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Balance of Power

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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  • Senators Hagerty, Warren on Trump Tax Bill, Crypto, Debt Limit
    Jun 4 2025

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    The House-passed version of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill would add $2.42 trillion to US budget deficits over the next decade, according to a new estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

    The CBO’s calculation, released Wednesday in its so-called scoring of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” reflects a $3.67 trillion decrease in expected revenues and a $1.25 trillion decline in spending over the decade through 2034, relative to baseline projections. The score doesn’t account for any potential boost to the economy from the bill, which could offset some of the revenue losses.

    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.
    • Republican Senator Bill Hagerty of Tennessee.
    • Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.
    • Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Lighthouse Public Affairs Founder Chapin Fay.

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    36 mins
  • Trump Presses Reluctant GOP Senators
    Jun 3 2025

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    President Donald Trump worked the phones Monday and took to social media to try to sway Republican holdouts on his multi-trillion dollar tax bill, encountering conflicting demands from GOP senators even as he urged them to move swiftly.

    The legislation, which last month passed the House by one vote, faces opposition from both moderates and ultra-conservatives in the Senate, where Trump can afford to lose no more than three votes.

    “With the Senate coming back to Washington today, I call on all of my Republican friends in the Senate and House to work as fast as they can to get this Bill to MY DESK before the Fourth of JULY,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

    The president gave lawmakers at odds with one another the feeling that he was on their side.

    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.
    • Bipartisan Policy Center Senior Vice President Bill Hoagland.
    • ROKK Solutions Partner Kristen Hawn and Bluestack Strategies Founder Maura Gillespie.
    • American Property Owners Alliance Executive Director Colin Allen.

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    36 mins
  • Trump Tax Bill Faces The Senate
    Jun 2 2025

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    Significant changes are in store for President Donald Trump’s signature $3.9 trillion tax-cut bill as the Senate begins closed-door talks this week on legislation that squeaked through the House by a single vote.

    Senate Republican leaders are aiming to make permanent many of the temporary tax cuts in the House bill, a move that would increase the bill’s more than $2.5 trillion deficit impact. But doing so risks alienating fiscal hawks already at war with party moderates over the bill’s safety-net cuts.

    It amounts to a game of chess further complicated by the top Senate rules-keeper, who will decide whether some key provisions violate the chamber’s strict rules. Jettisoning those provisions — which include gun silencer regulations and artificial intelligence policy — could sink the bill in the 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:

    • Republican Congresswoman Lisa McClain of Michigan, Chairwoman of the House Republican Conference.
    • S-3 Group Partner Ashley Davis and Iona University Professor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino.
    • Stimson Center Senior Fellow Kelly Grieco.

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    29 mins

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