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POLITICO Playbook's must-listen briefing on what's driving the day in Washington.

    May 26, 2023: Deal or no deal?

    May 26, 2023: Deal or no deal?

    With mere days left before the projected June 1 X-date, negotiators appear to be homing in on a debt ceiling deal that would avert an economic catastrophe. A source familiar with the talks told Playbook late last night that the two sides have all but finalized the spending portion of discussions.

    • 8 min
    May 25, 2023: Tech glitches mar DeSantis’ rollout

    May 25, 2023: Tech glitches mar DeSantis’ rollout

    The Florida governor announced his presidential campaign in a glitch-filled Twitter Spaces event. Plus, inside Democrats' debt ceiling messaging tiff, where some Democratic members have privately fumed that President Biden has refused to use his bully pulpit to deliver a clear and concise message on the debt ceiling talks — even as Republican negotiators have used frequent reporter gaggles and off-the-cuff press conferences to make their own case.

    • 7 min
    May 24, 2023: Enter Ron DeSantis

    May 24, 2023: Enter Ron DeSantis

    The Florida governor’s entry into the Presidential race will immediately shake up a Republican primary that has been dominated by former President Donald Trump. All that, and everything else you need to know in politics today.

    • 7 min
    May 23, 2023: Four debt limit scenarios

    May 23, 2023: Four debt limit scenarios

    With only days until the earliest possible default on June 1, we’re going to address the question lawmakers aren’t ready to face: What happens if Biden and McCarthy can’t make a deal? Playbook spent several hours yesterday afternoon and evening working the phones. Rachael Bade breaks down four possible scenarios, ranked most to least likely.

    • 8 min
    May 22, 2023: The debt limit's parade of horribles

    May 22, 2023: The debt limit's parade of horribles

    We are just days away from a potential federal default, and Washington this week is going to be consumed with the latest twists and turns on whether Congress will act to raise the debt limit in time to prevent a whole parade of horribles – from a tanking stock market to skyrocketing borrowing costs to mass unemployment. Over the weekend bipartisan negotiations went from on again to off again to on again, and today’s main event is a White House meeting between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Playbook editor Mike DeBonis and author Rachael Bade break it down, along with the rest of the news you need to know today.

    • 6 min
    May 19, 2023: Progressives ramp up pressure on debt limit

    May 19, 2023: Progressives ramp up pressure on debt limit

    Though House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested a couple days ago that he wanted to have a debt-limit deal by the start of the weekend, as of right now on Friday morning, that doesn’t seem likely to happen — we break down the pressure points. All that, and the rest of the news you need to know today.

    • 7 min

Customer Reviews

4.2 out of 5
499 Ratings

499 Ratings

Sfcascader ,

Good basic info but bring back Raghu!!!

The show used to have some level of production value now it’s just feels like they’re reading. Even some. Basic production like Politico’s energy podcast snippets would be better.

Luki4 ,

Production value gone downhill

This used to be a slick little 5 minute podcast each day, simple, but well produced. Recently they dropped all of the polish.

Loganfool ,

I do not understand this narrator

I could not understand a word the male host was saying today. Something about Biden disobeying Covid and Idaho people. Did they tie together?

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