

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 23, 2023 • 29min
Debate Night
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.On this edition, Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz speak with: Bloomberg White House Reporter Jordan Fabian about President Biden's trip to Hawaii to visit wildfire victims in Maui and the White House's supplemental spending request to Congress. Democratic Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts about the upcoming spending battle on Capitol Hill, the death of Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and two years since the withdrawal of U.S. Troops from Afghanistan. Bloomberg Washington Senior Editor Wendy Benjaminson ahead of the GOP Presidential Debate Wednesday night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 22, 2023 • 34min
The Stage is Set
On this edition, Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz speak with: Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Trilogy Advisors Partner John Sitilides about who from the Republican Party will be on the debate stage Wednesday night and the Biden Administration's foreign policy strategy Stimson Center Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program Senior Fellow Kelly Geico about the stalled Ukraine counteroffensive against Russia Bloomberg Legal Reporter Joel Rosenblatt about a strategy Hawaii property owners are attempting to use to secure compensation from Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. following wildfires on the island See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 21, 2023 • 31min
Trumping the Debate
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. On this edition, Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz speak with: Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Actum Managing Director Chapin Fay about new polling data showing a large lead for former President Donald Trump in the Republican Presidential Primary and President Joe Biden's trip to areas of Hawaii affected by wildfiresFounder of The Cook Political Report Charlie Cook about Trump's decision to skip Wednesday's GOP debate in Milwaukee and the likelihood we see a Trump-Biden rematch in 2024Director Emeritus of the Center for Climate and Security John Conger about the Department of Defense's efforts to combat the effects of climate change and extreme weatherSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 18, 2023 • 49min
Next Stop: Milwaukee
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. On this edition, Amy Morris, Billy House and Kailey Leinz fill in for Joe. They speak with: Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Principal at BGR Government Affairs Lester Munson about the latest developments from the 2024 presidential campaign trail. Republican Congressman Bryan Steil from Wisconsin on the potential of a government shutdown and what we can expect as the first GOP Presidential debate takes place in his home state next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 17, 2023 • 24min
Summer Headwinds
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. On this edition, Kailey Leinz and Wendy Benjaminson fill in for Joe. They speak with:Palm Beach County State Atorney Dave Aronberg about where the Georgia indictments fit in former President Trump's legal landscape and what sentencing could look like for a former president.Bloomberg US Retail Reporter Brendan Case about the political and economic concerns heard in Target and Walmart earnings calls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 16, 2023 • 41min
Sitting Down With Rep. Abigail Spanberger
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.On this edition, Joe speaks with: U.S. Representative for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, Democrat Abigail Spanberger discusses a possible government shutdown, Senator Tommy Tuberville's hold on military appointments, and a report that she plans to run for governor of Virginia Chief Economist for Moody Analytics Mark Zandi breaks down fed minutes that said Federal Reserve officials remained concerned that inflation would fail to recede and that further interest-rate increases would be needed. A Barbenheimer screening at the State Department? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 15, 2023 • 37min
Indictment Day, Again
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.On this edition, Joe speaks with: Former-White House Counsel during the Trump administration/Former-Department of Justice Official/Practicing Attorney, Ty Cobb shares his perspective on former president Donald Trump's' fourth indictment. Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis break down what a fourth indictment means politically for former president Trump. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ends his war with Disney? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 15, 2023 • 9min
BREAKING NEWS: Trump Indicted Again
Former President Trump has been indicted for a fourth time. Here's everything you need to know about the new charges. For more podcasts like this, and the news you need to start your day, subscribe to the Bloomberg Daybreak Podcast: Apple: http://bit.ly/3DWYoAN Spotify: http://bit.ly/3jGRYiB Anywhere: http://bit.ly/3J1bct9See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 14, 2023 • 38min
The Georgia Waiting Game
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.On this edition, Joe speaks with: Former federal prosecutor and former special counsel to Robert Mueller Michael Zeldin, discusses what type of charges former president Donald Trump may face in Georgia. Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Jack Fitzpatrick is gathering intel on upcoming spending fights when Congress gets back. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Andreas Kluth believes Washington should not hold down China's economy. Xi Jinping is doing that already. Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis discuss President Biden's reaction to the wildfires in Maui and Vivek Ramaswamy's Eminem impression. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 11, 2023 • 32min
Hunter Biden & Donald Trump Get Legal Spotlight
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. On this edition, Bloomberg Government Congress Reporter Jack Fitzpatrick sits in for Joe. He speaks with: Executive Chairman of Hagerty Consulting and the former Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Brock Long discusses the government's response to the devastating wild fires in Maui Bloomberg Legal Reporter Zoe Tillman talks about a judge's decision to limit former President Trump from sharing sensitive election case evidence as well as the DOJ's decision to assign a special counsel to the Hunter Biden probe Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on SEC regulation, Ukraine funding, and the 2024 presidential race. Host of Wall Street Week David Westin on the tenuous relationship between China and the U.S. The economic impact of an alien invasion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


