Sara Nelson is the President of the Association of Flight Attendants with 50,000 members across 17 airlines. She is also one of the most effective and dynamic labor leaders in America and is considering a run for the president of the AFL-CIO. InStyle Magazine placed her on their Top 50 Badass Women list. More information on the union here: afacwa.org . Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the American Federation of Teachers. More information at AFT.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...
Nov 16, 2021•36 min•Ep. 265
Climate Summit. Trump/Pence/Christie. GOP “Traitors.” Jan 6 Committee Subpoenas. Inflation. With Sabrina Siddiqui, White House Reporter at The Wall Street Journal and Political Analyst at CNN, Igor Bobic, Senior Politics Reporter at HuffPost and Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Union AKA The Ironworkers Union. More information at Ironwork...
Nov 12, 2021•46 min•Ep. 264
Progressive Caucus member, Congressman Don Beyer is serving his fourth term from Virginia’s 8th District. He is Chair of Congress' Joint Economic Committee and was at the center of negotiations in the House to pass both the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and Build Back Better, focusing on Climate and Family assistance. He has also run for Governor in VA and has few candid thoughts about what went wrong last election day. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the American Federation of Governmen...
Nov 09, 2021•33 min•Ep. 263
Meaning of VA and NJ. Impact on Mid-terms. Trump Fading? BBB and BIF. With Alex Seitz-Wald, Senior Digital Politics Reporter for NBC News, Lauren Burke, host BurkeFile Podcast, Writer at Black Press and Jason Dick, Deputy Editor, CQ Roll Call, Host, Political Theater Podcast. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported 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/p...
Nov 05, 2021•45 min•Ep. 262
Misfire: Inside the Downfall of the NRA is the new book by NPR's Tim Mak. It reveals the self-dealing and corruption of its top leaders and their betrayal of their committed rank and file members. Plus, the surprising narrative that Wayne LaPierre is weak and easily bullied. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. More information at Teamster.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy...
Nov 02, 2021•32 min•Ep. 261
Democrat’s' Trust Issues. Some GOP House Members in on the Insurrection? Trump Still Here. Virginia Governor’s Race. With Gabriel Debenedetti, National Correspondent at New York Magazine, Addy Baird, Politics Reporter at BuzzFeed News and Hunter Walker, Founder, Reporter at TheUprising.info Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information at UFCW.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...
Oct 29, 2021•53 min•Ep. 260
California Congressman Adam Schiff was the Lead Impeachment Manager in Trump's first impeachment trial and is on the Select Committee investigating the January 6th insurrection His new book , Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost our Democracy and Still Could , starts with the January 6th insurrection but is more focused on the Republican lawmakers and Administration officials who failed to stand up to Trump. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the great men and women of the United Food ...
Oct 26, 2021•32 min•Ep. 259
Bannon in Contempt of Congress. Biden Reveals Cuts to Build Back Better. Still No Voting Rights Legislation. Supply Chain Problems. Trump's "Truth." With Seung Min Kim, White House Reporter for The Washington Post, Jeff Dufour, Editor in chief at National Journal and Scott Wong, Senior Staff Writer at The Hill. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The American Federation of Teachers. More information at AFT.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ...
Oct 22, 2021•49 min•Ep. 258
Christine Todd Whitman was the Republican Governor of New Jersey. And Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for President George W. Bush. Now she is trying to save the Republican Party from within. In a New York Times Op-ed , she advocates Republicans voting for centrist Democrats and Democrats voting for centrist Republicans. You can find our more about her organization here: RenewAmericaMovement.com . Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the Ironworkers Union. Nearly every str...
Oct 19, 2021•31 min•Ep. 257
Trump vs. GOP. Bannon to Jail? Virginia Governors Race. Legislating the Curriculum. Gloom for Dems? With Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor at Politico, Amanda Becker, Washington Correspondent at 19th News and Philip Bump, National Correspondent for The Washington Post. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information UFCW.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my...
Oct 15, 2021•44 min•Ep. 256
Abortion. Guns. Church vs. State. This is likely to be a Supreme Court term for the ages. With three Trump-appointed Justices. Pete Williams has been covering the Court and the Justice Department for NBC News for over 28 years. He breaks down the cases, the Justices and the politics of the Court. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported 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 a...
Oct 12, 2021•37 min•Ep. 255
Senate Coup Report. Trump Running? Biden Approval Tanks. Democrats Must Compromise. Facebook Under Fire. With Sabrina Siddiqui, White House Reporter at the Wall Street Journal and Political analyst for CNN, David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY and Jennifer Haberkorn, Congressional Reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. America's largest union. More information at Teamster.org . See Privacy Po...
Oct 08, 2021•47 min•Ep. 254
Young David Rubenstein was an Democratic aide in the Senate and in Carter's White House. After that he started a hugely successful private equity firm. Now he is a major philanthropist with a special emphasis on public good in Washington DC. His third book is The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream . He's one of the rare liberal billionaires. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the American Federation of Teachers. Navigating a second challenging school year in the age of COVID. More inf...
Oct 05, 2021•39 min•Ep. 253
Two Big Bills in Doubt. GOP Playing Politics with the Debt Ceiling. General Milley Fights Back and a new Tell-all Trump Book. With Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital, Niall Stanage, White House Columnist at The Hill, Igor Bobic, Senior Politics Reporter at HuffPost and Lauren Egan, White House Reporter at NBC News. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The Laborers' International Union of North America. They can't wait to get started on repairing America's infrastructur...
Sep 30, 2021•38 min•Ep. 252
Voter suppression is serious but one of the leading election law experts in the country says "Election Subversion" is the greater threat to American Democracy. In this episode, he explains what it is and why it's a "DEFCON 5" level emergency. Rick Hasen is Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine and was a CNN Election Law Analyst in 2020. He runs the Election Law Blog. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. In a...
Sep 28, 2021•38 min•Ep. 251
Government Shutdown. Debt Ceiling. Bi-partisan Infrastructure. Biden's Whole Agenda. All at stake in Congress next week. With Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ Roll Call, Maya King, National Political Reporter at Politico, Sarah Wire, Congressional Reporter at the Los Angeles Times, and Alex Roarty, White House Correspondent at McClatchey News. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the American Federation of Teachers on the front lines in our schools, navigating the pandemic and keeping our kids ...
Sep 24, 2021•39 min•Ep. 250
If we don't investigate the origins and aftermath of the Big Lie and the insurrection on January 6th, we may be doomed to repeat it. This time with smarter more skillful people. Investigation and prosecution are a deterrent to others thinking about doing it again. Barbara McQuade is a former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan and is currently an MSNBC Legal Analyst and law professor at the University of Michigan. In an op-ed for the Washington Post, she, along with Harvard’s Lauren...
Sep 21, 2021•36 min•Ep. 249
Covid Politics. Trouble in the House. WH Messaging. What Gen. Milley Did. Trump Overhang. With Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital, James Oliphant, National Politics Correspondent for Reuters, Alex Seitz-Wald, Senior Digital Politics Reporter for NBC News and S.V. Date Senior White House Correspondent for HuffPost. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The Laborers' International Union of North America. Their members can't wait to get started on infrastructure! More info...
Sep 17, 2021•40 min•Ep. 248
In today’s episode we go over the timeline of events leading up to the January 6th insurrection and explore the ways Donald Trump and his Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, tried to overturn the presidential election. Our guide is Ryan Goodman, founding co-editor-in-chief of Just Security , an online forum for the rigorous analysis of national and international security. Goodman is a Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Reiss Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law. He serv...
Sep 14, 2021•31 min•Ep. 247
Vaccine Mandate. Garland Sues Texas. Newsom in Good Shape. Rally FOR Jan 6th Defendants. With Scott Wong, Senior Staff Writer for The Hill , Hunter Walker, Reporter, TheUprising.info and Amanda Becker, Washington Correspondent for 19thNews . Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by America's most diverse union, The International Brotherhood of Teamsters. More information at Teamster.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-...
Sep 10, 2021•47 min•Ep. 246
Bill, the former Chair of the California Democratic Party, talks with Carla Marinucci, Senior Writer for POLITICO’s California Playbook about the recall. Where it stands. What would happen if Newsom is recalled. Marinucci has consistently been named one of California’s leading political writers. Two pros digging in. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the American Federation of Teachers. More information at AFT.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...
Sep 07, 2021•34 min•Ep. 245
One War is Over. The War on Abortion Rights Heats Up. Climate Crisis in the U.S,. California Recall. With Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ-Roll Call, Melanie Mason, National Political Correspondent for The Los Angeles Times, Jeff Dufour, Editor-in-chief at National Journal and Katherine Tully-McManus, covering Congress for Politico. 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/pri...
Sep 03, 2021•52 min•Ep. 244
Philip Bump is a National Correspondent for the Washington Post who uses science and data to analyze what politicians say or do. As Bill says, "when it comes to politics, he's got the best take on where we are today, how we got here and where we're heading tomorrow." Philip and Bill talk about Ron DeSantis, Mike Lindell, JD Vance, The GOP, AOC and Donald Trump. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The United Food and Commercial Workers Union. They're the ones who serve us in the great retail s...
Aug 31, 2021•36 min•Ep. 243
Terror Attack. 8/31 Deadline Stands. Impressive Evacuation. Pelosi Tames Democrats. How’s the VP Doing? With Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ Roll Call, Maya King, Political Reporter at Politico and John Bennett, Contributing Editor at CQ-Roll Call. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, America's largest union. More information at Teamster.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...
Aug 27, 2021•48 min•Ep. 242
Bill Kristol has been a leading conservative voice for over 25 years. He was a founding editor of the conservative news magazine The Weekly Standard . He is currently Editor at Large for The Bulwark, an anti-Trump conservative news and opinion website. Kristol is also know as a leading neoconservative(neo-con), a political philosophy that promotes democracy and interventionism in international affairs. He was a strong supporter of the Iraq War. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the Laborers...
Aug 24, 2021•36 min•Ep. 240
Afghanistan Withdrawal. How Much Will it Damage Biden? Abbott and DeSantis Dig In on Covid. Bomb Threat at the Capitol. With David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA Today, Lauren Burke, News Writer, Black Press USA, and host of the BurkeFile Podcast and Matt Gertz, Senior Fellow, Media Matters for America. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The S.M.A.R.T Union, the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers More information at Smart-Union.o...
Aug 20, 2021•42 min•Ep. 241
The breaking news of the day sometime obscures the existential threat that is climate change. We need to get going fast. And there are important, meaningful changes President Biden can do without Congress. Plus things we, as individuals, can do to mitigate the coming climate disaster. Here are two features from Wilderness.org , we think you will find interesting: The Wilderness Society – Can public lands help solve the climate crisis? Public lands across the country have a massive role to play i...
Aug 17, 2021•35 min•Ep. 239
Cuomo Resigns. Infrastructure Passes. Census Reveals a Changing Country. Afghanistan Falling. Covid Rising. The Roundtable with Gabe Debenedetti, National Correspondent at New York Magazine, Sudeep Reddy Managing Editor Politico and Leah Askarinam, Editor of The National Journal Hotline. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Much more than our great truck drivers: from Airline Pilots to Zoo Keepers. More information at Teamster.org . See Privacy Polic...
Aug 13, 2021•49 min•Ep. 238
Carol Leonnig and Phil Rucker follow up their bestselling book, A Very Stable Genius , with this harrowing look at Trump's final year. Bill really loved it and he thinks you will too. You can buy it here on Amazon . Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The United Food and Commercial Workers Union, staffing our grocery stores, pharmacies, meatpacking plants, and cannabis dispensaries. More information at UFCW.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
Aug 10, 2021•46 min•Ep. 237
Bipartisan Infrastructure Will Pass. Andrew Cuomo Alone. Eviction Ban Extended, For Now. Biden takes on January 6th and Covid Gets Real Again. With Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital, Addy Baird, Politics Reporter for BuzzFeed News and John Bennett, Contributing Editor at CQ-Roll Call. Today, in the break, Bill honors the life of Richard Trumka who died this week at the age of 72. He was president of the AFL-CIO for nearly 12 years. He was a towering figure in the Labor ...
Aug 06, 2021•50 min•Ep. 236
