Lawmakers outraged at quid pro quo to host 2034 Olympics - Roll Call Salt Lake City 2034 host contract requires "authority" of World Anti-Doping Agency to be "respected" or contract will be terminated. Roll Call · Jul 30, 2024
Tech groups, others plan full fight over kids’ online safety bills - Roll Call Opponents say they will challenge on constitutional grounds bills intended to protect kids online that are set for a Senate vote. Roll Call · Jul 30, 2024
Rep. Lauren Underwood made her C-SPAN debut earlier than you’d think - Roll Call “That was just a formative moment,” says the Illinois Democrat, who spent a summer interning for Barack Obama when she was in college. Roll Call · Jul 30, 2024
Daniel Schuman wants Congress to have nice things (like transparency) - Roll Call After a couple decades watching the legislative branch, Daniel Schuman is focused on “systems thinking” and launching a new nonprofit. Roll Call · Jul 30, 2024
More congressional staff? Conservatives are coming around to the idea - Roll Call Capacity boost could mean less bureaucracy overall, they argue after a key Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Chevron doctrine. Roll Call · Jul 30, 2024
Bipartisan Senate group offers bill to plug VA benefit shortfall - Roll Call The group of senators introduced a bill that would provide the Veterans Department with an extra $2.9 billion. Roll Call · Jul 30, 2024
Spending bill punts - Roll Call Aidan Quigley, Valerie Yurk and David Lerman discuss the latest setbacks to the appropriations process and the challenge ahead for Congress. Roll Call · Jul 29, 2024
Biden pitches Supreme Court changes in face of GOP opposition - Roll Call President Joe Biden argued that Congress should act to rein in the Supreme Court in a speech Monday that touted three key changes. Roll Call · Jul 29, 2024
House names members to task force on Trump rally shooting - Roll Call Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Mike Kelly will serve as chair of the group comprising seven Republicans and six Democrats. Roll Call · Jul 29, 2024
Homeland Security bill pulled from Senate Appropriations markup - Roll Call More time is needed to tackle Secret Service funding, border security and select partisan proposals for the fiscal 2025 bill. Roll Call · Jul 29, 2024
Biden to call for Supreme Court term limits, new ethics code - Roll Call Biden will seek term limits for Supreme Court justices and an amendment to overturn the court's recent ruling on presidential immunity. Roll Call · Jul 29, 2024
Rep. Cori Bush faces well-funded prosecutor in Missouri primary - Roll Call The victor in the Aug. 6 Democratic primary to represent Missouri’s 1st District is all but guaranteed a seat in Congress. Roll Call · Jul 29, 2024
Base seemed OK that GOP pushed ‘big tent’ appeal at convention - Roll Call Republicans’ effort to expand their reach included having a union president and abortion rights supporter as speakers. Roll Call · Jul 26, 2024
5 races to watch in Arizona’s primary on Tuesday - Roll Call Primaries will set matchups for two open House seats that are not likely to flip and two seats that are on the November battleground. Roll Call · Jul 26, 2024
Roll Call · Jul 26, 2024 Yes things feel crazy, but elections are frequently chaotic, from LBJ to RBG and more - Roll Call If there is one thing U.S. elections bring out, it’s chaos. Join Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales for a ride down bad-memory lane!
Roll Call · Jul 26, 2024 Photos of the week ending July 26, 2024 - Roll Call It was another busy week on the Hill, with security hearings, a change on the presidential ticket and an address from Benjamin Netanyahu.
Roll Call · Jul 26, 2024 Massive veterans budget gap rips hole in appropriations process - Roll Call The Department of Veterans Affairs is facing a $15 billion budget shortfall this fiscal year and next. Congressional Republicans are crying foul.
Roll Call · Jul 25, 2024 Senate tees up kids online safety bill for vote next week - Roll Call The Senate on Thursday set up a vote for next week on a children's online safety bill that could have substantial impact on social media.
Roll Call · Jul 25, 2024 Chinese and Russian jets fly near Alaska, perturbing senators - Roll Call Russian and Chinese fighter jets intercepted roughly 200 miles off the coast of Alaska on Wednesday were "not seen as a threat," NORAD said.
Roll Call · Jul 25, 2024 Interior-Environment spending bill passes House in late-night surprise - Roll Call House leadership pulled off something of a coup late Wednesday when the fiscal 2025 Interior-Environment spending bill passed.
Roll Call · Jul 25, 2024 Messaging bills are loud, but do voters hear them? - Roll Call Universally derided but incessantly introduced, they’re a staple of election season — and more will come as Republicans try to define Kamala Harris.
Roll Call · Jul 25, 2024 Capitol Lens | Cleaning up - Roll Call National Park Service workers on Thursday cleaned up Capitol Hill following protests of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address.
Roll Call · Jul 25, 2024 Vance pick for VP muddies push for rail safety bill - Roll Call Election-year politics will complicate efforts to pass rail safety legislation after the East Palestine derailment.
Roll Call · Jul 25, 2024 Harris’ Senate portfolio included maternal health, telehealth - Roll Call Harris was a co-sponsor of a 2020 bill aimed at improving maternal health and shrinking maternal mortality rates.
Roll Call · Jul 25, 2024 How Republicans helped shape gay activism in America - Roll Call People assume “one party is wholly committed to LGBTQ rights, and the other is completely opposed.” It’s not that simple, says Neil J. Young.