US Aims to Curb Soaring Oil Prices | Balance of Power: Editor Edition 3/18/2026

On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the latest from the Middle East. On today's show, Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and CSIS Senior Fellow Clayton Seigle.

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Balance of Power: Early Edition Begins
00:04:52 - Tyler Kendall, Bloomberg News
00:05:21 - Rep. Haley Stevens (D) Michigan
00:13:22 - Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis
00:19:54 - Clayton Seigle, Center for Strategic & International Studies
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