The Bill Press Pod

With an empty SCOTUS seat up for grabs, Republicans are poised to have complete control of Congress, the White House, and the highest court of all... Igor Volsky (ThinkProgress) fills in for Bill Press and digs into the news of the day: another mass shooting, SCOTUS, Mueller investigation and more with Andrew Prokop (Vox), David Daley (Author), and Julia Manchester (The Hill). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his impending retirement from the Supreme Court of the United States. His departure all but secures a hyper-conservative court subject to the GOP and Trump's wishes for the next 30+ years. Peter Ogburn fills in for Bill Press and is joined by guests Kaili Joy Gray (ShareBlue), Kevin Robillard (HuffPost), and Zoe Tillman (Buzzfeed News). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A huge win for progressive Democrats last night. Joe Crowley, establishment Democrat, lost to a former Bernie staffer, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. She's 28 years old, she's called for the abolishment of ICE and wants Medicare for All. Does the Democratic Party get the message?Plus, Trump's travel ban is upheld by the Supreme Court. Shameful. Guest host Alexi McCammond from Axios hosts today's show and welcomes Senior Organizing Director of Generation Progress from Center for American Progress, Anisha Singh, Carolyn Fiddler from DailyKos 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.

After Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a restaurant, Trump Republicans are asking for civility. It's pretty remarkable to hear the least civil humans call for civility. Guest host Jason Dick talks about the news of the day and the current state of politics! He's joined by Brandon Wetherbee, Editor of Brightest Young Things, Gideon Berger from the National League of Cities and Bridget Bowman from Roll Call! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There are lots of important news stories to cover today. Between the child separation story and the tariffs and the general chaos of our country, it's hard to shift gears to talk about a slight inconvenience for Sarah Huckabee Sanders. But this weekend, a private business owner asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave her restaurant. Guest host Peter Ogburn discusses why this is news that ACTUALLY matters. Dara Lind from Vox has all the details on the latest train wreck on immigration. Hunter Walker from Yahoo News sits in for the entire second hour and Vann Newkirk II from The Atlantic tells us about the "Death of Civil Rights."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There is a new documentary about Mr Rogers. Producer Peter Ogburn is skeptical that anyone could actually be THAT pure and good, but Maura Judkis from the Washington Post tells the real story! She knew Mr Rogers when she was a kid and says he's as nice as his TV persona. We talk about his legacy and whether or not he could be relevant today. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Melania Trump took a trip to the border to visit some of the detention camps that we are putting migrant children into. She looked completely foolish, not only on her lack of knowledge on the issue, but also in her choice of attire. Take a listen to hear what she wore and why it matters. Fox News continues to act as the propaganda arm of the Trump administration. Cristina Lopez from Media Matters joins us to discuss. Alan Pyke from ThinkProgress joins us for the entire second hour to talk World Cup and Jen Bendery from HuffPost joins to talk about Jeff Sessions and the crisis at the border. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump signed an executive order to keep families together at the border. Don't be fooled! It does NOT address the thousands of children that have already been separated from their parents. The only thing this does is keep families detained as a unit rather than separating them. Not to mention... They've been lying to us for over a week. They told us that they could NOT issue an executive order, which was an obvious lie. We also talk to Steve Cotton, General Secretary of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF). He talks about the state of unions!Plus, we talk to Tom Jawetz, VP of Immigration Policy at the Center for American Progress. He gives us the lowdown on what immigration laws SHOULD look like and how the Trump administration is bunging them. Plus, we go behind the scenes on the fight for immigration reform with Lorraine Woellert from Politico! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump says that only Congress can fix the issue of child separation. He's obviously wrong, but will they get it done? It seems like it's not a priority for them. The story took a sickening turn as we found out that there are "tender age" shelters for young children. Some of them are as young as 3 months old. Disgusting. We talk to Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Rep Mark Pocan (D-WI) and legendary civil rights leader Dolores HuertaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If the strategy from the Trump administration is to confuse the American people, it's working. Lies, misdirection, half-truths are all we're hearing from the White House. And remarkably, Trump is seeing the highest approval rating he's had since the inauguration. This is sad. We talk about it with Daniel Lippman from Politico, Tom LoBianco from AP and Eliza Collins from USA Today! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.