This week, Bret sits down with Editor and CEO of The Dispatch and Host of The Dispatch Podcast Steve Hayes, National Political Correspondent for NPR Mara Liasson, and Wall Street Journal Columnist Bill McGurn to discuss the Biden Administration's decision to exit Afghanistan and the country's subsequent fall to the Taliban. Later, the panel discusses how these events will impact public opinion of President Biden. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...
Aug 16, 2021•19 min•Season 3Ep. 27
This week, Bret sits down with Republican Strategist and former Campaign Manager for Senator Scott Brown Colin Reed, former Democratic Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford Jr. and Co-Founder of The Dispatch and Host of The Remnant Podcast Jonah Goldberg to discuss how the Biden Administration is taking on the resurgence of COVID-19. Later, the panel discusses Majority Leader Schumer and Senate Budget Manager Sanders' latest infrastructure package. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more about...
Aug 09, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 26
This week, Bret revisits a conversation from FOX's Special Report with CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky about the next steps in the vaccine push as the coronavirus Delta variant rapidly spreads across the U.S. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 02, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 25
This week, Bret sits down with National Editor of The Cook Political Report Amy Walter, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page and Chief Political Correspondent of "The Washington Examiner" Byron York to discuss protests outside the White House in support of freedom in Cuba. Later, the panel discusses the status of the bipartisan infrastructure bill and how to address the spike in Delta variant COVID cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 26, 2021•22 min•Season 3Ep. 24
On a special edition of Bret Baier's All-Star Panel, Bret sits down with Josh Rogin, a Washington Post Columnist and author of Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the Twenty-First Century. Rogin discusses what he believes is the issue underlying Dr. Anthony Fauci and Senator Rand Paul's sparring at a Congressional hearing this week. Rogin asks what the NIH was doing in labs in Wuhan, and what did Dr. Fauci know about these operations. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more a...
Jul 23, 2021•28 min•Season 3Ep. 23
This week, Bret sits down with Co-Founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan, National Political Correspondent for NPR Mara Liasson, and Republican Strategist and former Campaign Manager for Senator Scott Brown, Colin Reed to discuss President Biden's continued push for his latest infrastructure package. Later, the panel discusses rising fears of inflation and the severity of the COVID-19 Delta variant. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...
Jul 19, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 22
This week, Bret sits down with Wall Street Journal Columnist Bill McGurn, Democratic Strategist and Syndicated Talk Show Host Leslie Marshall and Co-Founder of The Dispatch and Host of The Remnant Podcast Jonah Goldberg to discuss the growing concerns surrounding the Taliban’s advances in Afghanistan. Later, the panel discusses the protesters calling for democracy in Cuba and how President Biden should address the demands for freedom. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad c...
Jul 12, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 21
This week, Bret revisits panel discussions over the course of President Biden’s time in office to hear how his administration has dealt with foreign affairs. Bret and the panel discuss the southern border crisis, the investigation into COVID-19 origins in the Wuhan Lab, President Biden’s meeting with Vladimir Putin, and more. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 05, 2021•21 min•Season 3Ep. 20
This week, Bret sits down with Political Editor at The National Journal Josh Kraushaar, Former South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy, and Founding Executive Director of Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service Mo Elleithee to discuss President Biden’s upcoming visit to Wisconsin and opposing viewpoints on his infrastructure bill. Later, the panel discusses former President Trump’s return to the campaign trail and what the House of Representatives might look like in 2022. ...
Jun 28, 2021•22 min•Season 3Ep. 19
This week, Bret sits down with National Editor of The Cook Political Report Amy Walter, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page, and Former State Department Spokesperson and Senior Advisor to the Scowcroft Center at the Atlantic Council Morgan Ortagus to discuss President Biden's handling of affairs with China and Russia. Later, the panel debates how the Biden Administration's political agenda will change looking ahead to 2022 as the world continues to reopen its doors. Follow Bret on Twitt...
Jun 21, 2021•19 min•Season 3Ep. 18
This week, Bret sits down with Founding Editor at The Washington Free Beacon and AEI Resident Fellow Matthew Continetti, Washington Post Columnist and AEI Resident Fellow Marc Thiessen and former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN), to discuss President Biden's agenda during his first trip overseas as president. Later, the panel reflects on the President's decision not to hold a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the global economic discussion at the G-7 summit and the ...
Jun 14, 2021•22 min•Season 3Ep. 17
This week, Bret sits down with co-founder of The Dispatch and Host of The Remnant Podcast Jonah Goldberg, Democratic Strategist and Syndicated Talk Show Radio Host Leslie Marshall and Republican Strategist and former Campaign Manager for Senator Scott Brown Colin Reed to discuss Vice President Harris’ efforts to discover root causes of the border crisis during her visit to Mexico and Guatemala. Later, the panel discusses President Biden’s meeting with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg ahead of ...
Jun 07, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 16
This week, we revisit two panel discussions over the course of the pandemic to hear how coronavirus impacted the 2020 campaign, America’s economy and changed the perspective of the upcoming midterm elections. Bret and the panel discuss policies put into place as a response to COVID-19 and the lasting monetary impact after a disappointing jobs report in April of 2021. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 31, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 15
This week, Bret sits down with Co-founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan, Political Correspondent for NPR Mara Liasson and Chief Political Correspondent at the Washington Examiner Byron York to discuss the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death and how President Biden is honoring his memory. The panel also weighs in on a bipartisan police reform bill that is still under review and the latest reports on the origins of COVID-19. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more abo...
May 24, 2021•28 min•Season 3Ep. 14
This week, Bret sits down with USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page, Founding Editor at The Washington Free Beacon and AEI Resident Fellow Matthew Continetti and Editor and CEO of The Dispatch and Host of The Dispatch Podcast Steve Hayes to discuss the Biden administration’s mixed messaging on mask guidance. The panel also weighs in on the Colonial Pipeline resuming normal operations after last week's cyber-attack, and the possibility for a bipartisan agreement on Capitol Hill. Follow Br...
May 17, 2021•19 min•Season 3Ep. 13
This week, Bret sits down with former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN), former Campaign Manager for Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown and GOP Strategist Colin Reed, and Political Editor at National Journal Josh Kraushaar to discuss the continued struggles of the U.S. economy due to the pandemic, after April's jobs report did not meet expectations. The panel weighs in on the full week of congressional meetings potentially paving the way for a bipartisan agreement on President Biden's jobs and f...
May 10, 2021•20 min•Season 3Ep. 12
This week, Bret sits down with former DNC Communications Director and Executive Director of the Institute of Politics and Public Service at Georgetown University, Mo Elleithee, AEI Resident Fellow and Columnist for The Washington Post, Marc Thiessen, and Founding Editor and Pollster at Echelon Insights, Kristen Soltis-Anderson. They discuss the ability for lawmakers in Washington to reach bipartisan agreement on infrastructure and police reform legislation. The panel also discusses how Republica...
May 03, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 11
This week, Bret sits down with National Editor of the Cook Political Report Amy Walter, Co-Founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan and Main Street columnist for The Wall Street Journal Bill McGurn to discuss the Biden administration’s accomplishments and future agenda as it nears President Biden’s first 100 days in office. The panel also weighs in on immigration and border security, impact the Derek Chauvin trial verdict will have on police reform, progress on a bipartisan infrastru...
Apr 26, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 10
This week, Bret sits down with Founding Editor of The Washington Free Beacon and AEI Resident Fellow Matthew Continetti, former Campaign Manager for Senator Scott Brown and Republican Strategist Colin Reed and Democratic Strategist and Syndicated Talk Radio Host Leslie Marshall to discuss President Biden's willingness to compromise on his infrastructure plan in a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers. The panel also discusses how cities and politicians are preparing for the likely unrest following t...
Apr 19, 2021•20 min•Season 3Ep. 9
This week, Bret sits down with Former Education Secretary Bill Bennett, Editor and CEO of The Dispatch and Co-Host of The Dispatch Podcast Steve Hayes, and Democratic Strategist Mary Anne Marsh to discuss how President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan is being received by Democrats and Republicans in Congress. The panel discusses the role that progressive policies have had in the Biden administration so far, how taxes and deficit spending could become major voting issues in 2022 and the r...
Apr 12, 2021•23 min•Season 3Ep. 8
This week, Bret sits down with Former Communications Director of the DNC and Executive Director of the Institute of Politics and Public Service at Georgetown University Mo Elleithee, Editor of Townhall.com and Fox News Contributor Katie Pavlich and Political Editor at the National Journal Josh Kraushaar to discuss the difficulty President Biden could have in passing his proposed infrastructure plan and tax hikes if Democrats on the Hill break rank. The panel also discusses the controversy surrou...
Apr 05, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 7
This week, Bret sits down with USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page, ‘Main Street’ Columnist at Wall Street Journal Bill McGurn, and Founding Editor and Pollster at Echelon Insights Kristen Soltis-Anderson discuss how President Biden’s first solo press conference gave further insight on his administration's focus on COVID-19 and the border crisis. The panel discusses the current threat of a fourth wave of the pandemic, the ways in which the Biden administration’s policies have factored i...
Mar 29, 2021•21 min•Season 3Ep. 6
This week, Bret sits down with Co-Founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan, National Editor of The Cook Political Report Amy Walter, and Founding Editor at The Washington Free Beacon and AEI Resident Fellow Matthew Continetti to discuss how the crisis at the U.S.- Mexico border has escalated and how the Biden administration is dealing with it. The panel also discusses the problems Democrats in Congress may have in passing sweeping infrastructure legislation with narrow majorities, po...
Mar 22, 2021•28 min•Season 3Ep. 5
This week, Bret sits down with Marc Thiessen AEI Resident Fellow and Columnist for The Washington Post, Editor and CEO of The Dispatch and Co-Host of The Dispatch Podcast Steve Hayes and Democratic Strategist and Syndicated Talk Radio Host Leslie Marshall to discuss Congress shifting its focus to immigration reform now that COVID-19 stimulus has been passed. The panel discusses how the crisis at the U.S. border has escalated during the Biden administration, how the COVID-19 stimulus bill has imp...
Mar 15, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 4
This week, Bret sits down with Chief Political Correspondent at The Washington Examiner Byron York, Founding Editor at The Washington Free Beacon and AEI Resident Fellow Matthew Continetti and USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page to discuss what comes next after the Senate passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus relief. The panel discusses how aspects of the bill were held up by moderate Democratic Senators, the future direction of the Republican Party and President Bide...
Mar 08, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 3
This week, Bret sits down with Political Editor of National Journal Josh Kraushaar, Washington Post Columnist and AEI Resident Fellow Marc Thiessen, and Democratic Strategist and Syndicated Talk Radio Host Leslie Marshall weigh in on former President Trump’s keynote CPAC speech and what it suggests about the leadership role he will play for the GOP in the future. The panel discusses how President Biden’s COVID-19 stimulus package faces a tough negotiation in the Senate, how Republicans have deli...
Mar 01, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 2
This week, Bret sits down with National Editor of The Cook Political Report Amy Walter, Co-Founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan, and Co-Founder of The Dispatch and Host of The Remnant podcast Jonah Goldberg discuss the narrow path forward for President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package. The panel discusses the political implications of the severe winter storm in Texas that left many without power, the mixed messaging from the White House on pandemic safety protocols...
Feb 22, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 1
This week, Bret sits down with Editor and CEO of The Dispatch and Co-host of The Dispatch podcast Steve Hayes, Founding Editor at The Washington Free Beacon and AEI resident fellow Matthew Continetti and USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page discuss the political fallout of the second impeachment and how it may affect bipartisan efforts on COVID-19 stimulus. The panel also weighs in on the internal struggle within the GOP following the conclusion of the second impeachment of former Presid...
Feb 15, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 73
This week, Bret sits down with Anchor of Fox News @ Night Shannon Bream, Co-Host of Outnumbered Emily Compagno and Political Editor at National Journal Josh Kraushaar discuss how Democrats are moving forward with President Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan while handling a Senate impeachment trial. The panel weigh in on the growing support on the issue of reopening schools, the likelihood of a short impeachment trial in the Senate and what arguments we can expect to hear from the impeachment managers...
Feb 08, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 72
This week, Bret sits down with Editor and CEO of The Dispatch and Co-host of The Dispatch podcast Steve Hayes, Democratic strategist and syndicated Talk Radio Host Leslie Marshall and Co-founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan to discuss calls from Republican lawmakers for bipartisanship, as the Biden administration prepares to move forward with their COVID-19 stimulus relief bill. The panel also weighs in on the likelihood of Democrats using budget reconciliation versus opting for ...
Feb 01, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 71
