The Republican Senate will take a vote to either support or denounce Donald Trump's national emergency declaration. There have been a handful of Republicans who have voiced their concern over Trump's drastic measure, but will they actually walk the walk and vote against Trump? The field of 2020 candidates continues to materialize. There were a few potential Democratic candidates who said they will NOT run in 2020. What does that mean to the larger field? And does Bernie still have the energy tha...
Mar 06, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Jane Mayer from the New Yorker wrote a blistering profile of the Trump White House and its obsession with Fox News. Trump is in daily communications with the hosts on the network and actually allows the narrative on Fox to dictate how he runs the White House. This isn't state-run media. It's a media-run state. Hillary Clinton officially rules out running for President in 2020. Good! Now Democrats can focus on all of the wonderful candidates already in the race. Guest host Peter Ogburn talks to A...
Mar 05, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Over the weekend, Donald Trump went to CPAC to address his loyal fans. It was a rambling, nonsensical speech that ran over 2 hours. It was officially the longest speech of his presidency. That's a terrifying thought. Will the Senate vote to shut down Trump's national emergency declaration? Rand Paul is the latest GOP Senator to say he'll vote against it. Do you believe him? The White House is still trying to clean up the mess that Trump created over Otto Warmbier. John Bolton, Trump's national s...
Mar 04, 2019•1 hr 51 min
In a closed door meeting, Michael Cohen met with members of Congress for a third day of testimony. While we don't have the details, Rep. Adam Schiff says that we'll soon get a chance to learn what he said. We'll just have to wait and see! Donald Trump continues to give legitimacy to autocrats. He said that Kim Jong Un knew nothing about the terrible treatment of Otto Warmbier. This is after Warmbier was locked up in a North Korea prison and mistreated to the point where he died. Why can't he sta...
Mar 01, 2019•1 hr 50 min
Michael Cohen made his way to Congress on Wednesday. While Cohen has a long history of being a liar and a cheat, he brought actual evidence that Donald Trump broke the law on multiple occasions. It was a brutal day for Donald Trump. Michael Cohen says Trump is a racist, a con man, a liar, a cheater, and much much else. If you believe Cohen, Donald Trump absolutely committed multiple crimes. Not only that, Donald Trump shut down his summit with Kim Jong Un after he walked away from a nuclear deal...
Feb 28, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Michael Cohen comes to Capitol Hill to testify to Congress today. According to his leaked remarks, he will accuse Donald Trump of breaking the law WHILE he was President of the United States. He says he knew about the Wikileaks story and worked with Roger Stone to get the story out there. He will accuse him of being a racist. Bottom line: There will be plenty of evidence to impeach Trump after these remarks, but will the GOP actually do anything about it? The House has voted to block Trump's "na...
Feb 27, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Michael Cohen is coming to Congress and all reports say that he is going to turn on Donald Trump and spill everything he knows about Trump's crimes. It could be devastating to Trump, but only if Republicans care enough to do something about it. This will all take place at the same time that Trump is meeting with Kim Jong Un in Hanoi. It will be interesting to see how he handles the potentially devastating news from Cohen. We talk to Amanda Becker from Reuters, Adele Stan from Right Wing Watch an...
Feb 26, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Donald Trump is prepared to meet with Kim Jong-Un again. After the embarrassment that the last summit was, what will happen this time? Will Trump give them a higher position on the world stage? This will be an insane news week. Not only is the North Korea summit happening, but Michael Cohen will be testifying to Congress! We also talk about the Academy Awards! We have all the winners and losers. We talk to Joe Cirincione from the Ploughshares Fund, Eugene Scott from Washington Post and Will Somm...
Feb 25, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Chicago PD held a press conference confirming that Jussie Smollett fabricated a story about being attacked by Donald Trump supporters. While the media spent a whole day obsessing over this story, a Coast Guard Lieutenant was arrested for actually plotting to kill Democratic politicians in hopes of creating a whiter, more conservative country. There will be a new election in NC to resolve the issue of election fraud committed by REPUBLICAN candidate Mark Harris. What the hell is he doing on the b...
Feb 22, 2019•1 hr 53 min
According to multiple reports, AG Bill Barr could have the Mueller Report in his hands as early as this week. He will have several options as to how to handle it. Will the public get to see it? Will Congress leak the details of the report? How will Democrats react? Plus, a disturbing story about a Coast Guard Lieutenant who is a white nationalist. He was arrested, but not before stockpiling weapons, emailing with Neo-Nazis and laying out a vision for a "white homeland." Guest host Peter Ogburn t...
Feb 21, 2019•1 hr 52 min
The NYT has a story about how Donald Trump attempted to obstruct justice by asking Acting AG Matthew Whitaker to appoint a Trump ally to oversee the Michael Cohen case in NY. Just the latest example of how Trump uses the Dept of Justice as his plaything and constantly obstructing justice. Bernie Sanders' entrance into the 2020 race has shaken up the Democratic primary. Does he still have the buzz that he had in 2016? Time will tell. We talk to National Journal's Hanna Trudo and Adam Green from t...
Feb 20, 2019•1 hr 52 min
We began the show with breaking news. Bernie Sanders is running for President. Does he have a shot? Will you vote for him? It's a crowded field, but there's plenty of room. 16 states have filed a lawsuit against Trump's national emergency declaration at the border. AG of California Xavier Becerra is leading the way! Now the question is.... When this case makes its way to the Supreme Court, will they side with Trump? Even the conservative Roberts court should see through this charade. We talk to ...
Feb 19, 2019•1 hr 52 min
There was another rambling, nonsensical speech by the president on Friday in which he declared a national emergency over the souther border of the United States. In the conference, he admitted that he didn't HAVE to do it, he just wanted to do it "faster," he referenced the conservative pundits who keep influencing his policy decisions and made zero sense. In other words, just another day in the life of the American presidency under Donald Trump. Andrew McCabe gave a bombshell interview to 60 Mi...
Feb 18, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Congress found a compromise to keep the government open. It looks like Donald Trump WILL sign it, but he's also going to declare a national emergency to build the wall on the Southern border. Declaring an emergency is one thing, but will the courts approve of a presidential go-around of Congress? We'll just have to see. Amazon throws a fit and pulls it's announced headquarters out of NYC. No discussions, but dialogue... They just up and left. We talk to Sabrina Singh from the DNC, Jon Allen from...
Feb 15, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Paul Manafort intentionally lied to the Robert Mueller investigation, which means he's in very serous trouble. Not only is it a crime, but the plea deal that he had previously agreed to is now completely void. Paul Manafort could spend the rest of his life in jail. Donald Trump continues to move the goal posts on The Wall. They've now changed their rallying cry to FINISH the wall, implying that the wall is somehow already being built. It's a lie, but his supporters will certainly not hold him ac...
Feb 14, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Democrats and Republicans have come together and found a compromise to keep the government open and avoid another shutdown. Early reports say that Trump is inclined to sign it, but whether or not he does it is anyone's guess. Will he keep federal workers in limbo? Will he force another shutdown? We'll know this week! We also have an answer of who had the bigger crowd in Texas! Was it Trump or Beto O'Rourke? We have an answer! We talk to Nahal Toosi and Daniel Lippman from Politico and Addy Baird...
Feb 13, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Donald Trump went to the border to try and make the case that a wall needs to be built. Beto O'Rourke had his own rally just blocks from the Trump rally. They both pulled in impressive crowds, but Beto had the right message. Lawmakers say that they have a an "agreement in principle" to keep the government open. It doesn't give Trump a full border wall, so will he sign it? We talk to Brad Woodhouse from Protect Our Care, Dara Lind from Vox and the legendary Markos Moulitsas from DailyKos! See Pri...
Feb 12, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Both Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar got into the race for President over the weekend. Two women AND two Senators. The more, the merrier! Trump's acting AG Matthew Whitaker was questioned on Friday and showed just what a mess the administration is. The situation in VA gets worse and worse for Democrats. Why won't these politicians STEP DOWN? We talk to Niels Lesniewski from Roll Call, Adele Stan from Right Wing Watch and Ryan J Reilly from HuffPost! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri...
Feb 11, 2019•1 hr 52 min
There is a push in the House to make it mandatory for ALL presidential candidates to release their tax returns. This would certainly apply to Donald Trump should he run for re-election. Republicans are quickly covering for Trump and saying that Democrats are "weaponizing" tax law. The situation in Virginia continues to be a major problem. No one has stepped down yet, but the story certainly isn't going away. We talk to Caitlin Emma from Politico, Max Bergmann from The Moscow Project and Matt Ger...
Feb 08, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Rep Adam Schiff has opened an investigation into the financial ties between Donald Trump and Russia. Trump calls it "presidential harassment," but it's Congress doing their job for a change! He's just not used to it! MORE scandal for the elected Democratic leaders of Virginia this week. After Governor Ralph Northam admitted to wearing blackface and Lt Gov Justin Farfax has serious sexual assault allegations brought against him, the THIRD in line, AG Mark Herring has now admitted that he also wor...
Feb 07, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Donald Trump gave his state of the union on Tuesday night. It was filled with falsehoods, divisive rhetoric and phony promises. Just what we expected from Trump. It was a terrible speech and a complete waste of time. We discuss it with Jesse Lee from Center for American Progress, Alex Seitz-Wald from NBC News and Communications Director at the Democratic National Committee, Xochitl Hinojosa! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...
Feb 06, 2019•1 hr 52 min
A new report by Axios shows just how much time Donald Trump spends in "executive time." It's the time he lays in bed and tweets, watches cable news and chats with various Fox News hosts on the phone. He has zero interest in running the country. Do Republicans care? Nope. Not at all. The calls for Ralph Northam's resignation grow louder the longer he stays in office. He has virtually no friends in Virginia politics and can't govern any longer. Time to go! We talk to Joe Cirincione from Ploughshar...
Feb 05, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam should resign. A photo has emerged on his page in his college yearbook that shows two men: One in blackface and one in a Klan uniform. Northam originally apologized and said he was in the photo. THEN he backtracked and said it wasn't him, BUT he had worn blackface on a different occasion. It's such a mess and there's no way for him to govern. Donald Trump gave an interview to CBS where he doubled down on a national emergency at the border and may still use that...
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Corey Booker made a big announcement on Friday morning. He is running to be President. He's just the latest to join a long list of Democrats who want to challenge Donald Trump in 2020. After picking a fight with intelligence officers, Donald Trump is changing his tune and says their words were taken out of context. Does he not realize that their testimony was broadcast LIVE on TV? Guest host Jason Dick talks to Brandon Weatherbee from Brightest Young Things, Alexandra Petri from the Washington P...
Feb 01, 2019•1 hr 51 min
One of the biggest success stories for Donald Trump's economic myth is that Foxconn was going to be building a huge factory in Wisconsin that would create THOUSANDS of jobs. Trump claimed that Foxconn was going to invest 30 BILLION dollars into the factory. It turns out... it was all a lie. Foxconn never had any intention of building a factory in Wisconsin. Instead, they're building an "education center." No wonder Wisconsin saw through this charade and voted Scott Walker out of office! Howard S...
Jan 31, 2019•1 hr 52 min
If Howard Schultz is being serious about his independent run for President in 2020, he won't win. What he COULD do is take enough votes away from a Democratic nominee to give us a second term of Donald Trump. What's worse is... He's essentially saying that he will run to help protect all of his money from other Democrats who have finally gotten the picture and will start taxing billionaires at a higher rate. Disgusting. More polls on 2020 show that the excitement in the Democrat party is at an a...
Jan 30, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Sarah Huckabee Sanders gave another rare press briefing on Monday. Among other things, she said that Donald Trump doesn't WANT another shutdown, but he certainly isn't ruling it out. Could we see another historic shutdown in a few weeks? Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker says the Mueller investigation is about to wrap up. It could be true, but Trumpers have been saying that for YEARS now. I wouldn't buy it. PLUS - Lots of 2020 news to discuss! We talk to Christopher Cadelago from Politico...
Jan 29, 2019•1 hr 51 min
A wild weekend as Donald Trump CAVES to Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats and allows a short term resolution, which will reopen the government and get all federal employees back pay for the period that the government was shut down. Did anyone learn a lesson? Trump certainly didn't. He promised to shut the government down again if there isn't a solution in the next couple of weeks. Is this any way to run a government? Also, Roger Stone speaks after his indictment on Friday. He says he's innocent. Th...
Jan 28, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Breaking news! Just before the show went live, Roger Stone was arrested and charged with 7 different counts including obstruction, making false statements and witness tampering. It all has to do with the Russian hacking of the DNC and Wikileaks coordination with the Trump campaign to disseminate the information. The net is closing in around Donald Trump and collusion. Today is the day that federal employees missed their second paycheck of the year as the government shutdown entered its 35 day. W...
Jan 25, 2019•1 hr 52 min
After a back and forth over whether or not Nancy Pelosi would allow Donald Trump to give him State of the Union in the House chamber, Trump CAVED and said he would wait until after the shutdown was over. It goes to show that behind all of his bluster and showmanship, he has a serious lack of understanding of how politics work. It also shows just how important it is that we have Pelosi as the head of the Democrats in the House. Michael Cohen postpones the date that he was going to testify before ...
Jan 24, 2019•1 hr 52 min
