The Bill Press Pod

Guest host Jason Dick digs into the news that you might have missed over the weekend! Oscar recap, the latest on gun control legislation and much more!He's joined by Heard on the Hill Reporter for Roll Call, Alex Gangitano, Legal Affairs Staff Writer for CQ Now and Roll Call; Todd Ruger and Reporter for National Journal, Alex RogersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Members of the Trump Administration are jumping ship left and right. Will anyone be around to help him actually get anything done??We talk to Carolyn Fiddler from Daily Kos about all the wine that Democrats are racking up around the country. Alan Pyke from ThinkProgress gives an update on the White House's plan to combat the opioid epidemic and Katherine Tully-McManus tells of how the #MeToo movement has come to Congress.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump tries to redirect generations of Republican branding on where they stand on the gun issue, Hope Hicks leaves the White House and Trump is fighting with his own attorney general. So much to cover! Guest host Peter Ogburn talks to Marina Fang from HuffPost and Eugene Scott from Washington Post's The Fix!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jared Kushner's security clearance has allegedly been downgraded. What does that mean? Will Trump even pay any attention to it? We ask Evan McMorris Santoro from Vice. Plus, we take a look at the state of conservative politics with Emily Atkin from The New Republic. She was recently at CPAC and talked with today's Republicans.And, the midterms are right around the corner. Simone Pathe from Roll Call gets us up to speed on important races and whether or not Paul Ryan can survive a challenge!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bill's voice is gone, so Peter Ogburn steps in to help host the show! We talk about Donald Trump meeting with American governors about arming teachers and all other matters of gun control. We were joined by Politico's Andrew Restuccia, Splinter's Emma Roller and Jon Allen from NBC NewsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump doubled down on the crazy idea that we need to arm teachers. This is a national disgrace. We have an in-depth conversation on the gun issues with Igor Volsky from the Center for American Progress and Matt Laslo from Rolling Stone.Plus, Robert Mueller isn't letting up. Zoe Tillman from Buzzfeed gives us the details of his latest indictments.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The GOP and the NRA are on the same page. They're actually talking about giving teachers guns. SickGuest host Chris Lu is in studio to talk about that with Eugenio Weigend from the Center for American Progress. Plus, Austin Evers from American Oversight talks about how to keep our politicians in check.And it's been one year since Tom Perez took over the DNC. How's he doing? We asked him!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We continue to talk about gun safety in America. Between the listening session at the White House and the CNN Town Hall, we heard from multiple voices that have been ruined by senseless gun violence. Jennifer Hoppe from Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in Amerca joins us to talkabout what action they want to see.CPAC kicks off today! Ben Kamisar from The Hill gives us a preview. Plus, all the latest from the WH with Bloomberg's Justin Sink!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Believe it or not, the GOP is smearing the survivors of the Parkland Shooting. They are saying that the children are being paid by George Soros and actors. Deplorable. The Trump Administration FINALLY acknowledges that Russia meddled in our elections. Patrick Tucker from Defense One explains what is being done.Plus, The Trump family continues to scam the American people. Adam Smith from Every Voice tells us about Trump Jr's latest trip to India. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We now have definitive proof that Russia influenced the US Elections. Who gets the blame? The GOP seems to think it's the fault of Barack Obama. Zack Beauchamp from Vox catches us up on the latest on the case for collusion.What's happening at the US State Department, Josh Lederman from the AP joins us. And Jordan Fabian from The Hill gives us a report from the Trump WHSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.