Hong Kong University professor Douglas Arner joins the Fintech Beat podcast to talk about the origins of Ant Group, its regulatory shortcomings in the Chinese financial system, and when he expects to see an IPO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're delving into why White House officials and members of Congress may be at the head of the line to get a COVID-19 vaccine. CQ Roll Call's Niels Lesniewski has more. We'll also explore what Biden's Cabinet nominees may face if the Senate doesn't flip to blue. Shawn Zeller explains. Katherine Tully-McManus hosts this special edition of Political Theater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Both the House and Senate are close to an agreement on an omnibus package to fund the government for the remaining fiscal year and could file text as soon as tomorrow. CQ Roll Call's Jennifer Shutt reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The pandemic and political divisions have revealed the cracks in this country and those who are falling through them. Along the fault lines of American society are truth and free speech. These two bedrocks of the nation’s civil discourse have been challenged, questioned and even battered like never before. We wanted to explore how speech and misinformation will play out in the future. CQ Roll Call's Shawn Zeller speaks to Suzanne Nossel, PEN America CEO and author of “Dare to Speak.” Learn more ...
President Donald Trump loved to hate the swamp, or official Washington. President-elect Joe Biden is bringing a different approach by bringing on a group of no-drama experienced government hands to run the executive branch. Niels Lesniewski discusses. And Ben Hulac outlines some of the outgoing administration's "midnight rules" and how they could affect the incoming administration, and the public. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
UPS and Federal Express have been tapped to handle the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine calling into question whether passenger airlines -- that have received government funds and have been preparing for months -- will be needed. CQ Roll Call's Jessica Wehrman reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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President-elect Joe Biden will have very different health policies than his predecssor especially when it comes to abortion and LGBTQ. CQ Roll Call's Sandhya Raman reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The incoming Biden administration continues to come into focus. The president-elect's nomination of retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to be Defense secretary, who would be the first Black man to head the Pentagon, also means Biden passed over a woman long considered a frontrunner for the job: Michelle Flournoy. And as a recently retired officer, Austin requires a waiver from the House and Senate, CQ Roll Call Senior Staff Writer John Donnelly discusses the nomination. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
The Department of Health and Human Services gave more than $32 million to private companies to open shelters for unaccompanied immigrant children - that never got built, according to a new report by a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs panel. CQ Roll Call's Camila DeChalus reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The $908 billion bipartisan plan for COVID-19 aid, which left many optimistic of a deal last week, is now being held up again over the fine print. Among the chief concerns for both parties are liability protections for businesses and state and local aid. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss where the parties stand on the issues holding up COVID-19 aid and when we could expect a deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Amias Gerety co-hosts Fintech Beat to interview Tricia Kemp, one of the country's most successful venture capitalists, to unbundle just what digital "infrastructure" is and what the answer means in the race for the perfect payment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode of Political Theater's The Transition, Congress is still in a tug of war over a possible COVID aid package. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman talks about where things stand. Then, we turn to health care and CQ Roll Call's Mary Ellen McIntire breaks down who President Biden-elect wants on his team to lead the country out of the pandemic and why. Katherine Tully-McManus hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The momentum built on Capitol Hill last week for another bill to provide coronavirus relief could turn out to be a mirage. Part of the problem, as CQ Roll Call's Shawn Zeller reports, is how the GOP and Democratic party view how they have or have not fought the pandemic to date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As the holiday season is upon us, so too is a time honored tradition. Congress working at the last minute to shore up must-pass bills. CQ Roll Call's Jim Saksa talks with budget tracker David Lerman on the latest on appropriations and a COVID relief package. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The House took a symbolic swipe at the 1970s war on drugs and passed a bill on Friday to legalize marijuana. It is unlikely to pass the GOP-controlled Senate. CQ Roll Call's Emily Kopp has more on what it means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's no secret that in the corridors of power there is a struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party. While Joe Biden won the presidency, there certainly wasn't a blue wave. Moreover, House Democrats lost seats and the fate of the Senate will be decided by two runoffs in Georgia in January. It's the progressives versus the moderate centrists. CQ Roll Call's Shawn Zeller speaks to Donna Shalala and Ben McAdams, Democrats who lost their seats, to talk about why and what's next for the party. Lea...
After a year of jockeying, Rep Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., bested two other lawmakers Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur, chairwoman of the Energy-Water subcommittee, and Florida’s Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who leads the Military Construction-VA panel. CQ Roll Call's Jenn Shutt reports on what is ahead for the Appropriations chairwoman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley has usually been the only U.S. African American, female diplomat in the room. It's a reflection, she tells Mary C. Curtis, of how few Black women — or women in general — are senior diplomats. Abercrombie-Winstanley makes the case for diversity in national security, talks about her role in creating the organization Leadership Council for Women in National Security and why she is hopeful that change is on the horizon. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
CDC Director Robert Redfield says that this winter will be the worst time this nation has ever seen when it comes to public health. CQ Roll Call's Sandhya Raman reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jim Bendat has literally written the book on our Inauguration Day traditions and history. And one thing he is pretty confident of predicting: between Donald Trump's propensity for antics and the ongoing pandemic, the Jan. 20 inauguration of Joe Biden is going to be one we'll remember. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The National Defense Authorization Act has become a political football. President Trump has threatened twice to veto this important bill -- once over Confederate base names, and now over demands to repeal a law that currently shields tech companies from lawsuits over content. Congress has said it won't bend. CQ Roll Call's John Donnelly explains where things stand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Congress is very good at putting off its most important business until the end of the year. The current spending measure funding the government expires on December 11. And with the economy starting to show signs of strain, lawmakers are offering their own proposals for a COVID relief package that they hope to pass in the coming weeks. The two big ticket items might end up in one big year end measure. But a lot could happen before we get there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
President-elect Joe Biden has selected Neera Tanden to be White House budget director. She would be the first woman of color to oversee the Office of Management and Budget. As a former Clinton aide and president of the Center for American Progress, Tanden is stirring up opposition from the GOP and even the far left, and she just may be the first Biden nominee to have an uphill battle to get confirmed. CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman discuss why that is, where she lands on the poli...
The Trump administration says a vaccine will be ready to distribute within 24 hours of the Food and Drug Administration giving the green light. CQ Roll Call's Emily Kopp explains what to expect between authorization and the first shots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The first full official day of the transition from the Trump administration to the Biden administration featured President-elect Joe Biden introducing several of his Cabinet picks in Wilmington, Del., a group of veteran hands that epitomizes what could be called his Dare to be Dull approach to governing. Plus, Todd Ruger discusses changes atop the always-in-the-spotlight Senate Judiciary Committee, and Lindsey McPherson on how the pandemic is changing plans for the swearing in of the new Congres...
House Democrats are planning on bringing back earmarks at the start of the next Congress. What does that mean for the appropriations process? CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman discuss and look at the House Appropriations Chairwoman race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adeyemi Ajao talks about how he started a $100 million company from a dorm room in Spain, and shares his views on Silicon Valley, being a Black venture capitalist, and the immigrant experience in tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There is a lot of promising news coming out about vaccines to fight COVID-19 but it is hard to keep track of when these potential shots will be available to the public. CQ Roll Call's Emily Kopp breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're delving into President Donald Trump's latest moves to block President-elect Biden from moving forward, why foreign policy towards Europe may be thorny, and how a big infrastructure bill could be on the table. CQ Roll Call's Jim Saksa hosts with contributions from Niels Lesniewski, Rachel Oswald and Jessica Wehrman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
