CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics

CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics


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Political Theater: The Gridiron Club, explained
March 16, 2023

The Gridiron Club is one of Washingtons longest-standing journalism institutions. Founded in 1885, it is known for its annual dinner, a gathering of club members, fellow journalists and Washington elites. Normally shrouded in secrecy, the Gridiron is mak

Fintech Beat: Dante Disparte on Circle, Stablecoins and Silicon Valley Bank’s Lessons for Policymakers
March 13, 2023

Circles Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte offers his perspective from front lines after the most harrowing week in the banking sector since the 2008 financialcrisis.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CQ Budget: Dissecting Biden's budget
March 10, 2023

President Joe Biden unveiled a fiscal 2024 blueprint that Republicans have promised to oppose. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Aidan Quigley outline the tax and spending proposals and how they will influence this year's battles over appropriat

Fintech Beat: Product Market Fit
March 09, 2023

Ayo Omojola, head of product for Carbon Health and former product lead for Cash App, explains the engineering of new fintech experiences.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Political Theater: Hope and Despair on the Campaign Trail '24
March 08, 2023

Trump-first Republicans have CPAC. Never Trumpers have Principles First. And on one magical weekend, the two twain did meet, or at least met at roughly the same time. Roll Call political writers Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari unpack these two di

CQ Budget: Preparing for budget release
March 03, 2023

As they await President Joe Biden's fiscal 2024 budget request, lawmakers are mulling the prospects for a budget resolution and issuing new guidance for earmarks in appropriations bills. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak discuss the latest t

Political Theater: The environmental, agricultural and moral stakes in ‘The Smell of Money’
March 02, 2023

The documentary The Smell of Money chronicles several North Carolina families fight for environmental justice against pork producers whose facilities adversely affect their surrounding land. Senior CQ Roll Call writer Ellyn Ferguson discusses the film

Fintech Beat: Grayscale's Oral Argument
February 28, 2023

Grayscale Investments CEO MichaelSonnenshein and Chief Legal Officer Craig Salm discuss their proposed Bitcoin ETF and lawsuit with the SEC.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CQ Budget: The politics of Medicare funding
February 24, 2023

President Joe Biden's accusation that Republicans are trying to cut Medicare triggered a counterattack by the GOP: that the Biden administration wants to cut benefits in Medicare Advantage plans. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Jessie Hellmann unpack the

Fintech Beat: Chat GPT’s IP Landmines
February 21, 2023

Skadden Arps super lawyer Stu Levi joins the podcast to talk about what Chat GPT means for intellectual property law.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices