The Bill Press Pod

Just hours after reiterating their support for raising the age limit for assault weapons, the Trump administration flip flopped. Their new gun safety measures are flimsy and completely contradict the public statements made by Donald Trump. Plus, when he went to PA to campaign for Connor Lamb, he turned the event into a rally.... for himself. We talk to the International Legal Counsel for Human Rig...

The Trump Administration let South Korea announce that Donald Trump will meet with Kim Jon-Un. If it actually happens, it could be a groundbreaking moment. But do we trust Trump and his people to actually handle this correctly?? Plus, we got a look at what the promised tariffs would look like. Melanie Zanona from The Hill gives us all the details. And all the latest on Congressional gun control me...

Sarah Huckabee Sanders admitted that the Stormy Daniels scandal is real. She said that Trump dealt with it in arbitration, which means this story is real. So what happens next? We talk to Hunter Walker from Yahoo News about that and the general chaos in the White House. Adam Parkhomenko gives us the latest on the midterms and how much the Mueller investigation will impact them. Plus, The Justice D...

With Gary Cohn's departure, the WH has a real problem with personnel. What happens next? Donald Trump says people won't to work in the Oval Office, but that's not exactly the case. Guest host Peter Ogburn welcomes Graham Vyse from the New Republic, Addy Baird from ThinkProgress and Roll Call's John T Bennett. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...

Guest host Jason Dick digs into the news that you might have missed over the weekend! Oscar recap, the latest on gun control legislation and much more! He's joined by Heard on the Hill Reporter for Roll Call, Alex Gangitano, Legal Affairs Staff Writer for CQ Now and Roll Call; Todd Ruger and Reporter for National Journal, Alex Rogers See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Members of the Trump Administration are jumping ship left and right. Will anyone be around to help him actually get anything done?? We talk to Carolyn Fiddler from Daily Kos about all the wine that Democrats are racking up around the country. Alan Pyke from ThinkProgress gives an update on the White House's plan to combat the opioid epidemic and Katherine Tully-McManus tells of how the #MeToo move...

Donald Trump tries to redirect generations of Republican branding on where they stand on the gun issue, Hope Hicks leaves the White House and Trump is fighting with his own attorney general. So much to cover! Guest host Peter Ogburn talks to Marina Fang from HuffPost and Eugene Scott from Washington Post's The Fix! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...

Jared Kushner's security clearance has allegedly been downgraded. What does that mean? Will Trump even pay any attention to it? We ask Evan McMorris Santoro from Vice. Plus, we take a look at the state of conservative politics with Emily Atkin from The New Republic. She was recently at CPAC and talked with today's Republicans. And, the midterms are right around the corner. Simone Pathe from Roll C...

Bill's voice is gone, so Peter Ogburn steps in to help host the show! We talk about Donald Trump meeting with American governors about arming teachers and all other matters of gun control. We were joined by Politico's Andrew Restuccia, Splinter's Emma Roller and Jon Allen from NBC News See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not...

Donald Trump doubled down on the crazy idea that we need to arm teachers. This is a national disgrace. We have an in-depth conversation on the gun issues with Igor Volsky from the Center for American Progress and Matt Laslo from Rolling Stone. Plus, Robert Mueller isn't letting up. Zoe Tillman from Buzzfeed gives us the details of his latest indictments. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri...

The GOP and the NRA are on the same page. They're actually talking about giving teachers guns. Sick Guest host Chris Lu is in studio to talk about that with Eugenio Weigend from the Center for American Progress. Plus, Austin Evers from American Oversight talks about how to keep our politicians in check. And it's been one year since Tom Perez took over the DNC. How's he doing? We asked him! See Pri...

We continue to talk about gun safety in America. Between the listening session at the White House and the CNN Town Hall, we heard from multiple voices that have been ruined by senseless gun violence. Jennifer Hoppe from Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in Amerca joins us to talkabout what action they want to see. CPAC kicks off today! Ben Kamisar from The Hill gives us a preview. Plus, all the lat...

Believe it or not, the GOP is smearing the survivors of the Parkland Shooting. They are saying that the children are being paid by George Soros and actors. Deplorable. The Trump Administration FINALLY acknowledges that Russia meddled in our elections. Patrick Tucker from Defense One explains what is being done. Plus, The Trump family continues to scam the American people. Adam Smith from Every Voi...

We now have definitive proof that Russia influenced the US Elections. Who gets the blame? The GOP seems to think it's the fault of Barack Obama. Zack Beauchamp from Vox catches us up on the latest on the case for collusion. What's happening at the US State Department, Josh Lederman from the AP joins us. And Jordan Fabian from The Hill gives us a report from the Trump WH See Privacy Policy at https...

The students who have grown up with gun violence in their schools won't allow inaction on guns to happen any longer. We discuss the latest horrible shooting in American schools and what happens next. Plus, Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia continues. Ryan Reilly from HuffPost joins us. And that fruit you're eating probably isn't locally grown. Dan Stone is the author of a great new book c...

Guest host Alexi McCammond from Axios looks at the fallout from the horrible school shooting in Florida. Is it finally time to see some real legislation? The DACA deal might not actually happen. Mitch McConnell shut down discussion of it. Vox's Dara Lind and Business Insider's Joe Perticone discuss. And a look at midterms with Addy Baird from ThinkProgress! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...

Another horrible shooting in America. Will anything actually be done this time? Don't count on it. We talk to Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY 3rd) about it. He PROUDLY carries an "F" rating from the NRA. Plus, the turmoil in the White House only gets worse. Asawin Suebsang from The Daily Beast and Nikki Schwab from The Daily Mail join us! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...

Sarah Huckabee Sanders went to war with journalists over the handling of Rob Porter. She's only making it worse. We talk to Hunter Walker from Yahoo News about the WH turmoil. Plus, former Mayor of New Orleans Marc Morial talks about Black History Month under the Trump administration. And climate change is getting virtually NO coverage in the mainstream media. WHY?? Lisa Hymas from Media Matters e...

Guest host Peter Ogburn welcomes Rebecca Vallas back to the show to dive into the Trump budget. What does it mean? What does he want? A great explanation of where he wants to take the country. Plus, remember the Democratic memo? Jessica Schulberg from HuffPost gives us an update. And a discussion on how evangelicals can continue to support Donald Trump with Jack Jenkins from the Religion News Serv...

The Rob Porter scandal in the WH continues to grow. Can John Kelly survive it? We talk to John O'Grady, President at AFGE National Council of EPA Locals #238 about the assault on the EPA from an unlikely source: Scott Pruitt, the man who is in charge. Plus, a new study from the Center for American Progress takes a look at just how rampant American's addiction to firearms is. And the Olympics are u...

Rand Paul shut down the government with his stunt filibuster at the last minute. Guest host Igor Volsky explains why that's total BS. We talk to Politico's Connor O'Brien, USA Today's Eliza Collins and Rebecca Vallas, host of the Off-Kilter podcast! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It turns out, the WH was serious about a military parade. GOPers lined up to praise the idea and the Secretary of Defense says they're sending several proposals to the White House for review. Whatever happened to speak softly and carry a big stick? We talk to Paul Singer from USA Today about the latest budget deal, Splinter's Emma Roller about Democrats being competitive in every state and Space X...

Donald Trump wants a military parade in his honor here in America. What a disgrace. With redistricting around the country, we talked to Common Cause's Stephen Spaulding. Plus, are Democrats ready for the election wave of 2018? We ask Alex Seitz-Wald of NBC News. Will Americans riot in the street if Robert Mueller or Rod Rosenstein are fired? Rep Ted Lieu (D-CA) says YES See Privacy Policy at https...

Donald Trump has spent his entire presidency taking credit for the strength of the stock market. Then it took the single biggest daily drop in the history of the market. Is this still his market? We talk to USA Today's Ray Locker, the DNC's Xochitl Hinojosa and Politico's Andrew Restuccia. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...