The Bill Press Pod

Senate Republicans are saying that Brett Kavanaugh's accuser MUST testify on Monday or she won't get the opportunity. Are they willing to risk their power just to rush a possibly unqualified judge to the Supreme Court? It's starting to look like it. There's also plenty to talk about on the world stage. Donald Trump says that he is not the President of the Globe, but the President of the United States. We talk to Joe Cirincione from the Ploughshares Fund.Plus, Vice News' Evan McMorris-Santoro sits in for the second hour to talk about the latest with Trump, Kavanaugh and news of the day! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Republicans aren't interested in getting the facts about the Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault story. They don't care about the accuser. They aren't concerned that a man who will make the most important decisions about women's health is under scandal for attempted rape. They only care about getting their candidate on the Supreme Court. If he actually makes it onto the highest court in the land, voters should never forgive them. We talk to John Bennett from Roll Call, Nate James, President of AFGE Local 3331 and Carolyn DeWitt, President of Rock the VoteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Monday was supposed to be the day that we saw Judge Kavanaugh and Dr Ford, the woman who accused him of sexual assault, testify before Congress. We found out that Republicans never even asked Dr. Ford if that worked for her. Not only that, they planned on putting her at the same table as Brett Kavanaugh. A barbaric display by old white men who still don't understand how serious this is. We talk to Andrew Restuccia from Politico, Julie Millican from Media Matters and Matt Ford from The New Republic.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will hear from Brett Kavanaugh's accuser. Dr. Ford, who has accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault, will face a public hearing. Will Republicans still support a man accused of sexual assault? (That's a rhetorical question. They helped put one in the White House.)Michael Bloomberg says that he's considering a run for President as a Democrat. He's done a lot of good things, but it's time for some new blood! We talk to Sasha Buchert from Lambda Legal, Ryan J. Reilly from Huffpost and Jordan Fabian from The HillSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brett Kavanaugh's nomination for the Supreme Court is in peril. He has been accused of sexual assault and the woman accusing him of it is willing to testify about it. Will Republicans allow her testimony? Will they really vote to allow a sexual criminal on the highest court of the land? He will have the ability to make crucial decisions regarding women's rights and women's health. Hurricane Florence might have been downgraded, but the worst is yet to come. It's not the wind, it's the flooding. We have all the updates from over the weekend. Plus, Paul Manafort is working with Mueller. Will he implicate Donald Trump? Who is next?We talk to attorney Tom Spiggle about the #MeToo movement, Brittany Shepherd from Washingtonian about the chaos in the WH and Carl Hulse from the New York Times covers all the news fro mWashington! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bill's new book lists 100 reasons why Donald Trump must go. He continues his reading series where he lets YOU, our podcast listeners, get a taste of the book by reading a chapter and giving you some of the reasons why Trump Must Go! We're sure Trump is going to go, but he must go NOW and here are the reasons why...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The state of New York held its primaries yesterday and that's the last of the big ones where Democrats can shake things up. Cynthia Nixon, the TRUE progressive in the race, lost to Andrew Cuomo, but a lot of progressives unseated some establishment Dems. The fight goes on! Donald Trump has his defenders when it comes to his vile tweets about Puerto Rico. Republicans lined up to defend Trump even though he lied multiple times about the impact of Hurricane Maria. We talk to Jon Allen from NBC News, Rebecca Vallas from the Off Kilter Podcast and Josh Schwerin from Priorities USA!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With Hurricane Florence rapidly approaching, Donald Trump took to Twitter to lie about the death toll in Puerto Rico. He says that 3,000 people didn't die in the storms, but that some died of old age after the storm hit. He's lying. Plain and simple. Guest host Peter Ogburn discusses why gutting FEMA has put Americans in grave danger and why Republicans are completely OK with it. Plus, what is the Waffle House Index? We explain. We talk to Ron Fein, author of The Constitution Demands It: The Case for the Impeachment of Donald Trump, Kira Lerner from Thinkprogress and Hanna Trudo from National JournalSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With Hurricane Florence preparing to slam against the East Coast, where are FEMA's funds? Sen Jeff Merkley (D-OR) says that 10 million dollars were diverted away from FEMA and into the child detention centers. Such a national disgrace. Donald Trump says that he's gotten an A+ for his administration's reaction to the hurricane in Puerto Rico a year ago. 3,000 Americans died in that storm. If that's the bar for success, the East Coast should be concerned. We talk to David Daley about Democrats taking control, legendary civil rights activist Dolores Huerta is in studio and Abby Livingston from the Texas Tribune talks Beto vs Ted Cruz! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hurricane Florence could reach a Category 5 status by the time it makes landfall. Mandatory evacuation orders are in place in several areas of the Carolinas. Sarah Huckabee Sanders met the press on Monday for the first time in a couple of weeks. She finally answered some questions about the op-ed and Bob Woodward's book. She spun and gave no real answers. In other words: she did exactly what Trump likedWe also talk about the state of Florida politics and whether or not Andrew Gillum has a shot in the gubernatorial race with Rebekah Entralgo from Thinkprogress.Will Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed? Elizabeth Wydra from the Constitutional Accountability Center joins us to talk about the damage he could do to the country. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.