The Bill Press Pod

Former CNN and NBC anchor Soledad O'Brien hits CNN, Chuck Todd, Joe Scarborough, Dana Bash and Van Jones. She says networks carry the Trump Virus Follies for ratings. Period.She is also the Executive Producer of a new feature documentary Hungry to Learn, about college students with no money for food. Check it out here.Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by The Teamsters Union, America's largest. 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.

$2 Trillion to ward off a depression. Over 86,000 US coronavirus cases, number one in the world. Bill breaks it down with Eliza Collins, Politics reporter covering the presidential election for The Wall Street Journal, Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ Roll Call and Chris Lu, former Obama WH Cabinet Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Labor.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Big fight inside the White House over whether to end the CDC stay-home recommendations. Axios' Jonathan Swan is among the best-sourced reporters covering the White House and he broke that story. Catch Bill's candid conversation with his old friend. Follow him at @JonathanVSwan. Subscribe to his Sunday-night newsletter Axios Sneak Peak and watch him on Axios on HBO.This episode of The Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the International Association of Fire Fighters. More information at IAFF.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It just keeps getting worse. Both the spread and the incompetence. How long will it go on? Biden looking up. Bernie looking for a way out. Bill makes sense of the week with Sabrina Siddiqui, National Politics Reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Hunter Walker, White House Correspondent for Yahoo News and John T. Bennett, Washington Bureau Chief, The Independent. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What happened behind the scenes as America failed to adequately respond to the coronavirus? What is happening right now? Bill talks with Dan Diamond, one of the best reporters covering healthcare. Diamond has broken major stories on the Trump Administration's response to the Covid 19 Pandemic. He is the author of Politico Pulse, the highly-respected daily newsletter on healthcare. He is also the host of the weekly podcast Pulse Check. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by LIUNA – 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.

Biden ascendant. Bernie dead man walking. Trump way out his depth. Bill digs in with Alex Seitz-Wald, Senior Digital Politics Reporter of NBC News, Pema Levy, reporter for Mother Jones and Nikki Schwab Senior U.S. Political Reporter for the Daily Mail. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information at UFCW.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If it's a referendum on Trump, he loses. If it's a choice election, Trump can win. Bill looks at the state of America and the 2020 race with one of the world's most accomplished pollsters, Peter Hart. He's been doing the prestigious NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll for over 30 years.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the men and women of the United Steelworkers Union. More information at USW.org. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The unprecedented Biden comeback. Next week with challenging states for Bernie. Trump just keeps making the coronavirus problem, worse. Bill breaks it all down with Igor Bobic, Politics Reporter for the Huffington Post, Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor of Politico and Dr. Niambi Carter, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Howard University.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The bestselling author of three books and an op-ed columnist covering national politics for the Washington Post, Dana Milbank gives Bill his biting and irreverent take on Trump's mishandling of the Coronavirus and the chaos in the Democratic race for the White House.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the 1.7 million men and women of the American Federation of Teachers. More information about 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.

Which is hotter: The Coronavirus or the 2020 Race? What’s not hot: The Stock Market! The Reporters’ Roundtable with Matt Gertz, a Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, Addy Baird covering the Democrats in Congress for BuzzFeed News and Lauren Burke writer for The Black Press. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the men and women of the International Association of Fire Fighters. More information at IAFF.org. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.