CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics

CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics


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Defense: President Trump threatens -- again -- to veto NDAA
December 02, 2020

The National Defense Authorization Act has become a political football. President Trump has threatened twice to veto this important bill -- once over Confederate base names, and now over demands to repeal a law that currently shields tech companies from l

Political Theater's The Transition: Congress begins decorating its end-of-year legislative tree
December 01, 2020

Congress is very good at putting off its most important business until the end of the year. The current spending measure funding the government expires on December 11. And with the economy starting to show signs of strain, lawmakers are offering their own

Budget deep dive: Nominee for White House OMB, Neera Tanden, comes under fire by GOP
December 01, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden has selected Neera Tanden to be White House budget director. She would be the first woman of color to oversee the Office of Management and Budget. As a former Clinton aide and president of the Center for American Progress, Tanden

Health: What to expect once COVID-19 vaccine gets approved
November 30, 2020

The Trump administration says a vaccine will be ready to distribute within 24 hours of the Food and Drug Administration giving the green light. CQ Roll Call's Emily Kopp explains what to expect between authorization and the first shots. Learn more about y

Political Theater's The Transition: Joe Biden and the Dare to be Dull approach to governing
November 24, 2020

The first full official day of the transition from the Trump administration to the Biden administration featured President-elect Joe Biden introducing several of his Cabinet picks in Wilmington, Del., a group of veteran hands that epitomizes what could be

Budget deep dive: Democrats eager to revive earmarks
November 24, 2020

House Democrats are planning on bringing back earmarks at the start of the next Congress. What does that mean for the appropriations process? CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman discuss and look at the House Appropriations Chairwoman race. Lear

Fintech Beat: The outsider
November 24, 2020

Adeyemi Ajao talks about how he started a $100 million company from a dorm room in Spain, and shares his views on Silicon Valley, being a Black venture capitalist, and the immigrant experience in tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/

Health: The latest on COVID-19 vaccines
November 23, 2020

There is a lot of promising news coming out about vaccines to fight COVID-19 but it is hard to keep track of when these potential shots will be available to the public. CQ Roll Call's Emily Kopp breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega

Political Theater's The Transition: It's been a long week
November 20, 2020

We're delving into President Donald Trump's latest moves to block President-elect Biden from moving forward, why foreign policy towards Europe may be thorny, and how a big infrastructure bill could be on the table. CQ Roll Call's Jim Saksa hosts with cont

Budget: Something may be better than nothing
November 20, 2020

Congress left for Thanksgiving without coming up with a deal for a COVID-19 aid package. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told CQ Roll Call that a compromise package with the GOP is worth considering — breaking ranks with Speaker Nancy Pelosi whose stanc