POTUS Politics

The Dan Abrams Show airs Mon–Fri, 2–3 pm ET on POTUS 124. The motto of the show is “Where Politics Meets the Law.” Every day, Dan Abrams, a lawyer and media entrepreneur, analyzes the biggest news stories from a legal perspective. With so much of today’s breaking news having a legal component, Abrams digs into the issues with a team of experts, including former federal prosecutors and high-profile legal experts. In addition to Abrams’ unique insights into the legal side of the political news, the show features one-on-one interviews with top newsmakers, panel discussions, and listener phone calls.

Kristen Soltis Anderson is author of The Selfie Vote: Where Millennials Are Leading America (And How Republicans Can Keep Up). She is a pollster and co-founder of Echelon Insights, a research and analytics firm. She was one of TIME’s “30 Under 30 Changing the World” and was featured as one of ELLE’s 2016 most compelling women in Washington. Anderson is an ABC News political contributor, columnist at The Washington Examiner, and co-host of the bipartisan weekly podcast The Pollsters.

Senator Bill Bradley served in the US Senate from 1979–1997 representing the state of New Jersey. In 2000, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Before serving in the Senate, he was an Olympic gold medalist in 1964 and a professional basketball player with the New York Knicks from 1967–1977, during which time they won two NBA championships. Bradley is the author of six books on American politics, culture, and economy, including The New American Story, Values of the Game, and Time Present, Time Past—all New York Times bestsellers.

Laura Coates is a well-respected attorney, having served as an assistant United States attorney for the District of Columbia, as well as a commentator, author, and adjunct professor at the George Washington University School of Law. In her role as CNN senior legal analyst, Coates played a central role in the network’s programming surrounding the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, and regularly serves as fill-in anchor for Don Lemon’s primetime program. In 2016, she wrote the bestselling book, You Have the Right: A Constitutional Guide to Policing the Police; and in 2017 she joined SiriusXM as a weekday host of The Laura Coates Show, for which she won a Gracie Award.

One of Washington’s top journalists, Chris Frates has been on the front lines of the country’s biggest political and policy battles. A veteran journalist with 20 years of experience, Frates has worked at the highest levels of print, digital, radio, and television. Prior to founding the Storyline company, Frates was an award-winning, on-air investigative correspondent for CNN. He also worked as a reporter for Politico, National Journal, and The Denver Post, where he was part of the breaking news team that was a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize.

As a daily show host on SiriusXM’s POTUS channel for almost a decade, Julie Mason has interviewed top political figures including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Ted Cruz, President Jimmy Carter, Astronaut Jim Lovell, the cast of HBO’s Veep, and dozens of other prominent Washingtonians. She has more than 30 years of experience covering local, state, and national politics, including four presidential campaigns. In more than 10 years covering the White House, she traveled internationally and reported from more than 30 different countries. She is a former elected board member of the White House Correspondents Association and has appeared on CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, NBC News, CBS News, Good Morning America, TODAY, C-SPAN, NPR, and more. She was a 2014 recipient of the Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media for outstanding achievement as a radio talk show host.

Mark Preston is CNN’s vice president of political and special events programming, and senior political analyst. Since joining CNN in 2005, Preston has received a number of prestigious honors, including two Emmys for the network’s award-winning election night coverage. He was a part of the team nominated for an Emmy in 2019 for CNN’s Parkland Town Hall. In 2008, Preston played a key role in the network’s Peabody Award-winning coverage of the presidential primary debates and campaigns. His work has also been recognized with several award nominations, including two Emmy nominations for CNN’s 2008 political programming.

Michael Smerconish is an American radio host and television presenter, newspaper columnist, author, and lawyer. He broadcasts The Michael Smerconish Program (weekdays, 9 am–noon ET) on the POTUS channel, and hosts the CNN and CNN International program Smerconish (Sat, 9 am ET). He is also a Sunday newspaper columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Smerconish has authored seven books, including six nonfiction works and one novel.