Balance of Power

Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill.
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President Trump accused China of meddling in the 2020 elections and alleged a cover up by the US intelligence community in his primetime address to the nation Thursday night. Trump said, 'great damage has been done to our country.

Our elections were left vulnerable to being rigged and stolen, and the trust of the American people was lost,' and urged Congress to pass a the SAVE act, voter identification legislation backed by the president. President Trump also briefly mentioned the conflict in Iran, as the US unleashed more strikes Thursday night and into Friday morning.

Bloomberg Washington Correspondent 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:
J Street Senior Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Ilan Goldenberg
Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino
Bloomberg Senior Editor for Technology & Strategic Industries Michael Shepard
CIBC Private Wealth Senior Equity Trader and Managing Director Rebecca Babin
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Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that President Trump will be releasing 'findings' on the 2020 election in his address from the White House tonight and that all of his claims around election integrity will be 'backed by facts.' Leavitt also told reporters that a longtime teleprompter operator who has been found betting on presidential speeches on Kalshi has been put on leave. Leavitt called the actions 'deeply unfortunate and frankly a disgrace' and said that the prediction market alerted the CFTC about the bets.

Bloomberg Washington Correspondent 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 Emory University Associate Professor of Political Science Andra Gillespie.Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino.Host of Bloomberg's 'This Weekend' and 'The Big Take' Podcast David Gura. Bloomberg Congress Reporter Erik Wasson.
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Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill.

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The United States launched more strikes against Iran Wednesday with the President pledging to keep up the barrage until Iran stops attacking targets in the Strait of Hormuz. Talking to Fox News last night President Trump said, 'We’re going to hit them very hard the night after. And then next week it gets really bad for them because next week comes the power plants. We’re going to knock out all of their bridges unless they get to the table and negotiate.' Lawmakers also released a spending blueprint that would allocate more than $60 billion in funding for armed services.

Bloomberg Washington Correspondent 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 Economics Lead for Economic Statecraft Chris Kennedy
Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino
Former Republican Congressman from North Carolina and former House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Tyler Kendall speaks with President and Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States John Jovanovic, on the sidelines of the Pennsylvania Defense & Innovation Summit
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Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill.

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President Trump said that he is shelving the potential 20% fee for cargo ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz after gulf states urged him to drop it. 'I don’t like the concept of a fee,' Trump told reporters during an oval office meeting with the Prime Minister of Iraq. 'They’re going to be making massive investments into the United States, and I like that much better.' Trump said that he spoke to representatives of the Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates who urged him to change course.

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.

On this edition, Joe and Kailey speak with:

-Bloomberg International Economics and Policy Correspondent Mike McKee

-Bloomberg Economics Chief Geoeconomics Analyst Jennifer Welch

-Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino.

-Republican Congressman from Montana Troy Downing.
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A look at the fallout from Senator Lindsey Graham's unexpected death and the impact it has on reconciliation 3.0 chances, a potential for $350 billion in defense funding and the appropriations process led Bloomberg Intelligence's July 13 Washington Policy Pulse.
The death of the Senate Budget Committee chairman -- who was a key proponent of another reconciliation package -- probably puts further roadblocks on the idea and supports our view that such a package has a low chance of success in 2026.
We also discussed the forecast for the CLARITY Act and whether or not a crypto bill can pass in July. For crypto platforms like Robinhood and Coinbase, the failure to pass the bill in 2026 likely leaves the industry with regulatory certainty only for a few years, not long-term.
Finally, we previewed Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh's testimony on Capitol Hill and whether or not he will address bank regulatory matters important to Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo.
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