Senate Hearing on Trump’s Pick for Justice Department Could Preview Supreme Court Battle
Even before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in, the Senate will move forward with a hearing on Trump’s nomination of Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions to head the Justice Department, which h...
16 Dec 201615min
CIA Russian Hacking Assessment Roils Congress
CQ Roll Call's National Security reporter Ryan Lucas explains how Republicans and Democrats reach sometimes conflicting conclusions about whether the Kremlin tried to throw the election to Donald Trum...
13 Dec 20169min
Repealing Obamacare Could Undermine New Mental Health Initiative
Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone of New Jersey discusses his fear that a bipartisan $6.3 billion health package that would also overhaul the mental health system could be undercut by GOP efforts t...
7 Dec 201613min
Why Nancy Pelosi Will Have to Put Out Fires in Her Caucus
She withstood a leadership challenge, but that doesn’t mean Nancy Pelosi can coast as the top Democrat in the House of Representatives, says CQ Roll Call’s Jason Dick. Learn more about your ad choice...
30 Nov 20169min
Pentagon Worried by Trump's Funding Request
Congress has until Dec. 9 to pass a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running until President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in. But Trump has asked that the temporary spending bill be extende...
27 Nov 20169min
The GOP's Tool to Fast Track Trump’s Plans, Privatize Medicare
Republican lawmakers could use a decades-old procedural maneuver, known as reconciliation, to bypass Democratic opposition and accelerate Donald Trump’s legislative initiatives. That could include cut...
17 Nov 201612min
Why Trump’s Drive to Replace Obamacare Faces a Bumpy Ride
With control of the White House and Congress, Republicans can easily repeal big parts of President Obama’s health care law, but finding alternatives could prove to be a political minefield, say CQ Rol...
15 Nov 201611min
President-elect Trump:Now Comes the Hard Part
President-elect Donald Trump will have to rely on some key congressional players to ease his transition into the White House, say CQ Roll Call’s Chief Content Officer David Ellis and Managing Editor A...
9 Nov 201611min
