Congress left for Thanksgiving without coming up with a deal for a COVID-19 aid package. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told CQ Roll Call that a compromise package with the GOP is worth considering — breaking ranks with Speaker Nancy Pelosi whose stance has been all or nothing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With a COVID-19 vaccine in sight, it's more important than ever the Trump administration and the team of President-elect Joe Biden coordinate on the pandemic. But that's not happening. Sen. Chris Murphy discusses how the Trump team is briefing senators, but refuses to bring Biden into the discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There has been good news in recent days about the progress of vaccines to combat the coronavirus. But as CQ Roll Call's Emily Kopp reports, there is a debate as to who should receive the first batches and how long it will take to reach the general population. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode of Equal Time, Mary C. Curtis speaks with Democratic Rep. James E. Clyburn, the majority whip, about his role in President-elect Joe Biden's win, where the country is and where it needs to go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The White House has signaled to top GOP leaders in Congress that it will agree to a year-end omnibus. This contradicts what President Donald Trump has said in the past — that he'd never sign another. CQ Roll Call Jenn Shutt reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Boeing's 738 Max has been okayed to fly again. CQ Roll Call's Jessica Wehrman reports on this and other aviation news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lack of COVID-19 tests and a shortage of PPE still plague frontline health workers according to a roundtable discussion with President-elect Joe Biden. CQ Roll Call's Mary Ellen McIntire reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Marchick, director of Center for Presidential Transition, has a traffic report for us: If the Trump administration doesn’t start doing its part in the transition, the backups could soon threaten the public's well being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
President-elect Joe Biden has poached the first member of Congress for his administration — Louisiana Democrat Cedric Richmond. The lawmaker will become a senior adviser to the president and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. CQ Roll Call's Jason Dick reports on why Richmond could be among the most influential staffers for Biden. Plus, Katherine Tully-McManus walks us through a busy orientation day on Capitol Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
The House this week is scheduled to take up a bill revamping how the FAA certifies aircraft, and the Senate Commerce Committee will mark up its version on Wednesday. CQ Roll Call's Jessica Wehrman reports on more in aviation news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Big Tech — including Facebook and Twitter — are in Congress' crosshairs. Many lawmakers say that these companies should no longer be shielded by a nearly 25 year old law that keeps them from taking responsibility for accuracy of what is posted on their platforms. Dean DeChiaro reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The odds are seemingly against a robust COVID-19 relief package and omnibus appropriations bill passing during the lame-duck session. What does this mean for fiscal 2021? CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman discuss the partisan disagreements and what they mean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jenny Xia Spradling, the co-founder of Free Will, recounts her journey, why she walked away from her first startup, and how her new big venture has enabled over $1 billion of donations to nonprofits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
President-elect Joe Biden says that "more people may die" if President Donald Trump doesn't soon share what the current plans are to combat COVID-19 and distribute vaccines. Also, a first look at who may be named to be Director of National Intelligence. CQ Roll Call's Katherine Tully-McManus speaks with Niels Lesniewski on the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A federal judge over the weekend ruled that acting Homeland Secretary chief Chad Wolf was improperly installed so lacked the authority to block new DACA application. CQ Roll Call's Camila DeChalus reports on what other immigration policies could be in jeopardy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A second company Moderna, follows in Pfizer's footsteps and announces that its vaccine trials to fight the coronavirus were over 94 percent effective. CQ Roll Call's Emily Kopp has more about what this means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Legal experts argue that the addition of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court increases the likelihood that the justices could choose to hear challenges related to abortion or religious liberty. Sandhya Raman has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Paul M. Krawzak reports on the likelihood of appropriations funding and more COVID-19 relief legislation during the lame-duck session set to begin Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Democrats will still have a majority in the House in 117th Congress. But, as CQ's Shawn Zeller reports, the margin is narrower and that will spur new issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Debt. What debt? Conventional wisdom in Washington used to be — bring down the national deficit in order to ensure a healthy economy. CQ Roll Call's Shawn Zeller speaks to economist and former Obama adviser Jason Furman, who argues that deficits aren't the end of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In a little over a week, President Donald Trump has launched legal action to try to counter election results, fired the Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and other top tier civilians at the Pentagon. CQ Roll Call's Jason Dick talks with Todd Ruger and John Donnelly to examine these latest moves and what they mean for the nation's stability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
President Donald Trump might be holding off on his participation in the transition process, but Congress is not. New members report to Capitol Hill this week for orientation, and Katherine Tully-McManus and Mark Satter talk to us about some of the demographic shifts in the freshman class. Jim Saksa also reports on how the incoming Biden administration might have to wait until next year to find out whom to even negotiate its economic proposals with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
We're looking at the fallout from the Trump administration fueling the myth that the president didn't lose the election. President-elect Joe Biden and his team can't get national security briefings, or funds usually associated with setting up shop to become president. There are also more than a dozen congressional seats still waiting to be called. Host Jim Saksa speaks with CQ Roll Call's chief correspondent Niels Lesniewski. And then we turn to what the transition will mean for farmers. Learn m...
With the fate of the ACA --or Obamacare -- before the Supreme Court, the president-elect signaled his support for it. CQ Roll Call's Mary Ellen McIntire breaks down what the outlook is and how the new administration wants to expand the ACA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CQ Roll Call's John Donnelly breaks down what is -- and isn't -- contained in the Senate's ask for defense spending in this fiscal year 2021 appropriations bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Appropriators proposed an additional $1.9 billion in funding in this year's Health portion of the Labor-HHS-Education spending bill. CQ Roll Call's Sandhya Raman lays out what has been asked for and reactions to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Senate appropriations bill for Transportation released Tuesday does not include monies aimed at harm from the pandemic. CQ Roll Call's Jessica Wehrman lays out what it does include. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
President-elect Joe Biden is beginning his transition into the White House, but President Trump continues to contest the outcome of the election, threatening legal action in key states that have been called for Biden. CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and Niels Lesniewski game out how the transition will affect the appropriations process during the lame duck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
President-elect Joe Biden launches his transition with a marquee roster to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. We also look at what is likely to happen to immigration policy and the fate of the Senate's majority. CQ Roll Call's Katherine Tully-McManus hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the stroke of a tweet, President Donald Trump fires Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday. CQ Roll Call's John Donnelly explains what comes next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
