Budget: What Congress hopes to do now that the Democrats hold the majority
The chances of passing budgetary priorities increases with Democrats at the helm of both chambers. CQ Roll Call's budget tracker David Lerman reports on what we might expect. Learn more about your ad ...
7 Jan 20215min
Health: What to expect in health policy from 117th Congress
Now that Democrats will have a slim majority in both chambers, CQ Roll Call's Mary Ellen McIntire unpacks what this means for health policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
7 Jan 20213min
Political Theater's The Transition: Get ready for the hump day from hell
Wednesday's joint session of Congress will be a long, potentially tortuous affair to count the Electoral College votes that certify Joe Biden's win in the 2020 presidential election. Republicans plan ...
5 Jan 202119min
Budget deep dive: New House rules loosen fiscal restraints
The House adopted its rules package for the 117th Congress on Monday. The rules remove fiscal constraints on deficit-increasing legislation as long as it is related to the COVID-19 response or climate...
5 Jan 202115min
Political Theater's The Transition: Meet the new Congress, more weird than the old Congress
The 117th Congress is under way, and it is already weird. A time usually filled with ceremony, celebration and at least a faint trace of optimism is clouded over by the realities of the COVID-19 pande...
4 Jan 202120min
Political Theater: The year we will never forget
While many of us might want to put 2020 in the rear view mirror, CQ Roll Call's three award winning photographers documented the year that was from impeachment (remember that?), the pandemic, Black Li...
30 Dec 202024min
Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: Faith and politics
The late evangelist Rev. Billy Graham, known as America's pastor, was as world famous as the presidents who sought face time him. But after a friendship with Richard Nixon affected that image, Graham ...
23 Dec 202016min
Military construction - VA: Top issues in the spending bills
Congress has passed the fiscal year 2021 spending bill to fund the federal government through September next year. CQ Roll Call’s Mark Satter breaks down what you need to know. Learn more about your a...
22 Dec 20202min
