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Back to SearchSeptember 14, 2023: What Musk, Gates and Zuck told senators behind closed doors
Episode 1684
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerburg and other of heavy hitters from the tech world joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last night for a closed-door me…
2 years, 11 months ago
September 13, 2023: Inside McCarthy's impeachment inquiry
Episode 1683
Mere hours into the first day members of the House convened after August recess, Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced he would be opening an impeachment …
2 years, 11 months ago
September 12, 2023: What’s at stake amid House Republican infighting
Episode 1682
House Republicans are supposed to be taking up (and are expected to pass) a right-wing defense funding bill this week. But, head butting within the p…
2 years, 11 months ago
September 11, 2023: McCarthy faces tumult as the House returns
Episode 1681
When the House reconvenes after August recess tomorrow, Speaker Kevin McCarthy will be greeted in the Capitol by unhappy people, many of whom are mem…
2 years, 11 months ago
September 8, 2023: The McConnell-McCarthy relationship faces a key test
Episode 1680
As the House returns next week, the relationship between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell could face its greatest te…
3 years ago
September 7, 2023: Biden’s big sales pitch to edge out China
Episode 1679
Today, President Joe Biden heads to New Delhi for the G-20 summit. The subtext of the trip? Convince countries that the U.S. is a better bet than Chi…
3 years ago
September 6, 2023: As Senate returns, McConnell tries to silence doubt
Episode 1678
Mitch McConnell is moving as fast as he can to get beyond questions about whether his health will hurt his ability to lead Senate Republicans. Playbo…
3 years ago
September 5, 2023: What we learned from a new book on Biden
Episode 1677
A new book dropping today offers a rare inside look at Biden’s first two years in office. Franklin Foer’s “The Last Politician” offers in-depth insig…
3 years ago
August 25, 2023: Trump? Booked. Debate? Over. Has anything changed?
Episode 1676
Playbook deputy editor Zack Stanton talks with senior columnist and politics bureau chief Jonathan Martin about this week in politics and his new col…
3 years ago
August 24, 2023: Inside Playbook’s post-debate group chat
Episode 1675
One story looms above all others today: the first Republican debate. (Although a close second is Donald Trump, who is expected to surrender to law en…
3 years ago