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The amounts of money are enormous, the congressional system is complex and the politics of spending have broken down yet again. How better to debut the Roll Call Decoder podcast than with CQ appropriations reporter Kellie Mejdrich untangling the fiscal meltdown? RollCall Show Notes: Crimes and Bombs, Not Bills, Likely to Dominate Hill Attention Topic […]
 Despite dire warnings that the mosquito-borne Zika virus is poised to become a public health threat, the Senate was unable to overcome partisan bickering to allocate money toward prevention efforts. Lawmakers, however, were on track to help Puerto Rico avoid defaulting on its $72 billion debt. CQ Roll Call’s Adriel Bettelheim and Jane Norman […]
 CQ Roll Call’s Erin Mershon goes beyond the headlines and breaks down in detail why insurance is going to cost more next year under the 2010 health care law — and whether Congress or the next administration can step in to fix it. Health Care Premiums to Jump by 25 Percent in 2017 Clinton, Trump […]
 The Supreme Court begins its new term with several hot-button issues to consider, says CQ Roll Call’s Legal Affairs writer Todd Ruger. A justice to watch is Stephen Breyer, who could play a pivotal role on the short-handed court in deciding transgender bathroom rights, redistricting and how it affects voting and immigration law. Show […]
 The alleged hacking of Democratic party computer systems by Russian interests pose a dilemma for U.S. officials tasked with looking for the source of the infiltration and coming up with a response. CQ Roll Call’s national security reporter Ryan Lucas, political editor David Hawking and managing editor Adriel Bettelheim unravel the web of intrigue. […]
CQ appropriations reporters Kellie Mejdrich and Jennifer Shutt discuss the two-week spending bill that averted a government shutdown and look at how lawmakers may keep the government funded beyond Dec. 22. RollCall  Show Notes: Budget Deal Could Bust Caps by $200 Billion Senate’s Defense Spending Bill Shows Need for Budget Deal  Â
The Republican writers of the tax overhaul say that lowering taxes on corporations and others would spur economic growth even if the cuts produce a deficit. CQ’s budget guru Paul M. Krawzak explains how the opposite could occur.  RollCall Show Notes: Ready or Not, House Republicans Set Vote on Tax Overhaul House Republicans Raise […]
Lawmakers spent a considerable amount of time last week working on and passing four security-related spending bills in a bundle — a so called minibus — that would provide money for President Trump’s border wall and pay for increased security for lawmakers. But all that effort was probably a waste of time absent a budget […]
 CQ Roll Call’s budget editor Jane Norman and appropriations reporter Ryan McCrimmon explain the various scenarios for funding President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico. McCrimmon also explains why one top Republican lawmaker may vote against Trump’s pick to manage the nation’s budget office. Show Notes: Search for Billions to Pay for Border Wall […]
 Open banking is set to shake up financial experiences for customers across the globe, enabling customers to allow third parties to access financial information needed to develop new apps and services. Fintech Beat sits down with the head of policy at Plaid, a unicorn fintech sitting in the middle of the revolution, to discuss the […]
 Uncertainty is the bane of the crypto industry, with limited predictability about the scope of securities laws. That’s because there is little agreement on when a cryptocurrency is considered a security. Block.one found out the hard way. Fintech Beat explores what the company’s settlement with the SEC means. Show Notes: Fintech Beat explores the difference […]
 Polls now show a majority of Americans favor impeaching President Donald Trump and removing him from office. Democratic pollster Brad Bannon explains how people should read the rush of new surveys coming in. We also remember Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Maryland Democrat who passed away this week, by reprising his 2017 interview with CQ […]
 When is a bank not a bank? This question goes to the heart of what the Comptroller of the Currency has to keep in mind when making regulatory decisions and Fintech. This and more on this week’s episode of Fintech Beat. Show Notes: Fintech Beat explores the relationship between hip-hop and crypto IMF embraces […]
 How do you make a story about data privacy interesting? That was the challenge of the documentary "The Great Hack." Filmmakers Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim set out to chronicle the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which millions of Facebook users had their personal data compromised to influence the 2016 election. On the latest Political […]
 In the face of gridlock in Congress, investors, pension funds, and some states are pushing public companies to do more to diversify their boards, combat climate change, stamp out sexual harassment and give workers a voice. CQ Roll Call’s Laura Weiss talks about what happened at Google’s annual shareholder meeting where board members were […]
 DES MOINES, Iowa — For all its quaintness and fun, the Iowa State Fair does a pretty good job of approximating politics at the national level, be it questions about electability and charisma or trade and agricultural policy. "The debate within the party that is happening right now, is happening right in front of […]
rollcall The departure of acting Defense Department Secretary Patrick Shanahan raises questions about who is advising President Donald Trump, who pulled back a planned military strike on Iran this week, says CQ defense reporter Andrew Clevenger in this episode of the CQ on Congress podcast. And Chris Lu, who served as Barack Obama‘s liaison to […]
rollcall GOP-held states with growing immigrant populations, Texas, Florida and Arizona, are more likely to gain House seats following the 2020 Census, as well as additional federal funding, if a citizenship question remains off, as the Supreme Court ordered on June 27. In this episode of the CQ on Congress podcast, CQ Roll Call reporter […]
 Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, Libra, has inspired unprecedented interest in digital assets as a means of making cross-border payments. But could Libra spark chaos in monetary markets, and hamstring central bankers?  How important is trust in Facebook necessary for the cryptocurrency, and also economic stability?  Fintech Beat asks one of the top economists in the world […]
 A core challenge when it comes to fintech is the so-called blurred lines — when the definition of a word invokes different answers. The biggest blurring of all happens with the concept of decentralization — what it means, what it looks like, and why regulators care. In this podcast, from New York’s Crypto Evolved […]