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The Playbook Podcast

March 24, 2025: The budget countdown begins

The Playbook Podcast

POLITICO

Government, Daily News, News, Politics

3.9699 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

With both the Senate and the House returning today from a weeklong recess, the race is on to pass a budget bill. And though one of the prevailing recent storylines out of Washington centers on the divides within the Democratic Party, we’re about to have the divides within the Republican Party on full display. Congress reporter Jordain Carney joins host Steven Overly to talk through what to watch for this week on the Hill. That, and all the rest of the news you need to know today.

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0:00.0

presented by BP.

0:05.6

Good morning, everyone. I'm Stephen Overley. It's Monday, March 24th, and here's what's

0:11.1

driving the day. President Donald Trump is keeping just about every major law firm on edge.

0:17.2

The White House is battling a mountain of lawsuits, trying to halt Trump's policies,

0:22.0

and a memo making the rounds on Friday ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to crack down on firms that go against him.

0:30.0

New York firm Paul Weiss already caved to Trump's demands, and legal experts worry it's just the first domino to fall.

0:38.0

For Trump, it's the latest example of how he's wielding the power of government against his critics.

0:43.5

He's targeting liberal universities, federal judges, and now lawyers bringing cases against him.

0:50.8

Meanwhile, world news reads like a modern day we didn't start the fire.

0:55.5

The EU is cracking down on big tech companies and could soon face more tariffs because of it.

1:01.5

U.S. and Russian officials will meet today in Saudi Arabia to hammer out that limited ceasefire in Ukraine.

1:08.4

And in Turkey, the arrest of President Erdogan's political rival has ignited protests

1:14.0

across Istanbul from supporters who are calling it a political coup. So, if you're looking for

1:20.7

less turbulent news, I'm here to disappoint you. Congress is back. And Republicans could see

1:27.2

their recent unity over the spending

1:29.1

bill crumble. I've got Congress reporter Jordan Carney here to tell me why. Good morning, Jordan.

1:36.8

Thanks for having me on. I feel like it wouldn't be Monday if you weren't here to give me the lowdown

1:41.5

on the hill and what to expect. Congress is back.

1:45.3

What are Republicans walking into today?

1:47.7

Both the House and Senate are returning today after being away last week and really under kind of a lot of pressure, both like self-imposed, but also maybe imposing on each other to show progress on, you know,

2:02.9

on the so-called one big, beautiful bill that is going to be the heart of their legislative agenda.

2:07.9

You know, you and I were talking just last week about how Democrats are so divided right now.

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