Mon, Jun 1, 2020
Trump might have just inadvertently sunk his own re-election with his attacks on mail-in voting, there were some can't-miss developments in the US Senate races, and Brian sits down with Joe Biden's chief of staff, who was also responsible for overseeing the US response to the Ebola pandemic during the Obama administration, Ron Klain, who pinpoints Trump's COVID-19 failures with surgical precision.
Sun, Jun 7, 2020
Republicans desperately try to pivot away from talking about the cause of the protests, Trump disgraces the memory of George Floyd with an unreal stunt, and Beto O'Rourke discusses Texas' role as what is now the most-watched state in the nation for the 2020 election with Trump and Biden TIED in polling-as well as answers the long-awaited question about his OWN political future.
Mon, Jun 15, 2020
The "defund the police" movement gains serious traction, Fox News royally fails in reporting on the so-called "anarchy" in the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle, and Brian speaks with Congressman Eric Swalwell about steps Congress is taking right now to ensure that Americans can exercise their right to vote in November, as well as the possibility that Trump doesn't concede the race if he loses the general election.
Sun, Jun 21, 2020
The actual reason for Trump's rally in Tulsa gets revealed and Bill Barr fumbles a disastrous attempt to fire the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York and install a handpicked successor. Brian also speaks with House Intel Committee Chairman Adam Schiff about whether Trump should be charged after he leaves office, and Schiff issues a message directly to Mitch McConnell for trying to sabotage police reform legislation in the Senate.
Sun, Jun 28, 2020
Trump was briefed months ago that Russia was paying the Taliban to have US soldiers killed, and did nothing to stop it. And Congresswoman Katie Porter and Brian discuss the Senate's inadequate police reform legislation, how to hold Bill Barr accountable, and how to hold onto districts like hers that have flipped from red to blue in November.
Sun, Jul 5, 2020
A new development emerges in the Russia bounty story that bodes even worse for Trump, the White House issues a final step in dealing with coronavirus, and Brian interviews Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi about implications of the Russia story for Trump as well as how aggressive Democrats will be in enacting their agenda if they take the White House and Congress.
Sun, Jul 19, 2020
Trump is insisting that schools re-open in the middle of the pandemic and Ruth Bader Ginsberg's health has become serious cause for concern. Brian also interviews Kamala Harris about her new legislation that helps people suffering from the economic impacts of coronavirus, how she would deal with Bill Barr, and how hard she'd take on the GOP if selected as Biden's Vice President.
Sun, Jul 26, 2020
Paramilitary forces answerable only to Trump have begun inciting violence in Portland. Brian speaks with Congressman Ted Lieu about the legality of that occupation, about Bill Barr's upcoming testimony in the House, and the consequences of commuting Roger Stone's sentence for Trump after he leaves office.
Sun, Aug 9, 2020
Kanye West is scheming out in the open with the GOP to siphon votes away from Biden, and Trump's Postmaster General has given himself even more power at USPS. Brian interviews former presidential candidate Andrew Yang about the need for a cabinet level position on technology and whether he'd be interested, the importance of getting cash payments to all Americans, and how to convert his supporters into Biden voters in November.
Sun, Aug 16, 2020
Trump's Postmaster General Louis DeJoy continues his efforts to dismantle the Postal Service and Democrats push back with force. Congressman Eric Swalwell joins again to discuss ensuring that the USPS gets funded, whether Trump and DeJoy have criminal liability for this scheme, and about the formation of a Presidential Crimes Commission after Trump leaves office.
Sun, Aug 23, 2020
Postal workers are finally fighting back against Louis DeJoy and his efforts to sabotage the mail. Trump handed Joe Biden a massive win at the Democratic National Convention. And Brian speaks with Congresswoman and former VP contender Karen Bass about Congress's new bill to fully fund USPS and the impacts that delaying the mail is having on Republican voters.
Sun, Sep 6, 2020
Trump encourages his supporters to vote twice and commit voter fraud, and gets caught making vile comments about US military members. And Brian speaks with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer about whether Americans are buying Trump's coronavirus dismissals, his insistence on fomenting violence in cities, and how Michiganders' voting rights are being protected in a state that Trump won in 2016 by only 10,000 votes.
Sun, Sep 13, 2020
Trump knew the dangers of coronavirus and opted to downplay it to the American people. A bombshell whistleblower complaint against the Trump administration has been delivered to Congress. And Brian interviews House Oversight Committee chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, overseeing the investigation against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who's now accused of committing campaign finance violations.
Sun, Sep 27, 2020
Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses, and the story he used to justify that decision crumbled immediately. Brian interviews Congressman Jamie Raskin, who - as a former constitutional law professor - talks about the legality of Trump's promises to litigate the results of the election in front of the Supreme Court.
Sun, Oct 11, 2020
Uncertainty surrounding when Trump last tested negative for coronavirus has led to everyone asking WHY exactly he might be hiding that information, and Trump makes a major misstep with the second presidential debate. Brian speaks with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, an epidemiologist, about Trump's positive test and whether he's putting his own supporters' lives at risk by continuing to hold rallies while infected with this virus.
Sun, Oct 18, 2020
Trump and Biden hold competing town halls, where Trump set himself up for the biggest failure possible, and Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearing has concluded, with her espousing a number of dangerous positions. And Brian interviews Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who talks about the implications of a 6-3 conservative Court, Trump's COVID failures, and his recent Fox News appearances that have catapulted him back into the spotlight.
Sun, Oct 25, 2020
Trump and Biden have their final debate, where Trump leaned on a conspiracy theory that might have blown it for him. Brian discusses some promising early voting signs AND a warning about those same numbers. And an interview with Beto O'Rourke about the massively important work he's doing to finally flip Texas blue.
Sun, Nov 8, 2020
Joe Biden has been elected the 46th president of the United States and Donald Trump suffers one final humiliation in his campaign's effort to undermine the election results. Brian interviews Congressman Jamie Raskin for answers to the questions that everyone's been asking, like whether the Supreme Court could help Trump stay in office, whether he could pardon himself, and even what happens if he physically refuses to leave the White House.
Sun, Nov 15, 2020
Trump claims election fraud and tries his hand at overturning the results in the courts, and his "election fraud" disinformation campaign hits a humiliating roadblock -- culminating into an on-air apology by Tucker Carlson. Brian interviews former Obama and National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor about Trump's sudden firing of the entire Pentagon leadership and its implications on the election.
Sun, Nov 22, 2020
Trump is trying to overturn the election results in the courts, Rudy Giuliani argues his big case in PA, a Trump lawyer brings forward a conspiracy theory too insane even for Tucker Carlson, and Trump summons Michigan lawmakers to the White House to intimidate them into not certifying the results for Biden. And Brian interviews Adam Schiff about whether Trump can face legal consequences for trying to undermine the election.
Sun, Nov 29, 2020
From the Wisconsin recount to a Georgia Senate runoff meet and greet to Fox News' future on the right, things are beginning to backfire for Republicans. Brian interviews Senator Chris Murphy about holding Trump accountable once he leaves office, what Republican Senators are saying about Trump's loss behind the scenes, and combating the disinformation on the right moving forward.
Sun, Dec 6, 2020
A Nevada judge humiliates the Trump team in court, and the whole gamut of Trump's bogus election fraud claims gets debunked. Brian interviews Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman about whether Trump could steal Pennsylvavnia, the fatal flaw with a last-minute plot by state Republicans to undermine the will of the voters, and how to help Democrats get elected in PA moving forward.
Sun, Dec 13, 2020
The Supreme Court swats down the big Texas-led lawsuit seeking to invalidate the election results and Republicans in Georgia begin weaponizing fake voter fraud claims. Brian also interviews Michigan's attorney general Dana Nessel about the lawsuit on her state's election and whether those who participated in the suit could be removed from office for violating their oaths.
Sun, Dec 20, 2020
Trump's Hail Mary scheme to steal the election sends shock waves through his own inner circle, and some voting systems vendors that were the targets of rightwing smear campaigns are getting back at Republicans. Brian interviews Al Franken about why Republicans are sticking by Trump after he lost, whether certain administration officials should be held accountable in the Biden era, and how to message more effectively moving forward.
Sun, Jan 3, 2021
Republican Senators announce their plan to keep Trump in office and the Senate runoff in Georgia has finally arrived. Brian interviews former South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison, who's been on the campaign trail for Jon Ossoff and Rafael Warnock, about whether the GOP's opposition to relief checks is having an impact in the race in Georgia and some promising news about turnout.
Sun, Jan 10, 2021
Trump incites an insurrection at the US Capitol, Democrats push for his removal from office, and even Republicans have a strong case to make sure that he can never run again. Brian interviews Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman about a Republican effort in PA NOT to seat a Democratic official and his headline-making announcement about a Senate run in 2022.
Sun, Jan 17, 2021
Josh Hawley commits a major misstep in his attempt to save face after helping incite an insurrection and Twitter rightfully bans Trump for using the platform to cause violence. Brian interviews Marc Elias, the lawyer who beat Trump and his allies in the more than 60 post-election court cases, about whether Trump, Don Jr., or Rudy Giuliani could be charged with sedition, why the insurrectionists were only charged with disorderly conduct, and whether a self-pardon by Trump would hold up.
Sun, Jan 24, 2021
Mitch McConnell is already trying to block Democrats from taking power in the Senate, Ted Cruz commits an almost impossibly humiliating misstep, and Brian interviews former Obama speechwriter and host of Pod Save America, Jon Favreau, about their options to deal with McConnell's power grab, whether OAN and Newsmax should get credentials during the Biden era, and much more.
Sun, Jan 31, 2021
There have been new revelations about the "QAnon Congresswoman," Marjorie Taylor Greene, that have led to calls for her expulsion; outrage over cancel culture has swept across the right; and Brian interviews Al Franken about the calls for certain lawmakers and Senators to be removed from Congress, whether he'd support it, and the MAGA wing of the party trying to oust the establishment Republicans.
Sun, Feb 7, 2021
Freshman Republican lawmaker Lauren Boebert is accused of a bombshell campaign finance violation and Matt Gaetz pulls a desperate stunt at the first committee hearing of the new Congress. Brian interviews the host of The Mehdi Hasan Show about Lou Dobbs' surprise firing from Fox, whether Marjorie Taylor Greene should be expelled from Congress, and Trump's upcoming impeachment trial.
Sun, Feb 21, 2021
Texas' power grid fails, Texans are now contending with surging electricity bills, and Ted Cruz flees the scene. Brian interviews the host of Fox LA's "The Issue Is" Elex Michaelson about whether this situation will have an impact on Ted Cruz's future and whether polarization means that politicians can basically do anything without political consequences.
Sun, Feb 28, 2021
Dangerous voter suppression bills are sprouting up across the country, and eliminating the filibuster is the way to fix it. Brian interviews Elizabeth Warren about those very issues of voter suppression and nuking the filibuster, along with eliminating $50,000 in student loan debt, and barring Trump from holding office again using the 14th Amendment.
Sun, Mar 14, 2021
The American Rescue Plan has been signed into law and Republicans pulled a ridiculous stunt in response to it. Brian interviews White House press secretary Jen Psaki about when money is going out the door, Republican efforts to take credit for the bill's passage, whether Biden not signing stimulus checks was a missed opportunity, and how the White House plans on getting other legislation passed over the 60-vote hurdle in the Senate.
Sun, Mar 21, 2021
Brian discusses how the filibuster works now and what reforming it would look like, along with some major updates on Senators who have suddenly switched their positions on it. He also interviews Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer about the state of reforming the filibuster, whether the whole Democratic caucus is getting on board, confirming liberal judges to the courts, and a certain easter egg in the American Rescue Plan that's going to impact a lot of people.
Sun, Mar 28, 2021
Republicans pass a dangerous new voter suppression law in Georgia. Brian interviews Senator Amy Klobuchar about the filibuster (including how her own position evolved on it and whether she can help convince the Democratic holdouts to follow her lead), passing the For the People Act, the spate of recent shootings, and even how her relationship is doing with her campaign rival, Pete Buttigieg.
Sun, Apr 4, 2021
Joe Biden introduces the American Jobs Plan. Brian interviews Joe Biden's top economic adviser, the Director of the National Economic Council, Brian Deese, about this new package, how to stop Republicans from inevitably trying to take credit for it, calls from progressives who say it needs to be bigger, and whether we might actually see high speed rail become a reality.
Sun, Apr 18, 2021
There is a new push to expand the Supreme Court, including some moves by both Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi, along with a certain nightmare scenario if they don't expand the Court. Brian interviews US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo about the American Jobs Plan, how to push back against China, and how Republican opposition to this bill will hurt their constituents most.
Sun, Apr 25, 2021
The House has passed a bill granting statehood for Washington, D.C., and Brian debunks all of the arguments AGAINST it. Brian interviews Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton from Washington, D.C. about statehood passing the House, getting the Democratic holdouts on board, and her response to those Republicans who've publicly opposed it. And finally, Brian chats with Fox LA host Elex Michaelson about the California recall and Caitlyn Jenner's entrance into the race, and what Manchin and Sinema stand to gain by protecting the filibuster.
Sun, May 2, 2021
Republicans get caught in the act of lying about some bogus scandals. Brian interviews Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about the best way to sell the American Jobs Plan to Republicans, his response to Ted Cruz falling asleep during Biden's address to a joint session of Congress, and about how to reconcile his appearances on Fox with their ramped up efforts to spread disinformation. And Brian chats with longtime congressional and campaign adviser and founder of ODAction and @advocacy, Stuart Perelmuter, about the results of the census and about Biden's congressional address.