The Bill Press Pod

Trump has moved the Israeli embassy to Jerusalem and it has sparked massive protest in the region. Israelis have killed over a dozen protesters and will lead to more violence. What are we thinking?The WH still hasn't apologized for it's comments about John McCain. They're disgraceful comments, but it's to be expected with Donald Trump as boss. The fish rots from the head. We talk to Nahal Toosi from Politico, Graham Vyse from the New Republic and Jennifer Williams from Vox!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Producers Peter Ogburn and Ray Rogers talk to the latest winner of the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southeast. He's Rodney Scott, legendary pitmaster at Scott's BBQ in Hemingway, SC and Rodney Scott's BBQ in Charleston, SC. We talk about the big win, BBQ culture, and the merging of tradition and innovation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Two horrible stories from the White House todayDonald Trump berated his DHS Secretary so badly that she wrote a letter of resignation.A member of Trump's staff made a disgraceful joke about the health of John McCain after he came out against Gina Haspel. Guest host Cam Joseph from TPM talks about the chaos in the WH. We also talk about the upcoming midterms with Laura Barron-Lopez from Washington Examiner and Democratic Strategist Tracy Sefl. We also talk about the confirmation of Gina Haspel. Will it happen?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gina Haspel seems to be cruising towards confirmation as the head of the CIA. She is an admitted war criminal. Shouldn't she be in jail? Democrats who are supporting her are spineless. We talk to former OH State Sen. Capri Cafaro about the Democratic gains in the primaries earlier this week. The Hill's Niall Stanage gives us all the latest from the White House and Code PInk's Medea Benjamin joins us in studio! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Reckless, stupid and ignorant. Just a few of the words to describe Trump pulling the US out of the Iran nuclear deal. What does it mean for us? We break it down. Plus, lots of big wins for progressives in the primaries from last night! We've got the latest!We talk to Vox's Dara Lind, Ploughshares Fund's Joe Cirincione and Brian Fallon from Demand Justice about the importance of judgesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gina Haspel has been nominated to lead the CIA, but doesn't want the job! She has a history of torture sites, rendition and other war crimes. Will the GOP actually vote for her?Another Democratic politician resigns amid accusations of sexual and physical abuse. At least Eric Schneiderman did the right thing by resigning. Good riddance. We talk to Zoe Tillman from Buzzfeed about the latest with Stormy Daniels/Mueller, Emily Stewart from Vox about Gina Haspel and Andrew Desiderio from the Daily Beast gives us the latest on the Iran deal! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rudy Giuliani went back on TV over the weekend and dug an even bigger hole for his client, Donald Trump. After letting the cat out of the bag and admitting that Trump lied to the American people about the Stormy Daniels payment, he did the Sunday shows and made the situation worse. We've got the audio and the reaction.We're joined by Addy Baird from ThinkProgress, Jordan Fabian from The Hill and Alex Seitz-Wald from NBC News. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's been a wild week for Kanye West. He's tied himself to Donald Trump and said some disparaging remarks about slavery. Producers Peter Ogburn and Ray Rogers weigh in on the damage he's done to his brand and also how dangerous his words can be. Plus, can you separate the art from the artist? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After Rudy Giuliani went on Fox News and let the cat out of the bag that Trump had paid Michael Cohen back for the Stormy Daniels hush money, the White House was caught completely flat-footed. Sarah Huckabee Sanders didn't know how to lie her way out of it and hasn't given a complete explanation of what happened. What happens next? Guest host Chris Lu has some thoughts! We talk about the Stormy/Mueller news with Ryan J Reilly from Huffpost, former member of Congress Glenn Nye and Rudy Mehrbani, Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rudy Giuliani went on Fox News to discuss Trump's handling of the Stormy Daniels payment and NDA. He dropped a bombshell by saying that Trump had PAID the money back to Michael Cohen. What does that mean as the case moves forward? Guest host Evan McMorris-Santoro from Vice News discusses. Evan talked to The Atlantic's Rosie Gray, TNR's Emily Atkin and WaPo's Ben TerrisSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.