US, Iran Hail Progress in Nuclear Talks | Balance of Power: Early Edition 2/17/2026

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On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the ongoing shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security. On today’s show, Arizona State University McCain Institute Executive Director Evelyn Farkas, Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, S-3 Group Partner Ashley Davis and Democratic Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Balance of Power: Early Edition Begins
00:05:21 – Tyler Kendall, Bloomberg News
00:11:23 – Evelyn Farkas, McCain Institute Executive Director
00:20:59 – Ashley Davis & Jeanne Sheehan Zaino
00:31:03 – Kristine Aquino, Bloomberg News
00:34:42 – Rep. Dina Titus (D) Nevada
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