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   Number 1: US, Iran Escalate Attacks as Fighting Around Strait Heats Up

   Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. The US launched a fresh wave of strikes against targets in Iran and the Islamic Republic said it retaliated, as the back-and-forth of fighting between the two escalated. President Donald Trump said the US strikes were in retaliation for Iran trying to put mines in the Strait of Hormuz and for an earlier attack on a military base in Jordan. He warned of more attacks to come if Tehran responded. Within hours, Iran said its forces had launched a “decisive operation” against US bases in the region, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the new fighting “only tightened the lock on the Strait of Hormuz,” IRIB reported. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe and Kailey speak with: Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Tyler Kendall. Republican Congressman Marlin Stutzman of Indiana. Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino. Democratic Congresswoman Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania. Beacon Global Strategies Energy Practice Lead Clayton Seigle. Bloomberg News Managing Editor for International Security & Economy Nick Wadhams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   September 01, 2026·47min
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   Number 2: Trump Promises $5K Payment to US Adults if GOP Wins Midterms: Dallas Day Two

   Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this special edition of Balance of Power, Kailey Leinz hosts from our Dallas bureau to speak with several key figures in Texas for the first of its kind midterm convention for the Republican party, headlined by two primetime speeches from President Donald Trump. During his speech on opening night, President Donald Trump floated a dividend for American voters if his party wins the upcoming November midterm elections, promising a $5,000 payment to each US citizen adult if Republicans keep control of the House and Senate. On this edition, Kailey speaks with: Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg News Senior White House Reporter and Washington Correspondent & Bill Faries, Bloomberg News Senior Editor Congressman Jim Jordan, Republican representing Ohio's 4th District and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Beto O'Rourke, former Texas Congressman (D) and Democratic Nominee for Senate in 2018 and Governor in 2022 Patrick McHenry, Former Republican Congressman from North Carolina, former House Financial Services Committee Chairman, Bloomberg Contributor Rahm Emanuel, Former White House Chief of Staff (2009-2010), Former Mayor of Chicago (2011 to 2019), Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan (2022 to 2025) Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne, Republican representing Texas' 24th District/Member of House Ways and Means; Small Business Committees/Former Mayor of Irving, TX (2011-17) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   September 10, 2026·57min
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   Number 3: Trump Renames Lake Ontario

   Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. President Donald Trump announced he was moving to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, escalating his clash with Canada after trade negotiations between the two nations collapsed. Trump on Thursday signed a directive changing the name of the lake and said the move would take place “effective immediately.” The president previewed the move in a social media post earlier this week. The order signed by Trump said the Interior Department had 30 days to change the name in federal databases and materials. “Canada has been ripping us off for a long time on trade,” Trump told reporters when asked what message he was sending to the US’s northern neighbor. “They want to be treated like they’re a state, and so we just can’t do that anymore.” Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall is in for Kailey. Joe and Tyler speak with: Bloomberg White House Correspondent Kate Sullivan. Former US Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst. Jersey 1st President Rosemary Becchi and Maywood Strategies Principal Douglas Farrar. Bloomberg International Economics and Policy Correspondent Michael McKee. Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Kathryn Edwards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   August 27, 2026·36min
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   Number 4: Trump Challenges AI Guardrails, Canadian PM Carney on AI and US Trade

   Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. President Donald Trump attacked Anthropic PBC Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei for urging a slowdown in artificial intelligence development, intensifying his opposition to new guardrails for the technology. In a Monday social media post, Trump blamed a “SICK conspiracy” for voter backlash on AI data centers and increased concern about frontier models, adding that “the only one that is happy about it is China.” “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Trump posted. “We are leading China, and all others, and will continue to do so. Conspiracy Theorists, Treasonists, Traitors, and Leakers, BEWARE!” Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Kailey speaks with: Bloomberg News White House and Washington Correspondent Jeff Mason. Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and Bully Pulpit International Managing Partner Adam Hodge. Bloomberg News Ottawa Bureau Chief Brian Platt. Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Tyler Kendall. Bloomberg News National Security Team Leader Wendy Benjaminson. Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   September 14, 2026·44min
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   Number 5: BONUS: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Talks US Trade, AI Guardrails

   Bloomberg News' Ottawa Bureau Chief Brian Platt sits down with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ahead of the country's first national investment summit in Toronto. Carney says he thinks it’s still possible for the US and Canada to reach a “mutually advantageous” deal that would reduce trade barriers. He notes that Canada is "ready to sit down and negotiate that and move it forward". Carney adds that he welcomed President Trump’s comments over the weekend that he believed the countries could reach an agreement fairly soon. He also discusses the need to strengthen AI guardrails and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   September 14, 2026·16min
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