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CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics
This is CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics, formerly CQ on Congress, which has all of the audio content from the CQ Roll Call newsroom.
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CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWhat lawmakers can do about gun violence, and helping black families save ancestral lands
Public pressure on lawmakers is growing across the country to reduce gun violence, but Congress may only be able to pass incremental legislation, explains CQ…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsObamacare takes another hit, this time from Democrats
Democrats were nearly unanimous in voting to end the so-called "Cadillac tax" on high cost health insurance plans that was the principal mechanism in the…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWhy the US is behind in the 5G race
Poor allocation of airwaves and the absence of a domestic telecom supplier could delay U.S. mobile carriers from deploying 5G as effectively as some other…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsDid the Pentagon weaponize ticks?
The House passed a bill this month that would order the Pentagon's inspector general to investigate whether the Defense Department weaponized ticks. Stanford…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsImmigrant raids could lead to more family separations
The Trump administration says it will round up undocumented immigrants who have missed a court date in an effort to deter others migrants from seeking refuge…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsAssessing the trade talks with China
In this episode of CQ on Congress, former U.S. trade negotiator Wendy Cutler explains what each side of the U.S.-China trade talks is looking to gain. Then…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsHow the GOP won by losing on census citizenship question
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…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsThe Pentagon has a leadership vacuum at the top as tensions with Iran rise
The departure of acting Defense Department Secretary Patrick Shanahan raises questions about who is advising President Donald Trump, who pulled back a planned…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsAbortion threatens congressional impasse on funding
House Democrats' effort to rescind Trump administration anti-abortion policies threatens to hold up government spending bills. CQ Roll Call reporter Sandhya…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsTrump denies climate change as his Pentagon prepares for it
Former Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says President Trump's climate change denial risks an apocalyptic future that will stress the U.S. military. Ben Hulac, author…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsLawmakers on impeachment and F35s to Turkey
In his first public statement after his two-year probe, Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel who resigned this week, said that he had never considered…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsHouse impeachment advocates gain traction
Democrat Jamie Raskin of Maryland, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee that would lead an impeachment inquiry, says he believes President Donald Trump…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsLawmakers seek solutions in Venezuela, Iran
Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell criticizes President Trump's strategy to oust Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and touts a broad-based…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsHigher tariffs on Chinese goods spark call for Congress to intervene
The continuing damage to businesses and farmers from the trade stand off between China and the U.S. is a sign that Congress needs to reinsert itself into the…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWhy Democrats haven't passed a minimum wage bill
Democratic presidential candidates and most House Democrats want to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour by 2024, a proposal David Cooper…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsThe GOP's 2020 Agenda, or Lack Thereof
Jonathan Miller talks about his new CQ Magazine cover story on the Republicans' decision, thus far, to ignore policy proposals in their 2020 planning. Miller…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsMueller Report's Second Act: Congressional Scrutiny
CQ legal affairs reporter Todd Ruger says House Democrats now have plenty of leads from Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's report to investigate…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsAssessing the New Tax Law as April 15 Arrives
Taxes are due on April 15 and Americans are finding out how the 2017 law affected them. Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow at the Tax Policy Center, a…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsHow Congress Helps Companies Hire Foreign Workers Over Americans
Under pressure from a bipartisan group of senators, the Homeland Security Department last month increased the number of visas available for foreign guest…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWhy Progressives Are Ready to Ditch Obamacare
The 2010 health care law has left tens of millions uninsured, leading to a groundswell of support from the left for a single-payer system, or "Medicare for…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsBig Tech's Breakup With Democrats
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, but especially Democrats, are saying that the government should intervene to rein in, or even break up, tech giants like…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsNavy Spends Epically on Shoddy Ships
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…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsTwo Takes on Rep. Omar, Democrats and Israel
Janeen Rashmawi of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and Logan Bayroff of the pro-Israel group J Street worry that Congress is losing sight of…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsChallenges for Trump's Democratic Overseers
Democrats have ramped up oversight of President Donald Trump and his administration with hearings on Trump's finances, the Russia inquiry, the immigrant child…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsRants Aside, Trump Scores Big With Congress
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…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsThe Americans Paying More Taxes
Tax season has begun and upper middle income taxpayers with incomes between $120,000 and $200,000 who live in states with high local taxes are the most likely…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsMeToo Reconsidered: One Feminist on Equalizing Campus Sexual Assault Rules
Patricia Hamill calls herself a feminist and a liberal Democrat, but as a defense attorney for students accused of sexual assault and harassment on college and…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCongress' Border Wall Funding Emergency
Congressional negotiators are working to reach bipartisan agreement on a Homeland Security spending bill that can fend off another shutdown and thwart…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWhy Republicans Bucked Trump on Afghanistan and Syria
CQ senior defense writer John M. Donnelly and Michael Rubin, a former Middle East adviser in George W. Bush's administration who's now a resident scholar at…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsShutdown Ends but its Damage Will Last
CQ Homeland Security Editor Patrick B. Pexton discusses the details of the deal between President Donald Trump and lawmakers to end the shutdown. Max Stier…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsFurloughed Government Contractors to Congress: 'Pay Us Too'
Tens of thousands of government contractors are out of work and their employers are losing millions in revenue because of the partial government shutdown. Alan…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsEU to Move First on Crypto Rules. Will US Follow?
European officials are expected to fire the first shot in the regulation of cryptocurrencies, with recommendations on what should be done to protect investors…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsPelosi Stresses Climate Action, But Activists Push for More
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls climate change "an existential threat" and has established a committee to look for solutions. CQ reporter Elvina Nawaguna…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsSen. Tester Targets Dark Money
Democrats plan to make so-called "good government" laws to tighten campaign finance and lobbying rules a priority in the new Congress. Democrat Jon Tester, who…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCongress on Cusp of Criminal Justice Changes In Year-End Surprise
We take a deep dive into the criminal sentencing and prison programming overhaul Congress is expected to pass this year, which is shaping up to be a major…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsPelosi's Concessions Will Change the Way Laws Are Made
In seeking to solidify her bid for House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi promised members of the Problem Solvers Caucus she'd guarantee floor time for bills with broad…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsPelosi Wins First Round Against Dissidents
Nancy Pelosi has won the House Democratic Caucus' nomination to return as speaker in January, proving herself a formidable opponent to those in the party who'd…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWhy Nancy Pelosi Won't Back Down
The first woman to serve as Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, wants to return to the job now that Democrats control the chamber again. Dissenters in her…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsMeet the Democrats Who Took the House
The Democrats who won a House majority on Election Day are a diverse group with compelling life stories. Two CQ reporters, Mary Ellen McIntire and Greg…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsFox News' Shannon Bream on the Record
Shannon Bream, host of Fox News @ Night, answers the tough questions about Fox's ideological approach to journalism amid growing public concern about heated…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWhat Will Happen if the Democrats Win
CQ senior writer Kate Ackley says Democrats agree on a few policy bills, from a lobbying and campaign finance overhaul to an increase in the minimum wage, but…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWhy Angry Senators Are Ready to Break Up With Saudi Arabia
Senators are considering several options to punish Saudi Arabia over the suspected murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, says CQ foreign policy…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCongressional Staffers Speak Out
Shawn Zeller recaps the results of CQ's Capitol Insiders Survey, a poll of congressional staffers about the midterms and other topics, with expert analysis…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsBipartisan Opioids Bill Explained
CQ Health reporter Sandhya Raman explains what's in the sweeping opioids bill that Congress cleared on Oct. 3 – just in time for lawmakers to campaign on the…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsAn Anita Hill Skeptic Doubts Kavanaugh
Legal analyst Stuart Taylor Jr., a well known critic of the fairness of rape investigations, to men, says Christine Blasey Ford was credible enough, and Brett…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsHow to Read Midterm Polls
While Washington is obsessed with the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, voters — Republicans and Democrats— are more concerned about the economy…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsTrump's FDA Takes on Tobacco
In an administration proud of its deregulatory approach, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has defied the trend. He's proposed to mandate lower nicotine levels…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsAnti-Trump Fervor Puts Senate in Play
Democrats "definitely have a chance to win the Senate,'' election analyst Nathan Gonzales tells CQ on Congress. He maps out where Democrats can pick up Senate…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCongress Expands Oversight of Social Media
Twitter, Facebook and possibly Google executives are preparing to testify before Senate and House committees next week over concerns that foreign governments…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsBattle Lines for the Supreme Court
Democrats are pushing for a delay in upcoming confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, arguing that Kavanaugh could…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsDo Debt and Deficits Matter? It Depends on Who's Minding U.S. Fiscal Policy
The Congressional Budget Office recently revised its earlier, already dire warning that the national debt will be 150% larger than the entire U.S. economy…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsSpace Farce? The Challenges of Creating a New Military Department in Just 2 Years
CQ editor Patrick B. Pexton talks with writer Andrew Clevinger about all the steps needed to create the Space Force. The biggest challenge? A two-year NDAA…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsIsn't That Special... Special Election Season Wraps
There have been 11 special elections for the U.S. Congress in the last two years, and they all have one thing in common: Democrats have performed better than…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsA GOP Congress Tries to Limit Its Republican President on Foreign Policy
Lawmakers seem to be finally feeling their checks-and-balances oats, as members of both the House and Senate, from both parties, begin passing some legislation…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsHouse Lawmakers Leave Town With Much to Do Before Midterms
The House is officially on recess and Roll Call leadership reporter Lindsey McPherson unpacks all the legislation lawmakers will need to tackle when they…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsThe Capitol Shooting That Changed Everything
July 24, 1998 changed everything on Capitol Hill. The shooting and ensuing deaths of two Capitol police officers left a scar on the close-knit community and…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWhy Congress Has a Russia Problem
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have denounced President Donald Trump's accommodation of Russia's Vladimir Putin, but as CQ foreign policy reporter…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsTwo Senators on How They Got a Bipartisan Farm Bill
"I'm all for principles, but I'm not an ideologue," says Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts of Kansas in explaining why he wrote a farm bill that doesn't…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsOver the Moon for the Mission to Mars
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is in charge of realizing President Trump's plan to put an astronaut on Mars by 2033. He says it's doable, albeit visionary…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsOn Civility, the Resistance Splits
Two political strategists, Democrat Ryan Clancy and Republican Rory Cooper, question whether progressives' anger will help Democrats at the polls, while also…