CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics

CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics


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Tech: Top cybersecurity and national security officials are monitoring presidential election
November 03, 2020

CQ Roll Call's Gopal Ratnam reports that intelligence officials are on alert for any interference or potential cyber attacks to compromise the presidential election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal: An army of lawyers are watching out for voter intimidation tactics on November 3
November 02, 2020

CQ Roll Call's legal affairs reporter Todd Ruger reports on how lawyers across the country are preparing to counteract the possibility of voter intimidation on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Health: President Trump's touting of military involvement in distributing a COVID-19 vaccine could backfire
November 02, 2020

President Trump has often touted the role of the military in distributing a COVID-19 vaccine, but in recent days health officials close to the process have taken pains to say that the government won't actually be handling vaccines at all. CQ Roll Call's E

Fintech Beat: Brex founder and co-CEO Henrique DuBugras co-hosts Fintech Beat to discuss regulatory diversity
November 02, 2020

Henrique DuBugras, the founder and co-CEO of Brex, the multibillion dollar payments company, jumps on the show as Fintech Beat’s first co-host and interviews Chris about fintech—and his research on Black financial regulators. Learn more about your ad choi

Special Report: How one man's death reveals the flaws of the Trump administration's immigration policy
November 02, 2020

President Donald Trump was elected to office nearly four years ago on promises of shutting out immigrants. He has largely delivered. And while pros and cons of his administration's approach are hashed out in partisan terms, there are real people whose liv

CQ Future: The presidency
October 30, 2020

President Donald J. Trump's time in the oval office has been unlike any of his predecessors, where he has broken many conventions. CQ Roll Call's Shawn Zeller speaks with presidential historian David Greenberg to examine whether Trump transformed the Amer

Health: No more secret negotiated rates
October 29, 2020

The Trump administration on Thursday finalized a rule requiring health plans to publicize detailed pricing information that includes secret negotiated rates with medical providers. CQ Roll Call Lauren Clason reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi

Political Theater: Worst case scenarios for the election
October 29, 2020

The 2020 Election is “rounding the corner” — sorry, I could not resist — but here we are, just a few days out from Nov. 3, which means that it’s almost Halloween. And what better way to recognize the spooky nature of All’s Hallows Eve than to discuss the

Tech: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg goes to Washington
October 28, 2020

Silicon Valley's prized law Section 230 which guides how Big Tech can place content on its platforms is under fire in Congress. Big Tech leaders including Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg come under fire in Congress Wednesday. CQ Roll

Legal: What are the election challenges before the Supreme Court?
October 27, 2020

With a week to go before Election Day, there are a number of cases before the Supreme Court that deal with voting. CQ Roll Call's Todd Ruger looks at the docket before the justices and unpacks what is at stake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega