Returns January 18, 10PM
You may have seen the recent New York Times headline: F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia. Duh – he’s openly working on behalf of Russia. How useless would the FBI be if they weren’t looking into whether he’s also been doing it secretly?
Read MoreBill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show.
In his final New Rule of the season, Bill bemoans the state of America's shrinking middle class.
Raiders running back and Beast Mode inspiration Marshawn Lynch responds to a Trumpian insult and addresses the NFL's restrictions on its players.
Bill recaps the top stories of the week, including the ongoing government shutdown, President Trump's shady lawyers and his latest spat with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The Interview:
John Kasich is the former two-term governor of Ohio and a senior political commentator for CNN. He is strongly considering another presidential run in 2020.
Twitter: @JohnKasich
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Bill and his roundtable guests - Gov. John Kasich, Marshawn Lynch, Rep. Barney Frank, Catherine Rampell & Erick Erickson - will answer viewer questions after Friday's show.
Submit your questions in the comments section below. Selected questions will be answered on the Real Time Youtube Channel immediately following the premiere. Please be aware that concise (50 words or less) single-topic questions have the best chance of being selected, so the shorter and more specific you can be, the better.
Bill and his roundtable guests - Congressman Eric Swalwell, Garry Kasparov, Van Jones, Nancy MacLean & Steve Schmidt - will answer viewer questions after Friday's show.
In his final New Rule of the season, Bill calls on Americans to find something to talk about other than politics.
Russian political activist and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov joins Bill to discuss the challenges facing democracy worldwide.
Bill Maher reports all the news that is bound to happen before Real Time returns on January 18, 2019.
On the heels of House Democrats' midterm election gains, Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) joins Bill to discuss the future of his party.
Bill recaps the top stories of the week, including Trump's response to the California wildfires and paranoia over the Mueller probe.
The Interview:
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) is the U.S. Representative for California’s 15th congressional district and the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the CIA. He recently visited Iowa, where he said that the next president should be somebody who can throw a punch, take a punch and bring the country together.
Twitter: @RepSwalwell
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Bill and his roundtable guests - Congressman Eric Swalwell, Garry Kasparov, Van Jones, Nancy MacLean & Steve Schmidt - will answer viewer questions after Friday's show.
Submit your questions in the comments section below. Selected questions will be answered on the Real Time Youtube Channel immediately following the premiere. Please be aware that concise (50 words or less) single-topic questions have the best chance of being selected, so the shorter and more specific you can be, the better.
Late last month, the lawyer for the family of Cesar Sayoc – aka the Florida Stripper Bomber – told CNN’s Anderson Cooper, “This was someone lost, he was looking for anything, and he found a father in Trump.”
Read MoreAny responsible congress would have looked at Trump’s tax returns on day one. We might not have even needed the Mueller investigation.
Read MoreBill and his roundtable guests - Bob Woodward, Sarah Silverman, Cornell Belcher, Katty Kay & Bret Stephens - will answer viewer questions after Friday's show.
Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show.
Real Time with Bill Maher will return LIVE on Friday, January 20 at 10PM.
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