

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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Sep 26, 2022 • 37min
Sound On: Manchin Permitting Bill Fate, Global Markets Rout
Joe spoke with Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, a Republican from Tennessee's 3rd district on the continuing resolution to fund the government, and the fate of Joe Manchin's permitting bill, Euan Rellie, Co-founder and Managing Partner of BDA Partners on global market volatility. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on the Republicans agenda if they take back the House in the midterms, the fate of Joe Manchin's permitting bill and Donald Trump's weekend rally in North Carolina. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 23, 2022 • 37min
Sound On: House GOP Agenda, Gov Funding Deadline
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. Emily Wilkins is hosting for Joe today. She spoke with Rep. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a Democrat from Massachusetts on keeping the government funded, the new Ukraine aid package, and immigration reform, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Jack Fitzpatrick on Congress keeping the government funded. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on immigration reform, the House Republicans' "Commitment to America" agenda, and Democrats messaging for the midterms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 22, 2022 • 38min
Sound On: Trump, GOP Targets National Archives
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 politics reporter Mike Dorning and New York Law School professor Rebecca Roiphe on Donald Trump's mounting legal issues, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Emily Wilkins the House Republicans agenda. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Republican strategist Doug Heye on "political weaponization of the National Archives, Donald Trump's mounting legal troubles, and Rep. Kevin McCarthy unveiling House Republicans' "Commitment to America" agenda. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 21, 2022 • 37min
Sound On: Putin's Nuclear Threats, Trump Civil Suit
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 Stephen Mull, Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of Virginia on Russia's violation of the UN charter, Putin's nuclear threats and call for partial mobilization, Bloomberg Legal reporter Erik Larson on the NY civil lawsuit against Donald Trump and three of his children, and what happened at the first special master hearing. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis & Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on Russia's escalation of the Ukraine war and nuclear threats, Donald Trump's legal troubles, Bank CEO's testimony on Capitol Hill today and California Governor Gavin Newsom's comments to Bloomberg that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is using migrants as "political pawns." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 20, 2022 • 37min
Sound On: Russia Sham Annex Vote, Revenge Politics
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 former Defense Secretary Mark Esper on defense spending and Russia's sham votes to annex the regions of Ukraine its forces still control, Bloomberg Congress reporter Billy House on the House's plan to reform the Electoral Count Act and Joe Manchin blaming "revenge politics" for the lack of GOP support for his energy permitting bill. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis & Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on Russia's hasty annexation votes, political payback for Joe Manchin, immigration policy and reports that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has sent a plane of migrants to Delaware.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 19, 2022 • 40min
Sound On: QAnon Messaging, Biden Says Pandemic is Over
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 Terry Haines, founder of Pangaea Policy on inflation, President Biden's approval rating, and what to expect with this week's Fed's rate decision, Dr. Eric Topol, Executive Vice-President and Professor of Molecular Medicine at the Scripps Research Institute tells us if he thinks the pandemic is over. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis & Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on the fallout of President Biden's 60 minutes interview and QAnon messaging at Donald Trump's Ohio rally over the weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 17, 2022 • 38min
Sound On: Griner Negotiations, NASA Armageddon Mission
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 Penn State law professor William Butler on the negotiations for the release of Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Emily Wilkins on what Congress can get done before the midterms. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis & Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on prospects for passage of the same sex marriage bill after the midterms, the latest Donald Trump legal news and NASA's real life Armageddon mission to protect Earth from asteroids.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 15, 2022 • 42min
Sound On: Migrants Bused North, Election Denier Flip-Flop
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 Leon Fresco, Partner at Holland & Knight and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Immigration Litigation at the DOJ's Civil Division on the legal implications of Republican Governors busing undocumented migrants to Washington, D.C. and Martha's Vineyard, and Julian Cyr, Massachusetts State Senator for Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket for a report on what's happening on the ground, career Ambassador Thomas Pickering on the face-to-face meeting between Putin and Xi. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Rick Davis & Jim Kessler, Co-Founder of Third Way on GOP governors busing migrants to sanctuary cities, the Biden administration's efforts to avert a rail worker strike, and an election denier flip-flop in New Hampshire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 13, 2022 • 38min
Sound On: WH Inflation Celebration, Twitter Whistleblower
Joe spoke with AGF Investments Chief U.S. Policy Strategist, Greg Valliere on today's celebration of the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House and how inflation will impact the midterms, Frank Maisano, Senior Principal at Bracewell on when we could see Senator Joe Manchin's energy permitting bill. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on inflation, the Twitter whistleblower testimony and Lindsey Graham's abortion bill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 12, 2022 • 37min
Sound On: Russia On the Run, Pushback on Manchin Deal
Joe spoke with Matthew Kroenig, Acting Director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council on Ukraine’s successful northern counteroffensive and what comes next in the war, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Emily Wilkins on the Democratic pushback on attaching Senator Joe Manchin's energy permitting proposal to the government funding bill. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on the risk of a government shutdown weeks before the midterm elections and President Biden's speech on highlighting government efforts to end cancer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


