CQ Budget: Immigration funding impasse
A glide path for a final fiscal 2026 spending package suddenly evaporated after the second fatal shooting of a Minneapolis citizen in an immigration crackdown. CQ Roll Call's Aidan Quigley, Jacob Fult...
27 Jan 23min
CQ Budget: Close to the finish line
The House has passed all 12 spending bills for the current fiscal year and the Senate is on track to clear them by the Jan. 30 deadline to avoid another shutdown. CQ Roll Call's Jessica Wehrman, David...
23 Jan 28min
Political Theater: Contempt for the Clintons?
Jason Dick and Todd Ruger unpack the politics of a congressional committee's pursuit of Contempt of Congress charges against Bill and Hillary Clinton, how the process works, who's been prosecuted befo...
22 Jan 20min
Equal Time: The state of voting rights in a critical midterm election year
November 2026 is closer than it may seem, with candidates already campaigning for the midterms. But are enough Americans paying attention to current action in the courts that could affect the process ...
21 Jan 50min
Political Theater: ‘All the pieces matter’ in politics, just not equally
Jason Dick and Mary Ellen McIntire look at the biggest political news of the new year and discuss how big a deal it is for the 2026 midterm election cycle, from Alaska's Senate race to Greenland -- an...
16 Jan 33min
CQ Budget: Homeland Security punt and reconciliation talk
House and Senate appropriators had to punt on a compromise Homeland Security bill as they race toward a Jan. 30 funding deadline. And behind the scenes, talks continue on a potential second "big, beau...
12 Jan 26min
Political Theater: The good, the bad and the meh: What we're watching in 2026
In politics, there is a lot going on, it can be hard to focus. But some polling and economic indicators are good guideposts for what is shaping the electorate as the 2026 campaign gets under way. Jaso...
7 Jan 46min
CQ Budget: Appropriators get busy
Congressional leaders have big hopes for the new year: passing all the remaining, long-delayed spending bills by a Jan. 30 funding deadline. But can they pull it off? CQ Roll Call's Aidan Quigley, Ari...
6 Jan 23min
