"I'm not sure the president understands that." The Reporters' Roundtable. August 14, 2026.
Trump Saves Himself. Rating Karoline Leavitt. Pirro Still Under Fire. Reflecting Pool Farce. Wisconsin Chooses Electability. Rogers Leads El...
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20 of 1,483 episodes"They are all moral cowards." With Congress Scholar, Norm Ornstein.
Bill welcomes back American Enterprise Institute emeritus scholar Norm Ornstein to assess Congress, Speaker Mike Johnson, and President Trum...
"His way or the highway." The Reporters' Roundtable. August 7, 2026.
Rand Paul’s Contempt for Anthony Fauci. The Reflecting Pool Fiasco Reflects Trumpism. Todd Blanche’s Nomination in Jeopardy. Outsider El-Say...
Four Crucial Senate Races: Michigan’s Bitter Primary, Ohio’s Battleground, Texas Upset Watch, and Maine’s Collins Challenge.
Bill previews four of the most competitive Senate races shaping midterm control, noting Democrats must hold their 47 seats and flip four GOP...
"There are a lot of tensions simmering." The Reporters' Roundtable. July 31, 2026.
Lindsey Graham Passes. Senate Loses Trump Whisperer. The Race to Replace Graham. Trump vs GOP Senate. Rand Paul Persecutes Anthony Fauci. TM...
Trump's Heartless Attack on Education. With Teachers Union President, Randi Weingarten.
Bill speaks with American Federation of Teachers President, Randi Weingarten about the political fallout from Republicans’ “One Big, Beautif...
"Stuck in some weird holding-pattern." The Reporters' Roundtable. July 24, 2026.
Iran War Grinds On. Trump Still Interested? President vs The Senate. GOP Midterm Malaise. Data Centers Opposition. SAVE America Act Dying. H...
The Plan: How each of us can save our Democracy. With Former Wisconsin Democratic Chair, Ben Wikler.
Bill welcomes former Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler to discuss his new book, "This Is the Plan: How to End America's Meltdown a...
"Generally speaking, this is not great." The Bill Press Pod Reporters' Roundtable. July 17, 2026.
The Speech With No Evidence. Networks Stiff Trump. SAVE Act Won’t be Saved. Trump TACO’s on Tolls. Lindsey’s Mixed Legacy. Mitch Still MIA....
Tad Devine: "How the Democrats Screwed Bernie." And the Lessons for 2026.
Bill frames current Democratic primaries as “establishment versus outsider,” citing races in New York City, Maine, and Michigan, and introdu...
"I don't see how this ends." The Reporters' Roundtable. July 10, 2026.
The Iran War Continues. Bad for the GOP. New Airforce One Fail. Platner Out. Convention for Maine. Good for Susan Collins? How D’s and R’s H...
"The Roberts Court is a democracy-breaking machine." With Slate's Dahlia Lithwick.
Bill talks with Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick about the Supreme Court’s 2025–26 term, arguing it is decisively the Roberts Court and increasingly...
A Break from Politics: The Animals We Love. With NPR's Scott Simon.
Bill felt we all needed a break from Politics and so this Fourth of July edition of the Bill Press Pod features NPR’s Scott Simon, discussin...
The Right Messaging and Messengers for the Midterms.
Bill talks with political strategist and messaging consultant Anat Shenker-Osorio about what Democrats should say—and who should say it—head...
"It felt like the Twilight Zone." The Reporters' Roundtable. June 26, 2026.
Housing Bill/SAVE Act Chaos. POTUS/Senate Shouting Match. House/Senate Just Go Home. Midterms GOP Panic. NYC Democratic Socialists Win. Mamd...
"The greatest strategic defeat the United States has ever suffered.” With Joe Cirincione.
Bill talks with national security analyst Joe Cirincione about Trump’s shifting claims on Iran and argues the Memorandum Of Understanding (M...
"A very inconvenient Truth." The Reporters' Roundtable. June 19, 2026.
Shaky Iran Agreement. Vance Attacks Israel. Worse Deal Than Obama’s. The Politics of War. Where is Rubio? Jon Ossoff Rising. Obama’s Shade T...
Trump's Mob-Style Government. With Barbara McQuade.
Bill talks with legal scholar and former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade about her book, "The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob...
" All this is embarrassing." The Reporters' Roundtable. June 12, 2026
Iran War Over? Its Political Impact. “I Love the Inflation.” Pain at the Pump. UFC at the White House. GOP and Masculinity. Platner vs. Coll...
Truman and The Bomb. Plus: Who Controls Nuclear Weapons. The Truth about Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions. — with Author Alex Wellerstein
Guest host Joe Cirincione interviews nuclear historian Alex Wellerstein about his book The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret...