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Washington is a film capital, home to a diverse slate of festivals to match a diverse slate of interests and people. This week, the DC/DOX festival gets under way with dozens of documentary features and shorts on topics ranging from the war in Ukraine, the Supreme Court, Joan Baez, Steph Curry and more. DC/DOX co-founder […]
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Aidan Quigley examine the protest over spending levels that brought House business to a halt.
Good documentaries tell stories that work on multiple levels. Filmmaker Ondi Timoner’s "Last Flight Home" does this by portraying a family as it prepares for the loss of its patriarch, who has chosen to end his life, and documenting a very specific time in our history, when the most personal medical and health care choices […]
CQ Budget dissects the deal's political ramifications and what it means for the appropriations process this year.
The bipartisan deal to suspend the debt limit until 2025 is more complicated than advertised, with side deals constructed to let both parties describe the measure to their own advantage. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Paul M. Krawzak and Aidan Quigley explain the deal and its prospects for passage in the House and Senate. Show […]
Native Americans have a platform with their starring roles in "Yellowstone," which came through in a recent Capitol Hill event.
Julie Scelfo, executive director of Get Media Savvy, speaks about what is needed from policymakers to tackle the youth mental health crisis.
A bipartisan deal on the debt limit hinges mostly on resolving a fight over discretionary spending, David Lerman and Aidan Quigley explain.
The annual Capital Challenge foot race, sponsored by the ACLI, provides a unique hangout for Congress, journalists and more.
CQ Roll Call reporters outline the latest on debt limit talks and where things stand on the effort to produce a farm bill by September.
Roll Call's most vulnerable incumbents include a swath of battle-tested senators and freshman House members.
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Aidan Quigley assess the chances for a bipartisan deal to raise the debt limit.
The White House Correspondents Dinner was freed from many of the physical and psychological restraints of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joe Biden made his 2024 election announcement, and it will have significant effect on down-ballot House and Senate races.
In this episode of the CQ Budget podcast, CQ Roll Call reporters assess what may come next in the search for a debt limit compromise.
The Republican-controlled House plans to vote next week on GOP legislation to raise the debt limit and force spending cuts, in a major test of unity for the new House majority. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Laura Weiss outline the new debt limit bill and assess its chances for passage on the […]
Ah, the Senate. Anything you think should be simple never really is. Democrats there are trying to figure out what to do about the extended absence of Sen. Dianne Feinstein from committee work. But they cannot just replace her temporarily, as they sought to do this week. Why? Because the Senate is a continuing body […]
Shearman & Stirling's Barney Reynolds walks through UK approaches to crypto, and how they diverge from the EU.
House Republicans are drafting legislation offering Democrats a debt limit increase combined with discretionary spending caps, tougher work requirements for food stamps, rescinding unspent pandemic aid, and more. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Lindsey McPherson outline the GOP game plan and assess how the battle over the debt ceiling may play out. […]
Dr. Inger E. Burnett-Zeigler of Northwestern University talks about how Black women can attend the needs of community, family, and their own.