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
Lost & broken in Congress
“Early one morning in April of 2016 I woke up and seriously contemplated the possibility that I would never be able to generate the strength, focus, and courage to get out of bed. The combination of c...
14 Juli 202346min
The British ambassador spills the tea on Biden, Sunak, & Ukraine
This weekend, President Joe Biden is headed to Europe. His first stop: the U.K. Biden is scheduled to meet with both His Royal Highness King Charles, an old acquaintance and fellow head of state; and ...
7 Juli 202336min
Rahm “the un-diplomat” Emanuel reports from Japan
In American politics, there is a small group of leaders who are – to borrow a term from Hollywood – hit makers. Everything they touch seems to turn to gold. There is perhaps no better example of this...
30 Juni 202343min
How evangelicals are setting the stage for Trump's return
The big debate in Washington this week is about realism versus idealism. It played out first in foreign policy, when Joe Biden hosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a state dinner. Biden has ...
23 Juni 202348min
Why federal prosecutors may have handed Trump a huge gift
Timothy Parlatore spent over a year working for Donald Trump on a number of legal challenges, including the Department of Justice’s probe into Trump’s role in Jan. 6 and the investigation of all those...
16 Juni 20231h 12min
How gamblers, party animals, and true believers are hitting it big in Washington
Ben Terris is a feature writer at The Washington Post, where he’s carved out a unique role: reporting on what he calls, “the weirdo beat.” While Ben’s colleagues focus on what’s happening on the main ...
9 Juni 202351min
Inside the debt ceiling vote with GOP Whip Tom Emmer
In this episode of Deep Dive, Playbook co-author Rachael Bade joins House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.) just hours before final passage of the debt ...
1 Juni 202338min
