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CQ Budget: Partisan clash on spending and taxes
House Republicans approved lower fiscal 2024 spending levels than provided in a bipartisan debt limit deal, while Senate appropriators pledged to stick to the higher deal-backed levels. And House GOP tax writers approved a package of tax cuts that Democra
Political Theater: DC/DOX adds another diverse layer to Washington's film community
Washington is a film capital, home to a diverse slate of festivals to match a diverse slate of interests and people. This week, the DC/DOX festival gets under way with dozens of documentary features on topics ranging from the war in Ukraine, the Supreme C
CQ Budget: Conservatives revolt
A group of hardcore conservatives staged a protest that brought House business to a halt, partly over spending levels approved in a bipartisan debt limit package. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Aidan Quigley examine the protest and what it me
Political Theater: Taking flight: Ondi Timoner’s ‘Last Flight Home’
Good documentaries tell stories that work on multiple levels. Filmmaker Ondi Timoners Last Flight Home does this by portraying a family as it prepares for the loss of its patriarch, who has chosen to end his life, and documenting a very specific time i
CQ Budget: Debt limit deal examined
The bipartisan deal to suspend the debt limit into 2025 ended months of partisan wrangling, heated rhetoric and some contentious rounds of negotiating. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Lindsey McPherson dissect the deal's political ramification
CQ Budget: Debt limit deal explained
The bipartisan deal to suspend the debt limit until 2025 is more complicated than advertised, with side deals constructed to let both parties describe the measure to their own advantage. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Paul M. Krawzak and Aidan Quigley expla
Political Theater: When 'Yellowstone' came to Capitol Hill
"Yellowstone" and its related series are a cultural phenomenon, and have provided Native Americans a voice and platform that breaks boundaries. Two of the actors in the series, Mo Brings Plenty and Michael Spears, discuss their recent visit to Capitol Hil
Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: Why mental health policy is personal and political
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has described mental health as the defining public health crisis of our time. He has used his position and megaphone to highlight how the country is doing and where it falls short, particularly in the treatment of young peop
CQ Budget: Spending caps struggle
A bipartisan deal on a debt limit increase hinges mostly on resolving a fight over how to scale back discretionary spending. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Aidan Quigley explain what the fight is about and what it means for this year's appropriations pro
Political Theater: The Capital Challenge race, explained
The annual Capital Challenge foot race is a unique gathering of the three branches of government and the journalists who cover them: a three-mile, mid-week, morning race of about 600 people that raises money for youth financial literacy. But there is more