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"I was shocked and doctors were shocked" at how much the medical device industry is "the Wild West," says Amy Ziering, producer of the documentary "The Bleeding Edge." Ziering and director Kirby Dick discuss with CQ Health Editor Rebecca Adams and Political Theater host Jason Dick their movie, the "perfect platform" that Netflix provides and […]
Senate lawmakers will try this week to outdo their House colleagues by passing a four-bill spending package —if they can overcome snags, says CQ appropriations reporter Jennifer Shutt. RollCall Â
President Donald Trump’s move to criminally prosecute migrants crossing the border illegally, and to separate them from their children, aims to end the longstanding practice of releasing immigrants into the country, pending deportation, says CQ immigration reporter Dean DeChiaro. Trump’s also boosting enforcement inside the country, but sanctuary city policies are impeding his efforts, explains […]
With tax day on Tuesday, CQ budget and tax editor Peter Cohn takes a look at the impact the new tax law will have on individual taxpayers and the broader economy. Republican proponents say the tax overhaul will spur economic growth, but it is likely to also boost the country’s debt and catch some taxpayers […]
With President Donald Trump’s mediocre job ratings, Democrats’ advantage on the national generic ballot and success in special elections in Pennsylvania, Alabama and elsewhere, there’s plenty of talk about a political wave. In this week’s Decoder, Roll Call elections analyst Nathan Gonzales, sitting in for David Hawkings, talks with Roll Call columnist Stuart Rothenberg about […]
CQ budget and appropriations reporter Jennifer Shutt explains how the latest negotiations to arrive at a fiscal 2018 catchall spending bill have been mired over funding that could reach Planned Parenthood, always a contentious issue for lawmakers. Also, Congress considers changing the start of the fiscal year. Â Â Â
Congress’ budget deal gives the Pentagon the money it says it needs to deter the world’s other great powers. CQ defense reporter Andrew Clevenger and Mandy Smithberger of the Project on Government Oversight discuss lawmakers’ reasoning in approving the big budget boost.  RollCall Department of Defense Briefing on Budget Cap Increase Opinion: They Voted […]
Roll Call senior Senate reporter Niels Lesniewski and CQ appropriations reporter Jennifer Shutt preview the Trump administration’s fiscal 2019 budget request, which is being released just days after Congress passed a $153 billion increase to next year’s discretionary spending cap. RollCall Show Notes: House Appropriators Ready to Carve Up Budget Deal Opinion: Budget Deal Gives […]
As President Donald Trump starts his second year in office, he will need Democrats to secure meaningful legislative accomplishments. His first official State of the Union address was a prime-time, nationally televised opportunity to reach across the aisle. Ben Terris, national political reporter at The Washington Post, discusses with Roll Call whether Trump was able […]
CQ Roll Call’s legal affairs writer Todd Ruger and intelligence reporter Ryan Lucas preview the Senate committee testimony of Ex-FBI Director James Comey.  President Donald Trump could still cite executive privilege to block Comey from appearing.   Show Notes: Comey Set to Testify Next Week After Being Fired By Trump  Trump Contradicts Aides on […]
 Lawmakers could be in for more drama in the days ahead as they are expected to question other Trump administration officials following the testimony of former FBI director James Comey on the ongoing Russia-related investigation. CQ Roll Call’s intelligence reporter Ryan Lucas, White House reporter John Bennett and legal affairs writer Todd Ruger explain why […]
 In a highly anticipated hearing, the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation of Russia’s election meddling makes its public debut with lawmakers set to press the directors of the FBI and the NSA about the Kremlin’s interference operation and potential ties with the Trump campaign, says CQ Roll Call’s intelligence reporter Ryan Lucas. Listen in for […]
Roll Call political reporters Bridget Bowman and Simone Pathé dissect the political landscape in 2018, when all 435 House seats and 34 in the Senate are up for grabs. RollCall Show Notes: Ratings Change: Culberson’s Texas Seat Creeps Closer to Toss-Up Four Things to Watch as 2018 Election Season Officially Nears At the Races: The […]
In a special episode of The Week Ahead and Budget Tracker Extra podcasts, CQ journalists Shawn Zeller, David Lerman and Peter Cohn take a deep dive into the new tax bill and explain what it would mean for corporations, small businesses and individuals.  RollCall Show Notes: Brady Releases Substitute Amendment on Tax Bill No […]
A bipartisan cast of lawmakers, including Sen. Ron Wyden, plan to curtail the government’s surveillance powers that must be renewed by the end of the year, says CQ intelligence reporter Gopal Ratnam.  RollCall Show Notes: New Foreign Surveillance Bill Would Boost Privacy Protections Congress Braces for Tense Debate on Surveillance Law Spy Agencies Gear […]
CQ’s budget editor David Lerman and Roll Call’s Senate leadership reporter Niels Lesniewski explain the policy and political impact of the deal struck between President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders to resolve several thorny government spending issues simultaneously. Roll Call Show Notes: House Approves Harvey Package With Debt Deal Trump to Jilted GOP: Inaction Led […]
 Republican lawmakers could use a decades-old procedural maneuver, known as reconciliation, to bypass Democratic opposition and accelerate Donald Trump’s legislative initiatives. That could include cutting taxes, repealing parts of President Barack Obama’s health care law, privatizing Medicare or turning Medicaid into a block grant to the states. All they would need is a simple […]
 Democrats and liberals hoping to build a movement against the policies of President Donald Trump should take a page out of the Tea Party’s 2010 movement and focus on "policies that build power," says Vanessa Williamson, the co-author of the 2012 book The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism. Like the Tea […]
 President-elect Donald Trump will have to rely on some key congressional players to ease his transition into the White House, say CQ Roll Call’s Chief Content Officer David Ellis and Managing Editor Adriel Bettelheim. Also, what went wrong for Democrats. Show Notes: Clinton Gives Wholehearted Concession Trump, Hill GOP Must Get Along and Produce […]
Roll Call politics reporter Bridget Bowman, who is on the ground in Alabama, discusses how Democrat Doug Jones’ win is reverberating in the political sphere and how it could affect Congress in the coming year as lawmakers prepare for the 2018 midterm elections. RollCall Show Notes: Democrat Doug Jones Trumps Roy Moore in Alabama Analysis: […]