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God Help White American Evangelicals. With Pastor Russell Moore Aug 15, 2023

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Russell Moore is very worried at the state of evangelical Christianity in America. He should know. Moore served previously as President of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and, before that, as the chief academic officer and dean of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he also taught theology and ethics. He is an ordained Baptist minister, but he left the Southern Baptist Convention over the evangelical movement’s embrace of Donald Trump for president, Among other factors. He and Bill (a former Catholic seminarian) had a great discussion focusing on the disconnect between Christ’s teachings and the evangelical movement’s near cultlike dedication to that most unchristian of men. He has written a new book, Losing our Religion, An Altar Call for Evangelical America. You can purchase it here,

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"Just Super Messy." The Reporters' Roundtable August 11 Aug 11, 2023

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Ohio “Abortion” Vote, Trump to Iowa. Trump Trials Timing. Desantis Shifting Tactics. Impeach Biden? Gov’t Shutdown Likely. With Ginger Gibson Senior Washington Editor at NBC News Digital, Scott Wong, Senior Congressional Reporter, Alex Seitz-Wald, Senior Digital Politics Reporter and Alan Smith, Political Reporter, all for NBC News.

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Trump Has the GOP in a Trance. Aug 08, 2023

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Charlie Cook is the founder of the Cook Political Report, a non-partisan online newsletter and website that provides analysis and insights into electoral politics, campaigns, and elections in the United States. Cook's expertise lies in analyzing and predicting electoral outcomes, particularly in congressional races and presidential elections. He combines polling data, historical trends, and his own expertise to provide a comprehensive view of the political landscape. No longer the Editor of the Cook Political Report, Cook is now a contributor to the renamed Cook Political Report with Amy Walter.

Today Bill reminds us that it’s time to get involved in the next set of elections by putting our money where our values are. Best way is to go to ActBlue.com and choose which Democrat you want to support.

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"A Whole Pile of Trouble." The Reporters' Roundtable August 4, 2023 Aug 04, 2023

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Trump Indicted. Again. Pence Attacks Trump. Finally. GOP Hunter Flop. Tommy Tuberville Gets Punished. Angry Ron Flailing. With Philip Bump, National Columnist at The Washington Post, Author of The Aftermath and writer of the How to Read This Chart newsletter, Sudeep Reddy, Senior Managing Editor for Politico and Emily Goodin, U.S. Political Reporter for DailyMail.com

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"Astonishing and breathtaking." With The New Yorker's Susan Glasser Aug 01, 2023

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Susan Glasser is the ultimate Washington insider. She has had reporting and/or editing positions at Roll Call, The Washington Post, Politico and Foreign Policy magazine. She is the co-author of three books with her husband Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for the New York Times. The best-selling books focused on Vladimir Putin, James Baker and Donald Trump. She was a long time contributor to CNN. Now she writes the highly regarded weekly “Letter From Joe Biden’s Washington” and does a weekly podcast on politics, both for the New Yorker. It's hard to find a sharper observer of our politics.

In this episode of the Bill Press Pod, Glasser discusses the potential legal challenges that Donald Trump may face in relation to the January 6th attack on the US Capitol. Glasser highlights the seriousness of the charges Trump could face, including defrauding the United States, disrupting an official proceeding of Congress, and inciting an insurrection. She also discusses the impact these charges could have on the Republican Party and the 2024 Republican primary. Glasser notes that while Trump's legal challenges are significant, he continues to maintain a strong base of support within the party. Additionally, Glasser touches on the situation in Russia and the potential weakening of Vladimir Putin's position of power

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"Breaking Bad News for Trump." The Reporters' Roundtable July 28 Jul 28, 2023

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New Charges in Docs Case. J6 Charges Coming Soon. Effect on 2024. McCarthy Floats Biden Impeachment. “Bidenomics” Working? DeSantis Flailing Badly. With Sabrina Siddiqui, White House reporter at The Wall Street Journal and S.V. Date, White House correspondent at HuffPost.

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"This was a plan from the Oval Office." with Norm Eisen Jul 25, 2023

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Norm Eisen is an attorney, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, legal analyst for CNN, and former special counsel for the House Judiciary Committee in the first impeachment trial of Donald Trump. He is one of the authors of a model prosecution memo outlining potential charges against Trump for his role in the January 6th insurrection.

In this podcast episode, Eisen discusses the potential charges that former President Donald Trump may face for his role in the January 6th insurrection. Eisen outlines a three-pronged case against Trump, which includes charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election, pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to defy the Constitution, and inciting the violent mob that stormed the Capitol. Eisen believes that Trump will likely face at least three felony charges and could potentially face jail time if convicted. He also discusses the timing of the trials and the possibility of other individuals, such as John Eastman and Kenneth Chesebro, being named in the charges. Eisen credits the work of the January 6th committee for spurring the Department of Justice's investigation and believes that without their efforts, none of this would have happened.

Today Bill expresses his solidarity with the Hollywood unions, The Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA. Time to give the artists that bring us so much joy their fair share of our entertainment dollars. More information at SAG-AFTGRA.org

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"The Waiting Game." The Reporters' Roundtable-July 21 Jul 21, 2023

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Trump's Target Letter. Impact on GOP 2024. No Labels=Spoiler? GOP House "Hearings." With Jackie Alemany, Congressional investigations at the Washington Post, Contributor to NBC News and MSNBC, Lynn Sweet, columnist and Washington Bureau Chief for the Chicago Sun Times and Leah Askarinam, Contributing Analyst at the Cook Political Report.

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World Hotspots: Ukraine. China. North Korea. Israel Jul 18, 2023

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Hotspots around the world: Ukraine. China. North Korea. Israel. And a few words about the new Oppenheimer movie with The Bill Press Pod Foreign Policy guru, Joe Cirincione. Cirincione was the President of the nuclear-weapons focused Ploughshares Fund and is a member of The Council on Foreign Relations.

Today’s Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Their UPS members are facing down a strike this month and Bill offers his support for the members. More information about the union and the fight with the United Parcel Service at Teamster.org.

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"He had a good week, but... "The Reporters' Roundtable July 14 Jul 14, 2023

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Biden’s Good Week. Defense Bill Culture War. Sen. Tuberville’s Fights. GOP vs FBI. GOP 2024 to Iowa. No Labels Threat to Biden. With Jeff Dufour, Editor-in-Chief at National Journal, Maya King, Politics Reporter covering the South for The New York Times and Zach Cohen, Congress Reporter for Bloomberg Government.

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