Mike Hinkley, founder of the Growth Equity Interview Guide and formerly of Airbnb, joins the podcast to take a deep dive into the problems and opportunities of embedded finance.

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Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Joe Biden traded letters over talks to raise the debt limit as each side sought to ramp up the pressure for a deal that would end a partisan standoff. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson and Paul M. Krawzak assess the tactics used by both sides and the challenges facing Republicans in trying to produce a budget resolution.

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The country’s founders were big fans of separating the powers of the branches of government. The current tussles among Congress, the White House and the courts show that the debate over where one institution’s authority ends and another begins is as lively as ever.

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President Joe Biden wants to see a Republican budget before resuming fiscal talks with Speaker Kevin McCarthy. But Republicans say their budget will be delayed as they urge negotiations over raising the debt limit. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson and Aidan Quigley outline the debt limit standoff and a war of words between the parties over the impact of potential spending cuts.

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Amias Gerety, former Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, discusses what’s new, and what’s different, in the SVB and Credit Suisse banking turmoil.

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For decades, CQ has studied the votes of members of Congress and lined them up according to party unity, loyalty to the president, participation, and more. There is a lot that goes into it, and people around the world look to these studies to make sense of the legislative branch. Ryan Kelly and Herb Jackson from the CQ Roll Call newsroom discuss CQ’s annual vote studies. 

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Senate Republican budget writers waged a multifront offensive on President Joe Biden's fiscal 2024 budget request, while Democrats pointed to a Congressional Budget Office analysis to say House GOP budget plans are unrealistic. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Paul M. Krawzak assess how Biden's blueprint was received on Capitol Hill and what it means for the appropriations process.

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The Gridiron Club is one of Washington’s longest-standing journalism institutions. Founded in 1885, it is known for its annual dinner, a gathering of club members, fellow journalists and Washington elites. Normally shrouded in secrecy, the Gridiron is making news. National Journal’s George Condon discusses everything you wanted to know about the Gridiron, but were afraid to ask.

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Circle’s Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte offers his perspective from front lines after the most harrowing week in the banking sector since the 2008 financial crisis.

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President Joe Biden unveiled a fiscal 2024 blueprint that Republicans have promised to oppose. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Aidan Quigley outline the tax and spending proposals and how they will influence this year's battles over appropriations, taxes and the debt limit.

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