The Bill Press Pod

Barack Obama wasn't the perfect President, but he's the strongest voice that Democrats have to help combat the hate of Donald Trump. It's nice to have him back. And he brings a solid message with him: VOTE. Democrats have to turn out this November or the damage by the Trump administration will continue.Trump was not pleased by Obama's resurgence and let everyone know. We have all the highlights. We're joined by Politico's Lorraine Woellert, candidate for Mayor of Chicago Lori Lightfoot and HuffPost's Igor Bobic.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bill has a new book out that gives you 100 reasons why Donald Trump must be thrown out of office. It's amazing that there are only 100! Bill shares part of the book and gives you just quick look at why Trump is dangerous. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While the rumors swirl around town about who wrote the anonymous NYT op-ed, Donald Trump took his show to Montana. He was supposed to be campaigning for the Republican candidate for Senate, but as always.... He can only talk himself. He compared himself to Abraham Lincoln, bashed Democrats and brings up impeachment. He says that if he's impeached, it will be the fault of Republican voters who don't put Republicans in the House and Senate. We're joined by Collin O'Mara from the National Wildlife Federation, Jason Dick from CQRollCall and Jordain Carney 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.

An anonymous op-ed in the NYT written by a senior Trump official rocks the political world. We don't know who wrote it, but we have a few ideas. Trump continues his war with Bob Woodward. Woodward's book, Fear, exposes the Trump administration for exactly what they thought it was. Brett Kavanaugh was back on The Hill and faced another round of questioning, Did Democrats do enough to stop him? Do they have that power?We'll discuss it with author of the Budget Guy Blog Stan Collender, Eugene Scott from The Washington Post and Cameron Joseph from Talking Points MemoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In a fiery display on the Hill, Democrats tried to stop the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) called it "mob rule." Wait, isn't HE supposed to be in charge? Bob Woodward has a new book out that details more insanity from the Trump White House. Screaming at staffers, losing his cool, and more beating up on Jeff Sessions. Is this shocking to anyone? Plus, John McCain's replacement is named and a major political figure is NOT running for re-election. We talk to Elizabeth Beavers from Indivisible,  Xochitl Hinojosa from the DNC and Pema Levy from Mother Jones!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump again sets out to discredit his own Attorney General and suggests that his role should be to help protect Republicans in the coming midterms. How can Jeff Sessions survive? Will he? Plus, Rudy Giuliani admits that the Trump team will try to squash the findings of Robert Mueller. Kaili Joy Gray from Shareblue, Chris Cadelago from Politico and Andrew Prokop from Vox are all in studio to discuss! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy Labor Day! We're celebrating the best way we know how! Drinking cold beer and talking about workers rights! Bill sits down with the President of the Iron Workers about WHY organized labor matters more now than ever before. Donald Trump and his administration continues to attack labor on every level. If you're a worker and you have today, you have labor unions to thank for it! Plus, what's better than drinking a cold beer on Labor Day? Our buddy, Greg Engert, from Bluejacket and beer director for the Neighborhood Restaurant Group, brings in several tasty beers that will be PERFECT for your Labor Day party or cookout. And he talks about the upcoming beer festival that he's putting together in October. It's called Snallygaster and you can get tickets at their website!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lots of big cities have a restaurant week. But, Washington DC is about to have a Black Restaurant Week. Why is that important? Peter Ogburn talks to Jamila Robinson from USA Today about the opportunities that black owned restaurants can get from this. Plus, isn't all food political? And when you really think about it, MOST of the food traditions that we celebrate here in America come from black foodways. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bernie Sanders is taking on Amazon. Bernie rightfully pointed out that Amazon treats their employees terribly and still get giant tax breaks. There are Amazon employees who rely on food stamps JUST to make ends meet. Considering how much money they make, they MUST treat their employees better or face consequences. Guest host Peter Ogburn talks about Bernie vs Amazon and welcomes Rep. Al Green (D-TX). He was one of the first members of Congress to call for impeachment, which more Democrats are getting on board with. We also talk about Beto O'Rourke, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and how Democrats are running witn (or away) from socialism with Ben Terris from the Washington Post. And Emily Atkin from New Republic joins us to talk about environmental policy and the damage being done by the Trump administration. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ron DeSantis is the Republican candidate for Governor in the state of Florida. He's running against Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum. On Wednesday, DeSantis says Florida doesn't want to "monkey it up" by electing Gillum. It's an obvious slur that is straight from the Trump playbook. We talk about what impact that could have on the race and how Gillum's politics will play in Florida. White House Counsel Don McGahn got the boot. Trump announced that McGahn is departing the White House. The only problem is.... Trump didn't tell McGahn before he tweeted about it. Sloppy in all aspects.Plus, Trump doubles down on how well he's done with Puerto Rico. This is despite the updated death count, which is MUCH higher than originally reported. We talk to The Hill's Cate Martel, ThinkProgress's Addy Baird and HuffPost's Kevin Robillard! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.