A new RFK Jr. biography brings yet another dead animal into the HHS secretary’s lore.
“Is there no end to the RFK Jr. stories that just leave you open-mouthed? Apparently not,” says our Jack Blanchard
on #PlaybookPod.
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Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg take the stage in NYC today, offering an early glimpse at a possible 2028 clash.
Our @meganmesserly.bsky.social and @adamwren.bsky.social break down the early 2028 dynamics on today's #PlaybookPod.
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Trump "turned the volume all the way up" on threats to Iran ahead of the two-week ceasefire deal — so where can he go from here if Iran doesn't follow through?
"He created a pretty difficult position for himself," our
Dasha Burns said on #PlaybookPod.
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The question driving the day: Will Trump actually follow through on his threats to Iran?
As the clock ticks on the president's 8 p.m. deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, we discuss the stakes and potential fallout on #PlaybookPod ⬇️
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Bondi did almost everything Trump asked — and it wasn’t enough to keep her role as AG.
"There's an audience of one that all of these Cabinet secretaries are playing to," says our Dasha Burns.
Are more Cabinet shakeups coming? We discuss on #PlaybookPod: politi.co/4vaTUzx
SCOTUS today hears arguments in a blockbuster case of Trump's presidency — the White House’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
"This feels like one of the biggest Supreme Court cases we're going to get in this entire presidency," our Jack Blanchard says on #PlaybookPod.
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Trump has said negotiations with Iran are going well.
But details of those negotiations remain scarce — and Iran has still denied they’re happening at all, notes our Jack Blanchard on #PlaybookPod.
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Our Dasha Burns saw “a lot of relief” from her GOP sources after Trump stayed largely on script in his SOTU address.
She and our Jack Blanchard pick through the details of last night’s speech on today’s #PlaybookPod.
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Our Dasha Burns saw “a lot of relief” from her GOP sources after Trump stayed largely on script in his SOTU address.
She and our Jack Blanchard pick through the details of last night’s speech on today’s #PlaybookPod.
🎧: bit.ly/4sa5eK4
Over a week after the DOJ’s Epstein file dump, the docs seem unlikely to exit the news cycle any time soon.
"These narratives, as people are culling through these documents, are starting to balloon — not quiet down," notes
our Dasha Burns on #PlaybookPod.
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Bad Bunny has been mostly quiet on U.S. politics.
Our Alec Hernández details how Bad Bunny's Grammys speech and Super Bowl halftime show propel him into a bigger political moment as Latino midterm votes are up for grabs on today's #PlaybookPod.
🎧 politi.co/4cdRNUx
Dems are digging their heels in on ICE reforms ahead of the next DHS funding deadline.
Playbook's Jack Blanchard and our Capitol Hill reporter Mia McCarthy discuss the chances of a funding deal on immigration before next Friday’s shutdown deadline on today's #PlaybookPod.
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Trump is hosting Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House in a meeting that "feels like it has the potential to blow up," says our Jack Blanchard.
We discussed the stakes of the meeting and more on today's #PlaybookPod ▶️ politi.co/4kfiYAg
Trump’s foray into legacy building — literally — is slated to continue with a two-year rebuild of the Kennedy Center.
"Given what he did to the East Wing... this is going to be something really big," #PlaybookPod co-host Jack Blanchard predicts on today's episode.
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Republicans won the election on fears of violent crime and border security.
Now, as one GOP aide told our Dasha Burns: “It’s Americans getting killed by the very people they thought would protect them.”
🎧 Listen to the today’s #PlaybookPod: pod.link/1169056746
Trump appeared to pull back from military action in Iran.
But our Jack Blanchard and Dasha Burns discuss why Trump could put his threats against Iran back on the table in today’s #PlaybookPod.
🎧 Listen: pod.link/1169056746
"A lengthy list" of Republicans that "are not typically comfortable" criticizing Trump have publicly questioned Saturday’s deadly ICE shooting — and the admin’s immediate response, notes our Dasha Burns.
We unpack GOP anxiety over Minnesota on today's #PlaybookPod: politi.co/4q3ZIad
President Trump is seeking to launch a new Board of Peace — and give himself veto power over all decisions.
@meganmesserly.bsky.social and Jack Blanchard discuss Trump’s changing positions on war and peace in today’s #PlaybookPod.
🎧 pod.link/1169056746
Some Democrats are concerned about liberal candidates’ ability to connect with voters in purple and red states.
Our @adamwren.bsky.social and @andrewjfhoward.bsky.social discuss what it means for the midterms on today’s #PlaybookPod.
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Trump is expressing doubts about new Ukraine peace talks as negotiations with Europe intensify.
This is yet another example of the president's "conscious uncoupling " from the continent, @adamwren.bsky.social says.
So what comes next? We discuss on #playbookpod: pod.link/1169056746/e...
Trump is weighing a request from European leaders to meet and discuss Ukraine’s latest peace plan. But his hesitation exposes the growing strains between the U.S. and its longtime allies.
Jack Blanchard and Megan Messerly discuss this rift on #playbookpod 👇
pod.link/1169056746/e...
Donald Trump’s “A+++++ economy” line from his POLITICO interview has the White House wincing.
On #playbookpod, Megan Messerly wonders: “How do you get a president who loves saying everything is the best ever to talk about the real challenges that Americans are facing?”
🎧 pod.link/1169056746
Pete Hegseth is expected to get little more than a slap on the wrist for using Signal to share classified details of a US bombing mission.
“The long and the short of it is that he’s going to get away with it, right?” Jack Blanchard says on #playbookpod.
🎧 Listen: pod.link/1169056746/e...
Republicans held Tennessee’s 7th, but an 8-point win in a district Trump carried by 22 points is setting off "flashing red warning signs" for the GOP, says our Dasha Burns.
She and co-host Jack Blanchard discuss on today's #PlaybookPod what that can tell us about 2026👇
🎧 pod.link/1169056746
The White House is defending Pete Hegseth on the boat strikes, but the legal fallout is growing.
On #playbookpod, Jack Blanchard and Paul McLeary explain the chain-of-command questions and what it means for the Pentagon.
🎧 Listen: pod.link/1169056746/e...
A deadly US boat strike is sparking war crime accusations. And while Pete Hegseth is pushing back on the story, Donald Trump has been distancing himself from it.
“Just makes me wonder if there’s a bit more to this,” Jack Blanchard says on #playbookpod 👇
pod.link/1169056746/e...
Correspondent Felicia Schwartz often hears from US and EU officials that Steve Witkoff “has bought into the Russian narrative” about the Ukraine war.
And the leaked transcript of his call to a top Putin aide lends weight to this argument.
We discuss more on #playbookpod 👇
pod.link/1169056746/e...
Dan Driscoll has been tasked with presenting the new Ukraine peace plan to Moscow.
But why is the army secretary suddenly at the center of the talks? Someone who, as Jack Blanchard says, "a week ago most Americans hadn’t even really heard of."
We discuss on #playbookpod: pod.link/1169056746/e...
After Ukrainian and US officials huddled in Geneva yesterday, the American peace proposal has been tweaked to better align with Kyiv’s wishes.
But the new plan has to go to Moscow and “the Russians always play spoiler,” Felicia Schwartz says on #playbookpod: pod.link/1169056746/e...
When Zohran Mamdani meets Donald Trump in the Oval Office today, it’ll be a meeting of two New Yorkers "who represent vastly different parts and aspects" of the city, New York Playbook co-author Nick Reisman says.
How might it all go down? We discuss on #playbookpod: pod.link/1169056746/e...
