CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics

CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics


Latest Episodes

Surveillance Is Back
January 19, 2018

Congress disregarded concerns about government surveillance of Americans and on Jan. 18 reauthorized a controversial anti-terrorism law. CQ cybersecurity editor Patrick Pexton explains how the security hawks beat the civil libertarians — energized...

Immigration Imbroglio
January 12, 2018

CQ immigration reporters Camila DeChalus and Dean DeChiaro dig into the complications of finding an agreement to safeguard immigrants with special protections while funding a border wall demanded by the Trump administration.

The Senate GOP's Math Problem
January 05, 2018

The Week Ahead Podcast is now CQ on Congress. New look but same great show.    CQ Senate reporter, Niels Lesniewski, says the Senate Republican majority, now just one seat, will struggle to pass legislation and confirm judges in 2018.  ...

Opportunity to Flip Congress?
December 22, 2017

Roll Call political reporters Bridget Bowman and Simone Pathé dissect the political landscape in 2018 when all 435 House seats and 34 in the Senate are up for grabs.

Why Net Neutrality Isn't Dead Yet
December 15, 2017

Internet service providers say they'd like Congress to pass a law mandating net neutrality now that the Federal Communications Commission has rescinded the rule requiring them to abide by it. But the providers also want Congress to exempt them from...

Tax Bill Would Cost Charities Billions
December 08, 2017

Jamie Tucker of Independent Sector, which represents charities from The Red Cross to the Salvation Army, says the GOP tax bill could reduce charitable giving by as much as $20 billion and force charities to lay off hundreds of thousands of employees.

The Consequences of Dismantling America's Diplomatic Corps
December 01, 2017

CQ foreign policy reporter Rachel Oswald and defense editor Patrick  B. Pexton discuss the turmoil at the State Department and what Congress can do about it.   

Tax Bills Stir Anxiety in Largest Generation - Millennials
November 24, 2017

Millennials are the largest living generation and are just starting their careers, so the GOP's tax plan would affect them all of their working lives. They're concerned about the proposed changes to the tax treatment of housing, education, healthcare...

Trip Wires Await the GOP Tax Proposals
November 17, 2017

Roll Call reporters Lindsey McPherson and Niels Lesniewski, who cover the House and Senate, walk us through the hurdles that Republicans have to overcome to pass the legislation.  

What Businesses Have to Gain From the Tax Overhaul
November 10, 2017

Rachelle Bernstein of the National Retail Federation and a long time voice on tax policy around Capitol Hill explains what businesses, large and small, are looking for in the tax overhaul and the lessons learned from the Bush-era tax cuts.