Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF (http://bit.ly/3vTiACF). President Donald Trump returned to Texas on Tuesday in a final attempt to bolster Senate candidate Ken Paxton, whose close race in a normally reliable conservative state has Republicans worried about losing control of the chamber. Trump sought to cast the Democratic challenger James Talarico as too far left for voters and at the same time pleaded for patience over high energy prices, fueled in part by the war in Iran. High prices that have strained household budgets have become the dominant issue in the election, weighing down Republican candidates in red states such as Texas. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver 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. On this edition, Joe and Kailey speak with: Bloomberg White House and Washington Correspondent Jeff Mason. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright. South & Hill Strategies Co-Founder Colin Reed. Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Gautam Mukunda. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. 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. Subscribe to Bloomberg Podcasts: https://bit.ly/BloombergPodcasts Listen to more Sound On: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0NgZfBQYwQwBHDgO04pL3oa #Bloomberg #Podcast #Politics Visit us: https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts Follow Bloomberg Podcasts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcasts Visit our other YouTube channels: Bloomberg Television: https://www.youtube.com/@markets Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake For coverage on news, markets and more: http://www.bloomberg.com/video