CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics

The Zika virus outbreak has captured the attention of Congress, where lawmakers are fretting over money to stop the disease and the role contraception could play in prevention efforts. It comes agains...

11 Helmi 20166min

Military spending accounts for about half of the U.S.'s discretionary spending budget. The fiscal 2017 plan President Obama just released reflects an emphasis to curtail Russia. But it also shows his ...

10 Helmi 201610min

While much of President Obama's $4.23 trillion fiscal 2017 budget will not make it into law, it still sets the stage for a year’s worth of spending battles between a lame duck administration and Repub...

9 Helmi 20168min

President Obama releases his final budget plan Feb. 9. Though important details about fiscal 2017 spending for defense, health and other critical areas are already trickling out, the document will pro...

5 Helmi 20168min

The spending and tax package Congress passed at the end of last year freed up about $2 billion for cash-strapped state transportation departments to use on road and bridge projects. Some of the money ...

3 Helmi 20167min

A water contamination crisis in Flint, Mich. has thrown the national spotlight on the problem of lead in drinking water. It’s an issue Washington regulators have been grappling with since 2010 and one...

2 Helmi 20167min

The National Rifle Association has become the face of the gun safety debate for its organizational strength and the clout it wields in Congress. But it’s only one of a host of interest groups making i...

1 Helmi 201610min

Across the United States, cities and states are contending with a wave of abuse of painkillers, which is leading people to use heroin. Senators are working to come up with a bill to help mayors and go...

28 Tammi 20167min