Balance of Power

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. Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Jack Fitzpatrick was filling in for Joe today. Guests: Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr, Sandy Baum, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute Center on Education Data and Policy and Republican Chair of the House Budget committee, Jodey Arrington of Texas. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. Bloomberg's Emily Wilkins fills in for Joe. She speaks with Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia about a wide range of topics, including the debt ceiling and immigration, as House Democrats prepare for their annual strategy retreat. She also speaks with Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Melinda Haring about how the US is continuing to support Ukraine. Plus, insight and analysis from our politics panel: Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. As we mark the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Joe speaks to California Representative John Garamendi on his experience during his recent trip to the region and what he believes the US can do to help Ukraine as the conflict continues. Joe also talks with Dr. Evelyn Farkas, Executive Director at the McCain Institute, and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, for her perspective on how to best arm Ukraine and how to invest in rebuilding the country. Plus, insight and analysis from our politics panel: Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 California Representative Zoe Lofgren, former member of the Select Committee on January 6th to discuss the ramifications of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's decision to turn over security footage from Jan 6th to Tucker Carlson and more. He also speaks to Bloomberg TV host Romaine Bostick about his conversation with Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker. Plus, insight and perspective from our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on Transportation Security Pete Buttigieg's trip to Ohio and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Charles Kupchan, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations about China's relationship with Russia and what it could mean for the war in Ukraine. He also talks with Bloomberg's Mark Niquette about Donald Trump's visit to Ohio. Plus, insight and perspective from our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe spoke with Kurt Volker, Former-United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations and Former-US Ambassador to NATO on President Biden’s trip to Kyiv and Vladimir Putin’s announcement to pull out of the New START treaty. As well as Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr on looming Supreme Court decision concerning Section 230 of Communications Act of 1996.   Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on Biden’s trip to Kyiv, China and Russia’s strategic relationship, SCOTUS tech lawsuits, and the fight between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Republican Texas Congressman Will Hurd discusses southern border policy and whether there's any chance of getting immigration reform through Congress. He spoke with Bloomberg's Joe Mathieu. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe spoke with former Republican Texas Congressman Will Hurd on southern border policy and if there's any chance of getting immigration reform through Congress, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Government analyst Nathan Dean on the outlook for crypto regulation, and Ron Meadows, founder of Scientific Balloon Solutions, a Silicon Valley company that makes purpose-built pico balloons for hobbyists, educators and scientists for his take on the Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade's balloon that's missing in action - and if it could be one of the balloons the U.S. shot down. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on southern border visits by members of Congress, President Biden's trip to Poland as we approach the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the odds of crypto regulation, and what happened to the an Illinois hobby club's "pico" balloon that went MIA around the same time the U.S. shot down unidentified objects. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Joe spoke with Mike Rogers, former Chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on President Biden's address to the nation after a series of recent shootdowns of unidentified objects, and Jennifer Rodgers, former federal prosecutor on news that the grand jury in Georgia investigating election interference by Donald Trump believe one or more witnesses have committed perjury. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on the results of President Biden's physical, Nikki Haley's proposal for a mental competency test for politicians older than 75, Senator John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to be treated for clinical depression and President Biden having issue with reporters shouting questions over each other.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe spoke with Steven Cook, former Deputy Assistant Administrator at the Office of Land and Emergency Management at the EPA on the Ohio chemical spill, and Democratic Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland on the debt limit debate and working with Republicans on spending cuts. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on entitlements and the budget, and Nikki Haley's official campaign launch with controversial Pastor John Hagee.... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.