House Votes to End DHS Shutdown | Balance of Power: Early Edition 4/30/2026

On the early edition of Balance of Power,  Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu discusses the House vote to end the longest partial government shutdown in US history and provide funding to most of the Department of Homeland Security. On today’s show, Republican Senator Steve Daines from Montana, Founder and CEO of Echo Canyon Consulting Jon Seaton, Former Special Assistant to President Biden and Democratic Strategist Meghan Hays, and Chatham House Associate Fellow Natasha Hall

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Balance of Power: Early Edition Begins
00:05:12 – Tyler Kendall, Bloomberg News
00:10:45 – Sen. Steve Daines (R) Montana
00:19:51 – Meghan Hays & Jon Seaton
00:26:53 – Mike Johnson, US House Speaker
00:33:25 – Megan Scully, Bloomberg News
00:43:04 – Mike McGlone, Bloomberg Intelligence
00:45:16 – Natasha Hall, Chatham House
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