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"Being Trumpy." The Reporters’ Roundtable-May 20 May 20, 2022

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Trump Still Got it? Is Fetterman the Future? Will Abortion Help the Democrats? Great Replacement Theory and Murder. Biden to Asia. With Philip Bump, National Correspondent for The Washington Post. Newsletter: "How to Read This Chart," Ginger, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital and John Bennett, Editor-at-Large, CQ Roll Call and CQ Senate newsletter.

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“News for People Who Give a Damn.” May 17, 2022

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Journalist Judd Legum was a regular on the Bill Press Show for years. Today, he makes his debut on the Bill Press Pod. Legum writes a four-times per week newsletter, Popular Information, that practices Independent Accountability Journalism. He compares what people and institutions SAY to what these same people and institutions actually DO. Today we talked about the Great Replacement Theory behind the Buffalo shooting, that has been mainstreamed by Right Wing media and politicians; which corporations are contributing to Right Wing politicians while espousing Human Rights; Ron DeSantis and book banning in Florida and what the heck is going on with Elon Musk.

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"Bombshell News." The Reporters' Roundtable 5-13 May 13, 2022

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January 6th Subpoenas to GOP. FBI Probe of Trump Documents Removal. Trump’s Midterm Record Mixed. Abortion Rights vs The Midterms. With Melanie Mason, National Political Correspondent for The Los Angeles Times, Lauren Burke, Host, Burkefile, Writer for Black Press USA and The Guardian and Jeff Dufour, Editor in chief at National Journal.

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Midterm Ground Zero. May 10, 2022

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Former Progressive Caucus Co-chair Mark Pocan and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin are at the center of the 2022 midterms. Ron Johnson is up for reelection and control of the Senate may hinge on that race. There are competitive House seats that may determine control in that chamber. In Wisconsin the legislature is so gerrymandered, it is almost impossible for the Democrats to gain control. So having a Democratic governor is the one check on the extremist Wisconsin Republican Party.

Once again, we are asking our faithful listeners to support Chef Jose Andres and The World Central Kitchen. They are doing the Lord’s work in Ukraine and in the surrounding countries with refugees. You can support them by going to their website at WCK.org.

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"Earth Shattering." The Reporters' Roundtable May 6th May 06, 2022

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Leaked Roe Draft Decision Rocks DC and America. Trump Wins in Ohio with J.D. Vance. Biden Attacks MAGA. With Seung Min Kim, White House Reporter for The Washington Post, Amanda Becker, Politics & DC Reporter for 19thNews and David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY. Plus a special interview with Elizabeth Wydra, President of The Constitutional Accountability Center on the Roe draft opinion and what it means for other privacy rights issues such as contraception and gay marriage.

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Midterm Madness Begins May 03, 2022

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With the midterms just seven months away, Bill talks to Kyle Kondik, Managing Editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, the University of Virginia Center for Politics’ nonpartisan newsletter on American campaigns and elections. They focus on the primaries coming up in the month of May in the GOP where Trump has endorsed candidates. How these primaries turn out may determine who controls the Senate in 2023. They also discuss the likelihood of the Republicans taking over the House of Representatives. And a little conversation about Biden and Trump in 2024.

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Today Bill once again asks our listeners to support Chef Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen which has provided millions of meals in Ukraine and to the refugees who have left the country. You can show your support by donating at their website WCK.org.

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"Reopening the Floodgates." The Reporters' Roundtable April 29 Apr 29, 2022

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January 6th Committee Hearings Coming. The Big Lie is Dividing the GOP. Biden: $33 Billion for Ukraine. GOP Knifes Madison Cawthorn. Elon Musk Terrorizes Twitter and Biden to White House Correspondents Dinner. With Linda Feldmann, Washington Bureau Chief, White House/Politics Correspondent at The Christian Science Monitor, Gabe Debenedetti, National Correspondent, at New York Magazine and Igor Bobic, Senior Politics Reporter at HuffPost.

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Ukraine: "A Grinding Slog." Apr 26, 2022

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Today's guest is Joe Cirincione, here for a monthly update on Putin's war in Ukraine. Cirincione is a Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He previously served for over 12 years as the President of the Ploughshares Fund, a foundation focused on nuclear nonproliferation and conflict resolution. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Today Bill featured the work of the World Central Kitchen run by Chef Jose Andres. They have served millions of meals in disaster areas and war zones, including over a million meals in and around Ukraine. You can support their work by visiting the World Central Kitchen website at WCK.org.

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"The Tale of the Tape." The Reporters Roundtable April 22nd Apr 22, 2022

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Democrats Fighting Over the Border. Democrats Don't Seem to Fight Back. With One Big Exception. Ron DeSantis and the GOP target Disney and Kevin McCarthy Gets Caught Lying. With Jason Dick, Editor at CQ Roll Call, Eliza Collins, Politics Reporter on the Hill for The Wall Street Journal, Sudeep Reddy, Senior Managing Editor at Politico and Amanda Becker covering politics and DC for 19th News. You can support the great work of Amanda Becker and 19th News by visiting their website here.

You can listen to the whole speech by Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow here.

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"A Catastrophic Event in Food." With Amb. Cindy McCain Apr 19, 2022

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Cindy McCain is the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture which leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. She is the widow of former Arizona senator and 2008 Republican nominee for President, John McCain. In 2020 she endorsed Joe Biden for president. She has a long history with helping people in need. From 1988 to 1995, she founded and operated a nonprofit organization, the American Voluntary Medical Team, which organized trips by medical personnel to disaster-stricken or war-torn third-world areas.

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