CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics

CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics


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Closed-door impeachment inquiry irks the GOP
October 25, 2019

The GOP want the doors open and the inquiry done in the open, where people can be aware of what is taking place in the inquiry of President Trump.

Polling impeachment and remembering Elijah Cummings
October 18, 2019

CQ on Congress, Ep. 172

White House staff on the hot seat
September 27, 2019

With President Trump now facing an impeachment inquiry over his request that the president of Ukraine investigate his political foe, Joe Biden, White House staff now face a decision: Cooperate with Democrats or risk legal jeopardy themselves, says...

Trump Upends Bipartisan Consensus on Homelessness
September 20, 2019

Donald Trump has challenged the idea, pioneered in George W. Bush's administration, that the best, and most cost-effective way to end homelessness is to offer people living on the streets homes, no strings attached, and to service their needs in a...

E-cigarette deaths prompt bipartisan response
September 13, 2019

Around 400 people are suffering from respiratory illnesses and six have died after using electronic cigarettes, sparking a rare bipartisan response in Washington. After President Donald Trump announced that the FDA would ban the sale of flavorings for...

Congress returns for a bleak fall session
September 06, 2019

CQ on Congress looks ahead at the fall congressional session with CQ Roll Call reporters Katherine Tully-McManus and Niels Lesniewski. Spoiler alert: The prospects for major legislation aren't bright. Then, Scot Schraufnagel, the chair of the...

Democrats weighing new gun legislation
August 30, 2019

Update Note: After this podcast was recorded and posted, the House Judiciary Committee announced that it was postponing its markup to the week of Sept. 9 due to Hurricane Dorian, which is expected to hit Florida. Five of the panel members represent...

Why do you have to come to Iowa if you want to be president?
August 23, 2019

Iowa plays a big role in presidential politics because of its first-in-the-nation caucuses. Even by that standard, though, the Iowa State Fair, which ended last weekend, felt busier than usual as candidates for offices from the presidency on down...

Google under pressure from Congress, activists, shareholders
August 16, 2019

In the face of gridlock in Congress, investors, pension funds, and some states are pushing public companies to do more to diversify their boards, combat climate change, stamp out sexual harassment and give workers a voice. CQ Roll Call's Laura Weiss...

What lawmakers can do about gun violence, and helping black families save ancestral lands
August 09, 2019

Public pressure on lawmakers is growing across the country to reduce gun violence, but Congress may only be able to pass incremental legislation, explains CQ Roll Call’s legal affairs writer Todd Ruger. In the second segment of this podcast, we...