
The Bill Press Pod
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Oct 12, 2021 • 37min
The Supreme Court Term with NBC News' Pete Williams
Abortion. Guns. Church vs. State. This is likely to be a Supreme Court term for the ages. With three Trump-appointed Justices. Pete Williams has been covering the Court and the Justice Department for NBC News for over 28 years. He breaks down the cases, the Justices and the politics of the Court. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The Laborers' International Union of North America. More information atLIUNA.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 8, 2021 • 47min
What Divides the Democrats. The Reporters' Roundtable Oct 8
Senate Coup Report. Trump Running? Biden Approval Tanks. Democrats Must Compromise. Facebook Under Fire. With Sabrina Siddiqui, White House Reporter at the Wall Street Journal and Political analyst for CNN, David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY and Jennifer Haberkorn, Congressional Reporter for the Los Angeles Times.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. America's largest union. 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.

Oct 5, 2021 • 39min
Patriotic Philanthropy with Billionaire and Public Citizen David Rubenstein
Young David Rubenstein was an Democratic aide in the Senate and in Carter's White House. After that he started a hugely successful private equity firm. Now he is a major philanthropist with a special emphasis on public good in Washington DC. His third book is The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream. He's one of the rare liberal billionaires.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the American Federation of Teachers. Navigating a second challenging school year in the age of COVID. 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.

Sep 30, 2021 • 38min
"A Week of Tumult." The Reporters' Roundtable Sept 30
Two Big Bills in Doubt. GOP Playing Politics with the Debt Ceiling. General Milley Fights Back and a new Tell-all Trump Book. With Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital, Niall Stanage, White House Columnist at The Hill, Igor Bobic, Senior Politics Reporter at HuffPost and Lauren Egan, White House Reporter at NBC News. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The Laborers' International Union of North America. They can't wait to get started on repairing America's infrastructure. 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.

Sep 28, 2021 • 38min
Our Democracy in Peril-Part 3 "DEFCON 5."
Voter suppression is serious but one of the leading election law experts in the country says "Election Subversion" is the greater threat to American Democracy. In this episode, he explains what it is and why it's a "DEFCON 5" level emergency. Rick Hasen is Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine and was a CNN Election Law Analyst in 2020. He runs the Election Law Blog. Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. In additional to representing workers in our grocery stores, pharmacies and food processing plants, the UFCW sponsors a wide range of valuable programs in communities around the country. 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.

Sep 24, 2021 • 39min
"This Singular Moment." The Reporters' Roundtable Sep 24
Government Shutdown. Debt Ceiling. Bi-partisan Infrastructure. Biden's Whole Agenda. All at stake in Congress next week. With Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ Roll Call, Maya King, National Political Reporter at Politico, Sarah Wire, Congressional Reporter at the Los Angeles Times, and Alex Roarty, White House Correspondent at McClatchey News.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the American Federation of Teachers on the front lines in our schools, navigating the pandemic and keeping our kids safe. 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.

Sep 21, 2021 • 36min
Our Democracy in Peril. Part-2-Investigate Donald Trump!
If we don't investigate the origins and aftermath of the Big Lie and the insurrection on January 6th, we may be doomed to repeat it. This time with smarter more skillful people. Investigation and prosecution are a deterrent to others thinking about doing it again. Barbara McQuade is a former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan and is currently an MSNBC Legal Analyst and law professor at the University of Michigan. In an op-ed for the Washington Post, she, along with Harvard’s Laurence Tribe, and former US Attorney Joyce Vance, provide a roadmap for a Justice Department criminal investigation of Donald Trump.Today's bill Press Pod his sponsored by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. America's most diverse union and its largest. 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.

Sep 17, 2021 • 40min
"All in on Covid." The Reporters Roundtable- Sep 17
Covid Politics. Trouble in the House. WH Messaging. What Gen. Milley Did. Trump Overhang. With Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital, James Oliphant, National Politics Correspondent for Reuters, Alex Seitz-Wald, Senior Digital Politics Reporter for NBC News and S.V. Date Senior White House Correspondent for HuffPost.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The Laborers' International Union of North America. Their members can't wait to get started on infrastructure! 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.

Sep 14, 2021 • 31min
Our Democracy in Peril. Part 1: The Coup Timeline
In today’s episode we go over the timeline of events leading up to the January 6th insurrection and explore the ways Donald Trump and his Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, tried to overturn the presidential election.Our guide is Ryan Goodman, founding co-editor-in-chief of Just Security, an online forum for the rigorous analysis of national and international security. Goodman is a Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Reiss Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law. He served as Special Counsel to the General Counsel of the Department of Defense (2015-16). He is a frequent guest of Chris Hayes on MSNBC. Today’s Bill Press Pod is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. They staff our grocery stores, pharmacies, food plants and much more. 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.

Sep 10, 2021 • 47min
"The Persistence of the Pandemic." The Reporters' Roundtable-Sept 10
Vaccine Mandate. Garland Sues Texas. Newsom in Good Shape. Rally FOR Jan 6th Defendants. With Scott Wong, Senior Staff Writer for The Hill, Hunter Walker, Reporter, TheUprising.info and Amanda Becker, Washington Correspondent for 19thNews.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by America's most diverse union, 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.