Balance of Power

Bloomberg
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Dec 7, 2022 • 42min

Warner Victory, Killer Mike on Political Discourse

Joe was live in Atlanta from the WSB radio studios for special coverage of the Georgia runoff election. Guests: Hip Hop Superstar and Co-Founder of Greenwood Financial Services Michael Santiago Render, aka "Killer Mike," Andra Gillespie, Professor of Political Science at Emory University and Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dec 6, 2022 • 41min

GA Runoff Vote, Sec. Of State Brad Raffensperger

Joe was live in Atlanta from the WSB radio studios for special coverage of the Georgia runoff election. Guests: Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, former Democratic Georgia Governor Roy Barnes and Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dec 5, 2022 • 40min

Georgia Runoff Election Special Coverage

Joe was live in Atlanta from the WSB radio studios for special coverage of the Georgia runoff election. Guests: Republican Congressman Buddy Carter of Georgia, Republican strategist Julianne Thompson, Democratic analyst Fred Hicks, Bloomberg Politics Editor Mario Parker and Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dec 2, 2022 • 38min

Hot Nov Jobs, GA Runoff, Biden's 2024 Nomination Rules

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 Greg Bluestein, political reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for a report from the ground in Georgia ahead of Tuesday's runoff election between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker, Columbia University political analyst Lincoln Mitchell on President Biden's political balancing act with the economy and union labor after signing legislation to prevent a rail strike. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on President Obama's trip to Georgia to stump for Raphael Warnock, the fallout for President Biden after signing rail legislation, and President Biden's new 2024 Presidential nomination calendar that has South Carolina leading, followed by a joint primary day for New Hampshire and Nevada, then Georgia and Michigan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dec 1, 2022 • 37min

Rail Strike Averted, Macron WH Visit

Joe spoke with Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow and Director of Research in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution on takeaways from French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to the White House and funding for Ukraine, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Emily Wilkins on legislation passed in the Senate to avert a rail strike without a deal on paid leave benefits. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Lester Munson, Principal at BGR Group on the Inflation Reduction Act excluding our European allies on EV tax credits, breaking Donald Trump legal news on the Ways and Means Committee getting access to Trump tax returns and the ruling that halts the Special Master Mar-a-lago documents review, and a group of Republican senators threat to block a floor vote on defense funding if the vaccination mandate policy for service members isn't ended. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Nov 30, 2022 • 37min

Rail Vote, Powell's Message, New Dem Leader

Joe spoke with former labor negotiator and Cornell professor Art Wheaton on the legislation passed by the House to block a rail worker strike, Bloomberg Economics Editor, Michael McKee explains Fed Chair Jay Powell's remarks about the inflation road ahead, and former communications director for new Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Michael Hardaway, founder of Hardaway wire on challenges facing Rep. Jeffries and the caucus. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on rail strike legislation, Kevin McCarthy's quest to be Speaker of the House, the latest on the Georgia runoff race and Janet Yellen walking back Twitter investigation comments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Nov 29, 2022 • 37min

John Thune on Rail Strike, Gov Funding, Trump in 2024

Joe spoke exclusively with Senate Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota about President Biden urging Congress to intervene to avert a nationwide rail strike, the deadline to fund the government, Donald Trump's recent dinner date with a white supremacist, same sex marriage legislation and how a Herschel Walker win in the Georgia runoff election would impact the Senate. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on takeaways from Senator Thune's interview and Kari Lake's lawsuit challenging the Arizona election results. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Nov 28, 2022 • 38min

China Covid Protests, Trump's Dinner Date Protests

Joe spoke with AGF Investments Chief U.S. Policy Strategist, Greg Valliere on the to-do list for Congress in the lame duck session, and Craig Singleton, Senior China Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies on the protests over Xi Jinping's strict Covid-zero policy. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on the Georgia runoff election, the political fallout of the China protests, Donald Trump's dinner date with white supremacist Nick Fuentes and Ye, and My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell's intention to run for Chairman of the RNC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Nov 23, 2022 • 37min

Sound On: Fed's Inflation Fight, Air & Space Museum Reopening

Joe spoke with Bloomberg Economics Editor Mike McKee on the Fed's fight against inflation and what it means for holiday spending. Plus, the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum Executive Director Christopher Browne discusses the just re-opened museum with new exhibits and an emphasis on the diverse voices that have advanced air and space exploration. And, our politics panel, Bloomberg politics contributors, Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Nov 22, 2022 • 37min

Sound On: GOP Biden Investigations, Rail Shutdown Threat

Joe spoke with Art Wheaton, former labor negotiator and director of labor studies at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations on the threat of a rail shutdown before the holidays. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Lester Munson, Principal at BGR Group on division in the new Congress and House Republicans prioritizing investigations, the Supreme Court clearing the way the for the Ways and Means Committee to get 6 years of Donald Trump's tax returns, and Kevin McCarthy's trip to El Paso to address the migrant crisis on the southern border and call for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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