CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics

Why Tens of Millions of Americans Lack High-Speed Internet

Republicans, Democrats and the White House all agree on the need to expand high-speed Internet to outlying areas. But there are sticky questions about how to cover the cost, and practical challenges t...

30 Okt 20154min

Budget Deal:Fragile Truce?

A two-year agreement to lift budget caps and raise the government’s debt ceiling is speeding through Congress in time to beat a deadline for raising the government’s borrowing authority. But it won’t ...

28 Okt 20154min

Flaw in the U.S.'s Costly Warplane of the Future

Some pilots could be killed during ejections from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter being developed for the U.S. military under a nearly $400 billion program to acquire the warplane of the future. CQ's Ad...

26 Okt 20155min

Hurdles to Paying for Surface Transportation Projects

Congress is considering legislation to fund sorely needed surface transportation programs nationwide but hasn't figured out how to pay for it. CQ's Adriel Bettelheim and Randy Walerius explain why. Le...

23 Okt 20155min