The Bill Press Pod

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Washington Post's Dana Milbank: Trump. Biden. Bernie. Bloomberg. Mar 03, 2020

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The bestselling author of three books and an op-ed columnist covering national politics for the Washington Post, Dana Milbank gives Bill his biting and irreverent take on Trump's mishandling of the Coronavirus and the chaos in the Democratic race for the White House.

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In The Hot Zone! The Reporters’ Roundtable Feb 28 Feb 28, 2020

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Which is hotter: The Coronavirus or the 2020 Race? What’s not hot: The Stock Market! The Reporters’ Roundtable with Matt Gertz, a Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, Addy Baird covering the Democrats in Congress for BuzzFeed News and Lauren Burke writer for The Black Press.

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The State of Our Unions. It's Mixed. Feb 25, 2020

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Labor unions got us: The 40-hour work week. The Weekend. Pensions. Employer Health Coverage. Vacations. But the sustained GOP jihad on Unions has hurt. Bill talks to former NYT Labor reporter Steven Greenhouse about his new book, Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor. Plus Bill's take on the Nevada Caucus and how the party needs to think, not about stopping Bernie, but figuring out how to win with him.

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A Very Stable Genius. Not. w/Phil Rucker & Carol Leonnig Feb 21, 2020

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Washington Post White House reporters Phil Rucker and Carol Leonnig take us behind the scenes in the frightening reality that is the Trump presidency. A Very Stable Genius debuted at #1 on The New York Times Bestsellers' list. Terrifying but true.

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Fox's Judge Andrew Napolitano Feb 18, 2020

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Trump, Barr and GOP Senators get the full Judge Napolitano treatment: Smart, learned, truthful and fearless.

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Revenge and Panic--The Roundtable for Feb 14 Feb 14, 2020

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Trump Gets Revenge. GOP Senators proven fools. Centrist Dems Panic. Barr's kabuki theater. The Reporters’ Roundtable with Gabe Debenedetti, New York Magazine’s National Correspondent and Greg Krieg, CNN’s Politics Reporter.

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Never Trump Bomb-Thrower Rick Wilson Feb 11, 2020

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The author of 2019's Everything Trump Touches Dies, Rick Wilson is now out with Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump--and Democrats from Themselves. We need to pay attention.

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Now, Even Trumpier-The Reporter's Roundtable for Feb 7th Feb 07, 2020

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Bill tackles the Trump and GOP threat to America. Plus Bernie and Pete surging, Biden fading and Bloomberg looming. With Niall Stanage, White House Columnist at The Hill, Scott Wong Senior staff writer at The Hill and Chris Lu, former Obama Cabinet Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Labor.

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Those Were the Days w/fmr. Sen. Dem. Leader Tom Daschle Feb 04, 2020

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Tom Daschle was the Senate Minority Leader during Bill Clinton's Senate Impeachment Trial. He has some tough words for the current Senators. Plus, Tom talks about the resilience of Obamacare, why Iowa should not go first and how we might get out of the toxic political atmosphere caused by the GOP.

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“A Republic. If You Can Keep It.” The Reporter’s Roundtable. Jan 31, 2020

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Bill breaks down the breakdown of our democracy with Pema Levy, reporter for Mother Jones, Matt Holt, correspondent for The National Journal and Richard Fowler, host of the Richard Fowler Show. Senate Trial: Lamar Alexander, WTF? Dershowitz promotes a dictatorship. Plus, is Bloomberg's Superbowl ad the right approach, the Iowa caucus down to the wire and Kobe touches us all.

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