

The Bret Baier Podcast
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Join Bret Baier - Host of Special Report on The FOX News Channel - twice weekly for The Bret Baier Podcast.Every Tuesday, listen to the All-Star Panel where Bret focuses on the most important topics on the minds of Americans. Bret is joined each week by a rotating all-star panel of experts to discuss the policies, practices, and solutions to the biggest issues of the day.Every Thursday on Common Ground, Bret sits down with lawmakers, business leaders, and public figures from different perspectives coming together to discuss issues of the day and how Americans can find common ground in a polarized world.
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Jun 14, 2021 • 22min
Breaking Down President Biden's Agenda In Europe
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 productiveness of the NATO summit in Brussels.
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Jun 7, 2021 • 31min
The Biden Administration's Foreign Policy Agenda
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 the June 14th Summit in Brussels. They also weigh in on West Virginia’s Democratic Senator Joe Manchin's displeasure with voting bill H.R. 1 and election reform bill S1.
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May 31, 2021 • 25min
A Year Of COVID-19
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.
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May 24, 2021 • 28min
Biden Administration Commemorates Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death
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.
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May 17, 2021 • 19min
Ransomware Attack Sounds Alarm on Foreign Interference
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.
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May 10, 2021 • 20min
President Biden Faces A Lagging Economy
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 families plan and they discuss how the continuing stimulus checks might be encouraging unemployment.
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May 3, 2021 • 25min
Republicans Respond To The President's Progressive Proposals
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 Republicans can unite ahead of 2022 as the party continues to face division about the merits of the 2020 election and more.
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Apr 26, 2021 • 29min
100 Days in Office: Biden’s Presidency Broken Down
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 infrastructure bill and more.
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Apr 19, 2021 • 20min
President Biden Weighs Bipartisan Path On Infrastructure Package
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 the imminent verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin over the death of George Floyd and how President Biden is being tested on the foreign policy stage by China, Russia, and Iran.
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Apr 12, 2021 • 23min
Support For Biden Infrastructure Plan Waivers
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 resurgence of the issue of packing the Supreme Court.
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