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Members of the National Guard patrol a Washington, D.C., street on Sept. 11. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Are we at the beginning of the next civil war?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted October 8, 2025 at 4:29pm
Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill, seen here early in their tenure as House members, are running for governor in Virginia and New Jersey, respectively. They both need to win to give Democrats momentum for the 2026 elections, Rothenberg writes.

One win isn’t enough for Democrats in this year’s governor’s races

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted October 6, 2025 at 1:05pm
Louis Jacobson, at far right, writes about his time finding a niche at Roll Call alongside such colleagues as, from left to right, Editor Tim Curran, Erin Billings, David Drucker and Paul Kane, seen here in Roll Call's offices in an interview with then-Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va.

How an editor found a home at Roll Call in unconventional ways

By Louis Jacobson
Posted October 2, 2025 at 6:00am
Marc Maron, seen here on tour earlier this year, ended his “WTF with Marc Maron” podcast last week with an interview with former President Barack Obama. Their conversation offers a different path for politics from the one we are on, writes Brandon Wetherbee.

‘We can make it better’ — the end of ‘WTF with Marc Maron’ and the future of politics

As Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer made his shutdown calculations this week, he had a lot to consider. But winning isn’t really an option when voters feel the way they do, Winston writes.

Voters hate shutdowns

By David Winston
Posted October 1, 2025 at 6:15am
What can a communications handbook from 2004 tell us about the present moment? An awful lot, Fitch writes.

I wrote the book on media relations for Congress. How does it hold up 21 years later?

By Bradford Fitch
Posted September 29, 2025 at 12:01pm
Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur represents a meme-worthy Ohio district that backed Donald Trump by 6.7 points last year.

When a meme meets the midterms: 6-7 politics edition

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 23, 2025 at 2:23pm
Then-Rep. Ryan Costello, R-Pa., leaves the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Feb. 27, 2018. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Making America healthy should include passing bipartisan pediatric care bill

By Ryan Costello
Posted September 19, 2025 at 9:55am
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the pressure to pull Jimmy Kimmel came from local affiliates. Not all local audiences, and voters, will be pleased, Brandon Wetherbee writes.

How will canceling Kimmel play in Peoria? Scranton?

By Brandon Wetherbee
Posted September 18, 2025 at 5:41pm
The latest NAEP results for high school seniors offer a grim picture of where America is headed in reading and math, Winston writes.

We are becoming the world’s D student, latest test results suggest 

By David Winston
Posted September 17, 2025 at 6:00am
Ohio Sen. Jon Husted faces a potentially tough challenge from Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown, a contest Democrats would likely need to win to have a chance at the Senate majority in 2026, Rothenberg writes.

Senate Democrats face difficult, but not insurmountable, path to majority 

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted September 15, 2025 at 1:26pm