Balance of Power

Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill.
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The US is touting progress toward a peace deal with Iran to end the nearly three-month war, even amid fresh hostilities and uncertainty over the vital Strait of Hormuz.

Security in the crucial energy waterway remained unclear Tuesday after the two sides exchanged strikes overnight and US Central Command pushed back on reports that suggested the military was helping escort vessels.

The renewed clashes occurred just hours after US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Tehran to extend their ceasefire and reopen the strait are proceeding. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has cautioned that any deal would likely take a few days to finalize.
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.
Former State Department Official Heather Conley.
Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and BGR Group Principal Lester Munson.
Lockheed Martin President for Missiles and Fire Control Tim Cahill.
Bloomberg Texas Bureau Chief Julie Fine.
Director of the Texas Politics Project and the University of Texas at Austin Dr. James Henson.
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President Donald Trump stressed that he wants Kevin Warsh to independently lead the Federal Reserve, as he looked to downplay investor concern that he would pressure the new central bank chief on policy decisions.

Warsh, who has promised the biggest shakeup in decades at the US central bank, was sworn into office Friday in a White House ceremony as the 17th chair of the Fed.

“I want Kevin to be totally independent. I want him to be independent and just do a great job. Don’t look at me, don’t look at anybody, just do your own thing and do a great job,” Trump said during the swearing-in ceremony.
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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 speaks with:
Bloomberg International Economics and Policy Correspondent Michael McKee.
Kpler Head of Policy and Geopolitical Risk Michelle Brouhard.
Bloomberg White House and Washington Correspondent Jeff Mason.
Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Friday Reporter Public Affairs Founder Lisa Camooso Miller.
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra.
Bloomberg News Senior Editor for Technology and Strategic Industries Michael Shepard.
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Senate Republicans stalemated over President Donald Trump $1.8 billion account to pay political allies alleged to be victims of government “weaponization,” a dramatic setback for the president even as he threatens to vanquish perceived political foes within his own party.

The lawmakers, who are also at odds over taxpayer funding for Trump’s White House ballroom, abandoned plans to pass a partisan $72 billion immigration enforcement package before leaving Washington for a week-long Memorial Day break because of the disagreement over the two Trump priorities.

Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday the Senate would “pick up where we left off” after the break.
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, Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall is in for Joe Mathieu. Kailey and Tyler speak with:
Bloomberg White House and Washington Correspondent Jeff Mason.
Former Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry.
Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and ROKK Solutions Partner Kristen Hawn.
Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia.
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Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill.
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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.
Live from the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Joe and Kailey speak with:
Bloomberg News Senior National Political Correspondent Nancy Cook.
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Tyler Kendall.
Civil Rights Activist Andrew Young, former US Ambassador to the UN and former Atlanta Mayor.
Republican Strategist Katie Frost and ACLU of Georgia Policy Director Chris Bruce.
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Insight & 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.

Live from the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Joe and Kailey speak with:
Bloomberg Government Senior Elections Reporter Greg Giroux.
Metro Atlanta Chamber CEO Katie Kirkpatrick.
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Tyler Kendall.
Carter Center CEO Paige Alexander.
Georgia Restaurant Association President and CEO Stephanie Fischer.
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