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Balance of Power
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
Balance of PowerJobs Focus, Sec. Marty Walsh, CEA's Heather Boushey
Joe spoke to Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on his final day on the job and Dr. Heather Boushey of the White House Council of Economic Advisors for their view on…
Balance of PowerBuild Back Budget, Norfolk CEO Testimony, FAA Scrutiny
Joe spoke to American Action Forum President Douglas Holtz-Eakin on President Biden's budget proposal, Bloomberg Government transportation reporter Lillianna…
Balance of PowerForeign Tech Ban, GOP Split on Jan 6 Tape, Tim Ryan on Energy
Joe spoke to Emily Kilcrease, Senior Fellow and Director of the Energy, Economics, and Security Program the Center for a New American Security on new…
Balance of PowerMigrant Border Detention, 2024, Crypto Regs Update
Joe speaks with David Leopold, Partner and Chair of the Immigration Practice Group at Ulmer & Berne on the Biden administration considering detaining migrant…
Balance of PowerJake Auchencloss on China, Mick Mulvaney on CPAC, Trump's DeSantis Nicknames
Joe spoke with Democratic Congressman Jake Auchincloss of Massachusetts on the agenda for the Select China Committee and the US/China relationship, Bloomberg…
Balance of PowerScholtz Meeting, Trading Rules Rewrite, CPAC Day 2 Speeches
Joe spoke with John Herbst, former US ambassador to Ukraine and senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center about President Biden's meeting with…
Balance of PowerBarry Ritholz on ESG Investing, Who's Going to CPAC?
Joe spoke with Masters in Business podcast host Barry Ritholz on what politicians really know about ESG investing, and Bloomberg Washington Bureau Chief Peggy…
Balance of PowerLightfoot Loss, Cruz vs. Garland, Rep. Brendan Boyle
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerRep. Arrington on Debt, SCOTUS Loan Forgiveness Arguments
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerHouse Dems Prepare for Retreat, Ukraine Air Support
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerReflecting on a Year of War in Ukraine
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerMcCarthy Turns Over Jan 6 Security Footage, Buttigieg Goes to Ohio
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerWeighing China's Russia Ties, Trump's Visit to Ohio
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerVolker on Biden's Visit to Kyiv, Section 230 in Court
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…
Balance of PowerSound On: Will Hurd on Immigration Reform Chances
Former Republican Texas Congressman Will Hurd discusses southern border policy and whether there's any chance of getting immigration reform through Congress…
Balance of PowerWill Hurd on Immigration Reform, Did US Shoot Down Hobby Balloon?
Joe spoke with former Republican Texas Congressman Will Hurd on southern border policy and if there's any chance of getting immigration reform through…
Balance of PowerChina Tensions, Perjury in Grand Jury Report
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…
Balance of PowerBen Cardin, Ohio Chemical Fire, CBO Default Date
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…
Balance of PowerUFO Briefing, New WH Eco Team, Balloon Vigilantes
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…
Balance of PowerUFO Mystery, China, Hunter Biden Investigations
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerUS Shoots Down Object, SEC Crypto Crackdown
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…
Balance of PowerChina Global Spy Program, Donors Go Cold on Trump
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…
Balance of PowerFmr. AR Gov Asa Hutchinson on 2024, GOP Message
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…
Balance of PowerCountdown to the State of the Union
Joe spoke with Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California on the debit ceiling and police reform, Cody Keenan, Former Chief Speechwriter for President Barack…
Balance of PowerGOP Balloon Criticism, SOTU, Biden Approval
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…
Balance of PowerChinese Spy Balloon, Blowout Jobs Report
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…
Balance of PowerOmar Booted From House Panel, Following Infrastructure Money
Joe spoke with Republican Congressman David Schweikert of Arizona about the debt ceiling and spending cuts. The Infrastructure law becomes the intersection of…
Balance of PowerDebt Talks, Nikki Haley in 2024, Gas Stove Wars
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…
Balance of PowerWH Border Plans, Crafting SOTU Message, The Last 747
Joe spoke with Bloomberg Government Homeland Security reporter Ellen Gilmer and David Bier, Associate Director of Immigration Studies at the Cato Institute on…
Balance of Power2025 China War Risk, Federal Police Reform
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerTrillion-Dollar Coin, RNC Chair Battle, Musk in DC
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerBlock the Tok, Debt Warning, Title 42 Criticism
Joe spoke with South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson on debt negotiations and his bill that bans TikTok on government devices, Gene Sperling, Senior Advisor…
Balance of PowerSPR Showdown, McCarthy Committee Drama, META Lifts Trump Ban
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…
Balance of PowerPence Docs, AI Regulation, Congress Grills Live Nation
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…
Balance of PowerBiden Doc Investigation, AZ Senate Race
Joe spoke with Brett Bruen, Global Situation Room President and former Director of Global Engagement about the new batch of Biden classified documents and…
Balance of PowerNo Deal on Ukraine Tanks, RNC Chair, Santos Drag Denial
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerPrimary Calendar Rewrite, Draft Leaker's Identity Still a Mystery
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…
Balance of PowerDebt Default Fears, Ukraine Aid
Joe spoke with Erik Wasson, Bloomberg Congress reporter and Maya MacGuineas, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President about the debt ceiling…
Balance of PowerGOP vs. Corporations, Debt Standoff, Biden Future
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…
Balance of PowerDebt Ceiling Fears, DOJ Doc Probe, SOTU
Joe spoke with Dartmouth College Professor of Economics Danny Blanchflower on economic headwinds and the debt limit, and former U.S. Deputy Attorney General…
Balance of PowerBiden Special Counsel, Inflation, Santos Won't Resign
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerMore Biden Docs Found, Gas Stove Ban, Santos Resignation Calls
Joe spoke with former federal prosecutor Michael Zeldin on the Biden classified documents discovery and whether a special counsel is needed, and American…
Balance of Power3 Amigos Summit, Biden Docs, IRS Bill
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerMcCarthy Leadership Test, Biden Border Policy
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerMcCarthy Vote Flips, Marty Walsh on Jobs
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerMcCarthy Embroiled in Longest Speaker Fight Since 1859
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerMcCarthy's Slide Extends to Six Failed Votes
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerKevin McCarthy's Historic Speaker Vote Setback
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerTrump's Tax Returns and a Year in Review in Politics 2022
Bloomberg Quicktake Correspondent Madison Mills fills in for Joe. She speaks with Virginia Representative Don Beyer about how Trump's tax returns could affect…
Balance of PowerCrypto Policy Outlook, Ukraine Funding, George Santos
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerImmigration Policy Outlook, US Energy Infrastructure
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerUkraine War Recap, Travel Chaos, Title 42 Remains
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerThe Year's Biggest Stories and a Biden Christmas
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerWar Funding, Rep. Cuellar on Budget, Border
Joe speaks with Democratic Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar about the expected House vote on the government funding bill, the expiration of Title 42 and the…
Balance of PowerBiden Backs Ukraine, Rep. Kildee on Trump Taxes
Joe spoke with Democratic Congressman Dan Kildee of Michigan who serves on the House Ways and Means Committee about why the committee voted to release Donald…
Balance of PowerJan 6. 2023 Budget Release, Zelenskiy Visits Congress
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerJan 6. Panel Criminal Referral, Title 42 End Halted
Joe spoke with Bloomberg politics reporter Mike Dorning and former Federal Prosecutor Michael Zeldin about the final meeting of the January 6th committee and…
Balance of PowerTikTok Ban, US Nukes Edge, Kinzinger Farewell
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including…
Balance of PowerNDAA, WH Winter Warning, DeSantis Vaccine Investigation
Joe spoke with Kurt Volker, former U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine negotiations and former Ambassador to NATO on defense spending, Dr. Jay Varma, Chief…
Balance of PowerRecession Forecasting, FTX Corporate Malfeasance
Joe spoke with Bloomberg Economics Editor Michael McKee for a lesson on the Fed's hawkish stance, Moody's Chief Economist Mark Zandi on chances of a recession…