell if it's actually going to work. Guest host Sabrina Siddiqui welcomes Max Bergmann from The M...

A jawdropper of a news day on Tuesday as we saw Michael Cohen plead guilty while implicating Donald Trump in his crimes, but also Paul Manafort get convicted on 8 of his charges brought by Robert Mueller. Not only that, the second Congressman to endorse Trump, Duncan Hunter Jr, was indicted on several counts of fraud. This could very well define the Trump presidency. Guest host Jason Dick welcomes...

Donald Trump spoke to Reuters to try and clarify statements that Rudy Giuliani made when he said that "truth isn't truth." Trump turned the whole Mueller investigation into a "he said-he said." Will that ultimately work? Don't count on it. We also size up the midterms and the Democrats' chances of taking back the House and the Senate, but also the role that women are playing in taking down Trump's...

Rudy Giuliani went on Meet the Press and declared that "truth isn't truth" when he was talking about Trump talking to Robert Mueller. Sure, it looks like a "he said-he said" situation at the moment, but calling the entire concept of truth into question is a very bad look for the Trump team. Did Chuck Todd push back hard enough? We talk about the wild weekend with Zack Ford from ThinkProgress, Kath...

Michelle Obama created a rallying cry for Democrats in 2016 when she exclaimed "when they go low, we go high." In the years after the 2016 campaign, has it lost it's luster? Michael Avanatti says that when they go low, we fight back. That seems to be a message that resonates more for Democrats hoping to win. Peter Ogburn talks to The Hill's Amie Parnes about how Democrats are moving past the messa...

Guest host Chris Lu (former Deputy Secretary of Labor during Obama tenure) fills in for Bill Press. A quick romp through pop culture from Madonna turning 60, to remembering the great Aretha Franklin, to Crazy Rich Asians... Chris covers it all. Chris is joined by guests Jon Allen (NBC News) to discuss the latest happenings from the White House, and how journalism moves forward in the age of Trump....

Bill Press sits down to discuss the latest Trump action: stripping Brennan of his security clearance. Bill also addresses the latest outrage from the Catholic Church regarding sexual abuse of children. Politico's Lorraine Woellert sits down with Bill to discuss all things White House. Ray Locker from USA Today joins as a Friend of Bill for the full hour covering all of the top news of the day. Tal...

Sarah Huckabee Sanders stood at the briefing room podium on Tuesday and said that she cannot say that he's never said the slur on tape. In other words - he's definitely said it. So now, we'll have to watch the White House defend his use of hate speech....again. It's important to point out that if you need a tape of Trump saying a racist word to see that he's a racist, you aren't paying attention....

Another day, another bombshell from Omarosa. She went on CBS This Morning with NEW tapes where she and other Trump campaign staffers openly discuss the allegations that there is a tape of Donald Trump using the "N-word." Whether or not we hear the tape, the campaign certainly was worried about it getting out during the election. What else could we hear from her? We talk to Asawin Suebsang from The...

Omarosa Manigault Newman was fired by the Trump White House. After laying low for a few months, she's back with a new book AND she's got tapes. Listen to the clip of Omarosa getting fired by Gen John Kelly INSIDE the situation room at the White House. Put aside how crazy the story is, the fact that she was able to record in the situation room is WILD. She has some credibility issues, but she isn't...

As summer winds down, it's a good opportunity to make a stiff drink! But, what kind of drink? Mixologist Corey Polyoka from Foodshed joins Peter Ogburn in studio to talk about summer spirits and how best to use them! Rum, gin and vodka are excellent summer drinks, but should you be drinking bourbon in the hot Summer sun? Get some great ideas for the last days of summer! See Privacy Policy at https...

On Thursday, Mike Pence made the case for a Space Force, a new branch of the military that would fight wars in space. Is it a bad idea to be prepared to fight in space? Not really. Do you trust the Trump administration to make this happen? Absolutely not. Plus, this weekend will see the Unite the Right rally come to Washington, DC. White supremacists and Nazis will descend onto the Capitol to prot...

Donald Trump's attorneys have sent a letter to Robert Mueller telling him that their client will NOT be sitting down with him for an interview. Of course, that could all change if Mueller subpoenas him. Do tech companies have an obligation to host Alex Jones' content? Just how dangerous are these conspiracy theories? Plus, one of Trump's closest allies gets arrested. Rep. Chris Collins got caught...

Republicans should be scared out of their minds. The race is still too close to call in Ohio's 12th District. While the GOP MIGHT hold on to that seat, every Republican around the country should be terrified. This should have been a layup for the GOP and they've spent countless hours and resources just to hold on to the seat. What does that mean for other Republicans? It's not good news. We talk t...