Balance of Power

Joe spoke with former Defense Secretary Mark Esper about the Chinese balloon and why they weren't detected in the past, Nathan Dean, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Government analyst on what to expect from President Biden's SOTU speech. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on GOP criticism of how long it took President Biden to shoot down the Chinese balloon, SOTU and the man former VP Dick Cheney shot in the face in a hunting accident, Harry Whittington has died at the age of 95.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe spoke with former Labor Secretary Tom Perez and former Council of Economic Advisers Chief Economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin on the good and the bad in today's blowout January jobs report. Bloomberg Pentagon Reporter Tony Capaccio on the Chinese surveillance balloon discovered lingering over US airspace, and Craig Singleton, Senior China Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies on how this will impact relations with China after Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed his upcoming trip to Beijing. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Rick Davis and John Labombard, Senior Vice President at Rokk Solutions on January's surprise jobs report, the Chinese spy balloon, US relations with China, and what to expect from Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders's response to President Biden’s SOTU address. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe spoke with Republican Congressman David Schweikert of Arizona about the debt ceiling and spending cuts. The Infrastructure law becomes the intersection of Washington and Wall Street - Chris Ciolino, of Bloomberg Intelligence tells us which heavy equipment makers stand to make billions of dollars. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and John Hart, Republican Strategist, and Co-founder of C3 Solutions on the GOP booting Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe spoke with Bloomberg Economics Editor Michael McKee and Terry Haines, Founder of Pangaea Policy on the Fed slowing the rate hike pace and the stalemate over the debt ceiling. Josh Green, Bloomberg Businessweek national correspondent tells us his take on Nikki Haley's challenge to Trump in 2024. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Lisa Camooso Miller, former Communications Director for the RNC on the McCarthy White House debt meeting, the first House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the "waste, fraud and abuse" of pandemic spending, the GOP's anti-socialism resolution, and Ron DeSantis fighting the gas stove war by proposing tax breaks on gas stoves.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe spoke with Bloomberg Government Homeland Security reporter Ellen Gilmer and David Bier, Associate Director of Immigration Studies at the Cato Institute on the legal implications of eliminating Title 42 and the Biden administration's border policy plans. We go behind the scenes of writing a State of the Union address with Jim Messina, CEO of the Messina Group. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on the political implications of ending Title 42, crafting a SOTU message, and the end of an era for aviation as the last Boeing 747 is delivered. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu 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. Joe spoke with Matthew Kroenig, Deputy Director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council on geopolitical tensions and General Mike Minihan's internal memo that the US and China risk going to war in 2025, Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Moore of Wisconsin on federal police reform efforts after the killing of Tyre Nichols. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on the China war risk, Kevin McCarthy's debt ceiling meeting with President Biden, police reform in Congress and Trump on the campaign trail.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu 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.Joe spoke with Bloomberg National politics reporter Mark Niquette and Saul Anuzis, former Michigan Republican Party chairman and principal of Coast to Coast Strategies on the battle for the gavel at the RNC that ended in victory for Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. The debt ceiling debate has brought back the idea of minting a trillion dollar coin, Joe ask Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal if that's a good idea. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on the RNC Chair battle, 2024 politics and Elon Musk's trip to DC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe spoke with South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson on debt negotiations and his bill that bans TikTok on government devices, Gene Sperling, Senior Advisor to President Biden on 4th quarter GDP and lessons we learned from the fiscal cliff in 2011. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Rick Davis and Jim Kessler, Co-Founder of Third Way on the debt crisis, Block the Tok, Title 42 criticism from Democrats and the 25th Anniversary of Monica Lewinsky's affair with former President Bill Clinton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe spoke with Bob McNally, Founder & President of Rapidan Energy on new GOP proposed restrictions for the SPR and concerns over depleting the stockpile, and head of Bloomberg's national security team Nick Wadhams on U.S. and German tanks heading to Ukraine. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Matt Gorman, Vice President at Targeted Victory on Ukraine tanks, SPR legislation, META reinstating Donald Trump's Facebook account, and the doomsday annihilation clock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe spoke with Republican Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn on today's Live Nation hearing over the Taylor Swift ticket meltdown last year. She also spoke about updating classified document protocols after documents were found at former Vice President Mike Pence's home. David Kirkpatrick, Founder of Techonomy on Washington's role in regulating AI. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on Live Nation, the Pence documents, and George Santos giving donuts to the media.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.