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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 1942
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
November 13, 2023: Speaker Johnson’s plan to avert government shutdown
Congress has until the end of the work week to determine, once again, how to keep the government funded. New House Speaker Mike Johnson wants to pass a continuing resolution that is going to delay fu…
00:08:43 |
Mon 13 Nov 2023
November 10, 2023: Country roads, take him home: Joe Manchin retires
Sen. Joe Manchin announced yesterday that he will not seek reelection in 2024 — news with wide-reaching 2024 implications. His seat is almost certain to flip into Republican hands, drastically compli…
00:07:50 |
Fri 10 Nov 2023
November 9, 2023: What mattered (and didn’t) at the GOP debate
Last night, five Republican presidential candidates took the stage in Miami for a policy-heavy debate where they clashed about everything from TikTok to Trump to taking on Hamas. National political c…
00:11:59 |
Thu 09 Nov 2023
November 8, 2023: Democrats dominate on election night
Andy Beshear secured a second term as governor of Kentucky; Democrats kept the Virginia state Senate and flipped the House; and Ohioans voted to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state Constit…
00:08:40 |
Wed 08 Nov 2023
November 7, 2023: It's Election Day! Here's what we're watching.
The 2024 presidential election may be a little less than a year away, but residents in states around the country today will cast ballots for a variety of pivotal races. There are gubernatorial contes…
00:09:49 |
Tue 07 Nov 2023
November 6, 2023: What to watch when Trump takes the stand
Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in a Manhattan courtroom today, testifying about claims that his companies falsified documents submitted to banks and insurers to land favorable real estate loan t…
00:08:52 |
Mon 06 Nov 2023
November 3, 2023: Will Ukraine money lead to new immigration fight?
A Republican-backed $14.3 billion bill to aid Israel passed the House, but is going nowhere fast in the Senate. One reason is because the bill is funded by IRS cuts, which the nonpartisan Congression…
00:08:27 |
Fri 03 Nov 2023
November 2, 2023: Tuberville v. everyone else
Republican senators pushed to confirm more than 60 military nominees Wednesday evening in a direct challenge to fellow GOP member Tommy Tuberville and his blockade on promotions — but the Alabama sen…
00:08:30 |
Thu 02 Nov 2023
November 1, 2023: What we’re watching at the Global AI Summit
Over the next two days, tech giants and world leaders — including Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Vice President Kamala Harris — will gather in London for a summit on artificial intelligence. Highlighting th…
00:09:16 |
Wed 01 Nov 2023
October 31, 2023: Speaker Johnson's first big tests: Israel and the IRA
Speaker Mike Johnson has come out swinging in his first few days with the gavel. The newly-elected leader of the House has raised eyebrows in both parties with an announcement that he will use funds …
00:06:30 |
Tue 31 Oct 2023
October 30, 2023: Inside Biden's executive order on AI
In a meeting with lawmakers later today, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will talk artificial intelligence and Biden will issue an executive order expected to organize for federa…
00:08:35 |
Mon 30 Oct 2023
October 27, 2023: Inside Dean Phillips’ 2024 strategy
Today, Dean Phillips launches his presidential campaign in New Hampshire — a quixotic attempt to unseat President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary, mounted just ahead of the early state’s filing d…
00:08:37 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
October 26, 2023: Mike Johnson and the new center of GOP power
After a 23-day stalemate, House Republicans unanimously elected a new speaker: Rep. Mike Johnson. Now, the question being asked by much of Washington is: Mike who? We’ve got answers. Politics bureau …
00:11:17 |
Thu 26 Oct 2023
October 25, 2023: Trump torpedoes Tom Emmer
Donald Trump dominated headlines in Washington and around the country Tuesday. After staying mum for much of the House Speaker search process, Trump took to Truth Social to call frontrunner Tom Emmer…
00:08:49 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
October 24, 2023: The House begins...again
Now in its third week, the search for a new House Speaker leads House Republicans back to a private internal conference vote to decide who of the eight candidates should be the next nominee. Congress…
00:08:01 |
Tue 24 Oct 2023
October 23, 2023: It’s (Probably) Emmer Time
After more than two weeks and multiple failed floor votes, House Republicans have yet to elect a new speaker. Among nine declared candidates, Majority Whip Tom Emmer is most likely to win the GOP con…
00:07:34 |
Mon 23 Oct 2023
October 20, 2023: Biden's big speech comes with a big price tag
Rep. Jim Jordan has a press conference at 8 a.m. and another speaker vote scheduled for 10 a.m. Will 217 members of the Republican conference back him? Unlikely — but we’ll be watching. Plus, Preside…
00:07:57 |
Fri 20 Oct 2023
October 19, 2023: Looking grim for Jim
The House is still without a Speaker after Rep. Jim Jordan once again failed to receive the 217 votes necessary to secure the gavel.Rather than continuing with a second vote after the Ohio Republican…
00:09:18 |
Thu 19 Oct 2023
October 18, 2023: Why Jim Jordan’s Speaker bid is teetering
After failing well short of the necessary 217 votes, Rep. Jim Jordan scrambled yesterday to rescue his campaign for House speaker. But with a whopping 20 members of his own party breaking ranks, he's…
00:09:24 |
Wed 18 Oct 2023
October 17, 2023: It is Jim Jordan’s gavel to lose
In an unexpected turn of events, Rep. Jim Jordan has become the favorite to claim the Speaker’s gavel after an unprecedented number of initial detractors say they will flip their votes in favor of th…
00:08:11 |
Tue 17 Oct 2023
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