The Bill Press Pod

Joe Biden hasn't yet announced his run for President, but he's floating the idea of announcing his VP pick early on. And that pick could be.... Stacey Abrams. Is this a gamechanger? Would that entice you to vote for him? Like him or not, it's a unique idea that might help differentiate him from other candidates. Donald Trump is allowing Netanyahu to dictate his foreign policy. The latest is Trump acknowledging Golan Heights as part of Israel's land. We talk to Addy Baird from Thinkprogress, Leah Askarinam from Inside Elections and Adam Smith about all things corruption! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump went to Ohio yesterday and talked about one of the most important issues facing the country today.... Why didn't John McCain thank him for the funeral that Trump "allowed?" Trump just can't give up fighting with a dead man. It's bizarre! New Zealand leads the way and BANS assault weapons after a terrible massacre. It took them less than a week to announce these changes. Why can't we do this?We talk to Colleen Campbell from The Center for American Progress, Matt Ford from The New Republic and Jen Bendery from HuffPost! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump welcomed a fellow dictator to the White House yesterday when he welcomed the new President of Brazil. He took yet another opportunity to bash the legacy of John McCain. The man has no morals whatsoever. Getting rid of the electoral college is an idea that more and more Democratic candidates are paying attention to. Is it a good idea? Hell yes! We talk to Li Zhou from Vox, Alex Seitz-Wald from NBC News and Abby Livingston from Texas Tribune! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Melania Trump launched her Be Best campaign and explained what it meant. Does it make any sense? If she's serious about stopping online bullying, she could always talk to one of the worst perpetrators of online bullying.... her husband. We also spend some time analyzing Trump's weekend of tweets. Over 50 tweets on a variety of topics... none of them condemning white supremacism in the wake of the New Zealand shooting. We talk to Daniel Strauss from Politico, Justin Sink from Bloomberg and Cate Martel from The Hill! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After a shaky start to his campaign, Beto O'Rourke announces that he's hauled in 6.1 million dollars in the first 24 hours. That's the most that any candidate has raised in that period of time. Does that put him in the category of frontrunner?The awful shooting in New Zealand has pushed their lawmakers to change their gun laws. It took them less than 24 hours to make the decision. Imagine if we had the same push here in this country? Not only that, the shooter embraced white nationalism, which Donald Trump has helped spread and normalize around the world. We talk to Jennifer Shutt from Roll Call, Larry Cohen from Our Revolution and Ginger Gibson from Reuters! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Senate Republicans rebuked Donald Trump over his national emergency declaration over the border wall. While they did the right thing, don't expect them to stand up to the President any more after this. Beto O'Rourke jumps into the 2020 race. What does he stand for? Is Trump worried about Beto?Trump also celebrates St Patricks Day in a.....very special way. Guest host Daniella Gibbs Leger welcomes Katie Hamm from Center for American Progress, Dara Lind from Vox and Lauren Gambino from The Guardian! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While he lost a Senate race to Ted Cruz, Beto O'Rourke thinks he has what it takes to run for President. After months of speculation and consideration, he announced this morning that he is IN the race. Will Democrats get excited about his candidacy? What are his issues? We'll just have to wait to find out. Paul Manafort is going to jail.....again. A judge put more years on his sentence, but the Souther Districy of NY is opening up ANOTHER case against Paul Manafort. And a very important vote is coming up for Senate Republicans over the national emergency declaration. We talk to Daniel Lippman from Politico, Hunter Walker from Yahoo News and Rebekah Entralgo from Thinkprogress. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nancy Pelosi has taken impeachment off the table. Not all Democrats seem to have gotten the message. While Pelosi says Trump isn't "worth it," other Dems say that they're waiting for the Mueller report before taking it off the table. Bottom line: Everything hinges on Robert Mueller. A shocking NON-political scandal as a huge racketeering and bribery ring was uncovered involving wealthy parents paying to get their kids into college. It was a well-organized racket to cheat the system and some Hollywood actors are involved. Plus, the debate about whether or not to ground the Boeing 737 Max airplanes reached America yesterday. Elizabeth Warren says to ground them. Will Donald Trump allow his business deals get in the way of the safety of the American people?We talk to Hanna Trudo from National Journal, Jordan Fabian from The Hill and Molly O'Toole from m the LA Times! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders held her first WH press briefing for the first time in 42 days. It was confrontational, it was not helpful, and it was full of lies. So why do we even have these briefings at all? WH reporters should boycott these propaganda stunts. The Democrats announced that the DNC will take place in Milwaukee, WI! It's the first time that they've held a convention in the heartland in 100 years! Maybe they're getting the message?We talk to the author of Billionaire Boondoggle, Pat Garofalo and Sam Stein + Asawin Suebsang from The Daily Beast! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elizabeth Warren came out and discussed breaking up the big tech companies like Amazon, Facebook, Google, etc. It's a big idea that might be able to gain traction in this country. Other 2020 contenders put out some big ideas of their own this past weekend. Let's talk about them! Donald Trump went to Alabama and, between signing his name on the covers of Bibles, bashed Michael Cohen and lied about the collusion case. We talk to Collin O'Mara from the National Wildlife Federation, Elena Schneider from Politico and Communications Director at the Democratic National Committee, Xochitl HinojosaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.