CQ Budget: House GOP in a quandary
Republicans are struggling to come together on a budget resolution that would pave the way for a mammoth reconciliation bill encompassing much of President Donald Trump's agenda, but there's no sign o...
3 Feb 202524min
Political Theater: Instability as norm? Or test?
The early days of the second Trump administration have brought us an intense debate over constitutional authority and the role of government, which has been folded into the unstable and chaotic politi...
30 Jan 202535min
CQ Budget: Funding freeze turmoil
A Trump administration directive to freeze spending on federal grants and loans pending a policy review outraged Democrats and reignited a debate over who controls the power of the purse. CQ Roll Call...
28 Jan 202526min
Political Theater: Pardon me? Tales of presidential pardons
Presidential pardons are all over the place, thanks to outgoing President Joe Biden and newly sworn in President Donald Trump. Presidents’ power to pardon is pretty comprehensive, and has been used to...
22 Jan 202531min
CQ Budget: Budget reconciliation 'horse race'
Torn over strategy for passing Donald Trump's agenda, the House and Senate are on a collision course over how to use the budget reconciliation process to pass tax cuts, border security, defense fundin...
17 Jan 202527min
Political Theater: Appointed senators: The winners, seat-warmers, losers and weirdos
Appointed senators: They're a thing. Of the 206 individuals appointed to the Senate since 1913, when the Seventeenth Amendment codified direct election of senators and how to fill vacant seats, 11 of ...
15 Jan 202542min
Political Theater: So you say you want to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget
It's the most wonderful time of the year: When Washington says it will cut the federal deficit. Easier said than done! Just ask the 2011 super committee, which had a mandate and bipartisan support, an...
8 Jan 202534min
CQ Budget: GOP's fragile majority
The election of Speaker Mike Johnson for another term underscored how difficult it will be for Republicans to govern with a razor-thin majority. CQ Roll Call's Jim Saksa and David Lerman recount what ...
6 Jan 202527min
