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Jan 31, 2025 • 33min

White House Readies Tariffs

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 Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirms US tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada will start on February 1. Former US Energy Secretary and President and CEO of the Edison Electric Institute Dan Brouillette about Donald Trump's energy policy. Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall about the latest developments into the crash outside of Washington Reagan International Airport. Former NTSB Air Safety Investigator Dr. Alan Diehl about what might have led to the incident at DCA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jan 30, 2025 • 27min

Plane Crash Spurs Aviation Questions

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: Former US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood about the air collision between a regional jet and a military helicopter outside of Washington Reagan National Airport. Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall with a live update outside of the airport. Aviation Journalist Jeff Wise as President Donald Trump attacks DEI programs at the FAA. Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino about Trump's response to the collision Wednesday night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jan 29, 2025 • 15min

White House Reverses Spending Freeze

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 Deputy Capitol Influence Team Lead Mike Dorning as President Donald Trump rescinded an order freezing an array of federal grants, loans and financial assistance. Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Lisa Jarvis about the Senate confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jan 28, 2025 • 35min

Trump Pauses Federal Funds in Constitutional Fight

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 as Democrats sue the White House over a new plan to pause a wide range of payments of federal grants, loans and assistance. The Madison Group Managing Partner and Founder Robb Watters over the Trump Administration's proposed trade policy and export controls. Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Republican Strategist Matt Gorman about the Trump Administration's immigration enforcement operations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jan 27, 2025 • 43min

Trump Begins Second Week In Office

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 as Donald Trump begins his second week in office. Director of the Wadhwani AI Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Gregory Allen as the markets react to DeepSeek's AI model. Republican Main Street Partnership Sarah Chamberlain as House GOP members head to Doral. Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino about the confirmation process for Trump's cabinet nominees. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jan 24, 2025 • 59min

Trump Seeks To Overhaul FEMA

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 Senior Editor Wendy Benjaminson as President Donald Trump heads to North Carolina and California. Former White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy about the impact of climate change on severe weather events. Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino about the confirmation of Trump's cabinet nominees. HRSI CEO Amy Dufrane about the effect of Trump's executive orders on the federal workforce. Director of the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program and Former-Director for Emerging Technologies at the National Security Council Matt Pearl about the Trump Administration's AI policy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jan 23, 2025 • 34min

SALT Talks Gain Steam in Washington

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: Republican Congressman Mike Lawler of New York about the tax policy debate in Washington. Former Deputy US Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi about President Donald Trump's virtual remarks to the World Economic Forum in Davos. Democratic Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan of Virginia about Pete Hegseth's Defense Secretary nomination and Trump's executive orders ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs in government. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jan 22, 2025 • 53min

Trump's Agenda Shapes Congress

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's Tyler Kendall from the White House North Lawn. National Security Practice Group Lead at Wiley Rein Nazak Nikakhtar about Donald Trump's trade policies. Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino about Trump's call for Russian President Vladimir Putin to "make a deal" on Ukraine. Former Republican Congressman and Former Chair of the House Financial Services Committee Patrick McHenry about the upcoming Congressional agenda and possibilities for a spending deal. Former US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy tells Bloomberg News Editor-In-Chief John Micklethwait that any effective peacekeeping force deployed in Ukraine will need to include US troops. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jan 21, 2025 • 55min

President Trump Starts Second Term

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 Senior Editor Michael Shepard about President Donald Trump's first actions in office. American Action Forum President Douglas Holtz-Eakin about spending bills in Congress and Trump's economic policy proposals. Republican Congressman Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee about where House Republicans can support Trump's policy agenda. Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino ahead of Trump's meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune. University of Baltimore School of Law Professor Kim Wehle about presidential pardons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jan 20, 2025 • 35min

Special Coverage: Donald Trump's Inauguration

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 inauguration of President Donald Trump. On this edition, Joe and Kailey speak with: Former-Trump Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette Lindsay Chervinsky, Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library Shirley Martey Hargis, nonresident fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub Rep. Brad Sherman x RussellU.S. Representative for California's 32nd Congressional District United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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