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
CQ Budget: Pivotal test for House budget
A House vote this week will test the unity of Republicans for a budget blueprint that would pave the way for a sweeping package of tax cuts, border security, defense funding, spending cuts and more. C...
24 Feb 202521min
Political Theater: 'If I can get you to feel' -- politics, wrestling and connecting with people
For someone who has dominated politics for going on a decade, Donald Trump still controls the narrative in a way that leaves his opponents flat-footed. Trump's connection to professional wrestling off...
19 Feb 202540min
CQ Budget: Budget reconciliation pressures mount
The Senate's plan for a slim budget blueprint focused on border security and defense could be upended by President Donald Trump's new endorsement of the House push for "one big, beautiful" reconciliat...
19 Feb 202523min
Equal Time: Has the fringe gone mainstream?
In 2025, you don’t have to reach very far to reach those dark corners of the internet where fringe conspiracy theories and racist memes once hid. In award-winning journalist Elle Reeve’s book, “Black ...
18 Feb 202548min
Political Theater: ‘Beauty never gets old’ -- Slava Leontyev in the ‘Porcelain War’
Is it possible to find beauty amid the horror of the Ukraine-Russia war? The Academy Award-nominated documentary "Porcelain War" argues that it is not only possible, it is essential. Co-director Slava...
11 Feb 202530min
CQ Budget: Budget reconciliation stalls
House leaders had to punt on plans for a Budget Committee markup early this week as Republicans continue to squabble over the size of a budget reconciliation package and how to pay for it. CQ Roll Cal...
10 Feb 202528min
Political Theater: Having a plan beats not having a plan
The early days of the 119th Congress and the second Trump administration have been a whirlwind, but here is one observation for those looking to make sense of things: Having a plan beats not having a ...
6 Feb 202526min
