The never-before-told backstory of Pence's Jan. 6 argument
For most of his life, J. Michael Luttig has operated behind the scenes at the top of the conservative legal world. He started his career as a young aide at the U.S. Supreme Court, worked as an attorne...
18 Feb 202231min
The Gen X activists upending Democratic politics
For months, the parental backlash against school closings has dominated headlines and driven speculation about a brewing electoral wave for Republicans. But what if the parents are part of the deep-bl...
11 Feb 202244min
Why Stephanie Cutter says Dems need a new SCOTUS strategy
Now that Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, the Biden Administration is racing to select the perfect nominee to be his replacement. According to one Democratic strategist, the rules for confirming a ...
4 Feb 202234min
A former NATO ambassador gets inside Putin’s head
More than 100,000 Russian troops are mobilized along the Ukrainian border. What is Vladimir Putin’s ultimate goal? Today, Playbook author Ryan Lizza talks to former US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker —...
28 Jan 202234min
Cedric Richmond on Biden's turnaround plan
President Joe Biden’s first year in office has been tumultuous, marked by domestic and international challenges that have overshadowed the administration’s wins. Playbook author Eugene Daniels talks w...
21 Jan 202223min
What Joe Manchin told Steve Clemons at dinner
Steve Clemons is a DC institution — an operator who connects some of the biggest power players in the Capitol. He also happens to be the confidant of the most powerful senator in Washington, Democrat ...
14 Jan 20221h 2min
Jamie Raskin's plan to hold Trump accountable
One year later, the ripples of the Jan. 6th riot continue to reverberate throughout American politics. For Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who led the second impeachment of Donald Trump, bringing the peopl...
7 Jan 202232min
Joe Biden's inflation whisperer
Unemployment is dropping and the economy, by many measures, is humming. But spiraling inflation is creating a serious drag on the economic recovery and hurting President Joe Biden's approval ratings. ...
17 Des 202122min
