On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss President Donald Trump's meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. On today's show, Democratic Congressman Sam Liccardo of California, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and former US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Balance of Power: Early Edition Begins 00:05:20 - Tyler Kendall, Bloomberg News 00:07:21 - Mike McGlone, Bloomberg Intelligence 00:11:28 - Rep. Sam Liccardo (D) California 00:21:30 - Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis 00:31:47 - Kurt Volker, Fmr. US Ambassador to NATO -------- Watch Bloomberg Radio LIVE on YouTube Weekdays 7am-6pm ET WATCH HERE: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Subscribe to our Podcasts: Bloomberg Daybreak: http://bit.ly/3DWYoAN Bloomberg Surveillance: http://bit.ly/3OPtReI Bloomberg Intelligence: http://bit.ly/3YrBfOi Balance of Power: http://bit.ly/3OO8eLC Bloomberg Businessweek: http://bit.ly/3IPl60i Listen on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with the Bloomberg Business app: Apple CarPlay: https://apple.co/486mghI Android Auto: https://bit.ly/49benZy Visit our YouTube channels: Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/bloombergpodcasts Bloomberg Television: https://www.youtube.com/@markets Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake