The Bill Press Pod

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What Can Progressives Learn From Roseanne Barr? Mar 30, 2018

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You can't discount the success of Roseanne's reboot of her old TV show. It takes a look at a Trump-supporting, middle-class family. While Republicans are giddy, Democrats should take a moment to ask themselves if they are actually speaking to these people. Guest host Peter Ogburn and Producer Ray Rogers discuss.

Plus, we're joined by Religion News Service's Jack Jenkins, Alexi McCammond from Axios and Emily Atkin from The New Republic!

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Another Day, Another Firing in the Trump Administration Mar 29, 2018

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With bad news swirling over the Trump WH, it's time to change the subject! VA Secretary David Shulkin was shown the door and WH doctor Ronny Jackson will be taking his place.

The REAL story is obstruction of justice. Donald Trump's lawyer, John Dowd, told Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort that Trump would pardon them if they did not talk to Robert Mueller.

We talk to HuffPost's Igor Bobic, New Republic's Graham Vyse and Patrick McHugh from Priorities USA

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The WH Is Breaking Federal Law AGAIN Mar 28, 2018

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The WH has insisted on adding a question to the census that asks about citizenship. State Attorneys General have responded with a lawsuit against Trump. The federal law explicitly outlaws such actions.

Former SCOTUS Justice John Paul Stevens says it's time to outlaw the 2nd amendment. Good for him!

We talk about it with Daniel Lippman from Politico, Democratic strategist Atima Omara and Evan McMorris-Santoro from Vice News on HBO!

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The White House Goes on the Attack Against Stormy Daniels Mar 27, 2018

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At the WH press briefing, deputy press secretary says that Stormy Daniels was lying in her appearance on 60 Minutes. But, Daniels and her attorney continue to push back. Just another day in the Trump White House.

We talk to Asawin Suebsang from The Daily Beast about all the chaos in the WH. Republican gerrymandering is starting to fall around the country. David Daley, the author of Ratfucked, explains how the "blue wave" meets the "red seawall."

And with all the foreign policy stories around the world, we check in with Joe Cirincione from the Ploughshares Fund.

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I Believe Stormy Daniels Mar 26, 2018

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Stormy Daniels got a chance to tell her story on Sunday night. We should believe every word she says.

Students around the country made their voices heard over the weekend with the March for Our Lives. It might finally be time for us to see ACTUAL gun reform in this country.

We talk to Reid Wilson from The Hill about his new book, Epidemic, President of Media Matters Angelo Carusone talks Stormy Daniels and Facebook and Eliza Collins from USA Today gives us an update on the spending bill!

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BONUS: The #MeToo Movement Mar 24, 2018

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Another story of inappropriate behavior in the workplace. This time, it's from DC restaurateur Mike Isabella. Danielle Paquette from Washington Post and Angie Fetherston, the CEO of Drink Company join Peter Ogburn to discuss the allegations and how widespread the movement has become.

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With Trump's Appointment of John Bolton, America Inches Closer to War Mar 23, 2018

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Donald Trump has named notorious war hawk John Bolton as his national security advisor. This should scare the hell out of us. We talk about it with Jordan Fabian from The Hill and Jason Dick from Roll Call.

Plus, Facebook is using your data in ways that you wouldn't like. Will they ever stop? Andrew Prokop from Vox gives us the details.

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Why Is Trump So In Love With Russia? Mar 22, 2018

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Even GOP lawmakers had to come out and say that Trump shouldn't have called Putin to congratulate him on his "win." Why can't Trump juts put "America first?" Plus, Trump picks a fight with Joe Biden. We talk to Rep Cheri Bustos from Illinois and Alex Seitz-Wald from NBC News!

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Stormy Weather for Donald Trump Mar 21, 2018

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Three prominent women are giving Donald Trump a BIG headache these days. Stormy Daniels, Summer Zervos and Karen MacDougal have all made allegations against Trump and their cases are finally being heard. Could this bring the President down?

We talk about the Mueller investigation with The Hill's Jonathan Easley. Plus, Democratic Strategist Joel Payne and Rep Mark Pocan from Wisconsin discuss the news of the day!

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Trump Proposes Death Penalty For Drug Dealers Mar 20, 2018

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Donald Trump is proposing the death penalty for drug dealers as part of his plan to combat the opioid crisis. To think we've fallen so far with regards to criminal justice reform. We talk to Ed Chung from the Center for American Progress about it.

Plus, the chaos at the White House doesn't appear to be slowing down. Niall Stanage from The Hill and Pema Levy from Mother Jones join us.

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