The January 6th Special Committee Hearing. The Chances for Any Gun Safety Legislation. With Jeff Dufour, Editor in chief at National Journal, Igor Bobic, Senior politics reporter at HuffPost and Alayna Treene, Congressional reporter for Axios. 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://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Jun 10, 2022•40 min•Ep. 325
Norman Ornstein is one of the leading experts on the Congress and an Emeritus Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He is the author, with Thomas E. Mann of the 2012 book, It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism and with Thomas E. Mann and E.J. Dione, the author of the 2017 book, One Nation After Trump: A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate, and the Not-Yet Deported. Today Bill highlights yet ...
Jun 07, 2022•39 min•Ep. 324
Biden on Gun Safety. January 6th Hearings' Impact? Inflation and a Rare Mea Culpa. Trump and the Midterms. With Sudeep Reddy, Senior Managing Editor at Politico, Jason Dick, Editor in Chief CQ Roll Call and Political Theater podcast host and Tom LoBianco, Politics Reporter for Yahoo News. 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:...
Jun 03, 2022•46 min•Ep. 323
Elie Mystal returns to the Bill Press Pod with a withering takedown of the Second Amendment, Justice Alito and Supreme Court Ethics. He is The Nation Magazine’s Justice Correspondent. He's a frequent guest on MSNBC commenting on the intersection between the legal and the political. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, he gave up Big Law to fight for justice. He has just published a new book that immediately landed on the New York Times bestseller list at #2. Allow Me to Retort A...
May 31, 2022•38 min•Ep. 322
With the tragic massacre of children and teachers in Uvalde, Texas dominating the news, we talked to Igor Volsky of Guns Down America about what can be done, if anything, to combat gun violence and the politicians who support it. But our gun laws cannot change unless our politicians do, so Bill also talked to two sharp political reporters about the 2022 primaries: Niall Stanage, White House Columnist for The Hill and Political Analyst at News Nation AM and Maya King, Politics Reporter for the Ne...
May 27, 2022•50 min•Ep. 321
In their award-winning 75 episode podcast series, Trump Inc., WNYC reporters Andrea Bernstein and Ilya Marritz told the story of the former president’s businesses, conflicts of interests, unhappy partners and the just bonkers idea that sitting president had a worldwide business. Now they have a new podcast which explores the events leading up to January 6th and the insurrection itself. It takes its name from a Trump tweet, “Will be Wild.” They recount the personal stories of the insurrectionists...
May 24, 2022•40 min•Ep. 320
Trump Still Got it? Is Fetterman the Future? Will Abortion Help the Democrats? Great Replacement Theory and Murder. Biden to Asia. With Philip Bump, National Correspondent for The Washington Post. Newsletter: "How to Read This Chart," Ginger, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital and John Bennett, Editor-at-Large, CQ Roll Call and CQ Senate newsletter. Today’s Bill Press Pod is supported by the Laborers International Union of North America. More information at LIUNA.org . See Privacy Poli...
May 20, 2022•45 min•Ep. 319
Journalist Judd Legum was a regular on the Bill Press Show for years. Today, he makes his debut on the Bill Press Pod. Legum writes a four-times per week newsletter, Popular Information, that practices Independent Accountability Journalism. He compares what people and institutions SAY to what these same people and institutions actually DO. Today we talked about the Great Replacement Theory behind the Buffalo shooting, that has been mainstreamed by Right Wing media and politicians; which corporat...
May 17, 2022•40 min•Ep. 318
January 6th Subpoenas to GOP. FBI Probe of Trump Documents Removal. Trump’s Midterm Record Mixed. Abortion Rights vs The Midterms. With Melanie Mason, National Political Correspondent for The Los Angeles Times, Lauren Burke, Host, Burkefile, Writer for Black Press USA and The Guardian and Jeff Dufour, Editor in chief at National Journal. 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/pr...
May 13, 2022•41 min•Ep. 317
Former Progressive Caucus Co-chair Mark Pocan and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin are at the center of the 2022 midterms. Ron Johnson is up for reelection and control of the Senate may hinge on that race. There are competitive House seats that may determine control in that chamber. In Wisconsin the legislature is so gerrymandered, it is almost impossible for the Democrats to gain control. So having a Democratic governor is the one check on the extremist Wisconsin Republican Party. Once again, ...
May 10, 2022•33 min•Ep. 316
Leaked Roe Draft Decision Rocks DC and America. Trump Wins in Ohio with J.D. Vance. Biden Attacks MAGA. With Seung Min Kim, White House Reporter for The Washington Post, Amanda Becker, Politics & DC Reporter for 19thNews and David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY. Plus a special interview with Elizabeth Wydra, President of The Constitutional Accountability Center on the Roe draft opinion and what it means for other privacy rights issues such as contraception and gay ma...
May 06, 2022•59 min•Ep. 315
With the midterms just seven months away, Bill talks to Kyle Kondik, Managing Editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, the University of Virginia Center for Politics’ nonpartisan newsletter on American campaigns and elections. They focus on the primaries coming up in the month of May in the GOP where Trump has endorsed candidates. How these primaries turn out may determine who controls the Senate in 2023. They also discuss the likelihood of the Republicans taking over the House of Representatives. And a...
May 03, 2022•38 min•Ep. 314
January 6th Committee Hearings Coming. The Big Lie is Dividing the GOP. Biden: $33 Billion for Ukraine. GOP Knifes Madison Cawthorn. Elon Musk Terrorizes Twitter and Biden to White House Correspondents Dinner. With Linda Feldmann, Washington Bureau Chief, White House/Politics Correspondent at The Christian Science Monitor, Gabe Debenedetti, National Correspondent, at New York Magazine and Igor Bobic, Senior Politics Reporter at HuffPost. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The American Federa...
Apr 29, 2022•49 min•Ep. 313
Today's guest is Joe Cirincione, here for a monthly update on Putin's war in Ukraine. Cirincione is a Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He previously served for over 12 years as the President of the Ploughshares Fund, a foundation focused on nuclear nonproliferation and conflict resolution. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Today Bill featured the work of the World Central Kitchen run by Chef Jose Andres. They have served millions of meals in disaster a...
Apr 26, 2022•41 min•Ep. 312
Democrats Fighting Over the Border. Democrats Don't Seem to Fight Back. With One Big Exception. Ron DeSantis and the GOP target Disney and Kevin McCarthy Gets Caught Lying. With Jason Dick, Editor at CQ Roll Call, Eliza Collins, Politics Reporter on the Hill for The Wall Street Journal, Sudeep Reddy, Senior Managing Editor at Politico and Amanda Becker covering politics and DC for 19th News. You can support the great work of Amanda Becker and 19th News by visiting their website here . You can li...
Apr 22, 2022•47 min•Ep. 311
Cindy McCain is the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture which leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. She is the widow of former Arizona senator and 2008 Republican nominee for President, John McCain. In 2020 she endorsed Joe Biden for president. She has a long history with helping people in need. From 1988 to 1995, she founded and operated a nonprofit organization, the American Voluntary Medical Team, which organi...
Apr 19, 2022•29 min•Ep. 310
The panel takes on the primary races in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Plus the depressing national political landscape for Democrats. And the effect of Trump's endorsements. With Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital, Maya King, Politics Reporter at The New York Times covering the South, S.V. Dáte, White House Correspondent at HuffPost and Alex Seitz-Wald, Senior Digital Politics Reporter for NBC News. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The United Food and Commercial ...
Apr 14, 2022•47 min•Ep. 309
Sylvia Poggioli is senior European correspondent for NPR's International Desk. She covers Italy, the Vatican, Western Europe, and the Balkans. Poggioli has reported on the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, the civil war in the former Yugoslavia, and how immigration has transformed European societies. Today Bill featured the work of the World Central Kitchen run by Chef Jose Andres. They have served millions of meals in disaster areas and war zones, including over a million meals in and around...
Apr 12, 2022•31 min•Ep. 308
Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed. Bipartisan Punishment for Russia. Midterm Attack Lines. Time is Short for the Jan 6 Committee. With Jason Dick, Interim Editor in Chief at CQ-Roll Call, Sarah Wire, Justice Department and National Security Reporter for The Los Angeles Times, focused on Jan 6/extremism, Alayna Treene, Congressional Reporter for Axios and Alex Roarty White House Correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Association of Bridge, S...
Apr 08, 2022•42 min•Ep. 307
Ron Brownstein is one of the sharpest analysts of American politics. He is a Senior CNN Political Analyst and a Senior Editor for The Atlantic. He's been reporting and writing about the radical rollback of rights in Red states. Ron's CNN work can be found here. His work for The Atlantic here . Ron's great book, Rock Me on the Water , on the way the TV, Music and Movies changed after the year of 1974, is now out in paperback. You can buy it here . Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The United...
Apr 05, 2022•40 min•Ep. 306
Can Biden Fix Inflation? Are the Democrats doomed in November? Is the January 6th Committee Stalling Out? Will the Department of Justice Move on Meadows/Trump? Will Putin Help Trump Smear the Bidens? With Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital, David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY, Hunter Walker, Reporting on Jan 6 at TheUprising.info and Kirk Bado, Managing Editor at National Journal Hotline. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International ...
Apr 01, 2022•39 min•Ep. 305
Elie Mystal is The Nation Magazine’s Justice Correspondent. He's a frequent guest on MSNBC commenting on the intersection between the legal and the political. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, he gave up Big Law to fight for justice. He has just published a new book that immediately landed on the New York Times bestseller list at #2. Allow Me to Retort A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution can be purchased here . Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the United Food and Co...
Mar 29, 2022•36 min•Ep. 304
Ukraine Winning? GOP attacks on Judge Jackson. Ginni Thomas Texts. Trump Power Waning? Albright and Young Legacy. With Jeff Dufour, Editor in Chief of National Journal, Scott Wong, Senior Congressional Reporter for NBC News, Lauren Burke, Writer for Black Press USA and The Guardian and Zach Cohen, Congress Reporter for Bloomberg Government. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The Laborers' International Union of North America, Ready to build the infrastructure we need, More information at LIU...
Mar 25, 2022•39 min•Ep. 303
Twenty-six days into Putin's War in Ukraine, can anything be done to stop the carnage and stop Putin? What are the likely next steps, diplomatically and militarily? What are the risks of a wider war, of a nuclear war? To provide some context, Bill has arranged to talk again with the two experts on foreign affairs who gave us their first assessment of the situation in Ukraine three weeks ago. A lot has changed. . Steven Pifer was our Ambassador to Ukraine in the last two years of the Clinton Admi...
Mar 22, 2022•46 min•Ep. 302
Zellenskyy Inspires the World. The End of Daylight Savings Time? Trump Flailing. A Global Reset at Every Level? With Jennifer Haberkorn, Congressional Reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ-Roll Call and Host of the Political Theater podcast and Tom LoBianco, Reporter at Yahoo News. Today Bill featured the work of the World Central Kitchen run by Chef Jose Andres. They have served millions of meals in disaster areas and war zones, including over a million meals in an...
Mar 18, 2022•44 min•Ep. 301
John Bolton had unimpeachable Republican and Conservative credentials. Until he went to work for Donald Trump as his National Security Advisor. It did not go well as he detailed in his book, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir. Bolton and Bill discuss the current situation in Ukraine and Trump's attitudes toward Russia, Ukraine and Vladimir Putin. Today Bill featured the work of the World Central Kitchen run by Chef Jose Andres. They have served millions of meals in disaster areas a...
Mar 15, 2022•38 min•Ep. 300
Russian War Crimes. GOP Putin Whiplash. Congress actually passes a budget. Jan 6th Committee revelations. GOP replays the Culture War. With Melanie Mason, National Political Correspondent at The Los Angeles Times, Jennifer Bendery, Senior Politics Reporter for HuffPost and Pema Levy, Reporter at Mother Jones. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information at UFCW.org . The Bill Press Pod is part of the Pro-Democracy Podcast Coalition. More i...
Mar 11, 2022•50 min•Ep. 299
Can Congress file charges against Trump? Will the Justice Department file charges against Trump? Can a former president even be charged with a crime or even if true, can Trump still just get away with it? To get the answers, Bill talks to Barbara McQuade, an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst. She is a professor at the University of Michigan Law School and a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. Read McQuade's "Prosecution Memo" here: justsecurity.org/80308/united-states-v-don...
Mar 08, 2022•35 min•Ep. 298
Ukraine War Escalating. State of the Union. January 6th Committee Bombshell. Trump vs DeSantis 2024? Texas Primary. With S.V. Dáte, White House Correspondent at HuffPost, Leah Askarinam, co-author of the On Politics newsletter at the New York Times, and Alex Seitz-Wald, Senior Digital Politics Reporter for NBC News. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Brotherhood of Teamsters. More information at Teamster.org . The Bill Press Pod is part of the Pro-Democracy Podcast Coalitio...
Mar 04, 2022•52 min•Ep. 297
Although Biden is not known as a great orator, he gave a great speech Tuesday night. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Mar 02, 2022•7 min•Ep. 296
