Balance of Power

Bloomberg
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Oct 4, 2022 • 41min

Sound On: FBI Election Warning, Herschel Walker's Oct. Surprise

Joe spoke with University of Cincinnati social media expert Jeffrey Blevins on Elon Musk reviving his bid for Twitter and how he would handle disinformation and bot accounts, Jamil Jaffer, Founder & Executive Director of the National Security Institute on the FBI warning that foreign adversaries are looking to sow division that U.S. election results can’t be trusted, and Retired Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt on the new Ukraine aid package. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on Ukraine aid, Elon Musk's twitter reversal, foreign foes sowing division about midterm voting, and Hershel Walker's October surprise.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 3, 2022 • 38min

Sound On: Governor Ratings, Trump McConnell Threats

Joe spoke with Jessica Taylor, Senate and Governors Editor for The Cook Political Report on the midterms and her latest rating for gubernatorial races, Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr on the start of the Supreme Court's new term. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on the Texas governors race, the lack of campaign funding for MAGA candidates, and Donald Trump's Michigan rally and threats against Mitch McConnell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 30, 2022 • 37min

Sound On: Russia Land Grab, Ian Fallout, New SCOTUS Term

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 Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow and Director of Research in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution on Russia's move to annex four occupied regions in Ukraine, Bloomberg Energy reporter Will Wade live from Venice Florida for an update on the path and destruction from Hurricane Ian,  Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on Putin's Ukraine land grab, Hurricane Ian, and the big cases coming up for the Supreme Court this term.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 29, 2022 • 38min

Sound On: Hurricane Ian, Ginni Thomas Testimony

Joe spoke with Bloomberg Energy reporter Will Wade live from Tampa Florida for an update on the destruction from Hurricane Ian, Craig Fugate, former FEMA Administrator and Chief Emergency Resilience Officer at One Concern on recovery and rescue efforts in Florida, Laura Davison, Bloomberg Congress reporter on the Senate passing the government funding bill. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Adam Goodman, Partner at Ballard Partners and Edward R. Murrow Senior Fellow at Tufts University on the government funding bill, Hurricane Ian, Ginni Thomas telling the Jan. 6 committee the 2020 election was flawed, and Marjorie Taylor Green's hog hunting competition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 28, 2022 • 38min

Sound On: Food Crisis, Putin's Annex Move, Where's Jackie?

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 Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts on funding the government, the White House Food Summit and how inflation is making the food crisis worse, Melinda Haring, Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center on Ukraine on Russia's move to annex territory in Ukraine. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on hurricane politics, Russia moving to annex parts of Ukraine, and President Biden calling out a recently deceased congresswoman in remarks at a hunger conference she helped organize.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 27, 2022 • 38min

Sound On: Manchin Ends Permitting Bid, Election Meddling

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 Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President, Maya MacGuineas on the breaking news that Joe Manchin dropped his effort to include permitting reform language into the government funding bill, and the hefty price tag for President Biden's student debt forgiveness plan, Ryan Teague Beckwith, Bloomberg News National politics reporter on Bloomberg's Election Risk Index that outlines which states are most vulnerable to political election interference. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on Joe Manchin's permitting bill being cut from the stopgap spending bill, what states are the most vulnerable to political election interference, and video footage of Roger Stone that was filmed weeks before the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 26, 2022 • 37min

Sound On: Manchin Permitting Bill Fate, Global Markets Rout

Joe spoke with Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, a Republican from Tennessee's 3rd district on the continuing resolution to fund the government, and the fate of Joe Manchin's permitting bill, Euan Rellie, Co-founder and Managing Partner of BDA Partners on global market volatility. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on the Republicans agenda if they take back the House in the midterms, the fate of Joe Manchin's permitting bill and Donald Trump's weekend rally in North Carolina. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 23, 2022 • 37min

Sound On: House GOP Agenda, Gov Funding Deadline

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. Emily Wilkins is hosting for Joe today. She spoke with Rep. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a Democrat from Massachusetts on keeping the government funded, the new Ukraine aid package, and immigration reform, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Jack Fitzpatrick on Congress keeping the government funded. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on immigration reform, the House Republicans' "Commitment to America" agenda, and Democrats messaging for the midterms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 22, 2022 • 38min

Sound On: Trump, GOP Targets National Archives

 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 Bloomberg politics reporter Mike Dorning and New York Law School professor Rebecca Roiphe on Donald Trump's mounting legal issues, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Emily Wilkins the House Republicans agenda. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Republican strategist Doug Heye on "political weaponization of the National Archives, Donald Trump's mounting legal troubles, and Rep. Kevin McCarthy unveiling House Republicans' "Commitment to America" agenda. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 21, 2022 • 37min

Sound On: Putin's Nuclear Threats, Trump Civil Suit

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 Stephen Mull, Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of Virginia on Russia's violation of the UN charter, Putin's nuclear threats and call for partial mobilization, Bloomberg Legal reporter Erik Larson on the NY civil lawsuit against Donald Trump and three of his children, and what happened at the first special master hearing. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis & Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on Russia's escalation of the Ukraine war and nuclear threats, Donald Trump's legal troubles, Bank CEO's testimony on Capitol Hill today and California Governor Gavin Newsom's comments to Bloomberg that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is using migrants as "political pawns." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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