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
- 1941
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
June 12, 2025: Newsom v. Trump
California and the Trump administration face off in federal court today over President Donald Trump’s deployment of military troops to Los Angeles in a legal battle that could determine the limits of…
00:13:25 |
Thu 12 Jun 2025
June 11, 2025: The Trump-Newsom clash heats up
As protests against ICE raids in Los Angeles continue, so does the standoff between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump. In a dramatic eight-minute address last night, Newsom laid…
00:13:54 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
June 10, 2025: Federal forces flood L.A.
As protests against ICE raids continue in Los Angeles, President Donald Trump is flexing his power in a way the nation hasn’t seen in decades, deploying 4,000 National Guard troops and roughly 700 Ma…
00:15:24 |
Tue 10 Jun 2025
June 9, 2025: Fire and ICE
As anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles grow and, in some instances, turn violent, President Donald Trump has deployed the California National Guard — the first time in 60 years a president has activated…
00:16:27 |
Mon 09 Jun 2025
New from Politico: Rahm Emanuel joins The Conversation
Listen to the latest episode of Politico’s new podcast, The Conversation with Dasha Burns. Rahm Emanuel has had just about every job in politics under the sun: congressman, White House chief of staff…
00:43:36 |
Sun 08 Jun 2025
June 6, 2025: The Trump-Musk divorce gets ugly
The gloves are off between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, and Playbook’s Zack Stanton and Adam Wren have all the explosive details. Today, Trump White House officials are due to have a call with Musk in…
00:11:01 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
June 5, 2024: Trump’s after-hours hat trick
In a trio of announcements last night, President Donald Trump unveiled a new travel ban barring entry into the U.S. by residents from of 12 nations, a fresh attempt to block Harvard-enrolled internat…
00:15:59 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
June 4, 2025: Musk vs. MAGA
The moment has finally arrived: Elon Musk turned his chainsaw on the Trump White House yesterday in a blitz of X posts taking aim at the president’s reconciliation bill. Calling it an “abomination” a…
00:12:26 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
June 3, 2025: Trump turns the screws
President Donald Trump is calling. Will Senate Republicans answer? As the GOP homes in on the votes needed to pass the all-important reconciliation bill through the upper chamber, the president is es…
00:13:52 |
Tue 03 Jun 2025
June 2, 2025: Antisemitic attack spurs new immigration debate
Yesterday in Colorado, a man shouted “Free Palestine” as he attacked a group of elderly demonstrators who had gathered to peacefully advocate for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. The episode …
00:15:15 |
Mon 02 Jun 2025
New from Politico: The Conversation with Dasha Burns
Listen to the first episode of Politico’s new podcast, The Conversation with Dasha Burns. Dr. Mehmet Oz, former TV host and Pennsylvania Senate candidate, is one of America’s most famous physicians. …
00:45:36 |
Sun 01 Jun 2025
May 30, 2025: How 2026 looks from a key battleground
It’s a swing state with an open U.S. Senate seat, several competitive House races, an open gubernatorial seat — oh, and a potential leading 2028 candidate serving as governor. You may call it a polit…
00:14:12 |
Fri 30 May 2025
May 29, 2025: Trump vs. the courts — again
President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda has largely relied on one central claim: that America faces a national emergency that justifies the president taking extraordinary measures. Yesterday, a federa…
00:17:20 |
Thu 29 May 2025
May 28, 2025: Trump’s big crypto play
Even as President Donald Trump himself has a (relatively) quiet couple days, the gears of his administration continue to turn, and the pairing of his political and personal interests continues, braze…
00:11:49 |
Wed 28 May 2025
May 27, 2025: Inside Trump’s ‘destabilize and reshape’ strategy
The biggest story in Washington today isn’t really in Washington; it’s about how Washington is affecting pretty much every place else. With Congress out on Memorial Day recess, the focus in D.C. toda…
00:16:03 |
Tue 27 May 2025
May 23, 2025: Trump and the politics of payback
Revenge, the saying goes, is a dish best served cold. And this week, the Trump administration is serving up a veritable buffet. Whether blocking Harvard University from enrolling international studen…
00:13:01 |
Fri 23 May 2025
May 22, 2025: All the president’s memecoins
Tonight, Donald Trump goes where no president has gone before: to an invite-only dinner for investors in a cryptocurrency bearing his name. The unprecedented event is the latest in a pile of entangle…
00:13:27 |
Thu 22 May 2025
May 21, 2025: Defending a legacy, Biden edition
Former President Joe Biden is trying to lay low. But with the conversation in Washington dominated by the fallout from his cancer diagnosis and the continuing revelations from Jake Tapper and Alex Th…
00:12:06 |
Wed 21 May 2025
May 20, 2025: The book Washington can’t stop talking about
The year’s most anticipated book in Washington has finally arrived: Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s “Original Sin” dropped overnight, just as Joe Biden’s physical and cognitive health as president is…
00:14:39 |
Tue 20 May 2025
May 19, 2025: Biden’s cancer diagnosis rocks DC
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. This news comes just days before the release of a hotly anticipated book that promises to reveal information …
00:12:36 |
Mon 19 May 2025
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