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Sound On: Dems Flip Senate Seat, Georgia Runoff
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11/09/22 • 34 min
Joe spoke with Nathan Gonzales, Editor & Publisher of Inside Elections on the midterm election results and the too close to call Senate races, Bloomberg Congress reporter Billy House live from Atlanta on the runoff election for Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Emily Wilkins on Kevin McCarthy's plan to become House Speaker if Republicans control the House. Plus our politics panel, Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis on the latest election results and President Biden's midterm victory lap.
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Speaker Johnson Unveils Stopgap Proposal
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11/13/23 • 38 min
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:
- Democratic Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania about the stopgap government funding plan released by Speaker Mike Johnson over the weekend and the absence of supplemental aid in the plan.
- Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino about the possibility of future US aid to Israel and Ukraine separate from a funding solution to avoid a government shutdown.
- Former Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney about the state of play on Capitol Hill as Speaker Johnson looks to pass a continuing resolution without any steep budget cuts.
- Managing Director of Sabato's Crystal Ball Kyle Kondik about the 2024 Presidential campaign as Senator Tim Scott announced he's dropping out of the race.
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US, China Meet Again For Trade Talks
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06/09/25 • 45 min
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Trade talks between the US and China will continue into a second day, according to a US official, as the two sides look to ease tensions over shipments of technology and rare earth elements.
Representatives for both nations ended their first day of negotiations in London after more than six hours of discussions at Lancaster House, a 19th century mansion near Buckingham Palace. The talks concluded around 8 p.m. London time. The advisers will meet again Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the British capital, the official said.
The US delegation was led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The presence of Lutnick, the former Cantor Fitzgerald CEO, underscored the importance that export controls are playing in these discussions.
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 Chief Political Correspondent Annmarie Hordern.
- Wiley Rein Partner Nazak Nikakhtar.
- Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney interview former New York Governor and Candidate for Mayor of New York City Andrew Cuomo.
- S-3 Group Partner Ashley Davis.
- Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Former RNC Communications Director Lisa Camooso Miller.
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Aid Bills On Track To Pass in the House
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04/18/24 • 40 min
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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, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe and Kailey speak with:
- Bloomberg News Congressional Reporter Erik Wasson about plans for Democrats in the House of Representatives to back the proposed foreign aid bills.
- Bipartisan Policy Center Senior Vice President Bill Hoagland about Speaker Mike Johnson's role in getting both parties to support the package.
- Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics Director of Polling John Della Volpe about the results of the new Harvard Youth Poll.
- Bloomberg Politics Contributor Rick Davis about the role young adults will play in the 2024 elections.
- Bloomberg Government Congress Reporter Jonathan Tamari about the possible motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson is facing.
- Gen. (Ret.) Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie, former US Central Command Commander, University of South Florida’s Global and National Security Institute Director and author of the coming book "The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century" about the state of tensions in the Middle East.
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Instant Reaction: The Fed Cuts Rates 50-Basis-Points
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09/18/24 • 29 min
Bloomberg’s Tom Keene, Jonathan Ferro and Lisa Abramowicz break down the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut rates 50-basis-points on a special edition of Bloomberg Surveillance
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Special Report: Former President Jimmy Carter Dead at 100
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12/29/24 • 20 min
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US President, has died at the age of 100, leaving behind a legacy of promoting human rights and peace.
Bloomberg's John Tucker and Joe Mathieu look at the former president's life and legacy.
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US and Israel Continue Rafah Talks
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04/01/24 • 49 min
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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, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Kailey speaks with:
- Bloomberg Government Senior Reporter Kate Ackley as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson signals possible movement on Ukraine aid when Congress returns to session next week.
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Senior Fellow Aaron David Miller as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there are plans to move more than a million Palestinian civilians out of Rafah before carrying out attacks on Hamas in the southern Gaza city.
- Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino about the work ahead in Congress following recess.
- GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis Patrick De Haan about gas prices across the US.
- Bloomberg US National Security Team Lead Nick Wadhams about plans for a Monday call between senior officials from the US and Israel.
- American Bridge 21st Century President Pat Dennis about President Biden's challenges among young voters over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
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Sound On: Cuomo Resigns, SALT Repeal (Radio)
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08/11/21 • 37 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.
Guests: New York Congressman Brian Higgins, New Jersey Congressman Josh Gottheimer and Bloomberg politics contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino.
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GM Dodges Tariffs With US Production Shift
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06/11/25 • 27 min
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General Motors Co. plans to invest $4 billion in its US plants over the next two years in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs in a move that reduces production in Mexico while boosting domestic output of some of its some of its top-selling gas-powered vehicles.
The spending will expand factories in Michigan, Kansas and Tennessee. The moves will boost annual US production capacity by 300,000 vehicles, GM Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said at a Deutsche Bank conference on Wednesday
Assembly of several top-selling models, including its very profitable Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks and the Chevrolet Equinox SUV, will move to factories in the US from Mexico. GM plans to add between 3,000 and 4,000 US jobs when all production is in place, a spokesman said.
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's Matt Miller and General Motors CFO Paul Jacobsen.
- House Republican Conference Chairwoman Congresswoman Lisa McClain of Michigan.
- Bloomberg Economics Chief US Economist Anna Wong.
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Trump Meets With NATO's Rutte at the White House
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03/13/25 • 49 min
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President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 200% tariff on wine, champagne and other alcoholic beverages from France and elsewhere in the European Union, the latest escalation in the brewing transatlantic trade war. In a social media post today, Trump said he would move forward with the import duties if Brussels follows through with a tax on American whiskey exports.
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 Chief Geoeconomics Analyst Jennifer Welch as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office.
- Chief Policy and Strategy Officer at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute Tazra Mitchell about the impact of the budget passed in the House of Representatives on the city.
- Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and BGR Group's Lester Munson after Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said his party will not support the GOP's plan to avert a government shutdown.
- Bloomberg's Saleha Mohsin interviews former US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about the state of the US economy, Trump's tariff policy and DOGE's actions at the Department of the Treasury.
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