Politics · 115th Congress
Organizing the Senate Can Sometimes Get Messy
[jwp-video n=”1″] A switch in time The fiercest such debate probably took place in January 1953. In the run-up to the previous year’s presidential election, Sen.
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Politics · 115th Congress
Senate’s Radical Reasonable Caucus Finds Its Moment
Watch: Working the Weekend — Highlights from the Shutdown Floor Debate [jwp-video n=”1″] Under pressure Liberal groups have blasted Senate Minority Leader Charles E.
Politics · 115th Congress
Pentagon Strategy Outstrips Its Budget Process
Watch: McCain Challenges Defense Nominee on Guns, Veteran Care [jwp-video n=”1″] Because of the long lead time for defense budgets, a new administration’s second budget request usually is
Politics · 115th Congress
Pa. Supreme Court Throws Out Congressional Map
Decoder: The Many Ways to Draw a Gerrymander [jwp-video n=”1″] “In the game of musical chairs — when everybody needs to sit down in a chair when the music stops — all the chairs have
Rating Change: Meehan Seat More Vulnerable for GOP
Watch: How the Open Seats Are (or Aren’t) Creating Opportunities in the House [jwp-video n=”1″] For now, here are nine things you should know … Geography: The 7th District sits in the
Politics · 115th Congress
Holds on Energy and Environment Nominees Pile Up — Again
Watch: McConnell Laments Democratic Stall Tactics to Federal Nominees [jwp-video n=”1″] During a confirmation hearing Thursday for Anne Marie White, tapped to serve as assistant secretary
Politics · 115th Congress
F-Bombs and C-Word Prompted Cotton Cease and Desist Letters
A Bowl of Dog Doo, Henry VIII and S-Holes: Congressional Hits and Misses Week of Jan. 15, 2018 [jwp-video n=”1″] “Have I used expletives? Yes,” Lane told ArkansasOnline.
Policy · 115th Congress
Senate Republicans Steamroll Judicial Process
John Kennedy, R-La., leaves a meeting with Senate Republicans before Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced that he has enough votes to pass the tax reform bill on December 1, 2017.
Politics · 115th Congress
Arizona’s Double-Barrel Rejection of President Trump’s ‘Fake News’
Watch: Flake Condemns Trump’s Attacks on Media [jwp-video n=”1″] Home-state support Flake’s home state colleague, Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain, joined in the sentiment.
Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
Women’s Congressional Staff Association Looks Back at 10 Years
[jwp-video n=”1″] Q: Why did you want to be president? A: I’ve been involved with WCSA since 2015, and I happened to go to one of their power breakfasts.
Politics · 115th Congress
Royce Retirement Prompts Foreign Affairs Successor Questions
[jwp-video n=”1″] Matt Hadro, a spokesman for Smith, confirmed his boss is interested in the committee’s top GOP slot and said the issues that kept Republican leadership from supporting Smith
Rating Update: Race for Issa’s Open Seat Remains a Toss-Up for Now
Watch: Four Things to Watch as 2018 Election Season Officially Nears [jwp-video n=”1″] Potential GOP candidates include California Board of Equalization Chairwoman Diane Harkey (the former
Ratings Change: Open Seat Shifts California Race to Toss-Up
Watch: 14 Ratings Shift Favor Toward Democrats in 2018 [jwp-video n=”1″] Under normal conditions, Republicans may even have an edge to hold the open seat.
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Match-Ups Yet to Take Shape Ahead of 2018 Primaries
Watch: One Year Out — The 10 Most Vulnerable Senators in 2018 [jwp-video n=”1″] Watching all of this, Democrats are more optimistic about winning the Senate.
Politics · 115th Congress
Florida to Be Spared In Offshore Drilling Expansion, Zinke Says
[jwp-video n=”1″] The governors of California, Oregon and Washington issued a joint statement on Jan. 5 calling the proposal “a political decision” that “flies in the face of decades of strong
Politics · 115th Congress
West Coast, Florida Foes Resist Trump Offshore Drilling Plan
Watch: What Got Left in Our Notebooks in 2017 [jwp-video n=”1″] What’s next Zinke, the Interior secretary, said he would maintain an open channel of communication, repeatedly reminding media
Politics · 115th Congress
House Seats You Think Can’t Flip but Might
Hill Sexual Misconduct Could Muddy 2018 Wave Potential [jwp-video n=”1″] Republican Sue W.
Politics · 115th Congress
Summing Up 2017 With 17 Graphics
As we all close the books on 2017, Roll Call dug through our work and put together a year in review, starting at the beginning: 1.
Policy · 115th Congress
EPA Ends Media Research Deal With GOP-Tied Firm Amid Complaints
Watch: Covering the Capitol — Adjusting to New Realities [jwp-video n=”1″] The Environmental Working Group and the left-leaning American Oversight watchdog group on Monday urged the EPA Office
Politics · 115th Congress
No Sign of Punishment for ‘No’ Votes on Tax Overhaul — Yet
Watch: Four Things to Watch as 2018 Election Season Officially Nears [jwp-video n=”1″] Two of them also hold leadership positions in the House GOP’s campaign committee.