How the UAW strike swallowed Biden, Trump, and the 2024 campaign
The center of presidential politics this week was the swing state of Michigan. Trump won the longtime Democratic stronghold in 2016, and Biden won it back in 2020. It will be pivotal again in 2024. An...
29 Syys 202340min
Katherine Clark names the Democrats’ price to save Kevin McCarthy
After losing a series of votes this week to avoid a government shutdown, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy has effectively lost his majority. On this episode of Playbook Deep Dive, host and Playbook...
22 Syys 202331min
Who’s really in charge? McCarthy, moderates, or the Freedom Caucus?
It would be easy to look at the House of Representatives and assume that the members of the Freedom Caucus — and not Speaker Kevin McCarthy — are the ones who are actually in charge. But is that actua...
15 Syys 202330min
Revelations about Biden’s White House from the first inside account
What makes President Joe Biden? We’re all pretty familiar with Vice President Biden and Senator Biden. But in his latest iteration as commander-in-chief, it hasn’t been as easy to see inside his mind....
8 Syys 20231h 4min
Behind the scenes at the GOP debate with Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier
On Wednesday night, eight Republican presidential candidates gathered in Milwaukee for the first GOP primary debate. There was a lot on the line for each of them. But there was also an enormous amount...
25 Elo 202345min
How Doug Burgum plans to disrupt the GOP debate & scale his campaign
This coming Wednesday, something big is happening in Milwaukee: the first Republican presidential debate. On this week’s episode of Playbook Deep Dive, host & Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza talks with...
18 Elo 202336min
How to beat Trump in Iowa – and survive the state fair
This week, almost every Republican running for president is headed to the Iowa State Fair, famous for its fried Twinkies and statues of farm animals made out of butter and — every four years — extrem...
11 Elo 202354min
What American leaders don't get about the new Europe
In 2023, there are two Europes: the Europe of the museums and the beaches – and the real Europe as lived by its people. And that Europe has changed dramatically in recent decades. The end of the Cold...
4 Elo 202331min
