Election Day eve | The Playbook Podcast

There’s one day of campaigning left before Election Day in states like New York, New Jersey and Virginia for contentious mayoral and gubernatorial races, plus a redistricting referendum in California that will help decide control of Congress. The case on the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s tariffs is before the Supreme Court this week — but Trump won’t be there. Plus, the government shutdown enters its 34th day, without a compromise in sight. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns walk through a big week in Trump’s Washington. 00:00 Intro 00:26 Meet Dasha’s new puppy 🐶 01:40 Election week in America 02:09 Governors’ races in Virginia & New Jersey 04:10 Obama hits the campaign trail 05:36 Spotlight on New York’s mayoral race 06:14 How Mamdani is shaking up politics 08:32 California’s redistricting gamble 10:14 Trump’s Supreme Court showdown on tariffs 14:45 Shutdown stretches on 16:32 FBI director’s very public love life ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgjtvMmHXbutALaw9XzRkAg?view_as=subscriber Check out our video catalog: https://www.politico.com/video Follow POLITICO here: ➤ X: https://x.com/politico/ ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/politico/ ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/politico/