How the pandemic ends
What will it take to declare victory over Covid? POLITICO’s Sarah
Owermohle reports.
The future of the Democratic South
In North Carolina, the race for the Senate reveals the party’s internal
conflict over race and the best strategy to win a crucial seat.
POLITICO’s Michael Kruse reports.
Presenting Playbook Deep Dive: The Biden family's secrets
After seven Senate terms and three runs for president, Joe Biden has
mastered his folksy image. But behind “the Delaware way” are secrets in
Joe’s family tree and son Hunter’s foreign deals. National political
correspondent Ben Schreckinger tells Playbook’s Ryan Lizza about what he
uncovered while investigating his book, “The Bidens: Inside The First
Family’s Fifty-Year Rise to Power.”
Ryan Lizza is a co-author of POLITICO Playbook.
Ben Schreckinger is a national political correspondent for POLITICO and
the author of “The Bidens: Inside The First Family’s Fifty-Year Rise to
Power.”
Adrienne Hurst is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Read an excerpt of Ben’s book in Politico Magazine here:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/09/14/how-joe-biden-became-irish-511637
How Operation Warp Speed left the world waiting for a vaccine
U.S. officials bet on Novavax to provide a shot that could easily be
shipped overseas. But its manufacturing problems have left global
distributors without enough shots for poor and middle-income countries.
POLITICO’s Erin Banco reports.
Presenting Global Insider: Belarus’ opposition leader on fighting the Lukashenko regime from exile
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was a former teacher and self-described
housewife catapulted to run for president of Belarus when her candidate
husband was arrested in 2020. Even in exile after the disputed election,
she’s the biggest threat against strongman Alexander Lukashenko’s hold
over Belarus. She has captivated Belarusians with her campaign for
democracy and been nominated for the Nobel Prize. POLITICO’s Ryan Heath
asks Tsikhanouskaya about how she plans to corral the international
community for tighter sanctions and about how she’s working with
informants within the Lukashenko regime to bring it down.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is an opposition leader, fighting to bring
Democracy to Belarus.
Ryan Heath is the host of the “Global Insider” podcast and authors the
newsletter.
Olivia Reingold produces “Global Insider.”
Irene Noguchi edits “Global Insider” and is the executive producer of
POLITICO Audio.
The edge of legalization, part two: Ripe for corruption
By making local officials the gatekeepers for million-dollar businesses,
states have unintentionally created a breeding ground for bribery and
favoritism. POLITICO’s Mona Zhang reports. This episode is the second in
a two-part series on the unintended consequences of marijuana
legalization laws.
This episode originally aired in May 2021.
Mona Zhang is POLITICO’s states cannabis policy reporter.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
The edge of legalization, part one: Border weed
Welcome to Ontario, Oregon, home of the tater tot — and now, a massive
marijuana market for customers crossing the Idaho border. POLITICO’s
Natalie Fertig explains how the tiny town border town of 11,000 people
became one of America’s cannabis capitals — and what it means for other
towns as weed legalization spreads. This episode is the first in a
two-part series on the unintended consequences of marijuana legalization
laws.
This episode originally aired in May 2021.
Natalie Fertig is POLITICO’s federal cannabis policy reporter.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Presenting Playbook Deep Dive: Kiss your swing districts goodbye
Gerrymandering: Depending on where you stand, it’s either the cause of,
or solution to, many of America’s political problems. Here’s what that
fight looks like — from the outside looking in, and from the inside
looking out. Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza dives into the subject with
GOP strategist (and former gerrymanderer) Jeff Timmer, Common Cause
North Carolina executive director Bob Phillips and Politico’s Ally
Mutnick.
Jeff Timmer is a senior advisor for the Lincoln Project.
Bob Phillips is the executive director of Common Cause North Carolina.
Ally Mutnick covers House campaigns and redistricting for POLITICO.
Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Carlos Prieto is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
A dreadful December of deadlines
Funding the federal government. Preventing a default on the national
debt. Voting on Build Back Better. Congress has a lot to do in one
month. POLITICO’s Nicholas Wu reports. Plus, the Biden administration
asks a court to lift an order halting its vaccine-or-test mandate for
private employers. And a bipartisan group of senators asks for cannabis
banking provisions in the defense spending bill.
Nicholas Wu is a Congress reporter for POLITICO.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
The decision Biden can’t make
President Joe Biden has been wrestling for weeks with whether to
reappoint the current chair of the Federal Reserve or pick someone new.
But he just can’t seem to pull the trigger. POLITICO’s Jonathan Lemire
reports. Plus, White House adviser Brian Deese says he’s optimistic the
Senate will pass President Biden’s social spending legislation. And
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says federal vaccine mandates
will not impact holiday travel.
Jonathan Lemire is POLITICO’s White House Bureau Chief.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Read more: Biden has a major economic decision to make and he can’t seem
to pull the trigger