Political Theater: At the Gridiron, laughter in the dark
Dressing up as a donkey for a skit lampooning politicians at a white tie dinner in Washington is silly. But during difficult times, when the most powerful people in the world are challenging the bound...
19 Mar 202525min
CQ Budget: Spending bill's political fallout
The six-month continuing resolution that avoided a partial government shutdown left Democrats deeply divided. CQ Roll Call's Mary Ellen McIntire and David Lerman explain the nature of the rift, whethe...
18 Mar 202521min
Political Theater: Democrats at (in?) retreat
House Democrats are gathering for their annual policy retreat this week, and face a series of questions as they navigate the 119th Congress, including why they are more unpopular than Republicans, wha...
12 Mar 202521min
CQ Budget: Leadership test on spending
House GOP leaders must rally their razor-thin majority to pass a stopgap funding measure this week, while Senate Democrats must decide whether to vote against a bill they dislike and trigger a partial...
10 Mar 202526min
Equal Time: Fighting a disease and a health-care system
As America’s health-care system is not being spared in policy shake-ups from the very top, Equal Time takes a look at one case and what it says about disparities in health care and why that matters. I...
7 Mar 202538min
Political Theater: Protest, retreat, hide? Congressional behavior, 2025-style
In the early days of the second Trump administration, congressional Republicans and Democrats face decisions about how to react to White House-led actions. For Democrats, it can be boiled down to: Fig...
6 Mar 202520min
CQ Budget: Stopgap spending decision time
A continuing resolution to head off a partial government shutdown is caught in the political crossfire of federal employee layoffs, funding freezes and a partisan dispute over the power of the purse. ...
3 Mar 202524min
Political Theater: ‘Yeah, I don’t love that,’ or how the House learned to start jamming the Senate
In recent days, the Senate and House have both passed versions of their own budget resolution, one of the key steps in constructing a so-called reconciliation bill that will cut spending and taxes and...
27 Feb 202524min
