

Balance of Power
Bloomberg
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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Oct 21, 2022 • 38min
Sound On: Iranians in Russia, Bannon Goes To Prison
Joe spoke with Former US Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor about Iranians in Ukraine helping Russia use drones against Ukraine, Bloomberg politics reporter Mike Dorning on Donald Trump officially being subpoenaed to testify before the Jan. 6th committee and Steve Bannon's four month prison sentence for defying a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee. Plus our panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on Iranian with boots on the ground in Ukraine, US budget deficit drop, President Biden's prediction that Democrats will hold on to Congress in the midterms, and do voters care about President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 20, 2022 • 37min
Sound On: Truss Resigns, Biden Stumps for Fetterman
Joe spoke with Bloomberg Senior Executive Editor David Merritt on the resignation of UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, Inside Elections Analyst Jacob Rubashkin on President Biden's trip to Pennsylvania to campaign with John Fetterman. Plus our panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Lester Munson of BGR Group on chaos in UK after Liz Truss steps down, and President Biden campaigns for John Fetterman in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 19, 2022 • 14min
Sound On: Mark Hamill on Ukraine Aid, "Army of Drones"
Joe speaks with Star Wars actor Mark Hamill about his work as Ukraine's "Ambassador of Drones." The "Army of Drones" project is a complex program that involves a drone procurement, their maintenance and replacement, as well as pilots training. The project is part of the United24 fundraising platform launched by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 19, 2022 • 41min
Sound On: Drone Ambassador Mark Hamill on Helping Ukraine
Joe spoke with Star Wars actor Mark Hamill on his work as Ukraine'e "Ambassador of Drones", Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Emily Wilkins live from Las Vegas with a report on the Senate and governors races. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on Putin's barrage of drone strikes in Ukraine, the Nevada senate race between Catherine Cortez Masto and her opponent Adam Laxalt, inside the Florida debate of Marco Rubio and Val Demmings and the 35th anniversary of Black Monday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 18, 2022 • 37min
Sound On: Biden Oil Release, Ohio Debate Throw-Down
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 Bob McNally, Founder & President of Rapidan Energy on President Biden's plan to release up to 15 million barrels of oil from the nation’s emergency stockpile, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Jack Fitzpatrick on the ground in Ohio covering the race between Rep. Tim Ryan and his opponent JD Vance. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on the White House releasing oil reserves ahead of the midterm elections, funding for Ukraine and whether a Republican majority would continue support, and a wrap of debates in Ohio, Utah and Georgia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 17, 2022 • 38min
Sound On: Dems Momentum Slips, Utah Senate Race Heats Up
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 political analyst Lincoln Mitchell on new polls showing the Democrats slipping in the polls before the midterms, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Zach Cohen on the ground in Utah for a preview of the debate between Sen. Mike Lee and his opponent Evan McMullin. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on the latest polling for Democrats in the midterms, and a wrap on Friday's Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock debate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 14, 2022 • 39min
Sound On: Trump Subpoena Response, Midterm Debates
Joe spoke with Bloomberg Opinion Senior Executive Editor, Tim O'Brien for his takeaways from the Jan. 6 Committee hearing, Bloomberg News National politics reporter Ryan Teague Beckwith on election deniers and midterm election debates. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on Donald Trump's angry letter to the Jan. 6 committee, new video of Roger Stone, a wrap of the Wisconsin Senate and Michigan gubernatorial debates, Senator Mike Lee's plea for help to keep his Senate seat, and what to expect from the debate between Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 13, 2022 • 48min
Sound On: Stubborn Inflation, Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Trump
Joe spoke with Gene Sperling, Senior Advisor to President Biden and American Action Forum President Douglas Holtz-Eakin on September's CPI numbers, Rebecca Roiphe, Professor of Law at New York Law School on her takeaways from the Jan. 6 Committee hearing and the Supreme Court's refusal to intervene in Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago records fight. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Lisa Camooso Miller, Managing Director with Cogent Strategies on the the hot September inflation report, Republicans messaging ahead of the midterms, today's January 6 committee hearing and the fate of the investigation if Republicans take back the House of Representatives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 12, 2022 • 38min
Sound On: Ukraine Weapons, Herschel Walker Damage Control
Joe spoke with Mike Rogers, former Michigan Republican Congressman and Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Ukraine's push for more advanced weaponry and U.S. Relations with Saudi Arabia, Andra Gillespie, Emory University Political Science Professor on how close the Georgia Senate race is. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Rick Davis & Democratic Strategist Roger Fisk on Ukraine aid and President Biden's sit-down with CNN, Herschel Walker's emotional interview, questions about Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman's health, and the LA City Council controversy over leaked audio of a council member making racist comments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 11, 2022 • 38min
Sound On: Fall COVID Warning, Ohio Senate Debate Clash
Joe spoke with Bloomberg Economics Editor, Mike McKee on the IMF's economic warning, Dr. Jay Varma, Chief Medical Advisor and Kroll Institute Fellow, on what's to come this fall for Covid, and Bloomberg Government Congress Reporter Jack Fitzpatrick on the GOP's debt-limit deal and spending cap plans. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis & Jeanne Sheehan Zaino discuss the Ohio senate debate clash between JD Vance and Tim Ryan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


