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Roll Call columnist Walter Shapiro dons headphones before recording a podcast with editor Jason Dick on Nov. 15, 2017.

Opinion

Appreciation: Walter Shapiro, a pro’s pro who learned politics and journalism the hard way

He practiced journalism and politics with humility, smarts and humor

By Jason Dick
Posted July 21, 2024 at 1:51pm

Maxwell Alejandro Frost holds the camera for a selfie with, front row, Robert Garcia and Delia Ramirez and other incoming members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, along with Chair Pramila Jayapal and Rep. Ilhan Omar, after a news conference in Washington on Nov. 13.

Congress

Progressive Caucus starts year with bigger roster, focus on unity

By Daniela Altimari
Posted January 10, 2023 at 5:00am
From left: Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse and Chris Murphy attend a May 26 rally outside the Capitol to demand the Senate take action on gun safety after a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas.

Congress

‘Directly related’: Two key words could sink long-shot talks on preventing mass shootings

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 27, 2022 at 11:50am
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik conducts a news conference with GOP members in the Capitol Visitor Center on Jan. 20.

Congress

House Republicans look to counter Biden agenda

By Chris Marquette
Posted March 24, 2022 at 12:07pm
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed a China competition bill through her chamber, but a conference panel will likely strip it down to align with a more narrow one championed by Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer.

House overcomes Republican opposition to pass competition bill

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted February 4, 2022 at 11:20am
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, left, pictured with now-President Joe Biden in 2019, lost his bid for a second term on a bad night for Democrats.

‘Huge trouble’: Voters punish Democrats for blind spots on kitchen table issues

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 4, 2021 at 11:24am
Greenpeace activists set up marionettes outside the Capitol on Oct. 20. President Joe Biden likely won’t be able to avoid domestic politics when in Europe later this week.

Domestic politics to follow Biden overseas

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 26, 2021 at 6:19pm
The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Thursday to send $1 billion to Israel for its Iron Dome missile defense system.

House passes Israel Iron Dome funding with some Democratic defections

By Rachel Oswald
Posted September 23, 2021 at 4:05pm
House Democrats want Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi (left) to improve the human rights situation in his country.

Military aid to Egypt shapes up as key human rights test for Biden

By Rachel Oswald
Posted August 16, 2021 at 9:00am
President Joe Biden fist-bumps Vice President Kamala Harris at his April 28 joint session address as Speaker Nancy Pelosi looks on. Voters may end up frowning on his expansive government agenda, Rothenberg writes.

Is the era of small government over?

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted May 11, 2021 at 5:00am