

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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Aug 11, 2022 • 45min
Sound On: DOJ Asks Judge to Unseal Mar-a-Lago Warrant (Radio)
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. Guest host Emily Wilkins spoke with Cardozo School of Law professor Jessica Roth on the DOJ's decision to ask a judge to unseal the warrant and what FBI agents seized at Mar-a-Lago. Democratic Congresswoman Suzan DelBene of Washington on the Inflation Reduction Act vote and her trip to Taiwan with Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on the political fallout of the DOJ's request to unseal the Mar-a-Lago warrant, the House vote on the Democrats spending bill, and Rep. Liz Cheney's last pitch to voters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 10, 2022 • 38min
Sound On: Inflation Cools, Trump Legal Woes (Radio)
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. Guest host Emily Wilkins spoke with Wisconsin Congressman Bryan Steil on inflation, the primary elections and the FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida home. Bloomberg Government Elections reporter Greg Giroux breaks down last night primary elections. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on if cooler inflation could be good news for President Biden, the PACT Act becomes law, and Donald Trump's legal woes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 9, 2022 • 43min
Sound On: Mar-a-Lago Search, How Trump Handled WH Docs (Radio)
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 White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Kimberly Wehle on the FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida home. Bloomberg Congress and Tax reporter Laura Davison on the court ruling that Donald Trump’s tax returns must be turned over to the House Ways and Means Committee. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributor Rick Davis and Kevin Walling of HG Creative Media on President Biden's health, the CHIPS signing ceremony at the White House, and the president's best week ever being overshadowed by the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 8, 2022 • 38min
Sound On: Inflation Threatens Biden Legacy, Ad War Against Oz (Radio)
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 Presidential historian Allan Lichtman on President Biden's approval rating. We get a wrap of this weekend's CPAC meeting with Bloomberg National Politics reporter Mark Niquette. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on how inflation could threaten President Biden's legacy and whether he will run for reelection. And, the ad war between Senate candidates John Fetterman and Dr. Oz.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 5, 2022 • 37min
Sound On: Blockbuster Jobs Report, Inflation Bill Vote (Radio)
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 Bharat Ramamurti, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council about July's blockbuster jobs report, Erik Wasson, Bloomberg Congress reporter on the reconciliation bill and next steps. Plus, Our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Lizzy Guyton, Founding Partner of South & Hill Strategies on the job market, inflation, and Rep. Liz Cheney's new ad featuring her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 4, 2022 • 38min
Sound On: Griner Prison Sentence, Carried Interest Fate (Radio)
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 Brett Bruen, Global Situation Room President on reports that China likely fired missiles over Taiwan during military drills, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Firestone on Brittney Griner's sentencing and appeal, Jim Kessler, Co-Founder Third Way on the challenges of passing the reconciliation bill. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Republican Strategist Doug Heye on the Brittney Griner sentence and possible prisoner swap and what the Democrats final tax and climate bill would include. And, Bloomberg's Sonali Basak gives us a lesson on eliminating the carried interest tax break in the Democrats spending bill and how it would affect investment managers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 3, 2022 • 43min
Sound On: Sinema's Tax Changes, Kansas Abortion-Rights Win (Radio)
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 to Bloomberg Congress reporters Erik Wasson and Jack Fitzpatrick about Senator Kyrsten Sinema's requests in the Democrats spending bill, Jessica Taylor, Senate and Governors Editor for The Cook Political Report breaks down Tuesday's primary election results and the landmark vote preserving state abortion rights in Kansas. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Republican Strategist Chapin Fay discussed Tuesday's primary results and whether Democrats will get Kyrsten Sinema’s support to pass the spending bill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 2, 2022 • 37min
Sound On: Pelosi in Taipei, Trump Impeachers Face Voters (Radio)
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 to Ambassador Douglas Lute, Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and former Deputy National Security Advisor coordinating the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan trip and China's response, and the U.S. drone strike that killed leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri. Bloomberg Government Elections reporter Greg Giroux breaks down Tuesday's primary contests in Michigan, Arizona, Missouri, Kansas, and Washington state. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Republican Strategist Doug Heye discussed Pelosi's Taiwan trip and races to watch in Tuesday's primaries.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 1, 2022 • 38min
Sound On: Airstrike Kills Al-Zawahri, Taiwan Tensions (Radio)
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 to Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Admiral John Kirby about Nancy Pelosi's expected trip to Taiwan. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Lester Munson, Principal at government relations firm, BGR Group discussed relations with China and breaking news that a U.S. drone strike killed top Al-Qaida Leader Ayman Al-Zawahri. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 29, 2022 • 37min
Sound On: Taiwan Tensions Intensify, Reconciliation Vote (Radio)
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 to Texas Congressman Kevin Brady on the Democrats spending package and the standing ovation he got at the congressional baseball game this week, Vanderbilt pulmonologist Dr. Robert Miller on how the PACT Act can help diagnose veterans who have diminished lung quality from exposure to burn pits. Plus, our politics panel Adam Goodman, National Republican media strategist and John Labombard, Senior Vice President at Rokk Solutions on the reconciliation package, the Pact Act, and tensions over Nancy Pelosi's possible visit to Taiwan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


