What the hell is going on with Putin and Ukraine? To provide some expert context, our guests today are two experts on foreign affairs. Steve Pifer was our Ambassador to Ukraine in the last two years of the Clinton Administration and was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State with responsibilities for Russia and Ukraine in the first four years of the George W. Bush Administration. He is currently a Fellow at Stanford University and the Brookings Institution. Joining him is Joe Cirincione, a Fell...
Mar 01, 2022•47 min•Ep. 296
Ukraine. Tucker and Trump's Putin Love. First Black Woman Nominated to SCOTUS. Truckers to DC. State of the Union. With Jeff Dufour, Editor in Chief at National Journal, Amanda Becker, covering Politics & DC for 19th News and David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY. Please join us in supporting Democracy by visiting Represent.US/Podcast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Feb 25, 2022•44 min•Ep. 295
Congressman Jamie Raskin was inside the Capitol, with family, on January 6th. On January 5th he had buried his 25-year-old beloved son who had killed himself to escape a crippling depression. On January 12th, Raskin was named Lead Impeachment Manager for the second Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump. That eventful January is the subject of his New York Times Bestseller, Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy. In his interview with Bill, he shares his thoughts and emotion...
Feb 22, 2022•29 min•Ep. 294
Trump’s Bad Week. Feckless Congress. Sarah Palin Loses Libel Suit. Win for Gun Safety. MAGA's Liz Cheney Obsession. GOP Divided on Ukraine. And the Gazpacho Police. With Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor at Politico, Igor Bobic, Senior Politics Reporter at HuffPost and Addy Baird, Politics Reporter at BuzzFeed News. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the Laborers' International Union of North America, Their members making great contributions to constructing a Greener World. More information at L...
Feb 18, 2022•46 min•Ep. 292
According to new and comprehensive investigation, Christian Nationalism was used to "bolster, justify and intensify the January 6 attack on the Capitol." Bill talks to Jack Jenkins, one of the top reporters covering the religion and politics beat. They explain just what Christian Nationalism is, how it was an integral part of the January 6th events and how it is driving GOP politicians. They also talk about key Christian progressives and compare each movement to the teachings of Jesus Christ. Ja...
Feb 15, 2022•42 min•Ep. 291
Missing Files. “Legitimate Political Discourse” and Pence Divide the GOP. Trucker Protest. Down to 4 for Supreme Court. Hilary Comeback? With Philip Bump, National Correspondent for The Washington Post and author of the Newsletter: "How to Read This Chart,” Maya King, National Political Reporter for Politico and Matt Gertz, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. Their members staff our grocery stores, pharm...
Feb 11, 2022•47 min•Ep. 290
Sarah Longwell is a veteran Republican Political Strategist who is at the center of key never-Trump organizations. She heads Defending Democracy Together , The Republican Accountability Project and is Publisher of The Bulwark . And is very outspoken about the GOP today. Today we are highlighting the great work of Run For Something. The organization is dedicated to recruiting and supporting young progressives to run for office. Especially for local races. More information at RunForSomething.NET S...
Feb 08, 2022•41 min•Ep. 289
Isis Raid. Biden-Policing. January 6th Committee Talking to Top Pence Aides. Trump vs. Lyndsey Graham and Democracy. Jeff Zucker Out at CNN. Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan. With Jennifer Haberkorn, Congressional Reporter for The Los Angeles Times, Hunter Walker, reporting on January 6 at TheUprising.info and Rolling Stone and Linda Feldmann, Washington Bureau Chief, White House/politics correspondent at the Christian Science Monitor, Host of the Monitor Breakfast. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported b...
Feb 04, 2022•44 min•Ep. 288
Lot's of well deserved focus on Justice Breyer's retirement and the certainty of a Black female nominee from Biden. But it will not change the hard right Court. The upcoming decisions on Roe v Wade, Affirmative Action and the power of the Federal Government to regulate health and safety are all under attack and likely to change America for the worse. Elizabeth Wydra is the President of the Constitutional Accountability Center, a non-partisan progressive organization. It seeks to get the public a...
Feb 01, 2022•36 min•Ep. 287
Breyer Retires. Black Woman to be Nominated. More Coup Revelations. The Economy and the Midterms. Fox Creates Ice Cream-gate. Biden on Hot Mic. Ukraine Uncertainty. With Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at @NBCNews Digital, Jason Dick, Deputy Editor CQ Roll Cal, Political Theater podcast host and David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the Laborers' International Union of North America. More information at LIUNA.org . See Priva...
Jan 28, 2022•46 min•Ep. 286
Jonathan Alter is an MSNBC Political Analyst, journalist and Presidential Historian. He's written books about FDR , Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama . He is very worried about the future of American Democracy. He writes on Substack at OldGoats.substack.com . His article about Carter and Biden can be found here . Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Brotherhood of Teamsters whose members include much more than truck drivers. More information at Teamster.org . See Privacy Policy a...
Jan 25, 2022•53 min•Ep. 285
Biden Presser. Voting Rights DOA. Trump Legal Woes. Ukraine Danger. With Gabe Debenedetti, National Correspondent at New York Magazine, Lauren Burke, Writer at Black Press and host of The BurkeFile podcast and Scott Wong, Senior staff writer at The Hill and soon at NBC News. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported"not 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://art19.com/priva...
Jan 21, 2022•46 min•Ep. 284
Control of the Senate in 2022 and the White House in 2024 goes through Wisconsin. Very MAGA Senator Ron Johnson is, by most polling, the most vulnerable incumbent Senator in either party. The Democratic Governor Tony Evers is the firewall against the GOP-controlled state Legislature and is up for re-election in 2022. If he loses, the firewall burns down and voter suppression and election subversion will come to this battleground state that Biden won by only 20,600 votes. Ben Wikler is Chair of t...
Jan 18, 2022•37 min•Ep. 283
Voting Rights Fail. McCarthy Snubs Jan 6th Panel. Sedition Indictment. Graham Attacks McConnell. Fauci Torches Rand Paul. Trump Hangs Up On NPR. Praise for Harry Reid. With Jeff Dufour, Editor in chief at National Journal, Eliza Collins, Politics reporter on the Hill for The Wall Street Journal and Sudeep Reddy, Managing editor at Politico. 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...
Jan 14, 2022•44 min•Ep. 282
Michael Steele was the Republican Lt. Governor of Maryland and the Chairman of The Republican National Committee from 2009 to 2011. He is an MSNBC commentator and an advisor to the never-Trump Lincoln Project. He's not even sure "saving" the Republican Party is a good idea. 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/pri...
Jan 11, 2022•38 min•Ep. 281
January 6th Anniversary: Biden Speech. Hate in Congress. AG Garland Speaks Up. Former Staffers vs, TFG. Threats of Political Violence. Voting Rights. Democrats Retiring. With Sabrina Siddiqui, White House Reporter at The Wall Street Journal and Political Analyst at CNN, Maya King, Covering national politics at Politico and Igor Bobic, Senior Politics Reporter at HuffPost . Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. Serving us in our grocery stores, pharm...
Jan 07, 2022•43 min•Ep. 280
The transition from Trump to Biden was one of the most dangerous periods in American history. " Peril " tells that story. The book's co-author (with Bob Woodward) is Robert Costa, a national political reporter at The Washington Post, where he has worked since 2014. He previously served as moderator and managing editor of Washington Week on PBS and as a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the American Federation of Teachers. More information at AFT.org...
Jan 04, 2022•37 min•Ep. 279
Omicron Surge. Jan 6 Anniversary. Midterm Maps and Harry Reid. With Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor, NBC News Digital, Niall Stanage, White House Columnist, The Hill, Kirk Bado, Managing Editor, National Journal Hotline and Hunter Walker, Founder and Reporter, The Uprising Newsletter on Substack. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. Once again, on the frontlines of our grocery stores, pharmacies, meat and poultry processing plants. More inf...
Dec 30, 2021•49 min•Ep. 278
Paul Begala is a long-time and successful Democratic Strategist and CNN Commentator. He co-ran Bill Clinton's 1998 campaign and worked as Counselor to the President. Still very active in Democratic politics, he is Research Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy. 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 Privac...
Dec 28, 2021•38 min•Ep. 277
Has Manchin tanked Build Back Better? Biden getting tougher on the unvaxed and the purveyors of Covid lies. And our reporters talk about the big stories they reported on this year. With Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ Roll Call, Political Theater podcast host, David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY, Amanda Becker, Washington Correspondent for 19thNews and Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter for the Daily Mail. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the Laborers' I...
Dec 23, 2021•34 min•Ep. 276
Trump's Next Coup has Already Begun is the title of an article in The Atlantic magazine by the highly respected journalist, Barton Gellman. It reports on the frightening fact that Trump and almost the entire GOP establishment are systematically preparing to overthrow the results of the 2024 presidential election. 2020 and January 6th and The Big Lie were just a rehearsal. You can read it here . Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. On the front line...
Dec 21, 2021•29 min•Ep. 275
Meadows’ Texts. Fox Hypocrisy. Devastating Tornadoes. Build Back Better Stalled. Harris Criticism. Brain Williams on Fire. With Melanie Mason, National Political Correspondent for The Los Angeles Times, Jason Dick, Deputy Editor CQ Roll Call, Political Theater podcast host and S.V. Dáte, White House Correspondent at HuffPost. 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 Ca...
Dec 17, 2021•48 min•Ep. 274
Bill says Jonathan Karl’s new book Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show, is the best book on the final year of the Trump Presidency. Karl was the Chief White House correspondent for ABC News through the end of the Trump administration. He is now the ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent. You can purchase the book here . For a great holiday gift for someone you love, may I respectfully suggest a one-of-a-kind Carol Press Scarf. Hand-woven in Rayon Chenille or Bamboo, they are works of art ...
Dec 14, 2021•39 min•Ep. 273
Bob Dole's Life. Christmas Card Guns. GOP Hardliners Threaten. January 6th Committee Moving Faster. Biden/Putin Summit. Inflation/Biden Boom. Press Treatment of Biden/Harris. With Philip Bump, National correspondent for The Washington Post and author of the Newsletter: "How to Read This Chart,” John Bennett, Editor-at-Large, CQ Roll Call and Lauren Burke, Host Burkefile podcast and writer at Black Press. For a great holiday gift for someone you love, may I respectfully suggest a one-of-a-kind Ca...
Dec 10, 2021•44 min•Ep. 272
This latest attack on America is a nonviolent coup. It's taking place across the country. It's led by Donald Trump himself. It's being carried out by his loyal followers. How can Democrats fight back? Today's guest has been tracking this ongoing coup and warning Democrats: They have to take it seriously and combat it aggressively. Brian Beutler is Editor-in-chief of Crooked Media, a company formed by Obama alumni and home of the great podcast, Pod Save America. You can follow Brian on Twitter @B...
Dec 07, 2021•32 min•Ep. 271
The Government is Funded. Supreme Court Likely to Overturn Roe v. Wade. With Big Political Fall-out. Covid Fatigue. Trump’s Positive Covid Test. GOP In-fighting. With Jennifer Haberkorn, Congressional Reporter for The Los Angeles Times, Jeff Dufour, Editor in chief at National Journal and Scott Wong Senior Staff Writer for The Hill covering House Leadership. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The American Federation of Teachers. More information at AFT.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art...
Dec 03, 2021•41 min•Ep. 270
What the hell is going on with the economy? 5.6 million new jobs and the stock market up 40% since Biden’s election. Yet a recent Washington Post survey found 70% of Americans have a negative attitude towards the economy. So Bill talked to Keith Mestrich. After 25 years in the labor movement Keith became the CEO of the largest values-based bank in the United States. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Brotherhood of Teamsters. America's most diverse union, representing worke...
Nov 30, 2021•32 min•Ep. 269
Jan 6 Burner Phones and Subpoenas. Kyle Rittenhouse a Hero? Fate of Paid Family Leave. Fed Chair Stays On. Gas Prices and Covid Hurt Biden. Trump’s New Lies. With Maya King, covering national politics for Politico, Alayna Treene, Congressional Reporter at Axios and Hunter Walker, Reporter TheUprising.info , Contributing Writer at Rolling Stone 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.co...
Nov 24, 2021•51 min•Ep. 268
For the first time in eleven years the House of Representatives gathered to censure one of its members. And it did so after Arizona GOP Congressman Paul Gosar posted a video - in the style of a Japanese anime cartoon - which portrayed him beheading Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Biden with a pair of swords. We are bringing you the highlights today because nothing better illustrates the difference between the two major political parties today. Today's Bill Press Po...
Nov 23, 2021•31 min•Ep. 267
Kevin McCarthy Marathon Speech. Will Build Back Better Survive in the Senate? Bipartisan Infrastructure Signed. Political Effect of Both Bills. Toxic House of Representatives. Gosar Censured. Bannon Indicted. Harris Under Fire. With David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY and Eliza Collins, Politics Reporter on the Hill for The Wall Street Journal. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. More information at Teamster.org . See Priva...
Nov 19, 2021•39 min•Ep. 266
