Trump Heads to Nassau County | Radio Balance of Power: Early Edition 8/14/2026

On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the latest from the Trump Administration. On today’s show, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Gulf Oil Chief Energy Advisor Tom Kloza and Gen. Mark Kimmitt (Ret.), former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs.

Chapters
00:00:00 Balance of Power: Early Edition
00:01:34 Affordability, Retail Sales & Midterm Pressure
00:03:59 Trump’s New Economic Pressure Strategy on Iran
00:05:04 Can More Sanctions Actually Hurt Iran?
00:06:28 China, Iranian Oil & Secondary Sanctions
00:08:23 Trump’s Crime Message Ahead of the Midterms
00:10:33 Political Panel on Trump, Crime & the Economy
00:13:09 Trump Speaks Before Departing for Long Island
00:15:26 Economic Warning Signs & Midterm Risks
00:17:35 Social Security, Debt & Rising Bond Yields
00:20:31 Gasoline, Diesel & the Refining Crunch
00:22:30 Tom Kloza on Record Diesel Prices
00:24:15 Iran Sanctions & Global Energy Markets
00:25:44 Heating Oil, Hurricanes & Winter Price Risks
00:27:38 Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges
00:28:49 Double Jeopardy & the New York State Case
00:35:26 David Westin on Cuba’s Economic Future
00:40:23 U.S. Shifts Toward Economic Pressure on Iran
00:41:03 General Mark Kimmitt on Military Limits
00:42:15 Iran’s Strategy of Resistance
00:44:02 USS Lincoln’s Extended Deployment
00:46:33 How Long Could the Iran Deployment Last?
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