Balance of Power

Bloomberg Chief Washington Correspondent Kevin Cirilli delivers 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.Guests: Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, Chief Economist for Commerce with Obama Administration, Senior Resident Fellow at Third Way, Former Chief Global Economist at Ford Motor, Justin Sink, White House Correspondent for Bloomberg, John Sitilides, Geopolitical Strategist at Trilogy Advisors/Diplomacy Consultant to the Department of State, Charles Ellison Veteran Political Strategist and Publisher of theBEnote.com and French Hill US Congressman representing Arkansas’s Second Congressional District, RepublicanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Rick Davis, Partner at Stone Court Capital and former campaign manager for John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, Eli Lake, Bloomberg Opinion columnist, Mario Parker, Bloomberg White House reporter, Doug Heye, Senior Vice President of Media at Craft Media & Digital, and Max Burns, Democratic Strategist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Joe Madison, host the Black Eagle on Sirius XM, legendary civil rights activist, Mattie Duppler, Founder of Forward Strategies, Senior Fellow at the National Taxpayers Union, aChris Hahn, Host of "The Aggressive Progressive" podcast, former-senior aide to Senator Chuck Schumer, and Meg Whitman, CEO of Quibi, and former HP CEO.Bloomberg's Michael Barr, Jason Kelly and Mike Lynch also spoke with Jason Wright, President of the NFL's Washington Football team about the reaction of professional athletes to racial injustice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Hogan Gidley, Trump 2020 National Press Secretary, Rob Carolan, Bloomberg meteorologist, Brian Morgenstern, Special Assistant to the President, WH Deputy Press Secretary and Deputy Communication Director, Bryan Lanza, Republican Strategist, and former Deputy Communications Director for the Trump 2016 campaign, and Doug Thornell, Partner & Head of SKDKPolitical at SKDKnickerbocker, and former lead media strategist to the DNC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Andy Puzder, Senior Fellow at the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy, Former CEO of CKE Restaurants and Author of “Getting America Back to Work,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, AB Stoddard, Associate Editor at Real Clear Politics, Lester Munson, Principal at government relations firm, BGR Group, and Donald Trump Jr., Executive VP at the Trump Organization.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Tim Murtaugh, Director Of Communications for Trump for President campaign, Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, Justin Sink, Bloomberg White House reporter, Bill McGinley, Principal at The Vogel Group, and former White House Cabinet Secretary, and Fernando Espuelas, CEO of a new Hispanic Super PAC "American Latinos United" and Univision radio host.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Eli Yokley, Political reporter for Morning Consult, Karen Finney, Democratic strategist and Former Clinton campaign spokeswoman, Roger Fisk, Democratic Strategist and Principal of New Day Strategy, Matt Gorman, Vice President at Targeted Victory & Former NRCC Communications Director, and Guy Snodgrass, CEO of Defense Analytics, former director of communications and chief speechwriter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis and author of “Holding the Line: Inside Trump’s Pentagon with Secretary Mattis.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou, Bloomberg national political reporter, Greg Brower, former FBI Assistant Director, former US Attorney and Partner at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Adam Goodman, Republican media strategist, columnist and partner at Ballard Partners in Washington, David Jolly, former GOP Florida Congressman, executive chairman of Serve America Movement and host of the new podcast "American Resolution" and Keith Krach, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Tyler Pager, Bloomberg national politics reporter, Jeff Weaver, former Senior Advisor for Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign and former campaign manager for Bernie Sanders in 2016, Josh Galper, co-founder and partner of public relations firm Trident DMG and the law firm Davis, Goldberg & Galper, and a former DNC convention speechwriter, and Brian Darling, former Senior Communications Director for Sen. Rand Paul and Founder of Liberty Government Affairs.Kevin also spoke to Keith Krach, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth about the letter he sent asking colleges and universities to divest from Chinese holdings in their endowments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Ryan Teague Beckwith, Bloomberg national political reporter, Jen Psaki, Former WH Communications Director for the Obama Administration, Rick Davis, Partner at Stone Court Capital, former campaign manager for John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign and Bloomberg Contributor, George Seay, CEO of Annandale Capital, Texas businessman, and former senior advisor to Marco Rubio's 2016 presidential campaign, and Luis Miranda, Former DNC Communications Director and Director of Communications And Politics at Alloy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Wendy Benjaminson, Bloomberg Politics Editor, Nikki Fried, Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Steve Cortes, Trump 2020 Senior Advisor of Strategy, Jim Kessler, Senior VP for Policy and Cofounder of Thirdway, and former Policy Director for Senator Chuck Schumer, and Colin Reed, GOP Strategist & Managing Director at the Levinson Group.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to President Trump, Ramesh Ponnuru, Bloomberg Opinion columnist, senior editor at National Review, and visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Delaware Senator Chris Coons, Frank Maisano, Partner at Bracewell’s Policy Resolution Group and David Tafuri, Former Obama Campaign Foreign Policy Adviser.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli speaks to Avi Berkowitz, Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations about the joint statement released from the U.S., Israel and the United Arab Emirates announcing that the two Mideast nations will begin normalizing relations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer, former US Ambassador to Israel, former US Ambassador to Egypt, and Lecturer and S. Daniel Abraham Professor of Middle East Policy Studies at Princeton University, Avi Berkowitz, Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations, Matt Brooks, Republican strategist and Executive Director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Joel Rubin, Democratic strategist and former deputy assistant secretary for Legislative Affairs at the State Department, and Gregory Korte, Bloomberg National Political reporter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Senior Advisor for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, Chuck Rocha discusses his book, "Tio Bernie: The Inside Story of How Bernie Sanders Brought Latinos Into The Political Revolution," Other guests include: Robert Shapiro, Chairman of Sonecon, Doug Heye, Senior Vice President of Media at Craft Media & Digital, and Laura Fink, Democratic Strategist and Founder & CEO of Rebelle Communications.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg White House reporter, Jeanne Zaino, Bloomberg Politics Contributor and Iona College Professor, Kevin Walling, Democratic Strategist at HG Creative media, Rick Davis, Partner at Stone Court Capital, former campaign manager for John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign and Bloomberg Contributor, James Hohmann, National Political Correspondent for The Washington Post and Author of The Daily 202, Al Mottur, Democratic Strategist and Partner at Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber & Schreck, Boyd Matheson, former Chief of Staff for Senator Mike Lee, and Opinion editor at the Deseret News, and Max Burns, Democratic Strategist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Brandon Neal, Democratic strategist, former deputy chief of staff and political advisor to Rep. Karen Bass, and senior advisor to Pete Buttigieg’s Presidential Campaign, Amos Snead, Executive Vice President at ADFERO, DNC Chairman Tom Perez, Alex Ebert, Bloomberg Law reporter, and Mattie Duppler, Founder of Forward Strategies, and Senior Fellow at the National Taxpayers Union.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Greg Giroux, Bloomberg Government Elections reporter, Richard Fowler, Nationally Syndicated Radio Show Host and Fox News Contributor, and Tyler Deaton, Republican strategist and fundraiser, President of Allegiance Strategies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg White House reporter, Wendy Benjaminson, Bloomberg Politics Editor, Jennifer Nassour, Former Chairwoman of the Massachusetts Republican Party and Founder for Conservative Women for a Better Future, and Kristen Hawn, Democratic Strategist, Senior Advisor at Rokk Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Rep. John Garamendi, a Democrat representing California's 3rd congressional district, Roger Fisk, Democratic Strategist, and Principal of New Day Strategy, and Sarah Lenti, Republican Strategist and Executive Director at The Lincoln Project.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Ben Brody, Bloomberg Tech policy reporter, Tony Blinken, Biden for President Senior Policy Advisor, and former Deputy National Security Advisor under President Obama, Drew Littman, Policy Director at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, and former Chief of Staff for Senator Al Franken, and Jack Kingston, Former Republican Georgia Congressman, Trump 2020 campaign surrogate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Mario Parker, Bloomberg White House reporter, Matt Bennett, Co-Founder Third Way and Democratic Strategist, Alex Vogel, CEO of the Vogel Group, and former Chief Counsel for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Congressman Trey Hollingsworth, a Republican representing Indiana's 9th district.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rep. Denver Riggleman, a Republican representing Virgina's 5th congressional district told Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli he is seriously considering a run for Virginia governor. They also discussed efforts by lawmakers to reach a deal on a stimulus package and his efforts to honor Purple Star Families. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Jordan Fabian, Bloomberg White House reporter, Former Florida Congressman Patrick Murphy, Adam Goodman, Republican media strategist, columnist and partner at Ballard Partners in Washington, Congressman Bruce Westerman, a Republican representing Arkansas's 4th district, and Jack Fitzpatrick, Bloomberg Government Congressional reporter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Ben Brody, Bloomberg Tech lobbying reporter, Stef Feldman, Policy Advisor for the Joe Biden for President campaign, Mercedes Schlapp, Senior Advisor for the Trump campaign, Joe Crowley, former New York Congressman, Amos Snead, Executive Vice President at ADFERO, and Congressman Denver Riggleman, a Republican representing Virginia's 5th district.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Jennifer Jacobs, Bloomberg White House reporter, Jack Fitzpatrick, Bloomberg Government Congressional reporter, Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman, Rep. Max Rose, a democrat representing New York's 11th congressional district, Matt Gorman, Vice President at Targeted Victory, and Max Burns, Democratic Strategist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman, Gregg Brunson-Pitts, President of Advanced Aviation Team, Mattie Duppler, Founder of Forward Strategies and Senior Fellow at the National Taxpayers Union, Joel Rubin, Democratic strategist and former State Department deputy assistant secretary for Legislative Affairs, and Eli Yokley, Political reporter for Morning Consult.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, Jonathan Spalter, President of US Telecom, and Ron Bonjean, Partner at Rokk Solutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Tyler Deaton, Republican strategist, fundraiser, and President of Allegiance Strategies, and Kevin Walling, Democratic Strategist at HG Creative media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Ryan Teague Beckwith, Bloomberg National Political reporter, Joel Payne, Democratic Strategist, and former Director of African-American media outreach for Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, and Erik Wasson, Bloomberg Congressional reporter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg News White House reporter, John H. Jackson, President and CEO of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, Mattie Duppler, Founder of Forward Strategies, and Senior Fellow at the National Taxpayers Union, and former Alaska Senator Mark Begich, Strategic Consulting Advisor at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Stacey Abrams, Founder of Fair Fight and 2018 Democratic nominee for Georgia Governor, Michael Easter, health journalist, author of the forthcoming book, "The Comfort Crisis" and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, AB Stoddard, Associate Editor at Real Clear Politics, and Roger Fisk, Democratic Strategist and Principal of New Day Strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Congresswoman for the District of Columbia, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rick Davis, Partner at Stone Court Capital and former campaign manager for John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and Rep. Ken Buck, a Republican representing Colorado's 4th district..See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Jordan Fabian, Bloomberg White House Reporter, Republican Georgia Senator David Perdue, John Sitilides, Geopolitical strategist at Trilogy Advisors, and former Democratic Florida Congressman Patrick Murphy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg White House Reporter, Doug Heye, Senior Vice President of Media at Craft Media & Digital, Kristen Hawn, Democratic Strategist, and Senior Advisor at Rokk Solutions, and Steven Kyle, associate professor in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Republican Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, Joel Rubin, Democratic strategist and former deputy assistant secretary for Legislative Affairs at the State Department, and Adam Goodman, Republican media strategist, columnist and partner at Ballard Partners in Washington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Penny Pritzker, Former U.S. Commerce Secretary, CMS Administrator Seema Verma, Brad Wenstrup, a Republican representing Ohio's 2nd Congressional district, and Arkansas Republican Congressman French Hill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Corey Lewandowski, Senior Advisor for the Trump 2020 Campaign, Tyler Goodspeed, Acting Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, and Virginia Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Greta Van Susteren, Chief National Political Analyst for Gray Media and Host of Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Democratic Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza, and Lester Munson, Principal at government relations firm, BGR Group.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chief Washington Correspondent Kevin Cirilli speaks to White House officials about the Trump Administration's response to COVID-19.Guests: Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House’s coronavirus task force, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, Rep. Brad Wenstrup, a Republican representing Ohio's 2nd Congressional district, SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza, Ben Williamson, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff, CMS Administrator Seema Verma, Marc Short, Chief of Staff for Vice President Mike Pence, and Tyler Goodspeed, Acting Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rep. Brad Wenstrup, a Republican representing Ohio's 2nd Congressional district discusses plans for the next economic stimulus package. He speaks with Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House’s coronavirus task force, Marc Short, Chief of Staff for Vice President Mike Pence, Al Mottur, Democratic Strategist and Partner at Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber & Schreck, and Bill McGinley, Principal at The Vogel Group, and former White House Cabinet Secretary.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Jordan Fabian, Bloomberg White House reporter, Calvin Schnure, Senior Economist at Nareit, Jim Kessler, Co-founder and Senior Vice President for Policy at Thirdway and Former Policy Director for Senator Chuck Schumer, and Former Ohio Republican Congressman Jim Renacci.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Tom Perez, DNC Chairman, Keith Krach, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth, Mattie Duppler, Founder of Forward Strategies and Senior Fellow at the National Taxpayers Union and Marc A. Ross, Founder of Caracal Global.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Stephen Vaughn, Former USTR General Council, Kip Eideberg, Senior Vice President at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Wendi Wallace, Deputy Executive Director at the Democratic Governors Association, Jennifer Nassour, Republican Strategist, Former Chairwoman of the Massachusetts Republican Party and Founder for Conservative Women for a Better Future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Congressman Patrick McHenry, a Republican representing North Carolina's 10th district, George Seay, CEO of Annandale Capital, Adam Hodge, Senior Vice President at Ariel Investments, and Anna Ashton, Senior Director, Government Affairs, US-China Business Council.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Justin Sink, Bloomberg White House reporter, Lauren Claffey, Republican Strategist and Managing Director at Hamilton Place Strategies, Laura Fink, Democratic Strategist and Founder & CEO of Rebelle Communications, and Greg Stohr, Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Republican Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, Max Nisen, Bloomberg Opinion columnist, Thomas Tighe, CEO and President of Direct Relief, Republican Texas Congressman Michael McCaul, Roger Fisk, Democratic Strategist and Principal of New Day Strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Deepa, Mahajan, Partner at McKinsey and Company in San Francisco, Tom Orlik, Bloomberg Economics Chief Economist and author of the new book, "China, The Bubble That Never Pops," and Frank Maisano, Partner at Bracewell’s Policy Resolution Group.Bloomberg Businessweek host Jason Kelly spoke exclusively to LeBron James and Maverick Carter about James' mission to combat voter suppression.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg White House reporter, Joe Crowley, former New York Congressman and Democratic Caucus Chair, and Matt Gorman, Vice President at Targeted Victory & Former NRCC Communications Director. Kevin also spoke with former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana and former Democratic candidate for president, Pete Buttigieg about trade and the 2020 election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.