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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 PoliticsDemocrats Turning Up the Heat to Flip a Georgia District
This could be the Democrats best chance, says CQ Roll Call reporters Simone Pathé and Greg Tourial, to flip Georgia's 6th District, where Republicans are…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWhy Trump is Slow-Walking His Trade Policy
President Donald Trump is taking his time reshaping his trade policies, says CQ Roll Call's trade reporter Ellyn Ferguson. She provides valuable insight on…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWhy You Shouldn't Count On the Trump Tax Cuts
President Trump has promised big tax cuts but as CQ Roll Call's tax editor Catalina Camia explains a tangled web of interests and Republican disunity in…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsBorder Wall Design Begins and Guess Who Is Paying? Not Mexico.
Catch-up here on what is happening with President Donald Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown and plan to build a border wall, including its price tag. The…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsHouse Russia Inquiry Goes Public With FBI, NSA
In a highly anticipated hearing, the House Intelligence Committee's investigation of Russia's election meddling makes its public debut with lawmakers set to…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsGOP's Achilles' Heel: Medicaid
As Republicans push full steam ahead with repealing and replacing Obamacare, cuts in Medicaid may become an issue that could not only further divide the party…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsFCC Moves to Weaken Internet Privacy Safeguards
CQ Roll Call's privacy reporter Paul Merrion explains why the Republican-led Federal Communications Commission is moving to dismantle broadband privacy…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsThe Washington Establishment Awaits, Anxiously, Trump’s First Address to Congress
President Donald Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28 and no one knows what to expect from this most unpredictable of presidents. It’s…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsThe New Liberal Tea Party and What it Can Learn From its Foes
Democrats and liberals hoping to build a movement against the policies of President Donald Trump should take a page out of the Tea Party's 2010 movement and…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsThe Public Education of Betsy DeVos
After a bruising Senate confirmation process, Betsy DeVos is now Education Department chief. But she still has a lot of distrust to overcome, says CQ Roll…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsHow Trump and His Supreme Court Pick Could Clash Over Religion
Based on federal appellate court Judge Neil Gorsuch’s previous rulings in religious cases, President Donald Trump could find himself at odds with his Supreme…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsThe Prickly Road Ahead for Repealing Obamacare
CQ Roll Call Health reporter Joe Williams brings us up to speed on the developments of Republican efforts to decimate Obamacare, what came out of the GOP…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsNAFTA, Consumer Regulations on Trump's Undo List
President Donald Trump is likely to use executive orders to address Obama administration regulations and long-standing concerns about the North American Free…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsSpooked by Russia
CQ Roll Call’s national security reporter Ryan Lucas separates fact from fiction on all the Russia-related reports that have thrown the nation’s capital into a…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCongress Set to Revoke Last-Minute Obama Regulations ... But There's a Risk
CQ Roll Call's Senate leadership reporter Niels Lesniewski walks us through how the GOP-controlled Congress can roll out the Congressional Review Act to…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsSteps to Repealing Obamacare and the Republican Stragglers
CQ Roll Call's resident budget guru Paul Krawzak spells out the steps Republicans will take to achieve a repeal of Obamacare. The fast-track approach, however…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsGOP’s Ethics Debacle Could Keep Focus on Trump
House Republicans’ late night, closed-door effort to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics gave Democrats a winning messaging tool, says CQ Roll Call’s Money…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsSenate Hearing on Trump’s Pick for Justice Department Could Preview Supreme Court Battle
Even before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in, the Senate will move forward with a hearing on Trump’s nomination of Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCIA Russian Hacking Assessment Roils Congress
CQ Roll Call's National Security reporter Ryan Lucas explains how Republicans and Democrats reach sometimes conflicting conclusions about whether the Kremlin…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsRepealing Obamacare Could Undermine New Mental Health Initiative
Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone of New Jersey discusses his fear that a bipartisan $6.3 billion health package that would also overhaul the mental health…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWhy Nancy Pelosi Will Have to Put Out Fires in Her Caucus
She withstood a leadership challenge, but that doesn’t mean Nancy Pelosi can coast as the top Democrat in the House of Representatives, says CQ Roll Call’s…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsPentagon Worried by Trump's Funding Request
Congress has until Dec. 9 to pass a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running until President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in. But Trump has asked…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsThe GOP's Tool to Fast Track Trump’s Plans, Privatize Medicare
Republican lawmakers could use a decades-old procedural maneuver, known as reconciliation, to bypass Democratic opposition and accelerate Donald Trump’s…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWhy Trump’s Drive to Replace Obamacare Faces a Bumpy Ride
With control of the White House and Congress, Republicans can easily repeal big parts of President Obama’s health care law, but finding alternatives could…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsPresident-elect Trump:Now Comes the Hard Part
President-elect Donald Trump will have to rely on some key congressional players to ease his transition into the White House, say CQ Roll Call’s Chief Content…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsTrump Effect Could Be Felt Long After Election Day
Roll Call columnists Patricia Murphy and Matt Lewis reflect on the nasty presidential campaign, how it changed some of the norms of politics and the role Sen…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsSeven Cliffhanger Races That Will Decide Which Party Takes the Senate
The outcome of tight Senate races in Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin will determine which party controls…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsObamacare Premium Hikes a Headache for Policymakers
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 --…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsThe Next U.S. President's Challenges in Iraq and Syria
The U.S.-backed military campaign in Iraq to drive the Islamic State from the city of Mosul is expected to succeed, but it could open the door to a host of…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWomen Could Make Up a Quarter of the Senate Next Year
If Democrats sweep on Election Day, the group of newly elected U.S. senators will be disproportionately female, better educated and not as white as the current…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsGOP Assesses Damage After Trump’s Lewd Comments
Republicans are polling to see if their House and Senate candidates have been tainted by Donald Trump’s crude comments about women captured on video, says CQ…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsHow Republicans Can Lose the Senate
Get an insider’s take on the cliffhanger battles in the six states that will determine control of the Senate with Roll Call’s Nathan Gonzales and…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsThorny Issues Await a Divided Supreme Court
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…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsFlint Aid Averts Government Shutdown
A deal to fund the government until December 9 all came down to House Republicans giving in to Democratic demands to help Flint, Michigan, address its…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsClinton, Trump Battle on Long Island
Jonathan Allen, Roll Call columnist and co-author of the New York Times best-seller HRC:State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton, sets up Monday…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsGovernment Stopgap & Impeaching The Tax Guy
With fewer than two weeks left to fund the government past the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year, deal-making in Congress is in overdrive, says CQ Roll Call’s…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsGOP Tries to Defang Agency That Fined Wells Fargo
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau created after the 2008 financial crisis just fined Wells Fargo millions of dollars for creating unauthorized accounts…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsFunding Feud, Political Plotting & Deadly Drugs
Three weeks before the government runs out of money, Congress has two options: a three-month extension of current spending favored by most lawmakers or a…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsSpending Fights Await Lawmakers & Anti-Establishment Fervor Doesn't Trickle Down Ballot
With little possibility of any of the 12 spending bills getting done to prevent a government shutdown, lawmakers return to consider stopgap tricks to fund the…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCongress' Geek Caucus Tackles Tech
Congress is grappling with a plethora of technology-related legislation that appears to be headed nowhere fast, in part because of concerns over security and…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsHow to Dump Trump
Many have asked what it would take to remove Donald Trump from the GOP ticket and nominate a new presidential candidate. CQ Roll Call’s senior Senate reporter…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsIs Russia Trying to Manipulate the U.S. Elections?
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…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsTPP Trade Pact Drives Wedge in Democratic Party
The 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement has become a thorny issue for presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her Democratic Party, says CQ…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsAfter Political Stars Set Stage, Hillary Clinton Moves Into History's Spotlight
The third night of the Democratic National Convention was devoted to A-list speakers –from President Barack Obama to former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg -…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsDemocrats Look to Obama to Cap Unity Bid After Historic Hillary Clinton Nomination
From Philadelphia, CQ Roll Call’s Managing Editor Adriel Bettelheim and Senior Editor David Hawkings recap and reflect on the historic events on the second day…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsFirst Lady, Sanders Make Case for Clinton Amid Rebellious Bernie Supporters
Catch up on the tumultuous first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia with CQ Roll Call's Managing Editor Adriel Bettelheim and Elections…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsHow Women Can Help Clinton Win. And It's Not What You Think.
With the Democratic National Convention ahead, CQ Roll Call’s Adriel Bettelheim and Shawn Zeller look at how much feminism will propel Hillary Clinton to…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCruz Douses Republican Talk of Unity
Texas Sen Ted. Cruz has cast a shadow over the last day of the Republican National Convention after he was booed off stage Wednesday night for refusing to…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCongressional Leaders Call for Unity, Give Trump Tepid Support
Amid the bluster Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention, there was also another message, says senior CQ Roll Call Editor David Hawkings…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsEchoes of Michelle Obama in Melania Trump's RNC Speech
Controversy hung over the opening night of the Republican National Convention as parts of Melania Trump's speech were nearly identical to one Michelle Obama…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsHow White Voters Can Elect Trump President
To kick off our Republican National Convention coverage, CQ Roll Call's Adriel Bettelheim and CQ Magazine Senior Editor Shawn Zeller consider where Donald…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsConservatives Ready to Surrender Passing Spending Bills
Congress has been unable thus far to send the president any of the 12 spending bills to stave off a government shutdown Sept. 30 and lawmakers are preparing to…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCongress' Post-Holiday Headache:Guns, Mental Health & Financial Regulations
A slew of tough issues await lawmakers upon their return from Fourth of July recess. CQ Roll Call's editors and reporters break it down. Barring another…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsBrexit, the Supreme Court and Spending Mayhem on Capitol HIll
The Supreme Court decides high-profile cases on abortion and political corruption, reports CQ's Todd Ruger, while Kellie Mejdrich explains how partisan fights…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsGuns, Surveillance and How Trump’s Rhetoric Could Boomerang
Efforts by Democrats to push through gun-control legislation will dominate the Senate next week and could throw yet another wrench into passage of spending…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsOrlando Spurs Lawmakers to Focus on Homegrown Extremism and Guns
The United States spends close to $11 million a day bombing Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria. But as CQ Roll Call’s Domestic Threats reporter Gopal…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsZika and LGBT Issues Among the Many Battles Facing Congress
Another busy week awaits Congress with a slew of issues likely to tie up lawmakers, including how much to spend to combat the Zika virus and whether the…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsFrequent 'Poison Pills' Are Grinding Congress to a Halt
CQ Roll Call's Managing Editor Adriel Bettelheim and CQ Magazine Deputy Editor Jason Dick break down how so-called ''poison pill'' amendments get the majority…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsZika Response, Health Law Oversight and Obama's Lasting Legacy
Congress returns to face leftover debates over how much to spend to combat the Zika virus and whether aspects of Obamacare have legal standing. Also in the mix…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsFights Over LGBT Issues Threaten Congress’ Spending Plans
Congress is wrestling with spending bills to fund the government by September 30, a goal likely to fall short. Managing Editor Adriel Bettelheim and Budget…