CQ Budget: Crunch time for topline funding deal, supplemental
House Republicans are digging in for a fight over fiscal 2024 spending levels that Democrats in both chambers and many GOP senators thought were settled months ago, while an emergency war funding pack...
8 Dec 202331min
Political Theater: The view from 2073: What political stories this year will be relevant in 50 years?
As political journalists, it is easy to get wrapped up in the story of the day. Elections and court decisions. Wars and strikes. Retirements and deaths. But what news events will endure and mark this ...
7 Dec 202334min
Hard slog on war funds and appropriations
Negotiations over both emergency war funds and fiscal 2024 appropriations are proceeding at a snail's pace with little time left before the scheduled Christmas recess. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Aid...
1 Dec 202330min
Political Theater - Facing backlash: LGBTQ+ families in 'We Live Here: The Midwest'
The recent elevation of Rep. Mike Johnson to be Speaker of the House has brought up questions about the Louisiana Republican’s record and positions in several areas, particularly his opposition to equ...
30 Nov 202328min
Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: What’s at stake for communities of color in the global climate crisis
Dr. Beverly Wright has been a leading voice on the impact of the global climate crisis for decades, spreading awareness, working on solutions and educating the next generations. As executive director ...
30 Nov 202337min
CQ Budget: Stormy talks ahead
Lawmakers averted a shutdown as they left town for Thanksgiving but left a mountain of unfinished business. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Peter Cohn outline what is needed to salvage ...
17 Nov 202329min
CQ Budget: Showdown week for stopgap funding
Congressional leaders have until Friday to shepherd a short-term funding extension through both chambers to avoid a partial government shutdown. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak outline...
13 Nov 202326min
Political Theater: The harrowing journey out of North Korea in ‘Beyond Utopia’
If you know anyone who clings to antiquated notions that documentary films are dry affairs, kindly refer them to “Beyond Utopia,” Madeleine Gavin’s movie about the perilous paths North Korean defector...
10 Nov 202323min
