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
August 10, 2023: Ohio is a flashing red warning sign for 2024
As abortion rights advocates celebrate a major win in Ohio, eyes are turning to other purple-to-red states as Democrats potentially see a path to juice 2024 turnout in some of the most competitive ar…
00:07:43 |
Thu 10 Aug 2023
August 9, 2023: The Trump-sized wild card at the first GOP debate
Eight candidates – including, most recently, former Vice President Mike Pence – have qualified for the first GOP Presidential Debate. Will Donald Trump take the stage? Plus, a victory for proponents …
00:07:37 |
Wed 09 Aug 2023
August 8, 2023: Ohio’s test vote on abortion rights
Today voters in Ohio decide the fate of Issue 1, an amendment that would make it significantly harder to alter the state’s constitution. But the stakes are broader: If passed, it would immediately je…
00:07:24 |
Tue 08 Aug 2023
August 7, 2023: A telling moment in Trump’s D.C. criminal case
D.C. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has given Donald Trump until 5 p.m. today to respond to a protective order in his Washington, D.C., criminal case. Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza explains how this ev…
00:03:42 |
Mon 07 Aug 2023
August 4, 2023: Trump caught with hand in CA delegate cookie jar
Donald Trump’s third arraignment may be dominating chyrons nationwide this week, but in California, he and his allies are working to ensure that he can secure every last GOP delegate. Rivals like Ken…
00:04:45 |
Fri 04 Aug 2023
August 3, 2023: An uneasy Washington braces for Trump’s arraignment
With President Joe Biden still at the beach and Congress in August recess, there’s one gigantic story dominating the headlines today: Donald Trump’s expected arraignment in Washington D.C. following …
00:07:48 |
Thu 03 Aug 2023
August 2, 2023: The key revelations in the new Trump indictment
The case filed Tuesday by special counsel Jack Smith is the first attempt to hold Trump criminally accountable in a court of law for his actions between Election Day 2020 and Jan. 6, 2021 — actions w…
00:09:09 |
Wed 02 Aug 2023
August 1, 2023: What we learned from Trump's FEC filings
Midnight marked the mid-year FEC filing deadline for PACs and parties. Rachael Bade and data reporter Jessica Piper have a first look at the donations and spending habits of former President Donald T…
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Tue 01 Aug 2023
July 31, 2023: Summer recess's biggest unanswered questions
As Congress begins its summer recess, the biggest questions for the remainder of 2023 are coming into focus: Will Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema run for reelection? How will NRSC Chairman Steve Daine…
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Mon 31 Jul 2023
July 28, 2023: Trump faces three new felonies
Special counsel Jack Smith introduced three new felony charges against former President Donald Trump — including a blockbuster claim that he asked an employee to delete security camera footage sought…
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Fri 28 Jul 2023
July 27, 2023: Where's the recession? Not here
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell offered some good news on Wednesday: The Fed’s staff believes the U.S. will avoid a recession in 2023. Plus, so much for Ron DeSantis's campaign reset - check out …
00:07:29 |
Thu 27 Jul 2023
July 26, 2023: Inside the big DeSantis campaign shakeup
The campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis cut more than a third of its staff on Tuesday in another move billed as a 'reset.' Plus, Speaker Kevin McCarthy walks back comments he made on Fox News about…
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Wed 26 Jul 2023
July 25, 2023: Trump 2024 competitors are afraid to touch a Jan. 6 indictment
Donald Trump’s presidential race rivals are hesitating to leverage his impeding January 6 indictment, treating it like a new primary third rail. In a rare statement, Kevin McCarthy alludes to a possi…
00:04:38 |
Tue 25 Jul 2023
July 24, 2023: Why it’s Tim Scott’s turn in the GOP frying pan
Over the weekend, Tim Scott received the latest in a series of polls that show him in third place in some key early states. The candidate he’s closing the distance with: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis…
00:05:33 |
Mon 24 Jul 2023
July 21, 2023: The Trump impeachment promise continues to haunt McCarthy
The scoop about Kevin McCarthy’s promise to Donald Trump about an impeachment expungement vote continues to rock Capitol Hill. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema may be dashing confirmation hopes for Bid…
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Fri 21 Jul 2023
July 20, 2023: Inside McCarthy’s secret promise to Trump
After Kevin McCarthy suggested that Donald Trump may not be the strongest 2024 candidate, the former president fumed. So the speaker placated him with a promise: the House would vote expunge his impe…
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Thu 20 Jul 2023
July 19, 2023: Is Trump’s third indictment imminent?
Yesterday, Donald Trump announced that he expects to be indicted by special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 grand jury, citing a new “target letter” he received from investigators. Joining Playbook co-au…
00:07:52 |
Wed 19 Jul 2023
July 18, 2023: DeSantis tries a media reset
After largely eschewing mainstream media for months, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has a sit-down interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper this afternoon. All that, and everything else you need to know today.
00:07:43 |
Tue 18 Jul 2023
July 17, 2023: What to watch for in the FAA reauthorization
It’s not often that we in Washington obsess over a policy issue that everyday voters are following closely as well. That changes this week, as Congress hits the gas on legislation to reauthorize the …
00:05:56 |
Mon 17 Jul 2023
July 14, 2023: All eyes on the NDAA
Late last night, in a slight surprise, the House punted on the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual defense policy bill; SAG-AFTRA goes on strike today and Sally Goldenberg previews the Fam…
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Fri 14 Jul 2023
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