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What Army Secretary Dan Driscoll learned from serving in the Iraq war
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- What Army Secretary Dan Driscoll learned from serving in the Iraq war
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- 5 months ago
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- CNN's Abby Phillip on the story she's tired of covering | The Conversation
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- 5 months ago
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- POLITICO’s Dasha Burns sat down with Abby Phillip, anchor of CNN's "NewsNight with Abby Phillip to chat about her book on civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson and what its like anchoring the news in 2025.
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- Is the Army struggling to recruit women?
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- 5 months ago
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- How will AI transform the battlefield?
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- 5 months ago
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- Mr. Mamdani goes to Washington | The Playbook Podcast
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- 5 months ago
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- This afternoon, two politicians who embody diametrically opposite facets of New York City — President Donald Trump and NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani — will meet in Washington. Despite their myriad differences, both Trump and Mamdani are presently focused on the same issue: affordability. It’s a topic both men hinged their campaigns on. But will they be able to find any common ground? Playbook’s Adam Wren and New York Playbook co-author Nick Reisman walk through what they’re watching. Plus, exclusive reporting on the man at the center of Indiana’s redistricting resistance, and Barack Obama’s new role as mentor-in-chief.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
0:24 Trump pushes Indiana redistricting
3:11 The post-Trump GOP question
5:53 Redistricting as a national arms race
8:05 Mamdani goes to Washington
8:27 Trump vs Mamdani on NYC’s future
12:24 Obama steps in as mentor
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- NYC’s past meets its future
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- 5 months ago
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- Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani heads to the Oval Office to meet President Trump in a conversation that puts two Queens-born leaders and two very different visions for New York face to face.
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- 'Hybrid War': Army Sec. Driscoll on drones, data and the future of warfare | The Conversation
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- 5 months ago
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- POLITICO’s Dasha Burns sat down with U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll at the Pentagon on this week’s episode of “The Conversation.” The two discussed what the future of warfare looks like, how he thinks the Army can be more efficient, politicization of the military and much more.
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- Why Mamdani won't endorse Chi Ossé
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- 5 months ago
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- Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani argued against endorsing New York Council City Member Chi Ossé in his effort to unseat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) in next year's midterms. POLITICO's Jeff Coltin breaks down what's behind Mamdani's first real stress test as mayor-elect.
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- Files that could blow up DC
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- 5 months ago
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- The White House has 30 days to release the files, but broad exemptions mean some information may stay sealed. Both parties are preparing for the fallout and how the release could be used politically.
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- The late-arriving September jobs report | The Playbook Podcast
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- 5 months ago
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- Despite his continued insistence that cost-of-living concerns aren’t a problem, President Donald Trump is confronting subpar stats on the U.S. economy, as evidenced in the data and lived reality for Americans. The September jobs report that was delayed due to the government shutdown is expected to arrive today as fresh Fox News polling shows that more than three quarters of Americans view the economy unfavorably. Trump — and 2026 candidates up and down the ballot on both sides of the aisle — are reckoning with a sour economic state. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns break it all down.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
0:34 Trump signs Epstein files bill
1:32 What gets released (30-day window)
2:43 Political fallout across parties
4:47 Jobs report and economy trouble
6:13 Tariffs and $2K checks plan
8:21 Brutal new polling
10:40 Mamdani meets Trump
12:01 Ukraine peace plan pushback
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- Secret peace deal talks
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- A secret peace plan between Russia and Ukraine is moving fast, and the White House thinks a framework could emerge within weeks. Jack and Dasha unpack the backchannel talks and what comes next.
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- Bracing for breakthrough on Russia-Ukraine war | The Playbook Podcast
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- 5 months ago
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- There appears to be some progress toward an end to the Russia-Ukraine war after months of start-and-stop talks between President Donald Trump and top-level negotiators. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is reportedly traveling to Ukraine today with two high-ranking military officials for urgent talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, armed with the early stages of a plan to bring the conflict to a resolution. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns break down what we know, and what to expect next.
00:00 Intro
1:17 Secret Russia–Ukraine peace push
2:08 White House signals breakthrough
4:33 Inside the 28-point plan
5:41 Ukraine’s concerns and the spin
6:36 Trump’s star-studded MBS dinner
8:29 Trump’s economic message today
9:23 Epstein files head to Trump
12:02 GOP scrambles on health care
12:33 Comey fights politicized prosecution
15:22 The White House paint battle
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- Why did Trump U-turn on the Epstein files? | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Two big things are happening in Washington today, and each involves a separate controversial figure. On Capitol Hill, the House is set to vote on closely watched legislation to release the files from the investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It is far from the first time Epstein has been at the center of activity on the Hill, but President Donald Trump’s U-turn to encourage Republicans to vote for the release has taken much of the drama out. At the White House, Trump will welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the first time since the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns walk through what to expect, plus Trump’s latest affordability pitch.
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- Behind Trump's Epstein files U-turn
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- 5 months ago
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- POLITICO's Dasha Burns explains the reasoning behind President Donald Trump's call for the House to vote in favor of releasing the Epstein files.
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- Why MTG split has Trump so rattled
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- 5 months ago
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- POLITICO's Dasha Burns on why the rift between President Donald Trump and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is making waves.
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- Trump tries to reclaim the narrative | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- President Donald Trump is aiming to grab control of the news cycle after a tumultuous turn over the past couple of weeks. The White House wants to be laser-focused on affordability messaging — but things aren’t that simple. On Tuesday, the House is poised to vote on legislation calling for the release of the Epstein files. Many Republicans were already expected to join Democrats on the vote, and now Trump is telling them to do so after initial resistance. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns tee up what to expect, the latest on Trump’s engagement with Venezuela and Trump’s ire toward Indiana.
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- Why Dems struggle with military families
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- 5 months ago
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- As a veteran himself, Rep. Seth Moulton (D–Mass.) speaks to why Democrats have struggled to connect to military families in the past.
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- Will there be ANOTHER shutdown?
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- POLITICO's Mike DeBonis tries to answer this burning question now that the shutdown is over: Are we going to have to do this again?
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- Why Rep. Moulton wants the Epstein files released
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- 5 months ago
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- Rep. Seth Moulton (D–Mass.) tells POLITICO's Dasha Burns why he is pushing for the Epstein files to be released, regardless of if Democrats are in them.
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- Seth Moulton calls for ‘a new generation of leaders' | The Conversation
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- 5 months ago
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- Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) joined POLITICO’s Dasha Burns on this week’s episode of "The Conversation" for a wide-ranging discussion including the end of the government shutdown, the Epstein files, Venezuela and his bid for Senate. Later on the podcast, POLITICO’s Senior Congressional Editor Mike DeBonis analyzes the winners and losers of the shutdown.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this video misstated that former Rep. Joe Kennedy III is running against Sen. Ed Markey in 2026. Kennedy ran against Markey in 2020 but has not announced plans to run against Markey in 2026.
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- MTG's beef with Trump, explained
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- 5 months ago
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- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is breaking with the GOP and President Donald Trump over issues of affordability and immigration. POLITICO’s Nicholas Wu explains how the move is pushing the Republican from Georgia into the mainstream by television hits and headlines alike.
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- Is Elissa Slotkin a 2028 hopeful?
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- POLITICO's Samuel Benson talks about how Sen. Elissa Slotkin might be positioning herself for a 2028 presidential run.
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- Democrats take on disillusioned voters | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin stepped into the spotlight when she delivered the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress earlier this year, and has remained there ever since. Now, on a mission to help rebuild the Democratic Party, Slotkin is hearing from people across the country just how deep the fractures go. Playbook’s Adam Wren and national politics reporter Samuel Benson dig into the existential threats facing both parties, and how the hot-button issues playing out in Washington are reverberating across the West.
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- Rep. Moulton: Schumer needs to go
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) told POLITICO’s Dasha Burns he believes Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer needs to be replaced.
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- What the shutdown deal means for 2026 and beyond
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- 5 months ago
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- The deal to end the government shutdown is sparking the latest round of infighting among Democrats.
Some Democrats are angry that the deal doesn't guarantee a key shutdown demand: an extension of health insurance subsidies. Instead, it only promises a December vote on the issue.
Our national politics reporter Lisa Kashinsky breaks down how divisions within the party are fueling the recruitment of progressive candidates.
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- Epstein fallout begins
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- 5 months ago
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- A sudden release of Epstein-related emails blindsides the White House just as the government reopens and the fallout begins immediately.
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- The Epstein email eruption | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- President Donald Trump last night signed a short-term funding bill that officially reopened the government. But when one door opens, so does a large can of worms. As lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Wednesday morning, a new collection of Jeffrey Epstein emails were made public, and their references to Trump reignited a storyline that dominated headlines earlier this year. Now, with Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) finally sworn in, a dramatic vote on the release of the Epstein files is on its way. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns walk through what to expect, and what it all means for Trump.
Chapters:
0:00 Trump signs funding bill
0:11: Intro
1:23 Epstein emails erupt in DC
2:20 MAGA shrugs at Epstein fallout
4:54 The GOP splits on releasing the files
6:00 Why MAGA isn’t taking the bait this time
8:41 MAGA turns on Trump over visas
9:45 Trump leans into foreign policy mode
11:04 T...
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- What is Newsom doing at COP30?
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Democrat from California, is spending time at COP30 in Brazil, the UN's climate summit. He's there to draw a split-screen with President Donald Trump. With eyes on the presidency in 2028, he's hoping to show that, if given the chance, he'd focus on the environment from the White House.
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- Why Democrats were ready for a shutdown deal
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- POLITICO's Mike DeBonis breaks down why Democrats were ready to make a deal to end the shutdown.
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- GOP 2028: Identity test
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The GOP’s next battle is deciding who it is without Trump fully at the center. That struggle is already playing out in think tanks, grassroots groups, and right-wing media.
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- The shutdown is ending. Now what? | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The record-breaking government shutdown is on track to end after 43 days. But lawmakers are returning to Washington with both parties sorting out internal dilemmas. Democrats are dealing with the intra-party strife that eight caucus members triggered when they joined Republicans to reopen the government. And Republicans are reckoning with the future of the party once Donald Trump leaves office as a confluence of hot-button issues exposes a series of rifts. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns break down the discord, plus what to expect as the House convenes for the first time in weeks.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:52 The House returns to work
1:44 Both parties turn on themselves
3:26 GOP fractures deepen
4:58 Trump’s grip starts to slip
6:26 The GOP’s 2028 identity test
7:56 Democrats’ Civil War reignites
11:04 Shutdown nears its end
14:20 Northern lights over DC
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- 3 key ways Nancy Pelosi's retirement will change politics
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Nancy Pelosi is retiring from congress after twenty years.
Our Nicholas Wu breaks down three major changes coming in politics because of the former Speaker's departure.
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- U.S. uncertainty on Gaza deal
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Dozens of leaked slides show U.S. officials questioning whether the Gaza peace plan can actually hold. The documents describe major gaps in the deal and a growing fear it could fall apart before it even begins.
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- The new challenges to peace in the Middle East | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- There is a growing sense of unease within the Trump administration over the ceasefire in Gaza, with new documents obtained by POLITICO revealing a White House beset with questions over how to move to the subsequent phases of the peace deal. The collection of documents paint a vivid picture of the myriad hurdles that could complicate — or even tank — the effort. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns unpack the reality that the documents display, which runs counter to the rhetoric that President Donald Trump deploys.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:52 Leaked docs reveal cracks in Gaza peace plan
3:41 What the White House isn’t saying about Gaza
6:46 Trump touts ‘historic peace’ — but officials aren’t convinced
8:08 Shutdown deal finally in sight
9:39 Democrats divided after ending shutdown
12:43 GOP uneasy over Trump’s economic message
13:11 The guy who can actually lobby Trump
14:21 ...
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- Dems turn on Dems
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- A handful of Democratic senators broke ranks to end the shutdown and set off a political firestorm inside their own party.
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- Beginning of the end? | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- A 60-40 procedural vote in the Senate on Sunday night is putting the 40-day government shutdown on track to find an end date this week if all goes according to plan. While the shutdown may be coming to an end, another dramatic fracas is spinning off from it. The eight centrist Democrats who voted with Republicans, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, are now at the center of intra-party ire. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns unpack what happens now, and what the deal means for both sides.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:35 The Shutdown nears its end
1:09 Democrats in disarray
3:35 What the deal really gets them
5:11 The political fallout
7:29 Trump’s next move
9:05 A “terrorist” in the White House?
10:58 Trump takes on the BBC
12:51 From the White House to the 50-yard line
14:12 Not quite over yet
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- What is Trump's midterm strategy?
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- James Blair, the political director for Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and the RNC, on the president's midterm strategy.
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- Trump adviser's message to potential 2028 GOP candidates
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- James Blair, the political director for Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and the RNC, has some advice for potential 2028 presidential candidates.
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- Mikie Sherrill on her former roommate
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- New Jersey governor-elect Mikie Sherrill (D) speaks fondly of her former roommate, Virginia governor-elect Abigail Spanberger (D).
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- Title
- Trump adviser: 2025 election was *not* about Trump
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- James Blair, the political director for Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and the RNC, says the 2025 election results were not a referendum on the president.
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- Trump’s top election advisor speaks on first election of Trump’s second term | The Conversation
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- James Blair, the political director for Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and the RNC, sat down for an exclusive interview with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns for a post-election debrief on this week’s episode of “The Conversation.”
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
1:14 James Blair joins
5:58 2025 elections a referendum on Trump?
9:42 Does Trump have an affordability problem?
13:46 Trump's midterm strategy
17:48 End the filibuster?
23:48 Lessons learned from election results
25:39 Newsom and California redistricting
30:10 Engaging Trump voters during midterms
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- Title
- Sherrill talks her priorities
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- New Jersey governor-elect Mikie Sherrill (D) tells POLITICO's Dasha Burns that she wants to focus on "first-tier" issues in office, namely the topic of affordability within the state.
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- Title
- Republicans brace for the post-Trump era
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- As Republicans continue reeling from the resounding losses they faced across the country on Tuesday, one glaringly obvious lesson has emerged: the party needs a plan for how to win when Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot. In 2024, the president demonstrated a unique ability to attract typically disengaged voters to the polls. But the inroads that Trump built with this coalition failed to hold for Republicans in key off-year races on Tuesday. Playbook’s Adam Wren and White House reporter Megan Messerly discuss where the party turns ahead of the midterm elections and beyond. Plus, movement to end the longest shutdown in history may be materializing.
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- Title
- Republicans brace for the post-Trump era | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- As Republicans continue reeling from the resounding losses they faced across the country on Tuesday, one glaringly obvious lesson has emerged: the party needs a plan for how to win when Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot. In 2024, the president demonstrated a unique ability to attract typically disengaged voters to the polls. But the inroads that Trump built with this coalition failed to hold for Republicans in key off-year races on Tuesday. Playbook’s Adam Wren and White House reporter Megan Messerly discuss where the party turns ahead of the midterm elections and beyond. Plus, movement to end the longest shutdown in history may be materializing.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:25 GOP reels after Election Day
01:27 Vance tops 2028 Trump voter poll
03:08 Can Vance hold Trump’s coalition?
05:26 Rubio’s surprising VP play
06:18 Kamala, Newsom lead Dem 2028 field
09:13 Day 38 of the shutdown — any movement?
12:39 Viktor Orbán ...
- Title
- Mikie Sherrill on her election win, the cost of living and her ‘badass’ friends | The Conversation
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill (D) spoke with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns one day after her win of the New Jersey governor’s race to break down how her campaign rose to the top.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
1:30 Mikie Sherrill joins
4:35 Underperformance narrative
7:45 Day 1 plans
11:38 Mamdani and future of the Democratic Party
16:58 Key to success?
19:26 Abigail Spanberger and "The Badasses"
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- Title
- WATCH LIVE: Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Trump's tariffs
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The U.S. Supreme Court considers oral arguments for Trump's tariff case.
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- Title
- GOP’s post-election wake-up call
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- After recent races, Republicans are rethinking their strategy. Trump’s team says the focus needs to shift to affordability to connect with voters and fast.
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- Title
- Republicans reel after Tuesday’s elections | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- There is a lot that President Donald Trump wants to talk about today. He wants to talk about drug prices and rare earth minerals, among other things. But the only thing anyone else in Washington wants to talk about are the dramatic election results on Tuesday, when Democrats put on a dominating display. Trump is blaming the losses on his name being absent from the ballot, and on the shutdown, for which he blames Democrats. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns discuss Republicans’ path forward, and how the longest government shutdown in history figures into the equation.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Trump’s drug price announcement
3:00 GOP struggles after election
7:30 Winning without Trump on the ballot
8:50 Arizona polling & affordability issue
10:00 Foreign leader visits & optics
11:10 Government shutdown update
13:50 COP30 climate summit ignored by US
15:30 Jack’s movie night: Hous...
- Title
- Mikie Sherrill reacts to her election victory
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill talks to POLITICO's Dasha Burns the morning after her election victory.
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- Title
- WATCH LIVE: Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Trump's tariffs
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The U.S. Supreme Court considers oral arguments for Trump's tariff case.
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