The Playbook Podcast

With a trial start date finally on the horizon, the pressure is on for Senate Republicans to acquit former President Trump. And that’s regardless of whether they think he actually committed an impeachable offense. 

President Joe Biden followed through on several first-day promises, but there are a few big ones he hasn't hit yet. Plus: impeachment timeline news and GOP fractures.

The Democratic takeover of the White House and Congress is complete. But what to do with it is an open question. Here's what we're watching as key players work out their game plan.

Joe Biden officially becomes president today. He'll issue a flurry of executive orders. But he's also inheriting a mess: including a Schumer-McConnell standoff.

New administration, new Playbook! We reveal our four new Playbook authors, and the insider drama in the White House and on Capitol Hill as Trump exits the building.

Trump's impeachment trial could start an hour after Biden is sworn into office. But can the Senate try him? And can the Supreme Court intervene?

For the second time in just over a year, it's the morning after impeachment day. Here's what's next, and Playbook guest author Ben Shapiro's take on why most Republicans opposed impeachment despite the president's role in last week's deadly insurrection.

MSNBC's Chris Hayes joins today's POLITICO Playbook audio briefing as we prep for the first-ever second impeachment day in American history.

Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns joins this special edition of the POLITICO Playbook Audio Briefing, as Congress prepares for another impeachment push and fallout continues from last week's deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.