

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 6, 2022 • 37min
Sound On: Midterms, New UK PM, Mar-a-Lago Docs
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 Barbara Perry, Director of Presidential Studies at University of Virginia's Miller Center on the November mid-term elections, Flavia Krause-Jackson, Bloomberg's Managing Editor for U.S. Politics on UK's new prime minister Liz Truss. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on the midterms, Trump's request to have a special master appointed to assess documents seized by the FBI, and Russian sanctions against Sean Penn and Ben Stiller. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 2, 2022 • 37min
Sound On: MAGA Democracy Threat, August Job Growth
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 Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin on inflation and whether MAGA Republicans are a threat to democracy, Jared Bernstein of the Council of Economic Advisors on the August jobs report. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Boyd Matheson, former Chief of Staff for Senator Mike Lee on the fallout from President Biden's democracy speech and the state of the labor market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 1, 2022 • 38min
Sound On: Russia's War Games, Biden's MAGA Battle
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 John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council on Russia holding major military exercises involving China and India and Taiwan downing a civilian drone after weeks of complaints about incursions by unmanned aerial vehicles from China, Political analyst Lincoln Mitchell on what to expect from President Biden's prime-time speech. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributor Rick Davis and Democratic Strategist Joel Payne on Russia's war games, President Biden's approval rating in the latest Quinnipiac University poll and Sarah Palin's special election loss in Alaska. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 31, 2022 • 38min
Sound On: Trump Obstruction, Battle for Nation's Soul
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 United States Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer on the DOJ's court filing alleging that someone at Mar-a-Lago may have tried to remove papers before the FBI search, Bloomberg Opinion's Julianna Goldman on whether Democrats need President Biden to win elections. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on a potential obstruction charge over the seized Mar-a-Lago classified documents and what to expect from President Biden's prime-time speech in Philadelphia tomorrow night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 30, 2022 • 37min
Sound On: Taiwan Fires Warning Shots at Drones
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 speaks with Professor Jacques deLisle about Taiwanese soldiers firing shots to ward off civilian drones flying close to islands controlled by Taipei near China. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Bill McGinley, former-White House Cabinet secretary, discuss international threat from China and Russia and President Biden's trips to Pennsylvania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 29, 2022 • 37min
Sound On: Ukraine Counter-Offensive, Defending Trump
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 John Herbst, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine and senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center on the Ukraine military's counter-offensive on Russian forces, Bloomberg Legal reporter Erik Larson on Donald Trump's latest legal challenges. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on whether Republican support for Donald Trump is waning during his mounting legal challenges and if the U.S. should do more to assist Ukraine in the war. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 26, 2022 • 38min
Sound On: Powell's Tough Talk, Unsealed Trump Affidavit
Joe spoke with former Federal Prosecutor Michael Zeldin on what we know from the release of the unsealed redacted Mar-a-Lago search affidavit, Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast host Joe Weisenthal on his takeaways from Fed Chair Jay Powell's Jackson Hole speech. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributor Rick Davis & Max Burns, Democratic Strategist and Founder of Third Degree Strategies on President Biden's DNC Rally Speech, NASA's Artemis rocket launch and the release of the Mar-a-Lago affidavit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 25, 2022 • 38min
Sound On: Loan Legal Test, RIP Tailpipe, Trump Affidavit (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 Lanae Erickson, Senior Vice President for Social Policy, Education and Politics at Third Way on potential legal challenges to President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, Bloomberg Legal reporter Erik Larson on what to expect tomorrow when the redacted Mar-a-Lago search affidavit is released to the public. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis & Jeannie Sheehan Zaino on the fallout from President Biden's student loan debt relief program, threats against Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Florida governor's race, the anticipated release of the Mar-a-Lago affidavit. And, its the end of the road for the tailpipe as California plans to ban sales of nearly all new, gas-burning cars by 2035. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 25, 2022 • 43min
Sound On: Capitol Stones and G20 Guests
Bloomberg Government reporter Jack Fitzpatrick 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. He speaks with Ambassador James Jeffrey about the news of Presidents Xi and Putin attending the G20 in November. Plus, Jane Campbell, President and CEO of the US Capitol Historical Society, discusses the future status of the Capitol StonesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 24, 2022 • 38min
Sound On: Establishment Dems Win, 10K Student Debt Nixed (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 Retired Navy Admiral James Stavridis on what's next in the Ukraine War, Bloomberg White House reporter Nancy Cook on the details of President Biden's student loan forgiveness program. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis & Jeannie Sheehan Zaino on the latest Ukraine weapons aid package, primary victories of establishment Democrats and what it means for the midterms, and reaction to President Biden's student loan debt relief program.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


