The Bill Press Pod

Michael Cohen released the first taped conversation that he made with Donald Trump about his payment to Karen MacDougal. If there was any doubt about whether or not Michael Cohen was going to flip, it looks like he has. This could be just the beginning of what we learn from Cohen's relationship with Trump. Buckle up...We talk about the chances of Democrats taking back the House and Senate in this year's midterms. We talk all things White House with The Hill's Jordan Fabian. And what does Brett Kavanaugh mean for Trump's use of executive power? We talk to Matt Ford from New Republic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In an unprecedented move, Donald Trump is threatening to strip security clearances from his political enemies. James Clapper, John Brennan and others who have been critical of Trump, were threatened by Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday. Will the White House follow through with this blatantly political act? Don't be surprised if they do it. We talk to Dan Lippman from Politico, Ben Wikler from MoveOn.org and Ariel Edwards-Levy from HuffPost! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In a late-night tweet, Donald Trump lashed out and threatened war against Iran. Will this follow his pattern of other world leaders he has threatened? Will he have a summit with Iran?Michael Cohen has tapes on Trump. He secretly recorded Trump talking about his settlement with women he slept with. What else could he possibly have? Will he spill his secrets?We talk to Democratic strategist Capri Cafaro, Jonathan Allen from NBC News and Jessica Schulberg from Huffpost! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

During the MLB All-Star game, while Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Josh Hader was on the mound, people went back and found several tweets that he wrote when he was 17 and 18 years old. They were racist, misogynistic and sexist. But we've already moved on from it. SB Nation's Tyler Tynes joins Peter Ogburn to talk about racism as a "rite of passage" and how quickly we move on when white athletes make a mistake compared to black athletes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

DNI Dan Coats was surprised when he learned that Trump invited Vladimir Putin to the White House. But he hasn't left his job... yet. Will he? Will other members of the national security team watch as Donald Trump goes it alone? Guest host Chris Lu hosts to talk about the WIL D week that we saw with regards to foreign policy. He talks to Foreign Policy Advisor to the Clinton Campaign, Laura Rosenberger, Director of Policy at the Economic Policy Institute, Former Chief Economist at the US Department of Labor, Heidi Shierholz and Chief Counsel at Demand Justice, Chris KangSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump walked back the walk back to the walk back. He once again said that he doesn't believe that Russia is still meddling in our elections. The White House and Sarah Huckabee Sanders lies for him AGAIN. The press stood up to the White House yesterday and backed her into a corner. How long can they keep this lying up?We talk to Asawin Suebsang from The Daily Beast, Hunter Walker from Yahoo News 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 tries to walk back his comments from the Helsinki summit, but makes the situation worse. He tried to say that he misspoke, but then essentially doubled down on his comments. Will Republicans accept his walk back? Will they stop with their criticism? And where do we go from here with our relationship with Russia?We talk to Politico's Lorraine Woellert, WaPo's Eugene Scott and Rep Ted Lieu (D-CA)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An absolutely stunning display by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at their press conference in Helsinki. An American President threw the country under the bus. How can Republicans defend his actions and comments? Bill breaks down what this all means moving forward. Can we function as a democracy with a President who can't stand up to a dictator?We talk to USA Today's Ray Locker, Rep Dan Kildee (D-MI) and Joe Cirincione from the Ploughshares Fund. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Just take a look at Trump's comments from the past several days. He's contradicted himself on multiple issues and it's clear that he's either lying or can't remember what he said. Trump and Putin are meeting and the world is watching. How badly will Trump screw this up?He's bungled his European visit and will certainly bungle his meeting with Putin. On top of all that, the Justice Department announced some new indictments against Russia for how they meddled in our elections. No collusion? Witch hunt? Starting to look like they're finding some witches. We talk about it with Max Bergmann from The Russia Project, Victoria Jones, who covers the White House and our buddy Jason Dick from CQ Roll Call! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sabrina Siddiqui (The Guardian) guest hosts for Bill Press on a Friday show. From a 10 hour long testimony by FBI Agent Strzok, immigration, Kavanaugh and the religious right's response to his nomination, and general news of the day, Siddiqui covers it all. She is joined by guests Jack Jenkins (Religion News Service), Dara Lind (Vox), and Jen Bendery (HuffPost). Rate, review, comment! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.