The National Press Club is part of the fabric of Washington politics and news. It is a professional and social gathering place for people in the news, or people looking to make news, from Charlie Chaplin to Barack Obama. It’s got a complicated history, bu

With Black women rising to prominence in politics, the arts and every field in between, it could be said that it is their moment in history. But dig deeper and the picture is far more nuanced. When expectations are high and mothers still counsel daughters

The IRS unveiled a 10-year spending plan designed to crack down on wealthy tax dodgers and improve customer service, but Republicans warned against an 'army" of auditors descending on middle-class workers. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Laura Weiss outl

Mike Hinkley, founder of the Growth Equity Interview Guide and formerly of Airbnb, joins the podcast to take a deep dive into the problems and opportunities of embedded finance.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Joe Biden traded letters over talks to raise the debt limit as each side sought to ramp up the pressure for a deal that would end a partisan standoff. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson and Paul

The countrys founders were big fans of separating the powers of the branches of government. The current tussles among Congress, the White House and the courts show that the debate over where one institutions authority ends and another begins is as livel

President Joe Biden wants to see a Republican budget before resuming fiscal talks with Speaker Kevin McCarthy. But Republicans say their budget will be delayed as they urge negotiations over raising the debt limit. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Lindsey McP

Amias Gerety, former Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, discusses whats new, and whats different, in the SVB and Credit Suisse banking turmoil.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For decades, CQ has studied the votes of members of Congress and lined them up according to party unity, loyalty to the president, participation, and more. There is a lot that goes into it, and people around the world look to these studies to make sense o

Senate Republican budget writers waged a multifront offensive on President Joe Biden's fiscal 2024 budget request, while Democrats pointed to a Congressional Budget Office analysis to say House GOP budget plans are unrealistic. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman