The Bill Press Pod

With the midterms behind us, Democrats emerged victorious in the House. That means that life is about to get a lot more complicated for Donald Trump. There are lots of new faces and plenty of energetic, young Democrats ready to take on the president and his policies. Peter Ogburn sits down with Eliza Collins from USA Today and Clare Foran from CNN to discuss how Trump will handle the new House and how the new House will handle Donald Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump's second year is about to come to a close. So what were the highlights/lowlights? Bill talks to two friends of the show who have spent a year covering the Trump White House. How did he work with Republicans in 2018? How will that change in 2019? Justin Sink from Bloomberg and Brittany Shepherd from Washingtonian relive this insane year.PLUS, Peter Ogburn takes a look at the Year in Food. From local issues to nationwide trends, how will 2018 be remembered? Jessica Sidman from Washingtonian and Laura Hayes from the Washington City Paper join us! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is a question that may not have the perfect answer, but Peter Ogburn and Joanna Piacenza from Morning Consult try to figure out the greatest Christmas movie. The internet debate has raged for years about whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Peter has the definitive answer on this special holiday episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What better way to prepare for the holidays than with some delicious beer! Just like with food, beer can be seasonal and Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director Greg Engert joins Peter Ogburn and Friends of the Show Joanna Piacenza and Jack Jenkins in studio! What's a "winter warmer?" Greg will have all the answers in this holiday episode!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Secretary of Defense resigns, Trump puts the country on a collision course with a shutdown, The Department of Justice signals that they're open to shutting down the Mueller investigation and MUCH more. That's what happened during a crazy 24 hours. Guest host Chris Lu welcomes Director of Alliance for Securing Democracy, Laura Rosenberger, External Affairs Director for Democracy Forward, Megan Uzzell and CEO of the Democratic National Committee, Seema Nanda.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With zero forethought or planning, Donald trump just put out a video that says that we've defeated ISIS and he's bringing home all the troops from Syria. He managed to piss off Republicans and Democrats with this move. First, it gives Putin exactly what he wants. He can now roam free in Syria with zero accountability. Second, it's FAKE NEWS. ISIS is NOT defeated by any stretch. This could end up being a colossal mistake. We talk to Rep Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Jordan Fabian from The Hill and Ella Nilsen from Vox! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A federal judge in the Michael Flynn trial made clear that all of the conspiracy theories and defenses that the White House has been pushing for months were total BS, baloney, hogwash. The WH will continue to use the same lies, but it's been made very clear: They are lies. Michael Flynn himself admitted it. A big win for the Trump administration yesterday as we saw criminal justice reform. It's a good step and a bipartisan win. We talk to Ed Chung from the Center for American Progress, Olivia Beavers from The Hill and Zoe Tillman from Buzzfeed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Congress is still out of a town and won't be back until Wednesday night. That gives them two days to figure out a way to keep the government open. Donald Trump is HAPPY to shut down the government, but GOP politicians don't necessarily agree. How will this play out? We'll know by the end of the week. Plus, Senate Intel committee has shown just how wide-reaching the Russian interference in the election was. It was WIDESPREAD across all social media platforms. We talk to Jon Allen from NBC News, Rebecca Leber from Mother Jones and Alice Ollstein from Politico! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael Cohen is singing like a bird... a jailbird perhaps! He spoke to ABC and made it very clear that Donald Trump directed him to commit multiple crimes. Can Trump survive? We talk to Keith Mestrich from Amalgamated Bank, Ryan Reilly from HuffPost 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.