The Bill Press Pod

Donald Trump went to FEMA and brought Melania with him! A rare sighting! She's been out of the spotlight for almost a month. What was going on? Trump also smacked down Jeff Sessions in one of the cruelest things you could do to a DC creature like Sessions. We talk to Rep John Garamendi (D-CA) about the state of Trump and also the exciting elections results in CA. Stu Eizenstat has a new book about...

The WH was on the defense while trying to defend their political stunt canceling on the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. Trump had a party to celebrate the national anthem instead, but no Eagles fans showed up. It's just another battle in Trump's war against unspoken (usually black) athletes. Lots of elections around the country last night! We run them down and tell you what they mean! We...

Donald Trump was supposed to meet with the Philadelphia Eagles to celebrate their Super Bowl win, but after a large majority of players announced that they weren't going to attend, Trump has canceled the meeting. Totally childish! The Trump team got caught in an obvious lie about the infamous meeting in Trump Tower. We explain what's actually going on. We talk about the state of Obamacare with Bra...

Another weekend of Rudy Giuliani going on TV and spouting off! Echoes of Richard Nixon as Rudy says that Donald Trump COULDN'T be convicted of a crime and that he could pardon himself even if he could! Remarkably dangerous time as we head towards a constitutional crisis. Also, it looks like the summit with North Korea is BACK on! It's just over a week away. Are we ready? We talk to Megan Cassella...

We've never seen a more important midterm election. And one important race is for NY's 11th District. Michael Grimm, the disgraced former congressman is trying to get his old seat back. Yahoo News Alexander Nazaryan tells us where he stands See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Donald Trump announced that he's pardoning Dinesh D'Souza. D'Souza is a scumbag unworthy of a pardon and we explain why. Not only that, Trump is considering pardoning Martha Stewart and Rod Blagojevich. What is he thinking? We talk to Ella Nilsen from Vox about the elections in CA and NY Governor. Plus, some GOOD news for Virginians. NBA Finals! NHL Finals! So much sports news going on! Lindsay Gi...

Remarkably, Donald Trump made the Roseanne Barr situation all about him. He complained that Bob Iger apologized to Valerie Jarrett, but NOT him for their unfair coverage of him. Still no condemning of Roseanne's actual comments. Disgusting. Addy Baird from ThinkProgress joins us in studio to help talk about all the lies he spewed from the stage in Tennessee earlier this week. Donald, Ivanka and th...

Roseanne Barr, who supports Donald Trump in real life and on her TV show, showed herself to be a racist and ABC canceled the show. Good! It was the right thing to do. Our Revolution continues to surge! Chairman Larry Cohen discusses the state of the progressive movement and how they are supporting candidates around the country. Go Bernie Go! Leah Askarinam from Inside Elections takes us around the...

After throwing a tantrum and canceling the summit with North Korea, over the weekend, Donald Trump seemed to suggest that it might be back on. What the hell is going on? Not only that, he says they're aiming to keep the original date of June 12 in Singapore! Can he actually make it happen? White House Reporter for Politico Andrew Restuccia gives us the latest. We are committing atrocities against...

On Memorial Day, we sit down to talk about guns with our friend Igor Volsky. With the most recent school shooting in Texas, things don't appear to be getting any better. Also, Donald Trump and the NFL's war against protesting players continues. They will punish players who exercise their free speech rights. HuffPost's Travis Waldron tells us what that means. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

Producer Peter Ogburn sits down with Nevin Martell and Al Goldberg, the brains behind New Kitchens on the Block. It's an event in Washington, DC that exposes the public to new, exciting restaurant concepts before they even open. They're joined by Christian Irabien, who is launching Amparo Fondita later this year. The group talks about the DC dining scene, the hurdles that you must cross to start a...

A huge opportunity for Donald Trump was completely blown. He threw a fit and canceled the upcoming summit with North Korea. Not only that, he threatened a nuclear war. Joe Cirincione is the best mind on foreign policy and he joined us to tell us what it means. Meanwhile, Donald Trump's Spygate rhetoric continues. Our friend Chris Lu joins us to talk news of the day. Bill and Chris are joined by Re...

Donald Trump continues to push the conspiracy theory that there was a spy in the Trump campaign. It's just not true. Guest host Jason Dick talks to Niels Lesnewski from Roll Call about the latest. To understand Donald Trump, just take a look at professional wrestling. Brandon Wetherbee from Brightest Young Things and author of The Donald: How Trump Turned Presidential Politics into Pro Wrestling&n...

Progressive Democrats actually made some big wins last night. Will they be able to carry into November? We hope so! The Mueller investigation continues to heat up! Guest host Peter Ogburn talks to Nikki Schwab from the NY Post and Ryan J Reilly from HuffPost. Plus, Republicans are rolling back banking regulations that were put into place after a financial crisis. What could go wrong? Andy Green fr...

Donald Trump is pushing the FBI to investigate the FBI over whether or not Barack Obama was spying on the Trump campaign. It's totally bogus and Bill explains why. Not to mention, Trump himself was under investigation at the same time he was dragging Hillary for being under investigation. Also, Trump is comprising national security by not using a secure cell phone for his tweets. Not surprising! R...

More evidence that The Trump Crime Syndicate was, at least, OPEN to colluding with more countries than just Russia. Is Robert Mueller starting to put the pieces together that could lead to real trouble with Trump? We talk to Julia Manchester from The Hill, Eugene Scott from the Washington Post and Zack Beacuchamp from Vox! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...

Love it or hate it, there's no denying that Fortnite is everywhere. Producers Peter Ogburn and Ray Rogers talk to Morning Consult's Joanna Piacenza about the popularity of the video game, how much money it's made and the future of the online world! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Rudy Giuliani says that Donald Trump CAN'T be indicted by Robert Mueller. We explain why that's total BS. Rudy says that Mueller has told him that they can't indict Trump, which is simply not true. Donald Trump doubles down on his claim that people coming over the Mexican border are "animals." Disgusting comments. We talk to Politico's Daniel Lippman, New Republic's Matt Ford and President of AFGE...

It's the one year anniversary of the Robert Mueller investigation. We've had multiple indictments and learned lots of disturbing information. One thing to remember: He's just getting started. We talk to Rep Peter Welch (D-VT) about the Mueller investigation and Medicare for All! WH Reporter from Yahoo News talks news of the day and whether or not the North Korea summit with Trump will actually hap...

It looks like Gina Haspel WILL be the next director of the CIA. Yesterday, Sen Mark Warner and Sen Heidi Heitkamp both said they would vote yes on her confirmation. What a disgrace that Democrats can't even take a stand on torture. Will the summit with North Korea fall apart? Maybe. Kim Jong-Un has shut down talks with South Korea and the summit with the United States is on the rocks. The fallout...

Bloodshed in Israel as Palestinian protesters were gunned down by armed Israeli forces. Everyone has warned Trump about moving the embassy to Jerusalem and he just doesn't care. Will it matter? We talk to Jack Jenkins from Religion News Service about the controversial speakers at the embassy's opening and where this could all lead. Friend of Bill Sabrina Siddiqui talks news of the day with Pema Le...

Trump has moved the Israeli embassy to Jerusalem and it has sparked massive protest in the region. Israelis have killed over a dozen protesters and will lead to more violence. What are we thinking? The WH still hasn't apologized for it's comments about John McCain. They're disgraceful comments, but it's to be expected with Donald Trump as boss. The fish rots from the head. We talk to Nahal Toosi f...

Producers Peter Ogburn and Ray Rogers talk to the latest winner of the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southeast. He's Rodney Scott, legendary pitmaster at Scott's BBQ in Hemingway, SC and Rodney Scott's BBQ in Charleston, SC. We talk about the big win, BBQ culture, and the merging of tradition and innovation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:...

Two horrible stories from the White House today Donald Trump berated his DHS Secretary so badly that she wrote a letter of resignation. A member of Trump's staff made a disgraceful joke about the health of John McCain after he came out against Gina Haspel. Guest host Cam Joseph from TPM talks about the chaos in the WH. We also talk about the upcoming midterms with Laura Barron-Lopez from Washingto...

Gina Haspel seems to be cruising towards confirmation as the head of the CIA. She is an admitted war criminal. Shouldn't she be in jail? Democrats who are supporting her are spineless. We talk to former OH State Sen. Capri Cafaro about the Democratic gains in the primaries earlier this week. The Hill's Niall Stanage gives us all the latest from the White House and Code PInk's Medea Benjamin joins...