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Political Theater's The Transition: Congress isn't putting its own transition on hold
President Donald Trump might be holding off on his participation in the transition process, but Congress is not. New members report to Capitol Hill this week for orientation, and Katherine Tully-McManus and Mark Satter talk to us about some of the demogra
Political Theater's The Transition: Was Election Day really a week ago?
We're looking at the fallout from the Trump administration fueling the myth that the president didn't lose the election. President-elect Joe Biden and his team can't get national security briefings, or funds usually associated with setting up shop to beco
Health: Biden speaks out strongly in support of the Affordable Care Act
With the fate of the ACA --or Obamacare -- before the Supreme Court, the president-elect signaled his support for it. CQ Roll Call's Mary Ellen McIntire breaks down what the outlook is and how the new administration wants to expand the ACA. Learn more abo
Defense: A $696 billion piece of spending legislation proposed in Senate
CQ Roll Call's John Donnelly breaks down what is -- and isn't -- contained in the Senate's ask for defense spending in this fiscal year 2021 appropriations bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Health: Latest spending bill would boost NIH
Appropriators proposed an additional $1.9 billion in funding in this year's Health portion of the Labor-HHS-Education spending bill. CQ Roll Call's Sandhya Raman lays out what has been asked for and reactions to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
Transportation: Latest spending bill on par with last year's amount
The Senate appropriations bill for Transportation released Tuesday does not include monies aimed at harm from the pandemic. CQ Roll Call's Jessica Wehrman lays out what it does include. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Budget deep dive: How the transition of power may affect spending
President-elect Joe Biden is beginning his transition into the White House, but President Trump continues to contest the outcome of the election, threatening legal action in key states that have been called for Biden. CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and Nie
Political Theater's The Transition: The Biden team wastes no time
President-elect Joe Biden launches his transition with a marquee roster to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. We also look at what is likely to happen to immigration policy and the fate of the Senate's majority. CQ Roll Call's Katherine Tully-McManus hosts. Lea
Defense: Trump fires Secretary of Defense Mark Esper
In the stroke of a tweet, President Donald Trump fires Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday. CQ Roll Call's John Donnelly explains what comes next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Political Theater's The Transition: The tipping point
At the time of this recording, five states have still not been called in the presidential election, with former Vice President Joe Biden leading in three of them. Then there is the Senate. With two runoff elections set in Georgia in January, chamber major