
Balance of Power
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Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer
Kevin spoke with Sean Rankin, Executive Director of the Democratic Attorneys General Association, and Jordan Fabian, White House Correspondent at The Hill. They discussed Iran, the Democratic debates, and the battle over whether to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.Kevin also spoke with Sean Spicer, Former White House Press Secretary and Senior Adviser, America First Action on reaction to President Trump picking Stephanie Grisham to serve as the next White House press secretary and communications director.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Extra: Designated Survivor Reboot on Netflix
In this Sound On Extra podcast, Eric Schultz, Senior Advisor to Barack Obama and Founder and CEO of the Schultz Group discusses his role as a consultant on Season 3 of the Netflix political thriller "Designated Survivor."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

G-20, Democratic Debates & Iran
Kevin spoke with Scott Mulhauser, Founder of Aperture Strategies, and Lauren Claffey, Republican Strategist, Managing Director at Hamilton Place Strategies. They discussed Iran, the upcoming Democratic presidential debates, immigration, and the G-20 summit.Kevin also spoke with Eric Schultz, Senior Adviser to President Barack Obama and Founder and CEO, The Schultz Group. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iran, 2020 Debate Preview & Immigration
Kevin spoke with Shannon Pettypiece, Bloomberg News White House reporter, Jack Fitzpatrick, Bloomberg Government Congressional reporter, and Al Weaver, National Political Reporter at the Hill Newspaper. They discussed Iran, 2020 elections and immigration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iran, USMCA & Immigration
Kevin spoke with Luis Miranda, Former DNC Communications Director, and Louise Schiavone, Journalist and Senior Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University CAREY Business School. They discussed Iran's shooting-down of a U-S drone, USMCA, and comments made by Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fed Rate Decision, Trade, Trump 2020 Speech
Guests: Marc Ross, founder of Caracal Global and Mattie Dupler, Senior Fellow at the National Taxpayers Union and former Former Coalitions Director for the House Republican Conference.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump 2020 Campaign Kickoff, Fed Chair Powell Future, Trade
Guests include: Kevin Walling, Democratic Strategist at HG Creative Media and Matt Gorman, Vice President at Targeted Victory & Former NRCC Communications Director.Marc Lotter, Trump 2020 Campaign Strategic Communications Director called in live from Orlando ahead of President Trump’s formal kick off speech for his 2020 re-election bid.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2020 Elections, Trade & Miami Democratic Debate
Guests include Raul Alvillar, Democratic Strategist and former national political director for the Democratic National Committee, Lauren Claffey, Republican Strategist, Managing Director at Hamilton Place Strategies, and Tom Perez, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. They discussed 2020 campaign's, the democratic debate in Miami, and trade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iran, Sanders Resignation & Hatch Act
Guests include Norm Roule, Former CIA National Intelligence Manager for Iran and Senior Advisor, Counter Extremism Project and United Against Nuclear Iran, Capri Cafaro, Executive in Residence at American University, and Former Democratic minority leader, Ohio Senate, and Bill Faries, Bloomberg News National Security Team Leader. They discussed U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo's comments on Iran, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders leaving the Trump administration, and Kellyanne Conway under attack for Hatch Act violations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senator Ben Cardin on Tariffs, Trade & G-20
Kevin spoke with Richard Fowler, Nationally Syndicated Radio Show Host and Fox News Contributor, and Brendan Buck, Former Spokesman and Advisor to House Speaker Paul Ryan and partner at Blue Engine Message & Media. They discussed President Trump's meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Mexico and China tariffs, and 2020 elections. Akunna Cook, founding executive director of the Black Economic Alliance, discussed their new nationwide survey focused exclusively on economic priorities for African Americans. The group has a presidential forum later this week in South Carolina with a major focus on economic issues.Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Finance Committee member, discussed tariffs, trade and and the Nord Stream 2 project.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Presidential Candidate John Delaney
Kevin spoke with Presidential candidate John Delaney to discuss his 2020 presidential campaign.Kevin also spoke with Adam Green, Co-Founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and Matt Brooks, Republican strategist and Executive Director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, about trade, Trump's comments on Vice President Joe Biden, and the 2020 elections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump Comments on Nixon, CFPB’s Kathy Kraninger
Guests include: Eli Yokley, Political reporter for Morning Consult, Marc Ross, founder of Caracal Global, Alex Wayne, Bloomberg News White House Team LeaderKevin also spoke to Kathy Kraninger, Director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) about the future of the CFPB and the agency’s stance on payday lending.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jobs Day, Mexico-U.S. Trade, Russia-Huawei Deal
Panel guests include: Mattie Duppler, Senior Fellow at the National Taxpayers Union and Democratic strategist Joel Payne.Kevin also spoke to Presidential candidate and Montana Democratic Governor Steve Bullock who said he should be allowed to participate in the first Democratic presidential debate later this month.Other guests include: Robert Strayer, State Deptartment Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy discussed the Russia-Huawei deal and China’s Influence Over 5G Vendors.Matt Schlapp, Chairman of the American Conservative Union discussed Medicare for All and trade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Van Hollen, Joe Crowley, Mexico Tariffs
Guests include: Former Democratic New York Congressman Joe Crowley and Sery Kim, Republican Strategist and former Senior Advisor in the Trump Administration.Kevin also talked to Senator Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat from Maryland about the letter he sent along with seven other senators asking the Federal Reserve to determine whether Deutsche Bank complied with anti-money-laundering laws.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rep. Darin LaHood on Trade
Guests include Doug Heye, Republican Strategist, Former RNC Communications Director & Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Krystal Ball, Democratic Strategist and Rising co-host on Hill TV.Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL), Ways and Means Committee member, discusses trade.Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, (D-NY) discusses impeachment and USMCA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump U.K. Visit, Tariffs & Big Tech
Guests include Roger Fisk,Democratic Strategist; Obama Administration Alum (2009-2017); Former Senior Aide of Communication and Policy for Senator John Kerry, Brian Darling former Senior Communications Director for Sen. Rand Paul and Founder of Liberty Government Affairs, Shannon Petttypiece, Bloomberg News White House reporter, and Liz Harrington, Republican National Committee Spokesperson.They discussed President Donald Trump's visit to the U.K. and his press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May. They also discussed tariffs, big tech companies and the 2020 elections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anthony Scaramucci, SkyBridge Capital Founder
Guests include:Matt Gorman, Vice President at Targeted Victory & Former NRCC Communications DirectorBrett Bruen, President of the Global Situation Room and former White House Director of Global EngagementAnthony Scaramucci, Former White House Communications Director, SkyBridge Capital FounderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump Campaign Adviser, Kimberly Guilfoyle
Gusts include: Sarah McGregor, Bloomberg News U.S. Economic Policy Team LeaderErik Wasson, Bloomberg News Congressional reporterDavid Livingston, Deputy Director, Climate and Advanced Energy @ the Atlantic Council, former staffer at USTR and the World Trade Organization.Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump 2020 Presidential Campaign Senior Adviser.They discussed the possibility of Mexico tariffs, market implications, and impeachment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EXTRA: Would Trump Allow Removal of In God We Trust on Money
In this Sound On EXTRA podcast, Kevin speaks to HUD Secretary Ben Carson about his childhood growing up in poverty and his recent conversation with President Trump who discussed if he would allow "In God We Trust" to be removed from U.S. currency. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mueller On Obstruction of Justice, Trade and 2020
Kevin spoke with Terry Sullivan, Partner at Firehouse Strategies Public Relations firm and A.B. Stoddard, Associate Editor & Columnist at RealClearPolitics about the reaction to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's remarks that he couldn’t reach a conclusion on whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice. They also discussed the Trump administration's trade policy and effect on the 2020 presidential campaign. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trade, North Korea, and Big Tech Regulation
Kevin spoke with Mattie Dupler, Senior Fellow at the National Taxpayers Union and Alex Wayne, Bloomberg News White House Editor about President Trump's visit to Japan and his comments about North Korea and trade.Kevin also spoke with Christine Pelosi, California Democratic Party Women's Caucus Chair, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's daughter about her mother's feud with President Trump, the future of the Democratic party and regulation for Big Tech.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump and Pelosi Feud, Trade & Iran Tensions
Kevin spoke with Eli Yokley, Political reporter for Morning Consult and Marc Ross, founder of Caracal Global. They discussed the ongoing feud between House speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump, the president's trip to discuss trade with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and the administration's decision to deploy about 1,500 additional U.S. troops and military hardware to the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trade, Impeachment & Iran
Kevin spoke with Miranda Green, Congressional reporter at The Hill Jack Fitzpatrick, Bloomberg Government Congressional reporter and John Gans, former Chief Speechwriter at the Pentagon (up until 2017 for Secretary Ash Carter) and author of the new book White House Warriors. They discussed comments from President Trump House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. They also discussed trade talks and Iran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EXTRA: War Stories From NSC Staffers
Bloomberg’s Kevin Cirilli talks to John Gans, former Chief Speechwriter at the Pentagon under Secretary Ash Carter, Director of Communications and Research at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House global policy center. and author of the new book "White House Warriors: How the National Security Council Transformed the American Way of War." In this Sound On Extra, Kevin and John discuss technology and work culture at the National Security Council.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Extra: Preparing for Congressional Testimony
Bloomberg's Chief Washington Correspondent talks to former CBO Director and American Action Forum President Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Adam Hodge, former DNC Communications Director about what its like to prepare for and testify before a Congressional committee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Trade Policy
Kevin spoke with Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Former CBO Director, American Action Forum President, and Adam Hodge, Former DNC Communications Director. They discussed trade talks, Mnuchin's testimony, and infrastructure. Kevin also spoke with Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee about impeachment and trade policy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Congressman Jamie Raskin on Impeachment
Kevin spoke with Bryan Lanza, Managing Director, Mercury. Former Trump for President Deputy Comms Director and Trump Transition Team Comms Director, and Adrienne Elrod, Democratic Strategist, and Clinton 2016 Presidential Campaign Director of Strategic Communications. They discussed trade, Huawei, Iran and Mueller.Kevin also spoke with Congressman Jamie Raskin about impeachment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Extra: The Abortion Issue in Presidential Elections
Kevin continues the conversation with Emily Miller, Republican strategist and former Communications Director for House Majority Whip, and Josh Galper, co-founder and partner of public relations firm Trident DMG and the law firm Davis, Goldberg & Galper. They discussed abortion and the importance to voters in presidential elections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Congressman Mo Brooks on Iran
Kevin spoke with Emily Miller, Republican strategist and former Communications Director for House Majority Whip, and Josh Galper, co-founder and partner of public relations firm Trident DMG and the law firm Davis, Goldberg & Galper. They discussed President Trump's taxes, USMCA, and 2020 elections.Kevin also spoke with Congressman Mo Brooks of Alabama about Iran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Montana Govenor, Steve Bullock, on 2020 Elections
Guests include Brad Blakeman, Republican Strategist and Former Deputy Assistant to Pres. George W. Bush. Antjuan Seawright, Democratic Strategist, Founder and CEO of Blueprint Strategy, and Former Advisor to Hillary Clinton Campaign. They discussed trade talks, Iran, and Mnuchin testifying before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the 2020 budget.Kevin also spoke with Steve Bullock, Governor of Montana and Democratic Presidential Candidate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rep. Debbie Dingell of Michigan
Guests include:Capri Cafaro, Executive in Residence at American University, and Former Democratic minority leader, Ohio SenateGarrett Ventry, former spokesman for Senator Chuck Grassley and the Senate Judiciary Committee. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)(Trade/news of day)5:45: Mike Davis, former chief counsel for nominations for the Senate Judiciary Committee,(for Gorsuch and Kavanaugh nominations) Former Senior Adviser to Senator Grassley, and former Law Clerk to Justice Gorsuch on the Supreme Court Topic: Court packing and 2020See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Extra: Behind the Scenes At Kavanaugh Hearing
Bloomberg Chief Washington Correspondent Kevin Cirilli discusses what happened behind the scenes during the Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford hearing with Mike Davis, former chief counsel for Senate Judiciary Committee nominations including Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh. Davis is also a former Senior Adviser to Senator Grassley and Law Clerk to Justice Gorsuch on the Supreme Court.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trade War Escalation & Market Reaction
Guests include:-Cameron Crise, Bloomberg Markets Live Blogger-Mattie Dupler, Senior Fellow at the National Taxpayers Union-Kevin Walling, Democratic Strategist at HG Creative Media-Sery Kim, Republican Strategist and former Senior Advisor in the Trump Administration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trade, Trump Impeachment & Iran
Guests include Jason Miller, Former Senior Communications Advisor for the Trump campaign and former Communications Director for Trump transition, and Managing Director, Teneo Strategy, and Adrienne Elrod, Democratic Strategist, Clinton 2016 Presidential Campaign Director of Strategic Communications and Former Senior Aide to Clinton 2016 campaign.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2020 Candidate, Gabbard, on Foreign Policy
Guests include:Bob Cusack, Editor in Chief @ The HillDave Brown, Democratic Strategist & former advisor to Sen. Patty Murray.Shannon Pettypiece, Bloomberg News White House reporterHawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, 2020 Presidential Candidate (D) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trade, Mueller & Iran
Guests include Jon Summers, Former Communications Director for Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Brendan Buck, Former Spokesman & Advisor to Former House Speaker Paul Ryan and partner @ Blue Engine JDA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trade, Mueller & Trump Tax Returns
Guests include Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer, senior writers for Politico, coauthors of Politico Playbook, authors of the new book, "THE HILL TO DIE ON." Also, Kim Wallace, former assistant secretary for legislative affairs at the Treasury Department under President Obama's administration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EXTRA: Inside Story of President Trump's White House
In this Sound On Extra podcast, Kevin Cirilli, Chief Washington Correspondent for Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg Radio talks to Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer, senior writers for Politico, coauthors of Politico Playbook, and authors of the new book, "THE HILL TO DIE ON." They discuss the inside story of President Trump’s first two years in office as viewed from both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trade Tariffs, Venezuela & Trump's Tax Returns
Guests include Molly Mitchell, Director at Hamilton Place Strategies and former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Director of Media Affairs&Bloomberg's Sarah McGregor, U.S. Economic policy team leader&Matt Gorman, Vice President at Targeted Victory & Former National Republican Congressional Committee Communications DirectorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Kelly, Venezuela & 2020 Elections
Guests include Mattie Duppler, Senior Fellow at the National Taxpayers Union and former Former Coalitions Director for the House Republican Conference, and Louise Schiavone, Journalist and Senior Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University CAREY Business School.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EXTRA: Jobs, Moore Withdraws Fed Candidacy
Kevin discusses Friday's jobs numbers and Stephen Moore's decision to withdraw his candidacy for a seat on the Federal Reserve board a day before insisting in an interview with Bloomberg News that he was “all in” for the job. Guests include: Mattie Duppler, Senior Fellow at the National Taxpayers Union an former Former Coalitions Director for the House Republican Conference and Louise Schiavone, Journalist and Senior Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University CAREY Business School.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Moore, William Barr & Venezuela
Guests include Hagar Chemali, CEO of Greenwich Media Strategies and former Treasury spokesperson for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, and former Spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and Ambassador Samantha Power. Shannon Pettypiece, Bloomberg News White House Reporter. Marc Short, Vice President Mike Pence's Chief of Staff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barr Testimony, Fed & Moore Nomination
Guests include Sery Kim, Republican Strategist and former Senior Advisor in the Trump Administration and former Health Care Counsel on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Richard Fowler, Democratic Strategist, and Nationally Syndicated Radio Show Host and Fox News Contributor. Senator Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EXTRA: Republican Senator Tim Scott
In this Sound On EXTRA podcast, Kevin talks to South Carolina Republican Senator Tim Scott about bipartisan opportunity zone legislation and what he's watching on Netflix and what advice he would give to his 19 year old self.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EXTRA: Trump Criticism of McCain in 2016
Kevin discusses criticism of 2020 Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden by White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway with Kevin Walling, Democratic Strategist at HG Creative Media and Rick Tyler Republican strategist and Communications Director for the Ted Cruz 2016 Presidential Campaign recounts campaign strategy after candidate Donald Trump criticized war hero Senator John McCain in Iowa in 2016.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Infrastructure, Biden Campaign & Venezuela
Guests include Rick Tyler, Republican Strategist and Co-Founder & Partner at Foundry Strategies and Communications Director for the Ted Cruz 2016 Presidential Campaign. Kevin Walling, Democratic Strategist at HG Creative Media and Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), member of the House Infrastructure Committee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EXTRA: Founder and CEO of Gregory's Coffee
Gregory Zamfotis, Founder and CEO of Gregory's Coffee, discusses health, wellness and CBD oil.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trade Tariffs, Joe Biden & USMCA
Niv Elis, Budget Reporter for the Hill, and Alex Wayne, Bloomberg News White House Editor, discussed USMCA and Joe Biden's campaign.Catherine Trifiletti, Managing Editor at Washington Life Magazine, recaps the White House Correspondents Dinner.Gregory Zamfotis, Founder and CEO of Gregory's Coffee, discusses tariffs and CBD oil.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trade Talks, North Korea & 2020 Campaigns
Guests include Ben Chang, Former White House National Security Council director of communications, and Marc Ross, founder of Caracal Global.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Baltimore Mayor, Biden Campaign & Trade Talks
Kevin spoke with Luke Broadwater, Political reporter for the Baltimore Sun. Kristen Hawn, Democratic Strategist, Fmr. Blue Dog Coalition Communications Director. Doug Heye, Republican Strategist, Former RNC Communications Director & Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. They discussed Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh's FBI investigation, Joe Biden's 2020 Campaign, and U.S./China trade talks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.