The Bill Press Pod

Confidence Man. The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America by the foremost interpreter of Donald Trump, the New York Times' Maggie Haberman. Haberman, a Pulitzer Prize winner, takes a different approach to the “Trump Book.” She goes all the way back to his days in New York to understand the man who became president. Who, she says, is not much different than the man who raged through New York in the ‘70’s, ‘80’s and ‘90’s. If you want to understand Donald Trump, you have to understand Donald Trump in that uniquely New York milieu. Bill loved the book and you can buy a copy hereToday Bill highlights the hugely important Senate race in Pennsylvania between Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman. The race is neck and neck and you can help Fetterman close it out by supporting him in any way you can. Go to JohnFetterman.com and join the fight. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

January 6th Committee Subpoena’s Trump. The Secret Service Knew. Mar-a-Lago Mole. Paul Ryan Dismisses Trump. Biden’s Age, Love. Fetterman’s Fitness. Herschel Walker Talking Pregnant Cows.  With Philip Bump, National Columnist for The Washington Post, David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA Today and Sudeep Reddy, Senior Managing Editor for Politico.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The American Federation of Teachers. More information at AFT.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tim Miller is an outspoken Never-Trumper. He writes like he talks and his recent book, Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell is by turns engaging, enraging and, sometimes, just sad, as he explores the human wreckage caused by Donald Trump. Miller is an MSNBC analyst, writer-at-large for The Bulwark, and host of “Not My Party” on Snapchat. Tim was Communications Director for Jeb Bush’s 2016 presidential campaign and spokesman for the Republican National Committee during Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign. He has since left the GOP.Today Bill shines a light on Congressman Tim Ryan who is running to flip a Senate seat in increasingly Red Ohio. While the GOP donors have recently poured in $30,000.000 to rescue JD Vance, the Democratic establishment has been stingy with support for Tim. This race is very winnable and at the moment, Ryan is slightly ahead of Vance in the polls. But he needs cash to finish strong. Please send what you can to TimForOH.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Herschel Walker Fumble. Christian Walker on Offense. Biden on Marijuana. Biden and DeSantis Make Nice. Trump’s Power over the GOP. Putin Wing of the GOP? Hunter Biden Charges? With Maya King, Politics Reporter for the New York Times covering the South, Alex Seitz-Wald Senior Digital Politics Reporter for NBC News and Igor Bobic, Senior Politics Reporter at HuffPost.  Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Brotherhood of Teamsters. More information at Teamster.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Peter Baker, The New York Times Chief White House Correspondent and Susan Glasser, a Staff Writer for The New Yorker have created a masterpiece of journalism in their new book, The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021. It paints a presidency that was totally out of control, far worse than any we've ever experienced. You can buy the book here.  I highly recommend it. As we get closer to the midterms, Bill highlights the work of ActBlue, a clearinghouse of donations to Democratic candidates. They have raised over 11 Billion Dollars for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot. You can help your favorite candidate save our democracy. Just go to ActBlue.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Devastation and Politics of Hurricane Ian. January 6th: Ginni Thomas and Roger Stone. The GOP “Plan.” Biden vs. Midterms. No Government Shutdown. With John Bennett, Editor-at-Large and Columnist, CQ Roll Call and reporter, writer of the CQ Afternoon Briefing newsletter and Linda Feldmann, Washington bureau chief, White House/politics correspondent at Christian Science Monitor. Host of the Monitor Breakfast and Hunter Walker, author of The Uprising Newsletter and co-author with Denver Riggleman of The Breach: The Untold Story of the Investigation into January 6th. Today's Bill features the work of Chef Jose Andres and the World Central Kitchen. On the ground feeding people in the path of Ian in Puerto Rico and Florida. You can support their work at WCK.org .See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It did not start with Donald Trump. In Mother Jones’ Washington Bureau Chief David Corn's new book, he details the long history of Republican Party condoning and encouraging crazy conspiracies to gain and hold on to power. It’s called American Psychosis, a Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy. It’s a great read and can be bought at your local bookstore or online here. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. More information at Teamster.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump’s Legal Peril. Biden Hits Putin. Inflation Hits Biden. Electoral Count Act Reform. Midterms Very Close. Speaker McCarthy? With Jeff Dufour, Editor in Chief of the National Journal, Sarah Wire, Justice Department and National Security Reporter at the Los Angeles Times, Leah Askarinam, Senior Editor at Grid News and Alex Roarty, White House Correspondent for McClatchy NewspapersToday’s Bill Press Pod is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information at UFCW.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How did Barack Obama and Joe Biden meet? What did they think of each other? Was there’s really a bromance? And how did these two very different men form a very successful partnership for eight years in the White House. What did Barack Obama think of Biden’s chances in 2020? What is their relationship today? All those questions and more are answered in the new book, "The Long Alliance. The Imperfect Union of Joe Biden and Barack Obama" by New York Magazine National Correspondent Gabriel Debenedetti. You probably know Gabe from his many appearances on the Bill Press Reporters’ Roundtable. Bill highly recommends the book and it can be purchased here.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the Laborers' International Union of North America. More information at LIUNA.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mixed Signals on the Economy. Rail Strike Averted. Lyndsey Graham’s Abortion Bomb. Marriage Equality Stalls. Midterms in Full Swing. Trump Threat. DeSantis Stunt. with Jason Dick, Editor in Chief at CQ-Roll Call, Melanie Mason, National Political Correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, Gabe Debenedetti, National Correspondent for New York magazine and author of the brand new book, The Long Alliance: The Imperfect Union of Joe Biden and Barack Obama which you can purchase here. And Alayna Treene, Congressional reporter for Axios and Co-author of the Axios Sneak Peek newsletter.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. And they just scored a major victory for their railroad worker members without a strike that would have shutdown big portions of the supply chain. More information at Teamster.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.