What lawmakers can do about gun violence, and helping black families save ancestral lands
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 Ruge...
9 Aug 201926min
Obamacare takes another hit, this time from Democrats
Democrats were nearly unanimous in voting to end the so-called "Cadillac tax" on high cost health insurance plans that was the principal mechanism in the Affordable Care Act aimed at reducing health c...
2 Aug 201918min
Why the US is behind in the 5G race
Poor allocation of airwaves and the absence of a domestic telecom supplier could delay U.S. mobile carriers from deploying 5G as effectively as some other countries and thus cede leadership to China, ...
26 Jul 201915min
Did the Pentagon weaponize ticks?
The House passed a bill this month that would order the Pentagon's inspector general to investigate whether the Defense Department weaponized ticks. Stanford University science writer Kris Newby, in a...
19 Jul 201915min
Immigrant raids could lead to more family separations
The Trump administration says it will round up undocumented immigrants who have missed a court date in an effort to deter others migrants from seeking refuge in the United States. But raids could exac...
12 Jul 201916min
Assessing the trade talks with China
In this episode of CQ on Congress, former U.S. trade negotiator Wendy Cutler explains what each side of the U.S.-China trade talks is looking to gain. Then trade economist Christine McDaniel walks us ...
5 Jul 201918min
How the GOP won by losing on census citizenship question
GOP-held states with growing immigrant populations, Texas, Florida and Arizona, are more likely to gain House seats following the 2020 Census, as well as additional federal funding, if a citizenship q...
28 Jun 201915min
The Pentagon has a leadership vacuum at the top as tensions with Iran rise
The departure of acting Defense Department Secretary Patrick Shanahan raises questions about who is advising President Donald Trump, who pulled back a planned military strike on Iran this week, says C...
21 Jun 201913min
