The Playbook Podcast

One fewer thorn in Cheney's side in Washington doesn't necessarily change her political fortunes in Wyoming. Plus: The Senate parliamentarian just changed the game for Biden's first-year agenda.

What happens in the next few weeks to Biden’s $2 trillion-plus spending plan could determine the course of his first two years in office. And so far, all signs are pointing to a second reconciliation bill.

Backlash against Georgia's sweeping new voting restrictions, news from our sit-down with Ron Klain and the latest on Gaetz-gate. Plus: Playbook dishes on former House Speaker John Boehner's scorching new book.

Not April Fools': Now that Biden's laid out his opening bid to fix up the nation's roads and bridges, it could take at least half a year for it to pass. Here's why.

Biden will formally pull back the curtain today on his multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure plan — his first swing at a victory both Trump and Obama failed to deliver.

Lawmakers are fighting tooth and nail to get their priorities included in the massive infrastructure bill Biden's set to unveil tomorrow. That's put one guy at the center of it all: Ron Klain.

After pushing through Covid relief using that wonky budget tool, Chuck Schumer’s gearing up for Reconciliation Part II — and III. Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza explains.

If there were a one-sentence takeaway from President Joe Biden's first press conference, this may be it. Plus: What the Senate has teed up after recess.

It’s a big day for Biden — one that’s coming later in his presidency than it has for any recent commander in chief. Playbook asked about 20 White House reporters what’s on their mind heading into Biden's first formal press conference.

Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Mazie Hirono threatened to block Biden picks who aren't part of a minority group. They backed off that threat yesterday — but it reveals a lot about the dynamics in Washington right now.