America at the midterms: Trump, congress and what comes next

Sarah Wheaton edits agri-food coverage at POLITICO Europe and hosts the Brussels Playbook Week Ender podcast. She was previously POLITICO’s Chief Policy Correspondent and co-author of Brussels Playbook. With over a decade of experience reporting in Brussels, she has also anchored the EU Influence newsletter and served as Senior Policy Reporter for POLITICO Europe’s health team. Before moving to Brussels, Sarah was a White House correspondent for POLITICO in the United States, covering the final two years of the Obama administration, and a health care reporter for POLITICO Pro. Sarah spent the first part of her career at the The New York Times, where her reporting on breaking news, the 2008 and 2012 campaigns and the White House appeared online and in print. She grew up in Clearwater, Florida, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Communication from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Philip Tod is a European Commission official with over 25 years’ experience in EU policy-making and communication on the economy, financial services and public health in both the European Commission and the European Parliament. A Franco-British national and member of The Mérode since 2023, Philip is currently head of unit responsible for euro protection and euro cash at DG ECFIN of the European Commission. He has previously served as head of unit for communication at DG ECFIN, as well as spokesman and member of cabinet for the EU Health Commissioner. In the European Parliament he served as a policy adviser on financial services in the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee and as spokesman for the Leader of the Liberal Group. He holds an MA in European Politics and Administration from the College of Europe in Bruges and a bachelors degree in Government from the LSE.