

The Bill Press Pod
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Deep dives into the crucial issues and emergencies facing America with the people trying to solve them.
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Mar 17, 2018 • 14min
BONUS: Bill Reads An Excerpt From His New Book
Bill's new book will be available soon, but in the meantime, here he is reading from his chapter about how he worked with the Bernie Sanders campaign for President. The campaign was launched in Bill's house and he tells the behind-the-scenes story of how it all came to be.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 16, 2018 • 1h 51min
Mueller is Closing in on TrumpWorld
Robert Mueller is coming after the records from the Trump Organization. That should concern Donald Trump and entire family.We talk about the latest efforts to impeach with John Bonifaz, the REAL story on the GOP Tax Cut with Andy Friendman from Washington Update and Rep. Dan Kildee from Michigan talks guns, tariffs and Betsy DeVos!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 15, 2018 • 1h 51min
Centrist Democrats Are Selling Out Their Party
In a move that betrays their party, 17 centrist Democrats voted with Republicans to roll back regulations on the banking industry. It's a move that could bring about another financial collapse. Shame on all of them. Guest host Peter Ogburn talks about the open graft and corruption from the Trump Cabinet with Rebekah Entralgo and Adam Smith. We examine Conor Lamb's win in PA with Politico's Elena Schneider and Rep. Pramila Jayapal talks about Congress's inaction on guns!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 14, 2018 • 1h 51min
Democrats Get Another Win. The Blue Wave Is Real
Conor Lamb won a squeaker in Pennsylvania! A bright red district turns blue! It's another blow against Donald Trump for Democrats. Plus, Rex Tillerson is out. What does that mean for Trump's cabinet? We talk to CNN's Jeremy Herb, Former Deputy Labor Secretary Chris Lu and HuffPost's Jen Bendery.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 13, 2018 • 1h 51min
Trump Finally Gives Rex Tillerson The Boot
After months of speculation, Donald Trump has fired Rex Tillerson. We have an in-depth conversation with Zack Beauchamp from Vox about Tillerson's legacy and how he's survived up to this point. The Republicans on the House Intel Committee have ended their investigation into Russia's meddling into the 2016 election. It was a sham from the get go, so no surprises there! We dig into it with WaPo's Eugene Scott and Andrew Desiderio from The Daily Beast!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 12, 2018 • 1h 52min
The WH Flip Flops on Gun Safety Measures
Just hours after reiterating their support for raising the age limit for assault weapons, the Trump administration flip flopped. Their new gun safety measures are flimsy and completely contradict the public statements made by Donald Trump. Plus, when he went to PA to campaign for Connor Lamb, he turned the event into a rally.... for himself.We talk to the International Legal Counsel for Human Rights First Rita Siemion, Senior Political Correspondent for Talking Points Memo Cameron Joseph and Campaigns Reporter for Politico Kevin Robillard.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 9, 2018 • 1h 52min
A Historic Meeting with North Korea (If It Actually Happens)
The Trump Administration let South Korea announce that Donald Trump will meet with Kim Jon-Un. If it actually happens, it could be a groundbreaking moment. But do we trust Trump and his people to actually handle this correctly??Plus, we got a look at what the promised tariffs would look like. Melanie Zanona from The Hill gives us all the details. And all the latest on Congressional gun control measures and the Russia investigation with Matt Fuller from HuffPost and Emma Loop from Buzzfeed.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 8, 2018 • 1h 51min
The Stormy Daniels Scandal That The White House Can't Escape
Sarah Huckabee Sanders admitted that the Stormy Daniels scandal is real. She said that Trump dealt with it in arbitration, which means this story is real. So what happens next? We talk to Hunter Walker from Yahoo News about that and the general chaos in the White House. Adam Parkhomenko gives us the latest on the midterms and how much the Mueller investigation will impact them. Plus, The Justice Department is suing the state of California over sanctuary cities. Dara Lind from Vox explains what's happening!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 7, 2018 • 1h 52min
More Administration Officials Leave the White House
With Gary Cohn's departure, the WH has a real problem with personnel. What happens next? Donald Trump says people won't to work in the Oval Office, but that's not exactly the case. Guest host Peter Ogburn welcomes Graham Vyse from the New Republic, Addy Baird from ThinkProgress and Roll Call's John T Bennett.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 6, 2018 • 1h 52min


