Despite Paris Attacks, New US War Declaration Against ISIS a Long Shot
Congress appears unlikely to pursue a new authorization for use of military force against the Islamic State. Republicans and Democrats remain deeply divided over what it should say, and many lawmakers...
16 Nov 20159min
Farmers Face New Rules As FDA Tries to Get Ahead of Food-borne Bugs
The Food and Drug Administration is trying to be more proactive combating food-borne illness. But there are questions about whether it has the money to accomplish the job, or whether the agency will h...
16 Nov 20159min
How Rep. Ken Calvert Took One For the GOP Team
A mild-mannered Republican congressman from Southern California unwittingly helped torpedo the annual appropriations process this summer, by triggering a debate over display of the Confederate flag. N...
12 Nov 20156min
Lobbying for Indian Gaming Flourishes a Decade After Scandal
A battle between two Arizona tribes over Indian casinos is offering proof of how the Jack Abramoff scandal that rocked K Street, Congress and Indian country a decade ago hasn't ruined the lucrative bu...
11 Nov 20156min
Copycat Drugs Raise The Question: What’s In a Name?
An estimated $60 billion worth of biotechnology drugs will lose patent protection next year and the Food and Drug Administration and the government’s top consumer watchdog agency can’t seem to agree o...
9 Nov 20155min
Kevin Brady:Will "Relentlessly Pursue Tax Reform"
Ways & Mens Chairman Kevin Brady of Texas Talks to CQ Roll Call About Overhauling the Corporate Tax Code and a National Sales Tax. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 Nov 20155min
Where Does the Tussle Over Encryption Stand in a Post-Snowden World?
The Obama administration has given up on half-hearted efforts to require companies to provide the government with access to encrypted electronic communications — the latest development in a long-runni...
3 Nov 20155min
Highway Funding Crunch Presses Congress
Congress faces a Nov. 20 deadline to authorize spending on the nation’s highway and mass transit programs, another big task on lawmakers’ year-end to-do list. House and Senate negotiators will have to...
2 Nov 20155min
