Search the Roll Call archive by keyword, date, Congress, section, or tags.
   With President Trump now facing an impeachment inquiry over his request that the president of Ukraine investigate his political foe, Joe Biden, White House staff now face a decision: Cooperate with Democrats or risk legal jeopardy themselves, says Justin Rood, director of the Congressional Oversight Initiative at the Project on Government Oversight. […]
 No issue has generated more concern about Facebook’s Libra than the potential for it to be abused as a tool to finance terrorism or launder money. In this episode, Fintech Beat talks with data and analytics firm Chainalysis about international regulatory efforts, so-called clustering and blockchain forensics. Host Chris Brummer also talks about his […]
rollcall Have we hit peak Mueller? That would seem to be the former special counsel’s preference, which was certainly reflected in a blah reaction from those tuning in. Although the scene at the Capitol for former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s testimony was circus-like, the former G-man was adamant he was not going to […]
RollCall The House passed a bill this month that would order the Pentagon’s inspector general to investigate whether the Defense Department weaponized ticks. Stanford University science writer Kris Newby, in a new book called "Bitten," hints that such experiments may have led to the rapid spread of Lyme disease. Newby says that congressional inquiry into the matter "is exactly what I […]
DES MOINES, Iowa — It is difficult for some people to accept that Iowa, a relatively small state in the middle of the country, has such an outsize role in determining the next president. But the Hawkeye State is more of a microcosm of U.S. politics and the country than it might first appear. Iowa’s population of […]
 With China’s announcement that its central bank is close to launching a digital version of its currency, Fintech Beat sits down with IMF officials for a behind-the-scenes peek at what goes into a country’s strategy. We will also reveal which country was first. It may not be who you think.
RollCall House Democrats’ effort to rescind Trump administration anti-abortion policies threatens to hold up government spending bills. CQ Roll Call reporter Sandhya Raman details the debate and surveys how lawmakers are using abortion politics, both in Washington and the states, to rile their voters ahead of next year’s election.  Show Notes: ‘Sex-starved males’ comment […]
 Bitcoin had a wild week with its value hitting over $11,000. This begs the question: Is the crypto winter finally thawing out? Host Chris Brummer sits down to explore with Sunayna Tuteja, head of strategic partnerships and emerging technologies at TD Ameritrade and Matthew Trudeau, chief strategy officer at ErisX, to discuss what a crypto spring means. Also, stay tuned at the […]
 With only 25 days left with both the House and Senate in session before the new fiscal year begins, the Senate has yet to draft any of its 12 spending bills and has no plan in place to pass them. The result is likely another short-term stopgap funding measure as congressional leaders struggle to […]
RollCall Five Democratic freshmen, all women with military or intelligence backgrounds, are banding together to help each other fundraise for their 2020 races. They all flipped Republican districts in 2018, and they know winning districts like theirs is the key to holding and expanding the House majority in 2020. After a few months in Congress, […]
RollCall Democrat Jamie Raskin of Maryland, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee that would lead an impeachment inquiry, says he believes President Donald Trump has committed high crimes, both in obstructing Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller’s investigation and in refusing to cooperate with congressional investigators. CQ Roll Call senior politics reporter Simone Pathé talks […]
 In an usually candid interview with CQ Roll Call’s budget reporter Paul Krawzak, the recently departed Congressional Budget Office director Keith Hall said the often secretive process the Republicans followed defeated their effort to repeal Obamacare. He also urged Congress to deal with the rising deficits that will fall on the backs of younger Americans, […]
rollcall Mitch McConnell is an extraordinarily successful politician, despite lacking what might be described as traditional attributes of a public official. The Senate majority leader pursues his policy goals with metronomic unflashiness. He is almost proudly uncharismatic, brandishing his fuddy-duddyism as a boy scout might display a merit badge. He is, relatively speaking, unpopular in […]
RollCall Democrats continue to throw their hats into the 2020 presidential race, and veteran strategist Rodell Mollineau thinks that’s a healthy way to work out the party’s message during a "once in a generation time" for them. "I’m all for this," he says. Mollineau, a founder of American Bridge and Rokk Solutions, and previously a […]
RollCall The writing of fiscal 2020 spending bills begins with the biggest nondefense measure, Labor-HHS-Education. CQ’s health care reporter Andrew Siddons previews the bill and the partisan fights it triggers, including on gun violence research. And CQ’s tax and finance reporter Doug Sword unpacks the new data on the future of Social Security. Show Notes: […]
Roll Call senior political reporters Bridget Bowman and Simone Pathé explain the political ramifications, if any, after the conclusion of the Russia election interference report of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. roll call Subscribe to this podcast below Â
RollCall When Ben Masters began the 1,200-mile journey along the Rio Grande to film his new documentary "The River and the Wall," he had no idea the border wall would dominate politics the way it does today. Nor did he think, as he spoke with such locals as Beto O’Rourke and Will Hurd, that their […]
RollCall For the U.S. Navy, buying warships that are defective, unfinished or both has become the norm. The habit is expensive, dangerous and leaves overworked sailors to deal with faulty ships in need of repair from day one. Yet, the practice has escaped sufficient scrutiny in Washington even though taxpayers are on the hook for […]
RollCall The latest edition of CQ’s study of congressional voting comes out in CQ Magazine on Feb. 25 and the authors, CQ reporters John Bennett and Jonathan Miller, explain that Congress voted as Trump wanted at record levels in 2017 and 2018, while representatives and senators who crossed party lines more than their peers paid […]
RollCall President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2020 budget request, due out next week, is likely to skirt a defense spending cap to boost the military while proposing deep cuts to nondefense programs. CQ’s Paul M. Krawzak explains how the White House blueprint is sure to trigger a new showdown over spending limits, along with the need […]