Trump Ups Pressure on Venezuela | Balance of Power 12/12/2025

On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu discusses the latest from DC. On today's show, Democratic Congressman Jim McGovern, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Balance of Power: Early Edition Starts 00:04:51 - Tyler Kendall on Trump Saying US to Help with Ukraine Security in Peace Deal, Seized Venezuelan Tanker Linked to Iran Trade 00:09:12 - Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) Discusses War Powers Resolution, Seized Venezuela Tanker, Senate Rejecting Obamacare Credit Renewal 00:20:40 - Bloomberg Political Panel Talk Trump Signing Order to Limit State-Level AI Regulation, States to Sue Trump over $100k H-1B Visa App Fee 00:31:59 - Nathan Dean Provides Updates on Cannabis Stocks Rising on Expected White House Reclassification 00:38:41 - Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley on Senate Weighing Crypto Market Regulations, SEC Giving DTCC Ok to Tokenize Stocks -------- 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