The Playbook Podcast

Is DiFi's career over? That's probably the biggest question facing the Senate. Plus, Speaker Kevin McCarthy gives a speech at the New York Stock Exchange this morning and Republicans are set to face a whole host of hot-button headlines — Trump and Tennessee among them — that they didn't have to weigh in on over the past couple of weeks.Playbook co-author Rachael Bade breaks down her reporting.

It's a very big day on the abortion-rights front: inside the contradictory court orders on mifepristone and Florida's abortion ban. Plus, Thursday, FBI arrested the suspected source of a massive trove of leaked national security documents — Jack Texeira — who is expected to appear in federal court in Boston today.Playbook deputy editor Zack Stanton talks with national security reporter Erin Banco.

Donald Trump's legal drama continues to develop on multiple fronts, Sen. Tim Scott and Gov. Ron DeSantis wade into the 2024 pool and D.C.'s reaction to Sen. Dianne Feinstein's statement.Playbook deputy editor Zack Stanton talks with Playbook editor Mike DeBonis.

Trump's first post-indictment interview, Senator Tim Scott explores a run for president, and the Supreme Court's ethics problem.Playbook co-author Rachael Bade talks with senior reporter Josh Gerstein.

Leaked Ukraine docs create a major headache for Biden, and what political news you need to be paying attention to.Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels talks with national security reporter Alex Ward.

How other 2024 GOP hopefuls are navigating Donald Trump, and what political news you need to be paying attention to.Playbook co-author Rachael Bade talks with reporter Sally Goldenberg.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ support for a Florida bill restricting abortion at six weeks of pregnancy shows he’s eager to continue courting the right flank of the GOP. A future problem for him may be in how his position on abortion rights will be received by moderate voters in the 2024 election.

The unveiling of the charges against former President Donald Trump will trigger a frenzied legal battle by Trump and his team to derail the case...here's what we know now.New York legal reporter Erica Orden talks with Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza about her day in court and what's next.

It’s election day in America — at least parts of America. The two biggies? Wisconsin, where tens of millions of dollars have poured into a supreme court race that could flip the balance of power on the court from conservatives to liberals; and Chicago, where a mayoral runoff pits two Democrats against each other. In Manhattan, Donald Trump's expected arraignment will happen around 2:15pm.New York courts reporter Erica Orden talks with Playbook editor Mike DeBonis about what she's watching for.

A group of House Democrats is secretly crafting a fallback plan to avoid an economy-rattling debt default.The White House wants no part of it.Moderate Democrats in the Problem Solvers' Caucus have spent weeks constructing a break-glass deal with centrist Republicans in case the country goes all the way to the brink on the debt ceiling. As the summertime deadline for action approaches, they’re worried a prolonged standoff could lead to fiscal disaster.Congress editor Elana Schor talks with Playbook editor Mike DeBonis about the plan and what she's watching for.