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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.

Episodes

Sound On: Biden Oil Release, Ohio Debate Throw-Down

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 Bob McNally, Founder & President of Rapidan Energy on President Biden's plan to release up to 15 million barrels of oil from the nation’s emergency stockpile, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Jack Fitzpatrick on the ground in Ohio covering the ...

Oct 18, 202237 min

Sound On: Dems Momentum Slips, Utah Senate Race Heats Up

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 political analyst Lincoln Mitchell on new polls showing the Democrats slipping in the polls before the midterms, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Zach Cohen on the ground in Utah for a preview of the debate between Sen. Mike Lee and his opponent Ev...

Oct 17, 202238 min

Sound On: Trump Subpoena Response, Midterm Debates

Joe spoke with Bloomberg Opinion Senior Executive Editor, Tim O'Brien for his takeaways from the Jan. 6 Committee hearing, Bloomberg News National politics reporter Ryan Teague Beckwith on election deniers and midterm election debates. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on Donald Trump's angry letter to the Jan. 6 committee, new video of Roger Stone, a wrap of the Wisconsin Senate and Michigan gubernatorial debates, Senator Mike Lee's plea for help to kee...

Oct 14, 202239 min

Sound On: Stubborn Inflation, Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Trump

Joe spoke with Gene Sperling, Senior Advisor to President Biden and American Action Forum President Douglas Holtz-Eakin on September's CPI numbers, Rebecca Roiphe, Professor of Law at New York Law School on her takeaways from the Jan. 6 Committee hearing and the Supreme Court's refusal to intervene in Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago records fight. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Lisa Camooso Miller, Managing Director with Cogent Strategies on the the hot September infla...

Oct 13, 202248 min

Sound On: Ukraine Weapons, Herschel Walker Damage Control

Joe spoke with Mike Rogers, former Michigan Republican Congressman and Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Ukraine's push for more advanced weaponry and U.S. Relations with Saudi Arabia, Andra Gillespie, Emory University Political Science Professor on how close the Georgia Senate race is. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Rick Davis & Democratic Strategist Roger Fisk on Ukraine aid and President Biden's sit-down with CNN, Herschel Walker's emotional interview, qu...

Oct 12, 202238 min

Sound On: Fall COVID Warning, Ohio Senate Debate Clash

Joe spoke with Bloomberg Economics Editor, Mike McKee on the IMF's economic warning, Dr. Jay Varma, Chief Medical Advisor and Kroll Institute Fellow, on what's to come this fall for Covid, and Bloomberg Government Congress Reporter Jack Fitzpatrick on the GOP's debt-limit deal and spending cap plans. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis & Jeanne Sheehan Zaino discuss the Ohio senate debate clash between JD Vance and Tim Ryan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 11, 202238 min

Sound On: Russia Strikes Back, Partisan Campaign Rhetoric

Joe spoke with John Herbst, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine and senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center on Putin's threat of further missile attacks on Ukraine after Russia hit Kyiv and other cities in the most intense barrage of strikes since the first days of its invasion, Samara Klar, Professor of Political Science at University of Arizona on what's motivating voters in the midterms. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Lester Munson, Principal a...

Oct 10, 202238 min

Sound On: Cheney's GOP Warning, Election Deniers Reversal

Joe spoke with Joe Weisenthal, Co-host of Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast on President Biden's inflation problem heading into the midterms, Bloomberg News National politics reporter Ryan Teague Beckwith on highlights from the Arizona Senate debate between Blake Masters and Mark Kelly. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on inflation, election deniers flip-flops, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin stumping for Arizona governor MAGA candidate, Kari Lake, and Liz ...

Oct 07, 202238 min

Sound On: Biden Pot Pardon, NK Missile Barrage

Joe spoke with Kurt Tong, Managing Partner at The Asia Group on North Korea firing two suspected short-range ballistic missiles toward waters where a U.S. aircraft carrier had been deployed, and criminal defense attorney Jeffrey Lichtman on President Biden pardoning thousands of Americans convicted for marijuana possession. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Bill McGinley, Principal at The Vogel Group on Biden's pot pardon, NK missiles, and Herschel Walker's latest a...

Oct 06, 202239 min

Sound On: Saudi Snubs Biden with OPEC+ Production Cut

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 former Deputy Energy Secretary Mark Menezes on the OPEC+ oil production cut, and Geoff Diehl, Republican candidate for Massachusetts governor on his campaign. Plus, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on the political fa...

Oct 05, 202243 min

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 Sheeha...

Oct 04, 202241 min

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 ...

Oct 03, 202238 min

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...

Sep 30, 202237 min

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. M...

Sep 29, 202238 min

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 ter...

Sep 28, 202238 min

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 d...

Sep 27, 202238 min

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 ...

Sep 26, 202237 min

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 k...

Sep 23, 202237 min

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 Poli...

Sep 22, 202238 min

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 Tr...

Sep 21, 202237 min

Sound On: Russia Sham Annex Vote, Revenge Politics

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 former Defense Secretary Mark Esper on defense spending and Russia's sham votes to annex the regions of Ukraine its forces still control, Bloomberg Congress reporter Billy House on the House's plan to reform the Electoral Count Act and Joe Manchin blamin...

Sep 20, 202237 min

Sound On: QAnon Messaging, Biden Says Pandemic is Over

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 Terry Haines, founder of Pangaea Policy on inflation, President Biden's approval rating, and what to expect with this week's Fed's rate decision, Dr. Eric Topol, Executive Vice-President and Professor of Molecular Medicine at the Scripps Research Institu...

Sep 19, 202240 min

Sound On: Griner Negotiations, NASA Armageddon Mission

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 Penn State law professor William Butler on the negotiations for the release of Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Emily Wilkins on what Congress can get done before the midterms. Plus, our politics panel...

Sep 17, 202238 min

Sound On: Migrants Bused North, Election Denier Flip-Flop

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 Leon Fresco, Partner at Holland & Knight and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Immigration Litigation at the DOJ's Civil Division on the legal implications of Republican Governors busing undocumented migrants to Washington, D...

Sep 15, 202242 min

Sound On: WH Inflation Celebration, Twitter Whistleblower

Joe spoke with AGF Investments Chief U.S. Policy Strategist, Greg Valliere on today's celebration of the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House and how inflation will impact the midterms, Frank Maisano, Senior Principal at Bracewell on when we could see Senator Joe Manchin's energy permitting bill. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on inflation, the Twitter whistleblower testimony and Lindsey Graham's abortion bill. See omnystudio.c...

Sep 13, 202238 min

Sound On: Russia On the Run, Pushback on Manchin Deal

Joe spoke with Matthew Kroenig, Acting Director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council on Ukraine’s successful northern counteroffensive and what comes next in the war, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Emily Wilkins on the Democratic pushback on attaching Senator Joe Manchin's energy permitting proposal to the government funding bill. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on the risk of a government ...

Sep 12, 202237 min

Sound On: UK Royal Future, Ukraine Counter-Offensive

Joe's guests today: Winchester University Royal expert Ellie Woodacre, Emmy-winning Documentarian and Journalist Anthony Geffen, the producer of "The Coronation" Documentary, which was Queen Elizabeth's only television interview, Bloomberg National Security team leader, Nick Wadhams and Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 09, 202243 min

Sound On: Queen Elizabeth II Life and Legacy

Joe's guests discuss the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, whose reign took Britain from the age of steam to the era of the smartphone, and who oversaw the largely peaceful breakup of an empire that once spanned the globe. She was 96. Guests: Flavia Krause-Jackson, Managing Editor for Bloomberg's Washington coverage, Virginia Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, Anthony Gardner, former US Ambassador to the European Union under President Obama, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Rick Davis and Johanna Mask...

Sep 08, 202255 min

Sound On: Ukraine Nuclear Plant Risks, Trump Classified Docs

Joe speaks with Mariana Budjeryn, Senior Research Associate with the Project on Managing the Atom at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center on the risks of shelling near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Bloomberg Congress reporter Billy House on the latest Donald Trump legal news. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Lester Munson, Principal at government relations firm, BGR Group on the classified documents seized from Mar-a-Lago. See ...

Sep 07, 202239 min

Sound On: Midterms, New UK PM, Mar-a-Lago Docs

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 Barbara Perry, Director of Presidential Studies at University of Virginia's Miller Center on the November mid-term elections, Flavia Krause-Jackson, Bloomberg's Managing Editor for U.S. Politics on UK's new prime minister Liz Truss. Plus, our politics pa...

Sep 06, 202237 min