Trump losing. Covid gaining. Trump "hoaxes" the Russian bounty story. Veepstakes heating up. With Sabrina Siddiqui, National Politics Reporter at The Wall Street Journal and Political analyst for CNN, Igor Bobic Politics Reporter at HuffPost, and Leah Askarinam, Editor of National Journal Hotline. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the hard-working teachers of The American Federation of Teachers. More Information at AFT.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri...
Jul 02, 2020•42 min•Ep. 117
David Frum is an Atlantic Senior Editor, a Bush 43 speech writer. And still a Republican. His new book, Trumpocalypse, (buy it here ), is a searing take down of Trump and a plan for the USA and the world to recover from Trump. Including statehood for DC, a new voting rights act, killing the filibuster and requiring the release of tax returns for all presidential candidates. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the Ironworkers Union. The men and women who build our most iconic skyscrapers. More...
Jun 30, 2020•38 min•Ep. 116
Bolton Book. Biden Surges. Covid Rising. Black Lives Matter at the Polls. With Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter, The Daily Mail, Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor, Politico and Joseph Williams, Senior Editor at U.S. News & World Report. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the Laborers International Union of North America. More information at LIUNA.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Jun 25, 2020•40 min•Ep. 115
David Ignatius is an award-winning (French Legion of Honor!) columnist for The Washington Post focusing on foreign affairs. Bill talks David about Trump, Michael Flynn, Russia and North Korea. He’s also the author of 11 spy novels. His latest, The Paladin , delves deep into the dangerous world of cybersecurity and technologically sophisticated misinformation campaigns. Including “deep fakes.” You can see it here on Amazon See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...
Jun 23, 2020•39 min•Ep. 112
Bolton. DACA. LGBTQ+. Dem Leverage on Police Reform. Covid still dangerous. Today's pod guest-hosted by Chris Lu, fmr Obama Labor and WH official with Jennifer Haberkorn of The Los Angeles Times, Scott Wong, Senior Staff Writer for The Hill and Elliot Williams, CNN Legal Analyst who spent 8 years in the Obama Administration at DOJ and DHS. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by The Ironworkers Union, whose members built the Golden Gate Bridge, Sears Tower and the St. Louis Arch. More information...
Jun 19, 2020•38 min•Ep. 114
House Whip, Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina, talks about the need for comprehensive police reform but warns against counterproductive slogans like "Defund the Police." He details Trump's life-long racism culminating in the planned Tulsa rally. He reveals how his late wife and he urged Biden to run. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by The United Food and Commercial Workers Union. On the front lines in our grocery stores, pharmacies and food processing plants. More information at UF...
Jun 16, 2020•23 min•Ep. 113
Police reform possible? Trump behind the curve. Covid not gone. Biden VP? Former Obama Labor Dept. and White House official Chris Lu subs for Bill (on vacation) with Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ Roll Call, Matt Gertz, Senior Fellow, Media Matters and Alaina Beverly, Former Associate Director, White House Office of Urban Affairs. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers. From preschool to college, they are adapting to online learning and keeping our kids learn...
Jun 12, 2020•37 min•Ep. 111
Bill Kristol is a longtime Conservative thinker, journalist, commentator and government official. He appears often on CNN and MSNBC. Now he is devoted to keeping Trump from getting another term. He details the plans and the fears of the Never-Trumpers. And what the GOP might be like after Trump is gone from the White House. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the International Association of Fire Fighters. Keeping us safe in these dangerous times. More information at IAFF.org . See Privacy Po...
Jun 09, 2020•39 min•Ep. 110
Trump, under attack, bunkers down. Protests keep going and so does Covid-19. Is Biden a lock? With Hunter Walker, White House Correspondent for Yahoo News, Lauren Burke, Writer for Black Press USA and Niall Stanage, White House Columnist for The Hill. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the Laborers International Union of North America, building America's infrastructure. More information at LIUNA.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1...
Jun 04, 2020•45 min•Ep. 109
Bakari Sellers is an attorney, activist, CNN Commentator and author the great new memoir, My Vanishing Country . You can buy it here. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the heroic men and women of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. They staff our grocery stores, pharmacies and food processing plants on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic. More information at UFCW.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do...
Jun 02, 2020•32 min•Ep. 108
Protests in MN. Trump vs. Twitter vs. Scarborough vs. Obama vs. Truth. Bill breaks it all down with Addy Baird, Political Reporter for BuzzFeed New, Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ Roll Call and Sam Baker, Healthcare Editor at Axios. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the Teamsters Union. America's strongest union. More information at Teamster.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
May 29, 2020•51 min•Ep. 107
My conversation with TIME national correspondent Molly Ball on her new and great bio of Nancy Pelosi: How the most powerful woman in America gets things done. How the stifled dreams of her mother drove her to be the master of her own fate. Plus inside stories of how she deals with the men who stand in her way. Including Trump. You can buy Pelosi here . Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the Ironworkers Union. More information at Ironworkers.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva...
May 26, 2020•36 min•Ep. 106
"Mail-in Voter Fraud" Fraud. Is Trump really taking that drug? Biden moving left. Veepstakes. Bill talks it all out with Pema Levy of Mother Jones, Igor Bobic of the Huffington Post and Chris Lu, fmr top Obama WH aide and Assistant Secretary of Labor. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the SMART Union. We thank them for their support. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
May 22, 2020•41 min•Ep. 105
Corn is the Co-Author of Russian Roulette on Trump/Russia and the Mother Jones DC Bureau Chief. He and Bill discuss how the BS "Obamagate Scandal" is the logical extension of Trump's birtherism hoax and his attempt to re-write the history of the Russian attack in 2016 to elect Donald Trump. What Corn calls the greatest political scandal in American history. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the front line workers in our supermarkets, pharmacies and food processing plants, members of the Uni...
May 19, 2020•33 min•Ep. 103
Trump's made-up Obama scandal, dire predictions for Covid-19 this fall, Biden's Veepstakes. Bill breaks it all down with Sabrina Siddiqui, National Politics Reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Jennifer Bendery, Senior Politics Reporter for the Huffington Post and Chris Cadelago, National Political Reporter covering 2020 for Politico. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the now much more appreciated men and women of the United Federation of Teachers. More information at UFT.org . See Privacy...
May 15, 2020•48 min•Ep. 102
They were instrumental in the 2018 Democratic takeover of the House. Now they are gunning for Mitch McConnell's GOP Senate majority. Supporting women candidates in Maine, Iowa, Kentucky and Kansas, they will be key to reforming and rebuilding America. Stephanie Schriock, President of Emily's List, gives Bill the inside scoop on how women are changing American politics and America. More information at EmilysList.org Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the men and women of the United Food and C...
May 12, 2020•40 min•Ep. 101
Covid. Flynn. Unemployment. Tara Reade. Georgia killing. Bill breaks it down with Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter for the Daily Mail, Peter Nicholas. White House reporter for The Atlantic and Lauren Burke, writer for the Black Press. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the Iron Workers Union. More information at Ironworkers.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
May 08, 2020•41 min•Ep. 100
Former candidate for president, Ohio's Tim Ryan on how we, as a nation, need to come out of the pandemic respecting and rewarding those frontline workers who keep us safe, healthy and fed. And the need to preserve the spirit of cooperation that we see around us. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the men and women of the Laborers' International Union of North America. Building America, but also those key government workers in transportation, EMS and sanitation. More information at LIUNA.org ...
May 05, 2020•35 min•Ep. 99
Biden addresses Tara Reade's claim of sexual assault. Governors place a risky bet on human lives. Jared Kushner declares "Mission Accomplished." Bill deconstructs it all with Addy Baird, covering Congress for BuzzFeed News, Scott Wong, Senior Staff Writer for The Hill and Richard Fowler of the Richard Fowler Show, Today's Bill Press Pod is brought to you by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. On the frontlines of keeping us fed. More information at UFCW.org See Privacy Policy at https:...
May 01, 2020•42 min•Ep. 98
The Politico Pulse team is ON Covid-19. Healthcare reporter Adam Cancryn with the latest on testing, PPE and the deadly danger of re-opening too soon. Subscribe (Free) to Politico Pulse here . Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the men and women of the Teamsters Union. More information at Teamster.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Apr 28, 2020•35 min•Ep. 97
Mad House at the White House. Governors in charge. Biden benefiting from Trump's briefings? With Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor of Politico, Hanna Trudo, Politics Reporter for The Daily Beast and Jason Dick, Deputy Editor of CQ Roll Call. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the men and women of the American Federation of Teachers. For more information go to AFT.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Apr 24, 2020•41 min•Ep. 96
Former presidential candidate and rising star in the Democratic Party, Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, talks Trump, Biden, Covid 19. Including the next relief package, a mail-in election and a remote-voting Congress. Today's Bill Press Pod is brought to you by the International Association of Fire Fighters. Men and women on the frontlines, now and always. More information at IAFF.orfg See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-...
Apr 21, 2020•36 min•Ep. 95
"I'm all powerful." Not. Trump still behind the curve. Biden rolls out the endorsements. Bill breaks it all down with Jennifer Haberkorn, congressional reporter for the LA Times, Hunter Walker, White House Correspondent, Yahoo News and Pema Levy, political reporter for Mother Jones. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers. More information at AFT.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-...
Apr 17, 2020•41 min•Ep. 94
ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl has a great new book on the inside stories of the Trump administration. Karl quotes one senior aide, on officials thwarting Trump's crazy ideas, "that happened all the time." You can get Karl's book in hardcover at Barnes and Noble , and KIndle at Amazon . Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the heroic members of the United Food and Commercial Workers. The men and women who work in our supermarkets, drug stores and food processing plants....
Apr 14, 2020•38 min•Ep. 93
Quarantine bends the curve, Bernie bends the knee and job losses break the record. Bill gets into it with top reporters Gabe Debenedetti, national correspondent, New York Magazine, Joe Williams, Sr. Editor, U.S. News & World Report & Leah Askarinam, Editor, National Journal’s Hotline. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Apr 10, 2020•44 min•Ep. 92
The man whose union represents the people risking their lives to provide us food and drugs, talks about the dangers they face and what is being done to protect them. And you. Marc Perrone is the International President of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union ( UFCW.org ). Their 1.3 Million members are the brave men and women we see at our grocery stores and pharmacies. And the thousands of other working in tight quarters processing and packaging our food supply. We are grateful for their...
Apr 08, 2020•22 min•Ep. 91
Who gets what? How do we keep it fair? The $2.2T one was "Covid 3." There will be a "Covid 4," says Rep. David Cicilline (D) of Rhode Island and a key member of Nancy Pelosi's leadership team. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the 120,000 member of The Ironworkers Union. More information at Ironworkers.org. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Apr 07, 2020•32 min•Ep. 91
Deaths and cases piling up. Trump holding rallies in the White House Press Room. Governors stepping up in the vacuum. With Addy Baird covering Congress for BuzzFeed News, Lauren Burke of Black Press USA and Matt Gertz of Media Matters for America. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Apr 03, 2020•45 min•Ep. 90
Former CNN and NBC anchor Soledad O'Brien hits CNN, Chuck Todd, Joe Scarborough, Dana Bash and Van Jones. She says networks carry the Trump Virus Follies for ratings. Period. She is also the Executive Producer of a new feature documentary Hungry to Learn, about college students with no money for food. Check it out here. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by The Teamsters Union, America's largest. More information at Teamster.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...
Mar 31, 2020•27 min•Ep. 89
$2 Trillion to ward off a depression. Over 86,000 US coronavirus cases, number one in the world. Bill breaks it down with Eliza Collins, Politics reporter covering the presidential election for The Wall Street Journal, Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ Roll Call and Chris Lu, former Obama WH Cabinet Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Labor. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Mar 27, 2020•42 min•Ep. 88
