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 ...
Feb 24, 2023•52 min
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 ...
Feb 24, 2023•41 min
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 p...
Feb 23, 2023•39 min
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, C...
Feb 22, 2023•41 min
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.
Feb 17, 2023•9 min
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...
Feb 17, 2023•51 min
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 res...
Feb 16, 2023•41 min
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...
Feb 15, 2023•40 min
Joe spoke with retired U.S. Navy commander Ward Carroll on what we found out from the classified UFO briefing today, and Moody's Analytics Chief Economist, Mark Zandi on January's CPI numbers and the policy impact of the new White House economic team. Plus, our politics panel, Republican strategist Boyd Matheson and Democratic strategist Tim Hogan on calls for President Biden to address the nation about the downed UFO's, Nikki Haley makes it official for 2024, Donald Trump's nicknames for Ron De...
Feb 14, 2023•41 min
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. Today's guest host: Emily Wilkins, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter spoke with Congressman Dusty Johnson of South Dakota, and Congressman Jim Jordan, of Ohio. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and John Hart, Republican ...
Feb 14, 2023•48 min
Joe spoke with Max Baucus, former U.S. Ambassador to China on relations with China, the Chinese global balloon espionage program, and the object the U.S. shot down over Alaska. Harvey Pitt, CEO of Kalorama Partners and former Chairman of the SEC on Gary Gensler's warning to the crypto industry after reaching a settlement with trading platform Kraken over staking. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on the unidentified object shot down ove...
Feb 10, 2023•41 min
Joe spoke with Dennis Wilder, research fellow for the Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues at Georgetown University about reports that China has a long-running global military sponsored surveillance program. Bloomberg's Laura Davison on donors choking off Donald Trump's 2024 momentum. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on China's spy program, Donald Trump’s ability to win 2024 nomination, the resolution to expel George San...
Feb 09, 2023•40 min
Joe analyzed President Biden's State of the Union address with guests: former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Jim Messina, CEO of the Messina Group. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 08, 2023•46 min
Joe spoke with Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California on the debit ceiling and police reform, Cody Keenan, Former Chief Speechwriter for President Barack Obama, on crafting a State of the Union speech. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on what President Biden will touch on in his speech, the Republican response, and George Santos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 07, 2023•39 min
Joe spoke with former Defense Secretary Mark Esper about the Chinese balloon and why they weren't detected in the past, Nathan Dean, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Government analyst on what to expect from President Biden's SOTU speech. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on GOP criticism of how long it took President Biden to shoot down the Chinese balloon, SOTU and the man former VP Dick Cheney shot in the face in a hunting accident, Har...
Feb 06, 2023•41 min
Joe spoke with former Labor Secretary Tom Perez and former Council of Economic Advisers Chief Economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin on the good and the bad in today's blowout January jobs report. Bloomberg Pentagon Reporter Tony Capaccio on the Chinese surveillance balloon discovered lingering over US airspace, and Craig Singleton, Senior China Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies on how this will impact relations with China after Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed his upcomi...
Feb 03, 2023•49 min
Joe spoke with Republican Congressman David Schweikert of Arizona about the debt ceiling and spending cuts. The Infrastructure law becomes the intersection of Washington and Wall Street - Chris Ciolino, of Bloomberg Intelligence tells us which heavy equipment makers stand to make billions of dollars. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and John Hart, Republican Strategist, and Co-founder of C3 Solutions on the GOP booting Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House F...
Feb 02, 2023•40 min
Joe spoke with Bloomberg Economics Editor Michael McKee and Terry Haines, Founder of Pangaea Policy on the Fed slowing the rate hike pace and the stalemate over the debt ceiling. Josh Green, Bloomberg Businessweek national correspondent tells us his take on Nikki Haley's challenge to Trump in 2024. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Lisa Camooso Miller, former Communications Director for the RNC on the McCarthy White House debt meeting, the first Ho...
Feb 01, 2023•40 min
Joe spoke with Bloomberg Government Homeland Security reporter Ellen Gilmer and David Bier, Associate Director of Immigration Studies at the Cato Institute on the legal implications of eliminating Title 42 and the Biden administration's border policy plans. We go behind the scenes of writing a State of the Union address with Jim Messina, CEO of the Messina Group. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on the political implications of ending ...
Jan 31, 2023•41 min
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 Matthew Kroenig, Deputy Director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council on geopolitical tensions and General Mike Minihan's internal memo that the US and China risk going to war in 2025, Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Mo...
Jan 31, 2023•44 min
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 National politics reporter Mark Niquette and Saul Anuzis, former Michigan Republican Party chairman and principal of Coast to Coast Strategies on the battle for the gavel at the RNC that ended in victory for Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. The debt ...
Jan 27, 2023•45 min
Joe spoke with South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson on debt negotiations and his bill that bans TikTok on government devices, Gene Sperling, Senior Advisor to President Biden on 4th quarter GDP and lessons we learned from the fiscal cliff in 2011. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Rick Davis and Jim Kessler, Co-Founder of Third Way on the debt crisis, Block the Tok, Title 42 criticism from Democrats and the 25th Anniversary of Monica Lewinsky's affair with former Preside...
Jan 26, 2023•40 min
Joe spoke with Bob McNally, Founder & President of Rapidan Energy on new GOP proposed restrictions for the SPR and concerns over depleting the stockpile, and head of Bloomberg's national security team Nick Wadhams on U.S. and German tanks heading to Ukraine. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Matt Gorman, Vice President at Targeted Victory on Ukraine tanks, SPR legislation, META reinstating Donald Trump's Facebook account, and the doomsday ann...
Jan 25, 2023•40 min
Joe spoke with Republican Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn on today's Live Nation hearing over the Taylor Swift ticket meltdown last year. She also spoke about updating classified document protocols after documents were found at former Vice President Mike Pence's home. David Kirkpatrick, Founder of Techonomy on Washington's role in regulating AI. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on Live Nation, the Pence documents, and George Santo...
Jan 24, 2023•41 min
Joe spoke with Brett Bruen, Global Situation Room President and former Director of Global Engagement about the new batch of Biden classified documents and procedures when handling classified documents, Jessica Taylor, Senate and Governors Editor for The Cook Political Report on Rep. Ruben Gallego running for Senator Kyrsten Sinema's seat. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Lisa Camooso Miller, former Communications Director for the RNC on another tr...
Jan 23, 2023•41 min
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 about the new 2.5 billion-dollar aid package to Ukraine, and Bloomberg National politics reporter Mark Niquette gave us a preview of next week’s RNC meeting and the challenge to Chair Ronna McDaniel’s leadership. Plus,...
Jan 23, 2023•41 min
Joe spoke with Bloomberg National Political reporter Ryan Teague Beckwith on President Joe Biden's push for a new primary calendar that favors South Carolina, and Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter, Greg Stohr on the Supreme Court's report that failed to identify the person who leaked the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Matt Gorman, Vice President at Targeted Victory on presidential primary politics, solving t...
Jan 19, 2023•40 min
Joe spoke with Erik Wasson, Bloomberg Congress reporter and Maya MacGuineas, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President about the debt ceiling crisis, and Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs on Ukraine weapons aid. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on what's next in the standoff over the debt limit, and President Biden orders from Ghostburger to commemorate 10.5 million small business applications since the start...
Jan 18, 2023•41 min
Joe spoke with Lester Munson, Principal at government relations firm, BGR Group on the GOP's relationship with corporate America, and Nick Wadhams, head of Bloomberg's national security team discussed Ukraine aid. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on the standoff over the debt limit, George Santos committee assignments and President Biden's political future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 17, 2023•41 min
Joe spoke with Dartmouth College Professor of Economics Danny Blanchflower on economic headwinds and the debt limit, and former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer on the DOJ's next move with the Biden documents. Plus, our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on SOTU, and the Where's George Santos campaign. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 13, 2023•42 min