Stopgap funding bill introduced to buy more negotiating time - Roll Call House Democrats introduced a government funding stopgap Monday that would extend current spending levels through March 11. Roll Call · Feb 7, 2022
Biden's rebranded conservation plan has critics on all sides - Roll Call President Joe Biden's goal of conserving 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030 has critics among environmentalists and conservatives. Roll Call · Feb 7, 2022
Democrats mulling revival of employee retention tax credit - Roll Call Senators are considering putting the employee retention tax credit back in place after retroactively cutting it off at the end of September. Roll Call · Feb 7, 2022
House takes its sixth hit on cannabis banking provisions - Roll Call But the amendment to a China competition bill faces an uncertain future in the Senate despite bipartisan and industry support. Roll Call · Feb 7, 2022
Wyden probes FDA nominee's views on accelerated drug approvals - Roll Call Support from Wyden could be crucial to Robert Califf's FDA confirmation amid concerns from other Senate Democrats. Roll Call · Feb 7, 2022
North Carolina Supreme Court strikes down GOP congressional map - Roll Call The court upheld claims the legislature gerrymandered the map to favor Republicans. It ordered a new congressional map redrawn by Feb. 18. Roll Call · Feb 4, 2022
‘Nauseously woke,’ lunch in the Capitol and unicorn poop - Congressional Hits & Misses - Roll Call Sen. James Lankford prolonged the Senate adjourning for snacks while Sen. Richard J. Durbin rattled off the weirdest possible vape flavors. Rep. Jim McGovern threatened to lower the temperature in the House Rules Committee if members didn’t speed up comments. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden outed Sen. Mitch McConnell, saying that… Roll Call · Feb 4, 2022
Two weeks and counting - Roll Call If an agreement on spending isn't reached in two weeks to avoid a shutdown, the government will come to a grinding halt. Roll Call · Feb 4, 2022
Short-term stopgap funding bill could go to House floor Tuesday - Roll Call The House as soon as Tuesday could take up a three-week stopgap funding extension through March 11 amid signs of progress in spending talks. Roll Call · Feb 4, 2022
Photos of the week ending Feb. 4, 2022 - Roll Call Photos of the week ending February 4 as captured by CQ Roll Call's photojournalists Tom Williams and Bill Clark. Roll Call · Feb 4, 2022
Cost to rebuild U.S. semiconductor manufacturing will keep growing - Roll Call Restoring U.S. semiconductor manufacturing will likely cost more than Congress plans to spend and will require private sector investment. Roll Call · Feb 4, 2022
House overcomes Republican opposition to pass competition bill - Roll Call House Democrats passed a bill to bolster U.S. competition with China, but a conference panel likely will nix climate and other provisions. Roll Call · Feb 4, 2022
‘It's embarrassing’: FCC-FAA skirmish over 5G leads to lawmaker frustration - Roll Call Lawmakers sharply criticized the FCC and FAA process leading up to the deployment of 5G wireless technology around airports last month. Roll Call · Feb 4, 2022
At the Races: Big money, little baby - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns around the country, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in this At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Feb 3, 2022
Roll Call · Feb 3, 2022 82 lawmakers urge quicker evacuations of Afghan allies - Roll Call The House lawmakers - all Democrats but one - called on the president to speed up efforts to help Afghans who aided US troops and diplomats.
Roll Call · Feb 3, 2022 In killing ISIS leader, US delivers from over the horizon - Roll Call Lawmakers of both parties praised the killing of ISIS’s leader, but Republicans said they still doubted Biden’s anti-terrorism strategy.
Roll Call · Feb 3, 2022 Congress should pass defense budget to deter Putin, senators say - Roll Call A bipartisan group of senators pressed to pass a defense funding bill and said it would help deter Russian aggression.
Roll Call · Feb 3, 2022 Republicans stress process for Supreme Court confirmation will be one of ‘respect’ - Roll Call Senate Republicans have signaled their approach to the upcoming Supreme Court confirmation process will not be obstruction.
Roll Call · Feb 3, 2022 Should there be a Black History Month? - Roll Call So many presidents have held up proclamations on behalf of Black history month while their policies betray Black Americans.
Roll Call · Feb 3, 2022 Fed nominee Raskin defends climate views at Senate hearing - Roll Call Senate Banking Republicans pressed Fed nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin on her climate views in a confirmation hearing.
Roll Call · Feb 3, 2022 Man arrested by Capitol Police in October returns to street outside Supreme Court - Roll Call A man arrested in October after refusing to leave his Chevy Tahoe illegally parked in front of the Supreme Court returned on Thursday.
Roll Call · Feb 3, 2022 Lithuania's resistance to Chinese pressure a test for US strategy - Roll Call Little Lithuania is standing up to China's economic pressure, making it a test case for its Biden administration allies.
Roll Call · Feb 3, 2022 Climate views put Fed nominee Raskin in GOP's crosshairs - Roll Call Republicans are opposing Fed nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin over her views on the financial risks of human-caused climate change.
Roll Call · Feb 3, 2022 ‘Chunks’ is a funny word. Congress-watchers can’t stop saying it - Roll Call Chunks, chunks and more chunks: It started with a stray word from Biden as he pivoted on Build Back Better. Now it has a life of its own.
Roll Call · Feb 3, 2022 Lofgren bill would move immigration courts outside DOJ - Roll Call The proposal aims to protect courts from political influence — and chip away at a backlog of 1.6 million immigration cases.