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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.
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House Votes to End DHS Shutdown
Apr 3000:28:40Summary readyInsight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill.Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.Lawmakers voted to end the longest partial government shutdown in US history as the House passed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, omitting funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.The president is expect time sign the bill when it reaches his desk and Republicans plan to address the omitted funding using a future reconciliation package. Speaking to reporters after the voter House Speaker Mike Johnson said “We will finish the work and finally — again for three years with no crazy Democratic reforms — we will fund Border Patrol and immigration enforcement as soon as we return to the next work session.” 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. On this edition, Joe speaks with: Bloomberg News Capitol Influence Team Lead Megan Scully Republican Senator from Montana Steve Daines Founder and CEO of Echo Canyon Consulting Jon SeatonFormer Special Assistant to President Biden and Democratic Strategist Meghan HaysSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryWarsh Wins Key Committee Vote on Road to Senate Confirmation
Apr 2900:46:14Summary readyInsight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Trump's nominee for chair of the Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh passed a key vote from the Senate Banking Committee to send his nomination to the full senate, despite pushback from prominent Democrats on the panel.Massachusetts Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren slammed the nomination as political, saying “Trump has not been subtle about his takeover," in remarks to the committee. The key vote came after Senator Thom Tillis removed his block of Warsh's nomination over the DOJ investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve, as the department handed it over to a watchdog. 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. On this edition, Joe speaks with: Bloomberg Economics US Economist Stuart Paul Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino Partner at Stonecourt Capital Rick Davis Republican Senator from West Virginia Shelley Moore Capito Plus, a special conversation with Pershing Square founder and CEO Bill Ackman on the day of the company's IPO with Bloomberg's Dani Berger See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryInstant Reaction: Supreme Court Curbs Use of Race in Drawing Voting Districts
Apr 2900:11:21Summary readyThe US Supreme Court limited the use of the Voting Rights Act to create predominantly Black or Hispanic election districts in a major constitutional ruling that buttresses Republican efforts to keep control of the House in this year’s midterms and beyond.Voting 6-3 along ideological lines, the justices rejected a Louisiana congressional map that was drawn with a second majority-Black district after a lower court found an earlier map to be discriminatory.The Supreme Court ruling undercuts what had been the most significant remaining part of the Voting Rights Act, a law passed in 1965 to address rampant discrimination against Black voters. The justices had already significantly weakened the law twice since 2013.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryTrump Hosts King Charles Amid Strained UK Ties
Apr 2800:26:36Summary readyInsight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill.Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.President Trump hosted King Charles and Queen Camilla at the White House ahead of the King's address to Congress, as the monarch aims to smooth over a US-UK bond strained by trade strife and the Iran war. President Trump remarked that “In the centuries since we won our independence, Americans have had no closer friends than the British,” as he welcomed King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla to the White House. 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 Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino Partner at Stonecourt Capital Rick Davis Ontario Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryPress Dinner Shooting Sparks Scrutiny of White House Security
Apr 2700:42:14Summary readyInsight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. The White House is assessing its security measures after the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday night. The White House is expected to convene a meeting of top administration officials to discuss safety procedures for the president and decide if additional measures need to be taken. President Trump has also called for backing of his White House ballroom project in the wake of the attack. “We’re always monitoring operations and procedures, always asking the tough questions to ensure the president is safe,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters during a Monday briefing. “We’re always looking for ways to improve security.” The White House also came out strongly against violent rhetoric, claiming it is the cause of political violence against the President. 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: Mishal Husain, Host 'The Mishal Husain Show Heather Conley, Nonresident Senior Fellow at AEI / Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (Under W Bush, 2001-05) Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino &Partner at Stonecourt Capital Rick Davis FIL CEO Frank Luntz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryWeekly Washington Policy Pulse: Powell's Plans, Pot, Highway Bill (April 27th, 2026)
Apr 2700:16:05Summary readyThe Bloomberg Intelligence Financial Policy weekly call is designed to provide investors an opportunity to learn about the most recent relevant policy research, information regarding forthcoming political catalysts and other on-goings within Washington DC. Bloomberg Intelligence's April 27 Washington Policy Pulse. We also looked at the Department of Justice's decision to reschedule marijuana as well as previewed an upcoming $550 billion highway reauthorization bill. Finally, we provided small updates on the status of bank capital -- key for banks like Bank of America and Citigroup -- as well as a crypto market structure bill -- key for platforms like Coinbase and Robinhood. The call is open to all and is held every Monday at 10:00 a.m. EST. You can register for the call here: https://bloomberg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__PqCkwY-S2m3hbQqvVC1_Q#/registrationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryTrump Orders Navy to Shoot Boats Placing Mines in Hormuz Strait
Apr 2500:43:34Summary readyInsight & 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.President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy to shoot any boat putting mines in the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to step up efforts to clear the critical energy waterway amid a standoff with Iran.“I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be (Their naval ships are ALL, 159 of them, at the bottom of the sea!), that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump said in a social media post on Thursday. “There is to be no hesitation.”Trump’s comments come amid an extended ceasefire between the US and Iran that has left the strait largely shuttered. The US is maintaining a blockade on vessels going to and from Iranian ports, while Tehran is choking off the flow of international traffic.On this edition, Joe and Kailey speak with: Former Deputy Commander of U.S. Central Command Vice Admiral Robert Harward (ret.) Republican Main Street Partnership President and CEO Sarah Chamberlain & Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff under President Barack Obama Jim Messina Bloomberg Economics Chief Geoeconomics Analyst Jennifer Welch Democratic Senator from Illinois Tammy Duckworth See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryDOJ Drops Fed Investigation, Smoothing Path for Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh
Apr 2400:30:39Summary readyInsight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. The Department of Justice ended its investigation into the Federal Reserve and its chair Jerome Powell over building costs, handing it over to the office of the inspector general that oversees the Fed. “I have directed my office to close our investigation as the IG undertakes this inquiry,” US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro wrote in a statement, “Note well, however, that I will not hesitate to restart a criminal investigation should the facts warrant doing so.” The move clears a potential path for Senate confirmation of Kevin Warsh, Trump’s pick to take over as chair of the federal reserve. 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 International Economics and Policy Correspondent Mike McKee Rep. Suzan DelBene, Democrat from Washington and Chairwoman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Principal of the International Practice at BGR Group Lester Munson and Managing Partner at Bully Pulpit International Adam Hodge Israel’s Ambassador to the US from 2021 to 2025 Michael Herzog See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryInstant Reaction: Trump Extends Iran Truce, Maintains Blockade as Talks Falter
Apr 2100:20:09Tap to summarizePresident Donald Trump announced he was extending a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely a day before it was set to expire, even as plans for a fresh round of talks between the two countries fell apart.In a Truth Social post, Trump said Tuesday he would maintain a blockade over ships coming to and from Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. He said Pakistan, which had mediated between the two sides, asked for the US to hold off on fresh strikes and he was extending the ceasefire until Iran submits a new proposal “and discussions are concluded, one way or the other.”For instant reaction and analysis, Bloomberg Businessweek Daily hosts Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec speak with: Wendy Benjaminson, Bloomberg News Senior Editor Terry Haines, Pangaea Policy Founder Adam Farrar, Bloomberg Economics Senior Geoeconomics Analyst Ambassador James F. Jeffrey, Philip Solondz Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Warsh Pledges Fed Independence
Apr 2100:45:13Tap to summarizeInsight & 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. On this edition, Joe and Kailey speak with: Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Tyler Kendall. Bloomberg International Economics and Policy Correspondent Michael McKee. Groundwork Collaborative Senior Strategic Advisor Kitty Richards. Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Hoover Institution Fellow Lanhee Chen. Former Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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