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
- 1944
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
March 11, 2021: Is Biden’s next bid for bipartisanship dead already?
It didn’t happen with Covid relief. But President Joe Biden says he really, really wants to go bipartisan on infrastructure. Here's why that's even less likely than GOP stimulus cooperation.
00:08:46 |
Thu 11 Mar 2021
March 10, 2021: Decoding Joe Manchin
If you’re still confused about where Joe Manchin is on the filibuster, you’re far from alone. Plus: The House is teeing up the massive Covid relief bill for final approval today.
00:08:12 |
Wed 10 Mar 2021
March 9, 2021: Biden taps another Big Tech trustbuster
A new Biden nomination could seriously shake up Washington’s approach to Big Tech. Plus: This could be the big day for Covid relief.
00:07:14 |
Tue 09 Mar 2021
March 8, 2021: Staring down Stimulus Week
After a dramatic weekend — and no, we're not talking about the Harry and Meghan special — there's one last hurdle for the Covid aid package: a final vote in the House.
00:08:16 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
March 5, 2021: Vote-a-rama, the sequel
The Senate is set to kick off a vote-a-rama on amendments to the Covid-19 package today — and Republicans are vowing to make it as painful as possible for their Democratic counterparts.
00:06:46 |
Fri 05 Mar 2021
March 3, 2021: Biden's budget drama
Neera Tanden has left the building. So who's next for Biden's budget chief? Plus: What to watch for on Covid relief in the Senate today.
00:07:18 |
Wed 03 Mar 2021
March 2, 2021: Biden campaign promises head for the Senate graveyard
Democrats are looking at a serious hangover once they celebrate getting Covid relief signed into law — courtesy of the Senate filibuster. Here’s Playbook’s handicapping of a few Democratic proposals …
00:08:50 |
Tue 02 Mar 2021
March 1, 2021: What Trump’s CPAC speech portends for the GOP
After weeks in relative isolation at Mar-a-Lago without Twitter, Trump emerged at CPAC on Sunday ready to let loose. Here’s what we learned from his first big post-presidency speech.
00:07:21 |
Mon 01 Mar 2021
February 26, 2021: Progressives suffer their first big blow of the Biden presidency
The Senate referee has officially made her call: It’s a no-go on raising the minimum wage through Biden’s Covid bill. After this crushing blow for progressives, we walk through four possible paths fo…
00:08:22 |
Fri 26 Feb 2021
February 25, 2021: Will she or won't she?
All eyes are on Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who is expected to rule as soon as today on whether a $15 minimum wage can be tucked into Biden's Covid relief bill. Plus: Two other big s…
00:07:03 |
Thu 25 Feb 2021
February 23, 2021: The first insurrection hearing
Today, Congress finally gets its first chance for answers about the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Plus: Playbook has the scoop on an anti-Big Tech crusader poised to join the Biden administration.
00:07:47 |
Tue 23 Feb 2021
February 19, 2021: The return of the Washington scandal
The drama of Ted Cruz returning from sunny Mexico — chastened and apologetic for fleeing Texas while 3 million of his constituents remained without power — was a kind of throwback to an era when poli…
00:08:45 |
Fri 19 Feb 2021
February 18, 2021: Big immigration bill drop ahead
Today is the big reveal for President Biden’s immigration bill. Here's what's inside — and why the final version might look a lot different from what's unveiled this morning.
00:08:09 |
Thu 18 Feb 2021
February 17, 2021: The best (and worst) of Biden's town hall
Here are our superlatives from Joe Biden’s first town hall since he took office — from harshest toss under the bus to biggest progressive slap-downs.
00:08:28 |
Wed 17 Feb 2021
February 16, 2021: Republicans can't quit Trump
Donald Trump may have been acquitted for a second time over the weekend. But despite that gripping impeachment-trial presentation laying out the ex-president’s role in the Capitol rampage, the GOP re…
00:06:36 |
Tue 16 Feb 2021
February 11, 2021: A Republican senator’s impeachment conundrum
Reliving Jan. 6 was always going to be hard for senators. Emotions ran high in the chamber during the impeachment managers’ presentation Wednesday, as senators saw just how close the mob, egged on by…
00:06:46 |
Thu 11 Feb 2021
February 10, 2021: Top 6 impeachment trial takeaways
McConnell's signaling to Republicans to vote with their conscience, but only one has changed sides so far. Even after Trump's lawyers left Republicans shaking their heads. Listen here for the top 6 t…
00:07:22 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
February 8, 2021: Impeachment Week!
Democrats are torn over strategy as they kick off the second impeachment of Donald Trump, with impeachment managers feeling muzzled by party leaders.
00:06:19 |
Mon 08 Feb 2021
February 5, 2021: Dems barrel toward reconciliation
A first in Playbook: As Democrats take another step toward passing Biden's $1.9 trillion relief plan without GOP support, the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus will call on House Democratic leaders t…
00:05:50 |
Fri 05 Feb 2021
February 4, 2021: Vote-a-rama drama
Bring on the Red Bull: It’s time for a good old-fashioned all-nighter in the Senate tonight. Plus: If you’re trying to figure out the direction of the GOP after that circus of a conference meeting ye…
00:06:23 |
Thu 04 Feb 2021
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