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Podcast: Putting Trump's Immigration Crackdown in Context - Roll Call

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 […]

By Shawn Zeller and Dean DeChiaro

December 13, 2019

Podcasts · 116th Congress

Podcast: Pitfalls Under New Tax Law - Roll Call

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 […]

By David Lerman and Peter Cohn

December 13, 2019

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Podcast: What Defines a Political Wave in the House? - Roll Call

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 […]

By Nathan L. Gonzales and Stuart Rothenberg

December 13, 2019

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Podcast: Abortion Rift Slows Spending Bill Progress - Roll Call

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.      

By David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt

December 13, 2019

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Podcast: Pentagon Aims at Russia, China With Big Budget Boost - Roll Call

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 […]

By Shawn Zeller and Andrew Clevenger

December 13, 2019

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Podcast: Trump Budget Could Conflict With Spending Plans - Roll Call

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 […]

By Jennifer Shutt and Niels Lesniewski

December 13, 2019

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Podcast: Can The Trump Show Win Over a New Audience? - Roll Call

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 […]

By Jason Dick

December 13, 2019

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Podcast: Comey Ready to Talk - Roll Call

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 […]

By Ryan Lucas, Shawn Zeller and Todd Ruger

December 13, 2019

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Podcast: In Comey We Trust? - Roll Call

  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 […]

By Shawn Zeller, Ryan Lucas and Todd Ruger

December 13, 2019

Podcasts · 116th Congress

Ep. 45: House Russia Inquiry Goes Public With FBI, NSA - Roll Call

  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 […]

By Ryan Lucas, Shawn Zeller and Toula Vlahou

December 13, 2019

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Podcast: Opportunity to Flip Congress? - Roll Call

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 […]

By Bridget Bowman, Shawn Zeller and Simone Path\u00e9

December 13, 2019

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Podcast: The GOP Tax Plan Unpacked - Roll Call

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 […]

By Shawn Zeller, Peter Cohn and David Lerman

December 13, 2019

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Podcast: Congress Aims to Rein In Government Snoops - Roll Call

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 […]

By Shawn Zeller and Gopal Ratnam

December 13, 2019

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Podcast: New Capitol Hill Trifecta - Roll Call

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 […]

By Shawn Zeller, Niels Lesniewski and David Lerman

December 13, 2019

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Ep. 30: The GOP's Tool to Fast-Track Trump’s Plans, Privatize Medicare - Roll Call

  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 […]

By Toula Vlahou, Shawn Zeller, Bridget Bowman and Adriel Bettelheim

December 13, 2019

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Ep. 41: The New Liberal Tea Party and What it Can Learn From its Foes - Roll Call

  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 […]

By Shawn Zeller and Toula Vlahou

December 13, 2019

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Ep. 29: President-Elect Trump – Now Comes the Hard Part - Roll Call

  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 […]

By CQ Staff and David Ellis

December 13, 2019

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Podcast: Alabama, Tangled Up in Blue - Roll Call

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: […]

By Jason Dick and Bridget Bowman

December 13, 2019

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Podcast: A Big Finish for Trump's First Year; Can He Sell Conservative Accomplishments? - Roll Call

The biggest tax overhaul in three decades, a record roster of judicial confirmations, strikes at Obamacare and a regulatory rollback: Roll Call White House correspondent John T. Bennett reviews how the president ended up winning much of what he campaigned for, but remains at record low approval ratings. Can he sell his agenda to midterm […]

By David Hawkings and John T. Bennett

December 13, 2019

Podcasts · 116th Congress

Ep. 10: Is Congress Unqualified to Tackle Tech Issues? - Roll Call

    Congress is wrestling with a slew of tech issues from encryption to email privacy. Are lawmakers out of their league? CQ Roll Call’s Managing Editor Adriel Bettelheim and reporters Alisha Green and Ryan Lucas discuss.

By CQ Staff

December 13, 2019