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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 PoliticsIs Congress Unqualified to Tackle Tech Issues?
Congress is wrestling with a slew of tech issues from encryption to email privacy. Are lawmakers out of their league? CQ Roll Call’s Managing Editor Adriel…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWhy Japan Fears Trump More Than It Does China
As President Barack Obama heads to Japan for a summit of leaders of the Group of Seven, the world's biggest economic powers, CQ Roll Call's foreign policy…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsFireworks On Defense, Trump’s Campaign Cash & Puerto Rico's Last-Gasp
Arizona Republican John McCain is expected to shake up the defense policy bill heading to the Senate floor with proposals likely to meet fierce opposition…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCongress Has Caught the Zika Bug
Both the House and the Senate are considering emergency bills to combat the Zika virus that the Obama administration says is the next big public health threat…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsBig Defense Bill to Dominate Congress and Trump Talks Money with GOP
A big defense bill including making women eligible for the draft and approving new weapons will dominate a week of action in Congress that also features…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsGOP's Slow Embrace of Trump; Congress Tackles Opioid Epidemic
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s first face-to-face and likely awkward meeting on Capitol Hill with presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump could play a role in the…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsTrump Looms Large as Congress Returns to Debate Zika Funds and More
Lawmakers return from recess but Donald Trump will loom large in the halls of Congress. CQ Roll Call reporters Ryan McCrimmon and Andrew Siddons spell out the…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCongress Eyes Expanding Draft To Women
In an unexpected move, lawmakers on a House committee backed a proposal to require women to register for the Selective Service, subjecting them to any future…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsGOP Troubles Are Just Beginning
Political analyst Stuart Rothenberg explains why down-ballot Republican candidates could be in trouble because of Donald Trump's frontrunner status. Also, CQ…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsLawmakers to Pull All-Nighter on Defense Bill
Showdown looms over efforts to dip into a special war fund to bypass spending caps. CQ Roll Call's national security reporter Megan Scully has the scoop. Learn…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsZika, Cliffhanger Races in Maryland and Pennsylvania & Budget Landmines
Our reporters and editors weigh in on President Obama's latest fight with Congress over dedicating money to fight Zika virus, the presidential primaries and…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsE-Cigarette Users Find Friends in GOP
Republicans in Congress could immunize many electronic cigarette products from impending regulations by using a spending bill to shield not only e-cigs but…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsFCC And GOP Wage War
Tensions are rising between the Federal Communications Commission and Republicans in Congress who want to curtail its regulatory power. On one front…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsPentagon Wastes Billions On Underused Facilities
A quarter of U.S. military facilities are falling apart, according to a new Senate report that comes on the heels of an unusually candid Pentagon document…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsDefense Jobs And The Crucial New Hampshire Senate Race
New Hampshire Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte faces a tough re-election race and defending the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard could help. Ayotte is facing Democratic…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWhy ISIS Poses Bigger Threat to Europe Than al-Qaida
The terror attacks in Brussels and Paris have given U.S. intelligence officials new insight into the tactics of the Islamic State – and underscored how its…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsSenate to Tackle Spending Bills, Moves Ahead of House
For the next three weeks Congress will be engulfed in the controlled chaos of drafting spending bills to keep the government running in the next fiscal year…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCorporate Tax Avoidance Prompts Obama Clampdown
President Barack Obama is urging Congress to pass legislation that would prevent U.S.-based firms from moving their headquarters overseas to avoid paying…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsObama's Last Nuclear Summit Has New Urgency After Brussels Terror Attacks
President Obama hosts the fourth and final nuclear summit of his presidency, a gathering of 52 world leaders including China aimed at getting voluntary pledges…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsFBI's Cracking of iPhone Leaves Unsettling Questions
The high-profile debate over whether law enforcement should be able to force Apple to unlock iPhones when investigating criminal cases is over. But unsettling…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsBrussels Terror Attacks Underscore Concerns Over ‘Soft Targets’ in U.S.
The terror attacks in Brussels have spurred much discussion about whether such an incident could happen in the United States. Experts and national security…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsLifting the Cuban Embargo
President Barack Obama’s historic trip to Cuba is over, but how his diplomacy affects the United States' ties with its Caribbean neighbor is very much an open…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWorking for Medicaid
The handful of red state governors and lawmakers who have been willing to expand Medicaid under the 2010 health care law have tried to put their own spin on…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsGOP Tension Over Budget
Speaker Paul Ryan’s goal of passing a budget plan for fiscal 2017 is being sidelined by hardline conservatives in the House of Representatives. Though the…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsObama Puts Republican Senators in a Tough Spot
President Obama put Senate Republicans on the spot by nominating Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. A former prosecutor who’s served 19…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsObama's SCOTUS Pick Nears
President Obama will soon select a nominee to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. What happens after that is unclear. Senate Republicans who control…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsNuclear Missile Security Compromised by Aging Helicopters
A top secret military exercise last summer showed the United States can’t adequately respond to a terrorist attack on nuclear missiles deployed in the northern…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsTrump Effect On Two Congressional Races
New York Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin and Nebraska Democrat Rep. Brad Ashford are two freshman House members worth watching in this year’s campaign. Zeldin is a…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsRepublican Rift Threatens Budget Plan
Congressional Republicans have just weeks left to meet an April 15 deadline for producing a tax and spending plan that is supposed to green light the writing…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCongress Seeks to Fight Painkiller Epidemic
Congress is weighing what to do about prescription painkiller and heroin abuse – a problem statistics show is killing more Americans than car accidents. But…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsPuerto Rico Debt Sparks Bailout Debate in Congress
Puerto Rico's struggles to crawl out from under $72 billion in debt has set off a debate in Congress over how to extend a lifeline to the island commonwealth…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsWhy Texas Abortion Case at Supreme Court Won't Settle Future Battles
The Supreme Court this week heard arguments in the first substantive abortion rights case to reach justices in almost a decade. But whatever happens in the…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCongress Races to Finish Child Nutrition Rewrite in Election Year
Congress is trying to finish a child nutrition bill in an election year – no small task with a tight legislative calendar and sensitive decisions over…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsTrump's Rhetoric Unlikely to Move Congress to Tackle Political Money
The presidential candidates are spending a lot of time warning about the influence of millionaires and billionaires on American politics. But the rhetoric…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsProposal to Spin Off Air Traffic Control Clouds Aviation Legislation
Congress is looking at privatizing the nation’s air traffic control system in order to help raise funds for efforts such as a next generation navigation…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsApple-DOJ Fight Puts Encryption on Congress' Front Burner
The battle between Apple and the Justice Department over access to iPhone data is putting encryption policy back in the congressional spotlight. But it's…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsEven LSU Football is Threatened by Louisiana’s Budget Crisis
The new Democratic Governor, John Bel Edwards, and the Republican Legislature are going to have to work together to clean up a mess that even some Republicans…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsObama to Seek "Robust Engagement" With Congress on Scalia Successor
President Obama plans to aggressively pursue a replacement for late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. But with Senate Republican leaders adamant they won’t…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsISIS' Strength in Libya Scrambles Calculus for U.S., Allies
The Islamic State is building a new stronghold in Libya, attracting recruits, attacking energy facilities and grabbing hold of cities and towns in the oil rich…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsThe SCOTUS Cases Now In Question After Scalia's Death
Among the chief cases facing the Supreme Court this term are President Obama's immigration policy changes, redistricting and a Texas abortion law. Learn more…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCongress Wants to Help Combat the Zika Virus But ...
The Zika virus outbreak has captured the attention of Congress, where lawmakers are fretting over money to stop the disease and the role contraception could…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsObama's $583 Billion 2017 Defense Budget
Military spending accounts for about half of the U.S.'s discretionary spending budget. The fiscal 2017 plan President Obama just released reflects an emphasis…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsObama's 2017 Budget:Highlights
While much of President Obama's $4.23 trillion fiscal 2017 budget will not make it into law, it still sets the stage for a year’s worth of spending battles…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsObama's Last Budget:Preview
President Obama releases his final budget plan Feb. 9. Though important details about fiscal 2017 spending for defense, health and other critical areas are…
CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics$2 Billion in Dead Transportation Earmarks Come Back to Life
The spending and tax package Congress passed at the end of last year freed up about $2 billion for cash-strapped state transportation departments to use on…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsFlint Adds Urgency to EPA Water Rule Changes
A water contamination crisis in Flint, Mich. has thrown the national spotlight on the problem of lead in drinking water. It’s an issue Washington regulators…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsGun-Control Lobby Vies to Influence Election Year Gun Debate
The National Rifle Association has become the face of the gun safety debate for its organizational strength and the clout it wields in Congress. But it’s only…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsCongress Grapples With Prescription Drug And Heroin Crisis
Across the United States, cities and states are contending with a wave of abuse of painkillers, which is leading people to use heroin. Senators are working to…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsObama's Gun Proposals Trigger Skirmish Between the Branches
Republicans appear ready to use their control over federal spending to try to withhold Justice Department money if President Barack Obama tries to move forward…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsSelf-Driving Cars Prompt Washington to Rethink Rules of the Road
President Obama’s last budget request includes almost $4 billion to develop self-driving vehicles. Many in Congress view the cars as a way to reduce accidents…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsGOP Budget and Taxes Plan May Collide With Election Year Priorities
Senate Republicans have designs on passing a tax and spending plan this year. But it won't be easy in the midst of congressional and presidential elections…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsList of Influential Lawmakers-Turned-Lobbyists Grows
More than 50 ex-members of Congress who left public life at the beginning of last year are now free to lobby their former colleagues. They’ll have to prove to…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsLow-Tech Approach Has Some Doubting Polls' Accuracy
Donald Trump has been leading presidential polls for so long, only a skeptic would doubt he’s a shoo-in for the Republican nomination. But plenty of people are…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsRecovery Not Enough To Put Food on the Table for 17 Million Americans
Despite the rebounding economy, the number of Americans who may not have enough food to eat is higher than pre-recession levels, standing at 6.9 million homes…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsPublic Angst Dampens Obama's Victory Lap
A State of the Union address can give a lame duck president one last chance to take a nationally televised victory lap. That may not be possible for Barack…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsSuspension of Obamacare Taxes Could Bring More Changes
The recent delay of more than $30 billion worth of Obamacare taxes to help fund the law's health insurance expansion could embolden critics to take a run at…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsEnergy Legislation Could Get a Jolt in 2016
Congress hasn't passed a major energy bill in more than a decade. But the way the year-end tax and spending deal lifted an oil export ban and extended wind and…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsTaxes, Guns and Messaging Votes May Occupy Lawmakers in 2016
Congress cleared most pressing issues off its decks by striking a budget deal and passing a huge tax and spending package at the end of 2015. The question is…
CQ Roll Call Policy and PoliticsAmerica’s First Book and Its Impact on Everything from Religion to Press Freedom
CQ Now introduces you to a very special piece of American history at the Library of Congress:the Bay Psalm Book, printed in 1640 in the Massachusetts Bay…
CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics2016 Spending Package Reveals Washington's Winners and Losers
A tumultuous and unusually productive year for Congress ended quietly on Dec. 18 with the passage of a $1.1 trillion spending bill to keep the government…