The Bill Press Pod

Reckless, stupid and ignorant. Just a few of the words to describe Trump pulling the US out of the Iran nuclear deal. What does it mean for us? We break it down. Plus, lots of big wins for progressives in the primaries from last night! We've got the latest! We talk to Vox's Dara Lind, Ploughshares Fund's Joe Cirincione and Brian Fallon from Demand Justice about the importance of judges See Privacy...

Gina Haspel has been nominated to lead the CIA, but doesn't want the job! She has a history of torture sites, rendition and other war crimes. Will the GOP actually vote for her? Another Democratic politician resigns amid accusations of sexual and physical abuse. At least Eric Schneiderman did the right thing by resigning. Good riddance. We talk to Zoe Tillman from Buzzfeed about the latest with St...

Rudy Giuliani went back on TV over the weekend and dug an even bigger hole for his client, Donald Trump. After letting the cat out of the bag and admitting that Trump lied to the American people about the Stormy Daniels payment, he did the Sunday shows and made the situation worse. We've got the audio and the reaction. We're joined by Addy Baird from ThinkProgress, Jordan Fabian from The Hill and...

It's been a wild week for Kanye West. He's tied himself to Donald Trump and said some disparaging remarks about slavery. Producers Peter Ogburn and Ray Rogers weigh in on the damage he's done to his brand and also how dangerous his words can be. Plus, can you separate the art from the artist? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy...

After Rudy Giuliani went on Fox News and let the cat out of the bag that Trump had paid Michael Cohen back for the Stormy Daniels hush money, the White House was caught completely flat-footed. Sarah Huckabee Sanders didn't know how to lie her way out of it and hasn't given a complete explanation of what happened. What happens next? Guest host Chris Lu has some thoughts! We talk about the Stormy/Mu...

Rudy Giuliani went on Fox News to discuss Trump's handling of the Stormy Daniels payment and NDA. He dropped a bombshell by saying that Trump had PAID the money back to Michael Cohen. What does that mean as the case moves forward? Guest host Evan McMorris-Santoro from Vice News discusses. Evan talked to The Atlantic's Rosie Gray, TNR's Emily Atkin and WaPo's Ben Terris See Privacy Policy at https:...

Dr Harold Bornstein, Trump's former doctor says that Trump's muscle raided his office and took the President's medical records. Not only is this unethical, it's completely illegal. Guest host Peter Ogburn explains. We talk to Reuter's Amanda Becker, The Atlantic's Vann Newkirk II and Alayna Treene from Axios See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

The NYT has obtained the questions that Robert Mueller wants to ask Donald Trump. It's clear that it came directly from the Trump White House. It certainly looks like obstruction of justice. It's just another example of how ignorant Trump and his people are and how little they care about the law. Stormy Daniels files another lawsuit against Trump because he fabricated facts about their case, Bibi...

Rep. Adam Schiff from CA gives Trump credit for making peace in the Koreas. Does he deserve it? Plus, all the latest on the Mueller investigation, midterms and a recap of the White House Correspondents Dinner! We talk to The Hill's Ben Kamisar, Vox's Zack Beauchamp and Roll Call's Simone Pathe! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...

The sun is out and the weather is warming up, which means that it's time to drink seasonally! Our buddy Greg Engert from the Neighborhood Restaurant Group join us to talk about the difference between winter beers and summer beers. We sample some refreshing beers from small producers and talk about the qualities of "good barnyard smell." Beers Sampled: Bluejacket: "Love Cats" Blaugies-Hill Farmstea...

A wild week in Washington capped off by Donald Trump's rantings on Fox and Friends on Thursday morning. We go through the highlights and lowlights with Melanie Zanona from the Hill, Justin Sink from Bloomberg and Emma Loop from Buzzfeed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dr Ronny Jackson has withdrawn his nomination for VA Secretary. What took him so long? It shows again that anyone that ties themselves to Trump is tainted. Not to mention, Scott Pruitt, Mick Mulvaney, Ben Carson among others are all acting unethically. We talk about news of the day with Julia Manchester from The Hill, culture of corruption with Adam Smith from Every Voice and White House happening...

Ronny Jackson might not even get a confirmation hearing for his appointment as VA Secretary. Donald Trump threw him completely under the bus. The WH isn't vetting their nominees! Plus, we talk about the big state dinner with France! We talk to Director of Strategic Initiatives at People's Action, Adam Kruggel and Kischa Peña with Down Home North Carolina about how progressives win in rural st...

After saying he couldn't support Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State, Sen. Rand Paul from KY has changed his mind and WILL vote for Pompeo's confirmation. Combined with the spineless Dems who will vote for Pompeo, he should be able to walk right in. What a disgrace. We talk to Politico's Dan Lippman, AP's Tom LoBianco and HuffPost's Jennifer Bendery in studio! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

It's officially midterm season! It could be very good for Democrats. Can they actually ride the blue wave to a majority in the House and the Senate? We spent some time looking at some races around the country. The New Rpublic's Graham Vyse, Democratic Strategist Peter Fenn and Politico's Darren Samuelsohn join us in studio! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...

It's our favorite holiday! To celebrate, we brought in our buddy Matt Laslo from Rolling Stone and Instagram star PhoneHomie. We talk about the state of weed in America and how The District of Columbia is handling the anti-weed Trump administration. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Former FBI Director James Comey continues his media blitz, this time with the much-anticipated "Comey memos" now available to the public. Plus, Trump rails against sanctuary cities, renews calls for a border wall, and hires Rudy Guiliani as legal counsel. This and more with guest host Sabrina Siddiqui (The Guardian) and guests Elena Schneider (POLITICO), Elise Foley (HuffPost), and Pema Levy (Moth...

Donald Trump will potentially meet with North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, to peacefully denuclearize the country. Will he be able to succeed where Obama and Clinton could not? Also, Pompeo's nomination for Secretary of State is anything but a done deal. This, and more with Bill Press of TYT Network and guests Cate Martell (The Hill), Emma Roller (Splinter), and Joe Cirincione (Ploughshares Fund)....

Fox News has issued a statement saying they are standing by Sean Hannity after it was revealed that he is the mysterious third client of Michael Cohen's. Hannity is in charge at Fox News and no one can tell him what to do. We talk to Matt Gertz from Media Matters, our friend Victoria Jones and Debbie Hines from Legalspeaks! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...

We found out that Sean Hannity is the secret third client of Michael Cohen's. While Hannity says he never paid him for his services, you have to wonder if his constant lies about Trump had anything to do with the relationship. Andrew Restuccia from Politico, Kevin Baron from Defense One and Jordain Carney from The Hill join us in studio! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ...

James Comey is telling his story. Comey has a LOT of problems. The argument could be made that he is the reason that Hillary Clinton lost the presidency in 2016. BUT, he's certainly more believable than Donald Trump. We break down his interview with ABC and what it means to the bigger picture. We're joined by Addy Baird from ThinkProgress, Jonathan Allen from NBC News and Ella Nilsen from Vox! See...

Earth Day is April 22nd. We've seen Donald Trump, Scott Pruitt and others undermine the work of environmentalists at a rate we've never seen before. Collin O'Mara from the National Wildlife Federation joins us in studio to discuss where we are, where we're going and how can we stop the damage being done. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19...

Former FBI Director James Comey has a new book that details his interactions with Donald Trump. But what do we really learn? He admits that the only reason he put out the infamous "Comey letter" about Hillary Clinton was because he thought she was going to win the election anyway. He's not a hero and shouldn't be treated as such. We talk to CQ Roll Call's Jason Dick, USA Today's Eliza Collins and...

Paul Ryan has announced that he is NOT running for re-election this year. A huge opportunity for Democrats and a major blow to the GOP's chances of retaining control over the House. We talk to Zoe Tillman from Buzzfeed about Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort and Mueller. Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers explains why we need to support the teacher strikes around the cou...

With more and more stories coming out about Trump wanting to fire Mueller, Rosenstein, etc., will Republicans act to protect them? Doesn't look like it. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg came to Capitol Hill to defend his actions over data collection. Did he survive? Looks like it. And Donald Trump threatens to send missiles to Syria and picks a fight with Russia in the process. We talk to The Hill's Sco...