The Playbook Podcast
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The Playbook Podcast
POLITICO’s Jack Blanchard and Dasha Burns bring their fresh insight, analysis and reporting to the biggest story driving the day in the nation’s capital.
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Trump's timeline tightrope
This week kicked off with a tumultuous moment for the markets as the war with Iran set off panic and spiking oil prices. But the White House didn't fl...
An Iran off-ramp
After markets tumbled to open the week, President Donald Trump on Monday indicated that the war with Iran may not stretch as long as many have feared....
Trump's oil foil
Oil prices are soaring at record figures as the war with Iran continues expanding, with little sign of slowing down. The White House is urging calm, p...
Sen. Britt says Iran attack makes Americans safer | "The Conversation"
Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) is a young rising star in the Republican Party. She sits down with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns to talk about how the war against...
Call it like it is
During an exclusive interview with White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns, President Donald Trump made clear that his administration wants to be involve...
Trump's price pickle
The White House pledged that 2026 would see President Donald Trump focused on an affordability agenda, with voters feeling cost-of-living concerns ahe...
Texas-sized drama
The Texas Senate primary results produced every bit of drama that the races promised ahead of Election Day. Democrats are set to put state Rep. James...
The Iran messaging quagmire
After a relatively quiet weekend of official communications regarding the war in Iran, the Trump administration ramped up its messaging machine on Mon...
Trump's Iran equation
After a weekend of stunning strikes against Iran, President Donald Trump has said that the military campaign will continue for weeks. But questions re...
Sen. Slotkin on the real fight within the Democratic party | The Conversation
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) joins POLITICO's Dasha Burns on "The Conversation" and responds to President Trump's State of the Union address. Slotkin...
Trump's Texas two-step
With just days to go in the Texas Senate primary, President Donald Trump is descending on the Lone Star State today. But don't expect him to put his t...
Iran inflection point
Negotiations to reach a nuclear deal with Iran have reached a critical moment. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are back in Geneva for another round of...
Trump's SOTU show
Over the course of one hour and 47 minutes, President Donald Trump delivered the longest address to Congress in history. This year's State of the Unio...
A high-stakes SOTU
President Donald Trump is set to deliver his first official State of the Union address since returning to office on Tuesday night. But as he heads to...
Trump's Iran question
The immense buildup of U.S. military forces in the Middle East has the world on edge waiting for a decision from President Donald Trump on whether he...
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on what it'll take to end the war | "The Conversation"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins POLITICO’s Dasha Burns to discuss the United States’ role in ending the war, where Europe fits into the...
Groundhog Day at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is due for a decision day. Court watchers are waiting on two looming rulings that will have major implications for President Donald...
War and peace
President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is convening for its first meeting in D.C. But the countries gathering are doing so against the backdrop of a...
Texas scold 'em
The Democratic Senate primary in Texas lit up on the first day of early voting after state Rep. James Talarico's interview on Stephen Colbert's show w...
From Switzerland to Texas
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s top peace negotiating team, is in Switzerland today focused on Iran and Ukraine. The two wil...
Where does Fetterman fit among Democrats? | "The Conversation"
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) sat down with POLITICO's Dasha Burns on "The Conversation" for a wide-ranging discussion covering his stance on immigratio...
2028 runs through Munich
The Munich Security Conference kicks off on Friday — and it has turned into the marquee venue for Democrats with eyes toward 2028 to burnish their for...
Targeting Trump’s tariffs
The House voted to block President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with six Republicans joining Democrats in the symbolic rebuke. While the future i...
Bondi's big day
AG Pam Bondi is due on the Hill today as a series of storylines swirls around her Justice Department. When she sits before the House Judiciary Committ...
Hot seat on the Hill
The leaders of ICE and CBP, two of the agencies leading President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, will sit for testimony before the House Homela...
The Epstein saga spins on
Ghislaine Maxwell is due before Congress today — but don't expect to learn much new. Maxwell, the longtime co-conspirator of the late convicted sex o...
María Corina Machado on her hopes for Venezuela’s future | "The Conversation"
Venezuelan politician and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says that Venezuela could have a new democratic election in less than a year. The Nob...
Make the Monoculture Great Again
The Winter Olympics are set to get underway this weekend — amid the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s first year of his second term. Though he won’...
Countdown to shutdown
Congress is facing a serious crunch to reach a deal on funding the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of the fiscal year. Democratic de...
Who is Kevin Warsh?
Kevin Warsh, who President Donald Trump announced last week as his pick to become the next Federal Reserve chair, has an extensive background that has...
Another White House welcome
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is visiting the White House today for a critical meeting with President Donald Trump. Though the two have been publi...
A short shutdown?
The House is returning today to pick up the pieces of a funding fight that plunged the government into another shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson is faced...
GOP Senator Tillis is done mincing words | "The Conversation"
Senator Thom Tillis calls for the resignation of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller in a forthright interview with Dasha Burns for “The Conversation.” The...
Trump’s Fed pick is coming
President Donald Trump said he will make his pick to take over as the next chair of the Federal Reserve on Friday. The announcement will end months of...
Shutdown déjà vu
The deadline to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year is looming at the end of the week — and there’s an open question whether Cong...
The immigration divides
Republicans and Democrats are searching for the right message on immigration as the fallout from the most recent fatal shooting in Minneapolis continu...
Trump’s Minnesota messaging shift
As the furor over this weekend’s deadly shooting in Minnesota continues to unfold, President Donald Trump appears to be shifting his approach. Trump i...
More Minnesota shooting fallout
After another fatal shooting in Minnesota over the weekend, the Trump administration and Minnesota officials are in dispute over the facts. Border Pat...
Kelly's green
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) is making big money moves. In an effort to help flip control of Congress in the midterms, Kelly has used the extra attention...
A peace of work
President Donald Trump is still in Davos, where his Board of Peace is the issue that is driving the conversation at the World Economic Forum. The enti...