Search the Roll Call archive by keyword, date, Congress, section, or tags.
There have been 11 special elections for the U.S. Congress in the last two years, and they all have one thing in common: Democrats have performed better than the partisan breakdown would suggest. Political Theater host Jason Dick breaks it all down with senior political writer Simone Pathé and elections analyst Nathan L. Gonzales. […]
The House is officially on recess and Roll Call leadership reporter Lindsey McPherson unpacks all the legislation lawmakers will need to tackle when they return in September and before the midterm elections campaigning heats up. She also provides a rundown of lawmakers jockeying to replace Paul Ryan as Speaker. RollCall
The opioid epidemic is a massive public health crisis that Washington is only now starting to grasp. Reid Wilson, national correspondent for the Hill, has a new book about the last time the U.S. government got things right in facing a deadly challenge, and it was only a few years ago. RollCall
Hulu’s new miniseries about the run-up to 9/11, "The Looming Tower," eerily parallels conflicts within our government that are dominating our politics today. Actor Jeff Daniels portrays plays FBI Special Agent in Charge John O’Neill, who sounds the alarm about the threat posed by al-Qaida and who was killed at the World Trade Center in […]
CQ budget and appropriations reporter Ryan McCrimmon previews what lawmakers are likely to include in a catch-all fiscal 2018 spending bill and the issues that could spark controversy. RollCall Show Notes: As Omnibus Looms, Lobbying Commences Opinion: If Nothing Else, the Budget Act Is a Win for Chronic Care
Avery Gardiner, co-president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, wants Congress to toughen background checks, but not if it also means shielding more gun sellers from liability lawsuits. Show Notes: Trump Backs Minimum Age of 21 for Some Gun Buys Protesters Flock to Lawmakers’ District Offices for Gun Control On Guns, Neither […]
Negotiations to keep the government funded beyond Feb. 8 are underway, as lawmakers prepare to add even more to the nation’s credit card, say CQ’s senior budget reporter Paul M. Krawzak and appropriations reporter Jennifer Shutt. Also, the race heats up for the next chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee. RollCall Show Notes: […]
CQ Roll Call’s privacy reporter Paul Merrion explains why the Republican-led Federal Communications Commission is moving to dismantle broadband privacy protections set up by the Obama administration. Those safeguards were designed to prevent hackers from accessing users’ data. The FCC will reconsider the broader rule that also requires internet service providers such as Comcast […]
Capping Medicaid payments is just one of several ideas Republican senators are kicking around as they struggle to fashion a health care bill to overhaul Obamacare, says CQ Roll Call health care reporter Kerry Young, who provides the latest developments. Show Notes: Republican Senators Unaware of Health Care Details The Real 13 Senators […]
Jamie Tucker of Independent Sector, which represents charities from The Red Cross to the Salvation Army, says the GOP tax bill could reduce charitable giving by as much as $20 billion and force charities to lay off hundreds of thousands of employees. RollCall Show Notes: Picture This: A ‘Perfecto’ Final Tax Bill David Hawkings’ […]
Internet service providers say they’d like Congress to pass a law mandating net neutrality now that the Federal Communications Commission has rescinded the rule requiring them to abide by it. But the providers also want Congress to exempt them from broader FCC regulation, says Rick Boucher, a former Democratic representative who now works for the […]
Roll Call reporters Lindsey McPherson and Niels Lesniewski, who cover the House and Senate, walk us through the hurdles that Republicans have to overcome to pass the legislation. RollCall Show Notes: Murkowski Suggests Tax Vote Depends on Stabilizing Individual Health Insurance Market JCT: Low-Income Households Worse Off Under New Senate Tax Plan See Hatch and […]
The Week Ahead Podcast is now CQ on Congress. New look but same great show. CQ Senate reporter, Niels Lesniewski, says the Senate Republican majority, now just one seat, will struggle to pass legislation and confirm judges in 2018. RollCall
Rachelle Bernstein of the National Retail Federation and a long time voice on tax policy around Capitol Hill explains what businesses, large and small, are looking for in the tax overhaul and the lessons learned from the Bush-era tax cuts. RollCall Show Notes: House Republicans Raise Red Flags Over Senate Tax Bill Changes to GOP Tax […]
CQ legal affairs writer Todd Ruger drills down on the cases before the Supreme Court this new term and the justices who may tip the scales. Roll Call Show Notes: Three Things to Watch This SCOTUS Session Cases Affecting Congress Work Way Through System The view outside Trum International Hotel right now as Justice Gorsuch […]
President Donald Trump’s speech in Phoenix on August 22, in which he threatened a government shutdown and criticized Republican lawmakers, isn’t going to help Congress get things done in September. Lindsey McPherson, who covers the House for Roll Call, explains how Trump complicated matters. Roll Call Show Notes: 7 Ways Trump’s Arizona Speech Complicates Congress’ […]
House Republicans’ late night, closed-door effort to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics gave Democrats a winning messaging tool, says CQ Roll Call’s Money and Politics reporter Kate Ackley. The public relations debacle also could result in keeping the spotlight on President-elect Donald Trump’s perceived conflicts of interest, adds Editor Catalina Camia. Also, did […]
A slew of tough issues await lawmakers upon their return from the Fourth of July recess. CQ Roll Call’s editors and reporters break it down. Barring another Democratic sit-in, the House is expected to tackle a sweeping spending bill that GOP lawmakers hope will rein in financial regulators created in the aftermath of the […]
Congress has been unable thus far to pass any of the 12 spending bills to stave off a government shutdown Sept. 30 and lawmakers are preparing to punt yet again, CQ Roll Call’s appropriations reporter Ryan McCrimmon tells our host Adriel Bettelheim. Andrew Siddons zeroes in on the obstacles lawmakers face coming up with […]
Allegations of sexual harassment against current lawmakers, plus revelations of many taxpayer-funded settlements, are forcing leaders of both parties to confront the Hill’s backward culture before the election year, Roll Call columnist Patricia Murphy and reporter Simone Pathé explain. RollCall Show Notes: Poll: Minority of Republicans Want Moore Out of Alabama Senate […]