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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.
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Mar-a-Lago turns blue
Democrats got more big wins on Tuesday night, flipping two legislative seats in reliably red Florida, including the district containing President Dona...
Russia's oil play
A Russian oil tanker is steaming toward the Caribbean, most likely destined for Cuba. But that's not really the story behind the ship and its cargo. I...
Immigration in focus
Republicans so far have peeled off a handful of Democrats to pass the DHS funding bill in previous votes, but it's still stalled in the Senate. But ne...
Sen. Ruben Gallego wants to make Democrats fun again | "The Conversation"
When Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) won his Senate seat in 2024, he outperformed Kamala Harris in one of the closest battleground states in the country....
A tale of two Democrats
Ruben Gallego and Pete Buttigieg are trying to offer Democrats a roadmap back to relevance during the Trump era. Both are veterans, and both have a pi...
Trump's coalition challenge
President Donald Trump is still fuming over the lack of support that he has received from allied nations over the course of the war with Iran. That te...
The skeptics speak
VP JD Vance and DNI Tulsi Gabbard — two of the Trump administration's historically biggest war skeptics — are due to deliver remarks on Wednesday. Van...
Iran incursion risks MAGA revolt
As the Iran war stretches on with no clear end in sight, some on the right are growing concerned that President Donald Trump will be pulled further in...
Playing it Strait
President Donald Trump is calling on about seven countries that rely heavily on oil from the Middle East to band together to open up the Strait of Hor...
Sanders on BBQ, politics, and sneaking out of the governor’s mansion
We're bringing you an episode of our newest show, On the Road with Jonathan Martin.
POLITICO’s senior columnist sits down with Arkansas...
Hoosier hoopla
President Donald Trump's retribution campaign is landing in Indiana. After a raft of Republican state lawmakers spurned the White House's redistrictin...
The MAGA immigration malaise
A group of hard-line immigration hawks are pressing President Donald Trump's administration to keep up his mass deportation agenda, despite signals th...
Trump's timeline tightrope
This week kicked off with a tumultuous moment for the markets as the war with Iran set off panic and spiking oil prices. But the White House didn't fl...
An Iran off-ramp
After markets tumbled to open the week, President Donald Trump on Monday indicated that the war with Iran may not stretch as long as many have feared....
Trump's oil foil
Oil prices are soaring at record figures as the war with Iran continues expanding, with little sign of slowing down. The White House is urging calm, p...
Sen. Britt says Iran attack makes Americans safer | "The Conversation"
Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) is a young rising star in the Republican Party. She sits down with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns to talk about how the war against...
Call it like it is
During an exclusive interview with White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns, President Donald Trump made clear that his administration wants to be involve...
Trump's price pickle
The White House pledged that 2026 would see President Donald Trump focused on an affordability agenda, with voters feeling cost-of-living concerns ahe...
Texas-sized drama
The Texas Senate primary results produced every bit of drama that the races promised ahead of Election Day. Democrats are set to put state Rep. James...
The Iran messaging quagmire
After a relatively quiet weekend of official communications regarding the war in Iran, the Trump administration ramped up its messaging machine on Mon...
Trump's Iran equation
After a weekend of stunning strikes against Iran, President Donald Trump has said that the military campaign will continue for weeks. But questions re...
Sen. Slotkin on the real fight within the Democratic party | The Conversation
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) joins POLITICO's Dasha Burns on "The Conversation" and responds to President Trump's State of the Union address. Slotkin...
Trump's Texas two-step
With just days to go in the Texas Senate primary, President Donald Trump is descending on the Lone Star State today. But don't expect him to put his t...
Iran inflection point
Negotiations to reach a nuclear deal with Iran have reached a critical moment. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are back in Geneva for another round of...
Trump's SOTU show
Over the course of one hour and 47 minutes, President Donald Trump delivered the longest address to Congress in history. This year's State of the Unio...
A high-stakes SOTU
President Donald Trump is set to deliver his first official State of the Union address since returning to office on Tuesday night. But as he heads to...
Trump's Iran question
The immense buildup of U.S. military forces in the Middle East has the world on edge waiting for a decision from President Donald Trump on whether he...
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on what it'll take to end the war | "The Conversation"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins POLITICO’s Dasha Burns to discuss the United States’ role in ending the war, where Europe fits into the...
Groundhog Day at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is due for a decision day. Court watchers are waiting on two looming rulings that will have major implications for President Donald...
War and peace
President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is convening for its first meeting in D.C. But the countries gathering are doing so against the backdrop of a...
Texas scold 'em
The Democratic Senate primary in Texas lit up on the first day of early voting after state Rep. James Talarico's interview on Stephen Colbert's show w...
From Switzerland to Texas
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s top peace negotiating team, is in Switzerland today focused on Iran and Ukraine. The two wil...
Where does Fetterman fit among Democrats? | "The Conversation"
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) sat down with POLITICO's Dasha Burns on "The Conversation" for a wide-ranging discussion covering his stance on immigratio...
2028 runs through Munich
The Munich Security Conference kicks off on Friday — and it has turned into the marquee venue for Democrats with eyes toward 2028 to burnish their for...
Targeting Trump’s tariffs
The House voted to block President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with six Republicans joining Democrats in the symbolic rebuke. While the future i...
Bondi's big day
AG Pam Bondi is due on the Hill today as a series of storylines swirls around her Justice Department. When she sits before the House Judiciary Committ...
Hot seat on the Hill
The leaders of ICE and CBP, two of the agencies leading President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, will sit for testimony before the House Homela...
The Epstein saga spins on
Ghislaine Maxwell is due before Congress today — but don't expect to learn much new. Maxwell, the longtime co-conspirator of the late convicted sex o...
María Corina Machado on her hopes for Venezuela’s future | "The Conversation"
Venezuelan politician and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says that Venezuela could have a new democratic election in less than a year. The Nob...
Make the Monoculture Great Again
The Winter Olympics are set to get underway this weekend — amid the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s first year of his second term. Though he won’...