
Balance of Power
Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch us LIVE on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.
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Dec 27, 2024 • 44min
Ukraine Risks Losing Land Seized From Russia; More Mar-a-Lago Trump Visits
Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe speaks with: Melinda Haring, Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center for the latest in Ukraine as it's forces struggle with a lack of manpower and supplies against Russia and troops from North Korea Bloomberg's Hadriana Lowenkron on Trump sharing on social media that Bill Gates requested a meeting with him at Mar-a-Lago Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) on what to expect when the new Congress gets sworn in Cliff Young , President of US Public Affairs at Ipsos on the latest polling data and what to look for in Trump's first 100 days in office Bob McNally, Founder & President of Rapidan Energy Group on the energy outlook for 2025 under Trump Bloomberg politics contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on the latest headlines in DC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 26, 2024 • 38min
Israel Hits Houthi Targets In Yemen; Biden's Legacy
Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe speaks with: Ambassador James Jeffrey for the latest in the Middle East, as Israel slowly ramps up aggression against the Iran-backed Houthis Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois to look ahead to the next Congress Adam Hodge, former Spokesperson for the National Security Council in the White House, Managing Director at Bully Pulpit International and Democratic Strategist for a look at President Joe Biden’s legacy Bloomberg politics contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis for a look at some of the latest headlines in DC during the holiday week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 20, 2024 • 9min
Instant Reaction: House Passes Funding Bill
The House passed funding to keep the US government operating until mid-March just hours before a midnight shutdown deadline, capping off a tumultuous two days in which two earlier plans pursued by Speaker Mike Johnson collapsed. For instant reaction and analysis, host Kailey Leinz speaks with Lester Munson, Principal of the International Practice at BGR Group and Republican Strategist, Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Senior Democracy Fellow with the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress and Bloomberg Politics Contributor and Megan Scully, Bloomberg Capitol Influence team leader.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 20, 2024 • 32min
Congress Looks To Avoid Shutdown
Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe and Kailey speak with: Bloomberg Politics Editor Laura Davison about the latest negotiations on Capitol Hill. Democratic Senator Mark Warner of Virginia about the role of Donald Trump and Elon Musk in government funding conversations. Former Republican Congressman Kevin Brady about what the tax policy debate will look like in 2025. Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Republican Strategist Brittany Martinez about the debt ceiling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 20, 2024 • 8min
Instant Reaction: Trump-Backed Funding Plan Fails
The Republican-led House rejected a temporary funding plan backed by President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday with just over 24 hours to go before a US government shutdown, capping an extraordinary two days in Washington that tested the limits of the incoming president’s power. For instant reaction and analysis, host Doug Krizner spoke with Bloomberg Capitol Influence deputy team leader Mike Dorning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 19, 2024 • 30min
Trump, Musk Throw Congress Into Chaos
Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe and Kailey speak with: Bloomberg Government Congress Reporter Jack Fitzpatrick about the latest stopgap spending plan in the House of Representatives. Bloomberg Politics Contributor Rick Davis and ROKK Solutions Partner Kristen Hawn about the state of the Republican conference in the House. Democratic Congresswoman Suzan DelBene of Washington about the role her party is playing in stopgap spending negotiations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 18, 2024 • 23min
Instant Reaction: Jay Powell on Fed Policy
Bloomberg's Tom Keene, Jonathan Ferro and Lisa Abramowicz discuss remarks from Fed Chair Jay Powell following the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision on a special edition of Bloomberg Surveillance as the Fed lowered interest rates for a third time, but reined in the number of cuts they expect in 2025.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 18, 2024 • 27min
Musk Fuels GOP Opposition To Funding Bill
Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Kailey speaks with: Jack Fitzpatrick, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter to discuss the latest on Capitol Hill, as Speaker Mike Johnson tries to pass a funding bill that faces opposition from GOP House members and a vocal critic in Elon Musk Greg Stohr, Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter on the Supreme Court agreeing to hear TikTok's challenge of the US law that would ban it as of January 19th. Joe Lavorgna, former Special Assistant to the President and Chief Economist at the National Economic Council under Donald Trump and Chief Economist with SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc for a look at the economy as we head into the Trump presidency Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Senior Democracy Fellow with the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress and Bloomberg Politics Contributor & Rick Davis, Partner at Stonecourt Capital and Bloomberg Politics Contributor on Elon Musk's involvement in the year-end funding fight and what it means for Speaker Johnson, plus the reporting that the House secretly voted to release the ethics report on Matt Gaetz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 18, 2024 • 30min
Instant Reaction: The Fed Decides
Bloomberg's Tom Keene, Jonathan Ferro and Lisa Abramowicz break down the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision on a special edition of Bloomberg SurveillanceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 17, 2024 • 37min
House Nears Deal on Government Funding Bill
Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Kailey Leinz delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Kailey speaks with: Spencer Kimball Emerson College Polling Center Director on Americans' view on a potential TikTok ban and tariffs Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), member of Ways and Means committee, on a potential government shutdown and drone sightings in New Jersey Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Senior Democracy Fellow with the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress and Bloomberg Politics Contributor & Jon Seaton, Founder and CEO of Echo Canyon Consulting and Republican Strategist on the fight over Committee Leadership in the House Leslie Kantor, chair of the Department of Urban-Global Public Health at Rutgers on RFK Jr.'s meeting with Senators in push to be confirmed as HHS Secretary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.