Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy.

Joe spoke with John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council on Russia holding major military exercises involving China and India and Taiwan downing a civilian drone after weeks of complaints about incursions by unmanned aerial vehicles from China, Political analyst Lincoln Mitchell on what to expect from President Biden's prime-time speech. Plus, our politics panel Bloomberg Politics Contributor Rick Davis and Democratic Strategist Joel Payne on Russia's war games, President Biden's approval rating in the latest Quinnipiac University poll and Sarah Palin's special election loss in Alaska.