

The Bret Baier Podcast
FOX News Podcasts
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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Apr 5, 2021 • 31min
Biden Admin. Sets Sights On Infrastructure & Corporate Tax Hike
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 surrounding the new Georgia voting law and whether lack of bipartisanship could have consequences in the midterms in 2022.
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Mar 29, 2021 • 21min
The Biden Administration Looks To Spend Big
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 into the crisis at the southern border and how President Biden’s massive spending on legislation is impacting bipartisanship in Congress and voter opinions.
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Mar 22, 2021 • 28min
Biden Administration Struggles To Solve Border Crisis
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, polls showing the popularity of the American Rescue Plan and how it will impact the U.S. economy.
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Mar 15, 2021 • 26min
President Biden’s Border Issue Becomes Focus In Congress
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 impacted future bipartisan efforts in Congress, and the political repercussions of different states reopening at varying speeds.
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Mar 8, 2021 • 27min
President Biden Scores Legislative Win Without Bipartisan Support
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 Biden’s lack of public press conferences or interactions with the press.
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Mar 1, 2021 • 27min
Kingmaker Or Candidate: Trump Continues To Lead GOP
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 delivered a rebuke of the Biden administration’s immigration policies and the uncertain future of bipartisanship under a Biden presidency.
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Feb 22, 2021 • 27min
Difficult Path Forward for Biden's Stimulus Package
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 and the potential roadblocks to confirmation for some of President Biden’s cabinet picks.
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Feb 15, 2021 • 16min
The Political Fallout Of The Second Impeachment
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 President Trump and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo facing backlash over nursing home deaths in his state.
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Feb 8, 2021 • 22min
Democrats Split With GOP On COVID Relief & Impeachment
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 and Trump defense team.
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Feb 1, 2021 • 25min
Senate Republicans Counter President Biden’s COVID-19 Relief Bill
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 bipartisanship legislation and the current trajectory of the U.S economy.
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