GOP scrambles for a midterm strategy as Iran talks teeter
The Playbook Podcast
POLITICO
3.9 • 699 Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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| 0:35.2 | Today on the Playbook podcast, J.D. Vance is headed to Pakistan for last-ditch peace talks with Iran |
| 0:41.5 | if they show up. Oil and gas prices are rising again after the failed attempt to reopen the |
| 0:46.8 | strait of Hormuz. And here in D.C., Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, is holding a big |
| 0:52.6 | strategy session at the former Trump Hotel. |
| 0:55.4 | I reckon they'll find a fair bit to talk about. Hello, I'm Jack Blanchard. |
| 0:59.4 | And I'm Dasha Burns. It is Monday, April 20th. |
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