Bill is back from his trip and covering the devastation of The Notre Dame Cathedral fire, Bernie's successful Fox News town hall, and Trump's plan to send immigrants to sanctuary cities. All the while waiting for Bill Barr's redacted Mueller report to be released Thursday. What should we expect? Will Trump be exhilarated? Whatever redaction Barr comes out with WE SHOULDN'T TRUST IT. Our guests today are Pat Garofalo from Center for American Progress and author of “The Billionaire Boondoggle.", R...
Apr 17, 2019•1 hr 52 min
While many progressives said that it was a bad idea for Bernie Sanders to appear on Fox News. Well, they held a town hall on Monday night and Bernie CRUSHED it. He not only held his own, he convinced several Trump voters on his issues. By the end of it, the crowd was cheering for his ideas. The Mueller Report WILL be released to the public with major redactions by Bill Barr. Will we get to see what we need to prove that Donald Trump colluded with Russia or obstructed justice? Guest host Peter Og...
Apr 16, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Two new presidential candidates made it official over the weekend! Guest host Jason Dick examines their chances of taking back the White House. There is a fight between establishment Democrats and progressives. Does Nancy Pelosi understand that? We talk to Simone Pathe from Roll Call, author Tom LoBianco and Roll Call's Jennifer Shutt. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Apr 15, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Will the US prosecute Julian Assange? The decision is up to AG Bill Barr. Donald Trump says he's never heard of Wikileaks. Oops. He's on tape MULTIPLE times talking about them during the campaign. Guest host Jason Dick talks about the state of Southern politics with Cam Easley from Morning Consult and Clyde McGrady from Roll Call. Plus, the intersection of professional wrestling and politics with Brandon Wetherbee. Also, Alexandra Petri from the Washington Post! See Privacy Policy at https://art...
Apr 12, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Bill Barr accused people of spying on the Trump campaign in a hearing on the Hill Wednesday. There is ZERO evidence of this. It's just another Trump lie that he's trying to spread around as truth. Why would the Attorney General help spread this lie? Bernie unveiled his official single payer health care system plan. Will it be enough to propel him to the presidency? We talk to Molly Claflin from American Oversight Committee, Ed Chung from the Center for American Progress and Travis Waldron from H...
Apr 11, 2019•1 hr 52 min
The Attorney General came to the Hill on Tuesday to testify about the Mueller report. He didn't give any new information, but said that a redacted version of the Mueller Report will be available next week. Then.... the REAL fight begins. The fight for Trump's tax returns continue. The head of the Treasury confirmed that the White House has been working with the Treasury over this, which is blatantly illegal. Will anyone care? Also, the DHS is in disarray as Trump tries to ramp up the family sepa...
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr 53 min
We now know that the reason Trump ejected the head of DHS is because he wanted to implement CRUELER policies at the border and she disagreed. This means that whoever is going to head DHS next is going to do whatever Trump wants. And that could be very scary. A Chinese spy infiltrated Mar-A-Lago with advanced spy material. The Trump administration is not equipped to handle this serious threat. Plus, ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE announced overnight. We talk to Daniel Lippman from Poli...
Apr 09, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Donald Trump pushed Kirstjen Nielsen out of her role as DHS secretary over the weekend. While she was unspeakably cruel in her pursuit of Trump's agenda, she wasn't willing to go as far as Trump wanted. Which should scare the hell out of us when the NEXT DHS Secretary is appointed. Whoever it is will be far more cruel than her. Democrats are fighting to get Trump's tax returns. The Trump team is pushing back and saying that this will "be the hill that they die on." Of all the issues out there to...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Democrats have moved to get their hands on Trump's unreleased tax returns. Trump says he's going to fight them. The law seems to be very clear about this. Hopefully Democrats hold their ground! We have ANOTHER candidate into the Democratic primary. Rep Tim Ryan announced that he's getting in the race. Plus, Trump adds a familiar name to the Federal Reserve Board. Who could it be? We talk to Jack Jenkins from Religion News Service, Alan Pyke from ThinkPorgress and Emily Atkin from New Republic! S...
Apr 05, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Attorneys who were involved in the Mueller Report have spoken out and say that AG Barr didn't tell the whole story of the investigation. Is anyone surprised? It's another good reminder that we still haven't seen the report and anyone claiming that it totally exonerates Trump isn't being honest. Congress moves to subpoena the Mueller Report and also moves to get Trump's tax returns. Trump says he won't give them up. So he's saying that he's above the law? We talk to Sam Baker from Axios, Rep Mark...
Apr 04, 2019•1 hr 52 min
The Trump Administration is continuing their threat to close the Southern border of the United States. This is despite the pushback within the Republican Party, where they know how damaging this would be to the country and the party. It's not clear if they'll follow through on their threat, but they aren't blinking on it. We've learned about some of the fundraising efforts within the Democratic primary and, so far, Bernie is leading the way. There's still a LONG way to go! We talk to Steven Shep...
Apr 03, 2019•1 hr 52 min
A new story says that 25 different members of the Trump administration had their security clearances denied when they were hired. That didn't stop Trump. He overrode the national security experts and granted them jobs in the White House anyway. Multiple 2020 candidates spoke to the We The People summit in Washington DC this week. What did they have to say? We talk to Laura Barron-Lopez from Politico, Alexander Bolton from The Hill and Lauren Gambino from The Guardian See Privacy Policy at https:...
Apr 02, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Lucy Flores has come forward and accused Joe Biden of touching her and kissing her head. She says she is NOT accusing him of sexual harassment, but that women have agency over their own bodies and Joe Biden didn't respect it. She also says that it's disqualifying for him to run for President. Do you agree with that? The GOP is gearing up ot take on the ACA.....again. You're seeing more and more Republicans go on the record and saying that this is a BAD idea. And they blame Mick Mulvaney and the ...
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 52 min
A week after the Mueller Report was wrapped up, Donald Trump went to Michigan to rally his base and take a victory lap. He called again for the firing of Rep Adam Schiff, he backtracked on HIS budget plan to strip funding for the Special Olympics and the Great Lakes Restoration, and he picked fights with every Democrat who cooperated with the Russia investigation. We also found out that the original Mueller Report was over 300 pages long. How does it shrink from that to the 4 page summary that A...
Mar 29, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Mar 28, 2019•1 hr 51 min
Donald Trump has renewed his attack on affordable healthcare coverage for Americans. After Republicans lost on the issue in 2018, is this a smart idea for them to go back and fight about this again? Does Trump want to run on THIS for re-election? Plus, the Mueller Report SHOULD be made public. Will Trump and the DOJ allow us to see it? Even Republican Senators are calling for the release of the FULL report. We talk to Joe Perticone from Business Insider, Alice Ollstein from Politico and Parker M...
Mar 27, 2019•1 hr 52 min
While AG Barr sent a letter summarizing the Mueller Report, the public has not seen the full story. Until that happens, we shouldn't believe a word of what AG Barr has to say about it. Democratic leaders are calling for the full release of the report and suggested that Mueller and Barr should come testify on the hill. Now that Trump seems to think he's off the hook, he's taking aim at people who dared support the Mueller investigation. No one likes a sore winner. We talk to Graham Vyse from Gove...
Mar 26, 2019•1 hr 52 min
We have a summary of the Mueller Report and there was no collusion and no obstruction. While Mueller said there were many disturbing things around Trump and Russia, there is nothing that they can prove. Trump and his associates immediately claimed victory (shock), but there are still plenty of problems facing Trump. Now, what will Democrats do? Rep Jerry Nadler has already indicated that they may subpoena AG Bill Barr and/or Robert Mueller himself. So this is not over. We talk to Politico's Chri...
Mar 25, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Joe Biden hasn't yet announced his run for President, but he's floating the idea of announcing his VP pick early on. And that pick could be.... Stacey Abrams. Is this a gamechanger? Would that entice you to vote for him? Like him or not, it's a unique idea that might help differentiate him from other candidates. Donald Trump is allowing Netanyahu to dictate his foreign policy. The latest is Trump acknowledging Golan Heights as part of Israel's land. We talk to Addy Baird from Thinkprogress, Leah...
Mar 22, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Donald Trump went to Ohio yesterday and talked about one of the most important issues facing the country today.... Why didn't John McCain thank him for the funeral that Trump "allowed?" Trump just can't give up fighting with a dead man. It's bizarre! New Zealand leads the way and BANS assault weapons after a terrible massacre. It took them less than a week to announce these changes. Why can't we do this? We talk to Colleen Campbell from The Center for American Progress, Matt Ford from The New Re...
Mar 21, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Donald Trump welcomed a fellow dictator to the White House yesterday when he welcomed the new President of Brazil. He took yet another opportunity to bash the legacy of John McCain. The man has no morals whatsoever. Getting rid of the electoral college is an idea that more and more Democratic candidates are paying attention to. Is it a good idea? Hell yes! We talk to Li Zhou from Vox, Alex Seitz-Wald from NBC News and Abby Livingston from Texas Tribune! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...
Mar 20, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Melania Trump launched her Be Best campaign and explained what it meant. Does it make any sense? If she's serious about stopping online bullying, she could always talk to one of the worst perpetrators of online bullying.... her husband. We also spend some time analyzing Trump's weekend of tweets. Over 50 tweets on a variety of topics... none of them condemning white supremacism in the wake of the New Zealand shooting. We talk to Daniel Strauss from Politico, Justin Sink from Bloomberg and Cate M...
Mar 19, 2019•1 hr 52 min
After a shaky start to his campaign, Beto O'Rourke announces that he's hauled in 6.1 million dollars in the first 24 hours. That's the most that any candidate has raised in that period of time. Does that put him in the category of frontrunner? The awful shooting in New Zealand has pushed their lawmakers to change their gun laws. It took them less than 24 hours to make the decision. Imagine if we had the same push here in this country? Not only that, the shooter embraced white nationalism, which ...
Mar 18, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Senate Republicans rebuked Donald Trump over his national emergency declaration over the border wall. While they did the right thing, don't expect them to stand up to the President any more after this. Beto O'Rourke jumps into the 2020 race. What does he stand for? Is Trump worried about Beto? Trump also celebrates St Patricks Day in a.....very special way. Guest host Daniella Gibbs Leger welcomes Katie Hamm from Center for American Progress, Dara Lind from Vox and Lauren Gambino from The Guardi...
Mar 15, 2019•1 hr 52 min
While he lost a Senate race to Ted Cruz, Beto O'Rourke thinks he has what it takes to run for President. After months of speculation and consideration, he announced this morning that he is IN the race. Will Democrats get excited about his candidacy? What are his issues? We'll just have to wait to find out. Paul Manafort is going to jail.....again. A judge put more years on his sentence, but the Souther Districy of NY is opening up ANOTHER case against Paul Manafort. And a very important vote is ...
Mar 14, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Nancy Pelosi has taken impeachment off the table. Not all Democrats seem to have gotten the message. While Pelosi says Trump isn't "worth it," other Dems say that they're waiting for the Mueller report before taking it off the table. Bottom line: Everything hinges on Robert Mueller. A shocking NON-political scandal as a huge racketeering and bribery ring was uncovered involving wealthy parents paying to get their kids into college. It was a well-organized racket to cheat the system and some Holl...
Mar 13, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Sarah Huckabee Sanders held her first WH press briefing for the first time in 42 days. It was confrontational, it was not helpful, and it was full of lies. So why do we even have these briefings at all? WH reporters should boycott these propaganda stunts. The Democrats announced that the DNC will take place in Milwaukee, WI! It's the first time that they've held a convention in the heartland in 100 years! Maybe they're getting the message? We talk to the author of Billionaire Boondoggle, Pat Gar...
Mar 12, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Elizabeth Warren came out and discussed breaking up the big tech companies like Amazon, Facebook, Google, etc. It's a big idea that might be able to gain traction in this country. Other 2020 contenders put out some big ideas of their own this past weekend. Let's talk about them! Donald Trump went to Alabama and, between signing his name on the covers of Bibles, bashed Michael Cohen and lied about the collusion case. We talk to Collin O'Mara from the National Wildlife Federation, Elena Schneider ...
Mar 11, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Paul Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in jail. It's a VERY lenient sentence for someone who has done the damage that he's done. It goes against the recommended sentencing that Robert Mueller suggested. Now the question is... Will Trump pardon him? Democrats continue to form a circular firing squad around Rep Ilhan Omar. She said nothing wrong, but that didn't stop House Democrats from forcing a vote to condemn her comments in an "anti-hate" resolution. They took the GOP's bait once again. Sha...
Mar 08, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Yes, the 2020 race for President is exciting and Democrats are itching to get rid of Trump. But let's not forget that there are important House and Senate races underway and those are SO important! The stories of Trump manipulating security clearances for Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are extremely disturbing. How widespread was this practice? Why is it such a problem? Guest host Chris Lu hosts the show and talks to Bridget Bowman from Roll Call, Julie Zebrak from Yes Moms Can and Director of W...
Mar 07, 2019•1 hr 51 min
