Congress Expands Oversight of Social Media
Twitter, Facebook and possibly Google executives are preparing to testify before Senate and House committees next week over concerns that foreign governments could use their platforms to interfere in ...
31 Aug 201816min
Battle Lines for the Supreme Court
Democrats are pushing for a delay in upcoming confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, arguing that Kavanaugh could ultimately sit in judgment of the president ...
24 Aug 201817min
Do Debt and Deficits Matter? It Depends on Who's Minding U.S. Fiscal Policy
The Congressional Budget Office recently revised its earlier, already dire warning that the national debt will be 150% larger than the entire U.S. economy within 30 years — proposed GOP budget and tax...
16 Aug 201818min
Space Farce? The Challenges of Creating a New Military Department in Just 2 Years
CQ editor Patrick B. Pexton talks with writer Andrew Clevinger about all the steps needed to create the Space Force. The biggest challenge? A two-year NDAA, waiting on the president's desk to sign whe...
10 Aug 201815min
Isn't That Special... Special Election Season Wraps
There have been 11 special elections for the U.S. Congress in the last two years, and they all have one thing in common: Democrats have performed better than the partisan breakdown would suggest. Poli...
8 Aug 201818min
A GOP Congress Tries to Limit Its Republican President on Foreign Policy
Lawmakers seem to be finally feeling their checks-and-balances oats, as members of both the House and Senate, from both parties, begin passing some legislation that could curb the foreign policy impul...
3 Aug 201815min
House Lawmakers Leave Town With Much to Do Before Midterms
The House is officially on recess and Roll Call leadership reporter Lindsey McPherson unpacks all the legislation lawmakers will need to tackle when they return in September and before the midterm ele...
27 Juli 201816min
The Capitol Shooting That Changed Everything
July 24, 1998 changed everything on Capitol Hill. The shooting and ensuing deaths of two Capitol police officers left a scar on the close-knit community and began a ramping up of hardened security aro...
25 Juli 201816min
