About this episode

The episode discusses the status of Canada-U.S. trade talks and various political topics including JD Vance's views and Ken Paxton's ad campaign.

As the deadline for Canada’s retaliatory tariffs approaches, Playbook caught up with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on whether bilateral trade talks are still in the cards. Then Playbook co-authors Dasha Burns, Will Steakin and Megan Messerly dig into JD Vance’s take on data center expansion, Trump’s ambivalent response to a potential Hegseth 2028 run and why the betting platform Kalshi is banning politicians. Plus, reactions to Ken Paxton's new $15 million ad campaign targeting a Senate seat in Texas.  For more news and analysis, subscribe to the Playbook newsletter: politico.com/playbook 

People in this episode

Hosts: Dasha Burns, Will Steakin, Megan Messerly

Guest: Jamieson Greer

Topics covered

• Canada trade talks
• retaliatory tariffs
• U.S. Trade Representative
• data center expansion
• political betting platforms
• Senate campaign

Keywords

• Canada
• trade talks
• retaliatory tariffs
• JD Vance
• Trump
• Kalshi
• Ken Paxton
• Senate seat
• Playbook

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kalshi, Playbook, POLITICO

Places: Canada, Texas

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