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Another Woman Accuses Brett Kavanaugh Of Sexual Assault Sep 24, 2018

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After a week of hearing details about Brett Kavanaugh's behavior in high school, we now learn that there is another woman to come forward to accuse him of sexual assault when they were at Yale together. In a new piece for The New Yorker, the woman details Brett Kavanaugh drunkenly exposing himself and forcing her to touch him without consent. On top of that, a THIRD woman is working with Michael Avenatti to tell her story. Three women? Are there more? Is Kavanaugh a sexual predator? It's certainly starting to look like it. And will Republicans dump him? Guest host Peter Ogburn details the new allegations and what this might mean for the Supreme Court.

Joining the show is Emily Birnbaum from The Hill, Niels Lesnewski from Roll Call and Eliza Collins from USA Today

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BONUS: Trump Must Go! A Look At His Domestic Policies Sep 22, 2018

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Bill's new book, Trump Must Go takes a look at the 100 reasons why Donald Trump must leave the office of the Presidency. We've talked about his failings as a human, but his policies are a disaster. In this exclusive reading from the book, we explain how his policies are doing more harm than good.

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Will the GOP Actually Deny A Victim of Sexual Assault The Chance To Tell Her Story? Sep 21, 2018

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Senate Republicans are saying that Brett Kavanaugh's accuser MUST testify on Monday or she won't get the opportunity. Are they willing to risk their power just to rush a possibly unqualified judge to the Supreme Court? It's starting to look like it.

There's also plenty to talk about on the world stage. Donald Trump says that he is not the President of the Globe, but the President of the United States. We talk to Joe Cirincione from the Ploughshares Fund.

Plus, Vice News' Evan McMorris-Santoro sits in for the second hour to talk about the latest with Trump, Kavanaugh and news of the day!

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What's The Rush to Confirm Brett Kavanaugh? Sep 20, 2018

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Republicans aren't interested in getting the facts about the Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault story. They don't care about the accuser. They aren't concerned that a man who will make the most important decisions about women's health is under scandal for attempted rape. They only care about getting their candidate on the Supreme Court. If he actually makes it onto the highest court in the land, voters should never forgive them.

We talk to John Bennett from Roll Call, Nate James, President of AFGE Local 3331 and Carolyn DeWitt, President of Rock the Vote

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Republicans Are Making The Same Mistakes They Did With Anita Hill Sep 19, 2018

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Monday was supposed to be the day that we saw Judge Kavanaugh and Dr Ford, the woman who accused him of sexual assault, testify before Congress. We found out that Republicans never even asked Dr. Ford if that worked for her. Not only that, they planned on putting her at the same table as Brett Kavanaugh. A barbaric display by old white men who still don't understand how serious this is.

We talk to Andrew Restuccia from Politico, Julie Millican from Media Matters and Matt Ford from The New Republic.

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Brett Kavanaugh's SCOTUS Nomination Might Be In Peril Sep 18, 2018

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We will hear from Brett Kavanaugh's accuser. Dr. Ford, who has accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault, will face a public hearing. Will Republicans still support a man accused of sexual assault? (That's a rhetorical question. They helped put one in the White House.)

Michael Bloomberg says that he's considering a run for President as a Democrat. He's done a lot of good things, but it's time for some new blood!

We talk to Sasha Buchert from Lambda Legal, Ryan J. Reilly from Huffpost and Jordan Fabian from The Hill

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The Nominee for the Supreme Court Has Been Accused of Sexual Assault Sep 17, 2018

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Brett Kavanaugh's nomination for the Supreme Court is in peril. He has been accused of sexual assault and the woman accusing him of it is willing to testify about it. Will Republicans allow her testimony? Will they really vote to allow a sexual criminal on the highest court of the land? He will have the ability to make crucial decisions regarding women's rights and women's health.

Hurricane Florence might have been downgraded, but the worst is yet to come. It's not the wind, it's the flooding. We have all the updates from over the weekend.

Plus, Paul Manafort is working with Mueller. Will he implicate Donald Trump? Who is next?

We talk to attorney Tom Spiggle about the #MeToo movement, Brittany Shepherd from Washingtonian about the chaos in the WH and Carl Hulse from the New York Times covers all the news fro mWashington!

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BONUS: Trump Must Go! An Exclusive NEW Chapter from Bill's New Book Sep 15, 2018

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Bill's new book lists 100 reasons why Donald Trump must go. He continues his reading series where he lets YOU, our podcast listeners, get a taste of the book by reading a chapter and giving you some of the reasons why Trump Must Go!

We're sure Trump is going to go, but he must go NOW and here are the reasons why...

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The Last Major Primaries Are Over. On To The Midterms! Sep 14, 2018

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The state of New York held its primaries yesterday and that's the last of the big ones where Democrats can shake things up. Cynthia Nixon, the TRUE progressive in the race, lost to Andrew Cuomo, but a lot of progressives unseated some establishment Dems. The fight goes on!

Donald Trump has his defenders when it comes to his vile tweets about Puerto Rico. Republicans lined up to defend Trump even though he lied multiple times about the impact of Hurricane Maria.

We talk to Jon Allen from NBC News, Rebecca Vallas from the Off Kilter Podcast and Josh Schwerin from Priorities USA!

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Donald Trump Lies About His Hurricane Response Sep 13, 2018

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With Hurricane Florence rapidly approaching, Donald Trump took to Twitter to lie about the death toll in Puerto Rico. He says that 3,000 people didn't die in the storms, but that some died of old age after the storm hit. He's lying. Plain and simple.

Guest host Peter Ogburn discusses why gutting FEMA has put Americans in grave danger and why Republicans are completely OK with it. Plus, what is the Waffle House Index? We explain.

We talk to Ron Fein, author of The Constitution Demands It: The Case for the Impeachment of Donald Trump, Kira Lerner from Thinkprogress and Hanna Trudo from National Journal

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