Balance of Power

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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.

3H AGO

US Touts Iran Deal Prospects Amid Fresh Tensions in Hormuz

Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. The US is touting progress toward a peace deal with Iran to end the nearly three-month war, even amid fresh hostilities and uncertainty over the vital Strait of Hormuz. Security in the crucial energy waterway remained unclear Tuesday after the two sides exchanged strikes overnight and US Central Command pushed back on reports that suggested the military was helping escort vessels.The renewed clashes occurred just hours after US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Tehran to extend their ceasefire and reopen the strait are proceeding. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has cautioned that any deal would likely take a few days to finalize. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver 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 and Kailey speak with: Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Tyler Kendall. Former State Department Official Heather Conley. Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and BGR Group Principal Lester Munson. Lockheed Martin President for Missiles and Fire Control Tim Cahill. Bloomberg Texas Bureau Chief Julie Fine. Director of the Texas Politics Project and the University of Texas at Austin Dr. James Henson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

41 min
4D AGO

Trump Tells Warsh to Do ‘Own Thing’

Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill.President Donald Trump stressed that he wants Kevin Warsh to independently lead the Federal Reserve, as he looked to downplay investor concern that he would pressure the new central bank chief on policy decisions. Warsh, who has promised the biggest shakeup in decades at the US central bank, was sworn into office Friday in a White House ceremony as the 17th chair of the Fed.“I want Kevin to be totally independent. I want him to be independent and just do a great job. Don’t look at me, don’t look at anybody, just do your own thing and do a great job,” Trump said during the swearing-in ceremony. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver 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: Bloomberg International Economics and Policy Correspondent Michael McKee. Kpler Head of Policy and Geopolitical Risk Michelle Brouhard. Bloomberg White House and Washington Correspondent Jeff Mason. Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Friday Reporter Public Affairs Founder Lisa Camooso Miller. Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. Bloomberg News Senior Editor for Technology and Strategic Industries Michael Shepard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

39 min
5D AGO

Trump Weaponization Fund Faces Backlash

Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Senate Republicans stalemated over President Donald Trump $1.8 billion account to pay political allies alleged to be victims of government “weaponization,” a dramatic setback for the president even as he threatens to vanquish perceived political foes within his own party.The lawmakers, who are also at odds over taxpayer funding for Trump’s White House ballroom, abandoned plans to pass a partisan $72 billion immigration enforcement package before leaving Washington for a week-long Memorial Day break because of the disagreement over the two Trump priorities.Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday the Senate would “pick up where we left off” after the break. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver 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's Tyler Kendall is in for Joe Mathieu. Kailey and Tyler speak with: Bloomberg White House and Washington Correspondent Jeff Mason. Former Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry. Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and ROKK Solutions Partner Kristen Hawn. Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

41 min
6D AGO

Trump Flexes Grip Over GOP

Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver 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. Live from the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Joe and Kailey speak with: Bloomberg News Senior National Political Correspondent Nancy Cook. Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Tyler Kendall. Civil Rights Activist Andrew Young, former US Ambassador to the UN and former Atlanta Mayor. Republican Strategist Katie Frost and ACLU of Georgia Policy Director Chris Bruce. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

40 min
MAY 19

Georgia Primary Day

Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver 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. Live from the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Joe and Kailey speak with: Bloomberg Government Senior Elections Reporter Greg Giroux. Metro Atlanta Chamber CEO Katie Kirkpatrick. Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Tyler Kendall. Carter Center CEO Paige Alexander. Georgia Restaurant Association President and CEO Stephanie Fischer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

37 min
MAY 18

Live in Atlanta for the Georgia Primary

Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill.Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver 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. Live from the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Joe speaks with: Georgia Tech President Angel Cabrera. Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Tyler Kendall. Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin. Grammy Award Winning Rapper Michael "Killer Mike" Render. Musician Chuck Leavell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

48 min
MAY 15

Trump Weighs Taiwan Arms Sale

Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. US President Donald Trump said he made no commitment to Chinese President Xi Jinping over Taiwan, and would make a decision soon over a planned $14 billion arms deal with the island.“On Taiwan he feels very strongly, I made no commitment either way,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday. The US president said he would ultimately “make a determination over the next fairly short period” about the weapons after speaking to the person “that’s running Taiwan,” without specifying who he means. “I may do it. I may not do it,” Trump said separately in a Fox News interview.Trump said he and Xi “talked a lot” about the issue, and the Chinese leader “does not want to see a fight for independence, because that would be a very strong confrontation.” The US president told Fox he wants China to “cool down” on Taiwan. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver 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 and Kailey speak with: Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Tyler Kendall. Republican Congressman Vince Fong of California. Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and Third Way Executive Vice President Jim Kessler. Former Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

41 min
MAY 14

Xi Threat Sharpens Taiwan Risk

Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. After Xi Jinping regaled Donald Trump with goose-stepping soldiers and flag-waving children, the Chinese leader’s warning that Taiwan could lead to “clashes” between the superpowers amounted to a thunderclap in the choreographed world of Communist Party politics.Cautioning American presidents against interfering with the self-ruled island is standard practice for China. But Xi’s assertion that it could trigger a “highly dangerous situation” for the world’s biggest economies marked his bluntest language yet on the topic. Beijing’s decision to release Xi’s remarks before the nearly two-and-a-half hour huddle was even over underscored the gravity of the message.Trump must now grapple with whether Xi will actually allow Taiwan to derail the broader relationship, particularly with the Chinese leader set to visit the White House in September — the second of four planned meetings this year. Any effort by the Republican leader to quash a planned $14 billion US arms sale to Taipei would likely unleash a bipartisan backlash in Washington, at a time when he already faces voter unhappiness over the Iran war. If the deal is approved, Trump will face Beijing’s wrath. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver 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 and Kailey speak with: Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Tyler Kendall. Republican Senator Ted Budd of North Carolina. Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and Bulluy Pulpit International Managing Director Adam Hodge. Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi. Republican Senator Steve Daines of Montana. Bloomberg Senior Editor for Technology and Strategic Industries Michael Shepard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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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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