CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics

CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics


Latest Episodes

Political Theater: He's not gonna wait
April 29, 2021

Mark McKinnon, long-time political adviser and current co-host of the Showtime political documentary series The Circus joins Political Theater to discuss President Joe Biden’s approach to the art of the possible, the president's move from transitional to

Equal Time with Mary C Curtis: DNC Chair Jaime Harrison
April 28, 2021

Jaime Harrison gained national attention last year when he broke fundraising records running against South Carolina incumbent Senator Lindsey Graham. While Harrison didn't win the election, his candidacy gave notice that the Old South is now the New South

Fintech Beat: Crypto custody 101
April 27, 2021

Ed Nalbantian and Mark Rasmussen join the podcast to compare crypto custody in the EU and US—and whether custodians have to return forked cryptoassets to account holders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Budget deep dive: Senate Republicans push for $568 billion counteroffer on infrastructure
April 23, 2021

Senate Republicans unveiled a five-year, $568 billion infrastructure proposal on Thursday that they hope can be a starting point for negotiations with Democrats. Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders says the proposal “goes nowhere near what has to be don

Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: "More people are afraid of the police than community violence"
April 22, 2021

It’s been 30 years since the world saw Rodney King on video being beaten by Los Angeles police officers. Since then, the list of Black people killed at the hands of police has grown -- Eric Garner, Daunte Wright and Ma’Khia Bryant, the 16-year old Black g

Political Theater: The future of the Democratic Party
April 21, 2021

It's no secret that in the corridors of power there is a struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party. While Joe Biden won the presidency, there certainly wasn't a blue wave. Moreover, House Democrats lost seats, and while they hold a slim-majority in th

Fintech Beat: The fintech jobs market
April 20, 2021

Executive recruiter David Richardson joins the show to talk about where the fintech jobs are, and what sectors have been most impacted by the industry's explosive growth.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Health: NIH lifts Trump-era restrictions on fetal tissue research
April 16, 2021

The National Institutes of Health announced it would loosen restrictions on using fetal tissue in biomedical research and revert to the process in place before 2019. Here’s CQ Roll Call health care reporter Sandhya Raman on Friday’s announcement. Learn mo

Budget deep dive: Democrats torn over strategy for passing $2T infrastructure plan
April 16, 2021

Democrats are struggling to decide whether to pursue a bipartisan infrastructure bill or go it alone through another budget reconciliation process. Some are advocating a two-step strategy that combines both approaches, but skeptics abound as Republicans p

CQ Future: Money in politics
April 16, 2021

The political money game is changing. Small donor fundraising is at an all-time high, while corporations are holding off on donating in the wake of the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. What do these changes mean for political contributions, and how