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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 202331min
What Republicans, Democrats, and the Pentagon don’t want to hear about the NDAA
This week, the action in the Senate was all about the annual defense authorization – the NDAA. Usually, the argument about what goes into this enormous bill that governs everything the military can an...
28 Juli 202344min
Behind the scenes at DHS with Alejandro Mayorkas
When Alejandro Mayorkas was tapped to run DHS – the now 20-year-old behemoth with 260,000 employees created in the aftermath of 9/11 – Mayorkas said that he was determined to be the Secretary of Homel...
21 Juli 202337min
