The Bill Press Pod

There was lots of reaction to the new horrific Alabama abortion bill yesterday. Every Democratic candidate for President made a statement about the law. Will they fight to preserve Roe vs Wade?Also, we are inching closer and closer to war with Iran. Are there any adults who can prevent it?Plus, we have a VERY big announcement about the future of the show! We talk to Rep Al Gree from TX, Justin Sink from Bloomberg and Brian Katulis from the Center for American Progress!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We are inching closer and closer to a war with Iran. People like John Bolton have been wanting this for YEARS. And they finally have get it if John Bolton and Donald Trump get their way. Could this all be part of Trump's re-election plan? It worked for George W Bush...Alabama just passed the toughest abortion law in the country. Will the Governor sign it? Will it make it to SCOTUS?We talk to Jennifer Haberkorn from the LA Times, Graham Vyse from Governing Magazine and Ed Chung from the Center for American Progress!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump continues to pick a trade fight with China. There's no real reason for this, but the American people are paying the price. Even Trump's economic advisor Larry Kudlow disagrees with Trump. He's going to cause another recession.Donald Trump Jr has been called to testify in the Senate. He's getting advice to NOT go. Lock Him Up!We talk to Sabrina Rodriguez from Politico, Asawin Suebsang from Politico and Nikki Schwab from the NY Post! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We are starting to hear the Democrats raise their voices about starting impeachment hearings. Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi continue to downplay it, but if public sentiment starts calling for it, they may very well go down this path. Stay tuned. Donald Trump has no idea what he's doing with regards to the trade war with China. He is doing serious damage to American manufacturing with his tariff battle. At what point does this become too much?We talk to Politico's Laura Barron-Lopez, Ray Locker, the author of Haig's Coup and Strategic Partnerships Director for End Citizens United Adam Smith!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump Jr has been slapped with a subpoena. His father responded in a very public way on Thursday. He also accused John Kerry of breaking the Logan Act, which Trump definitely doesn't understand. He also accused Robert Mueller and James Comey of GASP being friends! Guest host Kaili Joy Gray welcomes Mark Greenblatt from Newsy, Addy Baird from ThinkProgress and Erica Sackin from Planned Parenthood! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump is invoking executive privilege over all things Mueller Report. Rep Jerry Nadler says that we are officially facing a constitutional crisis. The Republicans will continue to cover for Trump and Democrats have their hands tied. So what can be done? For starters, GOP-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. This story is far from over.Guest host Peter Ogburn talks to Max Bergmann, the host of The Asset, Democratic Strategist Jonathan Levy and Senior Fellow at Media Matters Matt GertzSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rep Jerry Nadler is holding a vote to hold AG Bill Barr in contempt for the lies he told during his hearing about the Mueller Report. While conservatives continue to claim that the report exonerates Trump, Democrats are pushing back... None of them stronger than presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren. Guest host Peter Ogburn explains the situation and we hear from several voices on the issue. Plus, could Jerry Fallwell Jr be involved in a scandal? Michael Cohen says yes. When you hear about Falwell's background, everything makes a lot more sense. We talk to Adam Wollner from McClatchy, Joanna Piacenza from Morning Consult and Brittany Shepherd from Yahoo News! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump has taken corruption to new levels in the government. But how widespread is it? We talk about it on today's show with guest host Jason Dick. We also talk some 2020 politics and the choice that Democrats will have to make. We talk to Katherine Tully-McManus and Jennifer Shutt from Roll Call and author Tim Krepp!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After a wild weekend where Donald Trump had an hour long phone call with Putin, tweeted about sports and generally disgracing the Presidency, what happens this week? The President has plenty on his schedule. We preview it with guest host Jason Dick! He's joined by Roll Call's Niels Lesniewski, Kathryn Lyon and Clyde McGrady from Heard on the Hill and Brandon Weatherbee from Brightest Young Things! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Attorney General William Barr lied when he testified to Congress earlier this week. That's a crime. So how will Democrats handle it? They have the power to impeach him, but without Republican support, it's likely to go nowhere. So how should they proceed? Guest host Igor Volsky talks to Alexander Bolton from The Hill, Christy Goldfuss from Center for American Progress and Hanna Trudo from the National Journal! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.