"Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today’s show, US Senator Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, discusses the outlook for the Republican Party in the 2026 midterm elections. US Senator Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat, explains why he thinks the US should reexamine its relationship with Israel. Brett McGurk, former deputy assistant for national security affairs for the Middle East and North Africa and author of Brink: Inside the Race to Free the October 7th Hostages, says there can be no “political horizon or future” as long as Hamas maintains its claim to power in Gaza.
Chapters:
00:02:10 Bloomberg’s Skylar Woodhouse on Trump Ramps Up Midterm Campaign Travel
00:05:56 Bloomberg’s Joe Lovinger on Trump Returns to Texas to Boost Republicans
00:08:03 Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on GOP Midterm Challenges
00:11:23 Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Trump, Hegseth and His New Book
00:15:23 Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Retirement and the Republican Party
00:18:25 Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on the GOP Agenda and Health Care
00:20:51 Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) Says He Won’t Raise the Debt Ceiling
00:22:02 Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) on the US-Israel Relationship
00:27:27 Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) on Reexamining US Military Aid to Israel
00:30:46 Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) on Trump Allies and European Politics
00:33:15 Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) on Potential US Strikes Against Iran
00:35:32 Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) on Russia’s Pneumonic Plague Outbreak
00:36:51 Danny Danon, Israel’s UN Ambassador, Reflects on October 7
00:39:16 Brett McGurk, Former Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs for the Middle East and North Africa, on the October 7 Hostage Crisis
00:41:20 Brett McGurk on Early Hostage Negotiations With Hamas
00:43:30 Brett McGurk on Hamas, Israel and Cease-Fire Talks
00:45:12 Brett McGurk on Netanyahu and a Palestinian State
00:47:34 Political Panel Reacts: Could Texas Redistricting Backfire on Republicans?, Latino Voters and the GOP’s Midterm Challenges, Battleground Map Expands Ahead of Midterms
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