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Why Japan Fears Trump More Than It Does China
As President Barack Obama heads to Japan for a summit of leaders of the Group of Seven, the world's biggest economic powers, CQ Roll Call's foreign policy reporter Rachel Oswald and Managing Editor Adriel Bettelheim dissect the significance of the...
Fireworks On Defense, Trump’s Campaign Cash & Puerto Rico's Last-Gasp
Arizona Republican John McCain is expected to shake up the defense policy bill heading to the Senate floor with proposals likely to meet fierce opposition, says CQ Roll Call's defense reporters John M. Donnelly and Megan Scully. Trump does an...
Congress Has Caught the Zika Bug
Both the House and the Senate are considering emergency bills to combat the Zika virus that the Obama administration says is the next big public health threat. CQ Roll Call's Budget and Economics Editor Jane Norman and Managing Editor Adriel...
Big Defense Bill to Dominate Congress and Trump Talks Money with GOP
A big defense bill including making women eligible for the draft and approving new weapons will dominate a week of action in Congress that also features movement on 2017 spending bills, CQ Roll Call’s Defense Reporter John M. Donnelly and Budget...
GOP's Slow Embrace of Trump; Congress Tackles Opioid Epidemic
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s first face-to-face and likely awkward meeting on Capitol Hill with presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump could play a role in the remainder of the presidential campaign, says CQ Roll Call's Political Reporter Alex Roarty....
Trump Looms Large as Congress Returns to Debate Zika Funds and More
Lawmakers return from recess but Donald Trump will loom large in the halls of Congress. CQ Roll Call reporters Ryan McCrimmon and Andrew Siddons spell out the issues that will dominate the agenda, including spending bills, regulating e-cigarettes,...
Congress Eyes Expanding Draft To Women
In an unexpected move, lawmakers on a House committee backed a proposal to require women to register for the Selective Service, subjecting them to any future military draft. CQ Roll Call’s Jane Norman and National Security Reporter Megan Scully...
GOP Troubles Are Just Beginning
Political analyst Stuart Rothenberg explains why down-ballot Republican candidates could be in trouble because of Donald Trump's frontrunner status. Also, CQ Roll Call's budget reporter Kellie Mejdrich on inability of Republicans in Congress to make...
Lawmakers to Pull All-Nighter on Defense Bill
Showdown looms over efforts to dip into a special war fund to bypass spending caps. CQ Roll Call's national security reporter Megan Scully has the scoop.
Zika, Cliffhanger Races in Maryland and Pennsylvania & Budget Landmines
Our reporters and editors weigh in on President Obama's latest fight with Congress over dedicating money to fight Zika virus, the presidential primaries and why did little-known donor Donald Sussman spend $2.1 million on behalf of Maryland Senate...