At the Races: DNC, or the Democrats’ Next Campaign - Roll Call House Democrats voted this week to keep their top leaders in place, while the national party began its search for the next DNC chair. Roll Call · Nov 21, 2024
Tax-exempt crackdown measure passes despite Democrat defections - Roll Call Democratic support evaporated for a bill to give the IRS greater authority to revoke tax-exempt status of nonprofits supporting terrorist organizations. Roll Call · Nov 21, 2024
Mayorkas and Wray skip public Senate hearing on threats to nation - Roll Call DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christoper Wray declined to testify publicly at a Senate committee hearing Thursday. Roll Call · Nov 21, 2024
Gaetz withdraws from consideration to be attorney general - Roll Call Former Rep. Matt Gaetz dropped his bid to become President-elect Donald Trump’s next attorney general on Thursday. Roll Call · Nov 21, 2024
Cheers, jeers and long-walk fears: Lottery decides freshman office spots - Roll Call In politics, as in life, a lot comes down to luck. And every two years, that plays out at the House’s office lottery. Roll Call · Nov 21, 2024
A very judgy lame duck - Roll Call If you’re paying attention to the Senate, you know they’re voting on a lot of judges, as happens during lame-duck Congresses. There are also a lot of partisan broadsides being fired about it all. How did we get to this point, and why? Show Notes: Roll Call · Nov 21, 2024
Rep. Greene to helm new ‘DOGE’ subcommittee in House - Roll Call Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will chair a new House subcommittee to work with President-elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency. Roll Call · Nov 21, 2024
Democrats push judicial nominations through GOP delays - Roll Call Republicans have employed a series of procedural tactics to slow confirmations of judicial nominees during the lame-duck session. Roll Call · Nov 21, 2024
‘A different way of doing law’: For four decades, he drafted bills in the House - Roll Call From yellow notepads to AI, Wade Ballou reflects on his time at the Office of the Legislative Counsel as he heads into retirement. Roll Call · Nov 21, 2024
New Dems elect Schneider chair for the 119th Congress - Roll Call The center-left New Democrat Coalition elected Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider to be its chair in the next Congress. Roll Call · Nov 20, 2024
Gaetz meets with GOP senators about attorney general role - Roll Call Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, picked by Donald Trump to be attorney general, met Wednesday with several GOP senators. Roll Call · Nov 20, 2024
Costa to challenge Scott as top House Agriculture Democrat - Roll Call Rep. Jim Costa of California says he'll challenge Rep. David Scott of Georgia to be the top Democrat on House Agriculture. Roll Call · Nov 20, 2024
Trump picks loyalist Whitaker to be 'America First' envoy to NATO - Roll Call President-elect Trump chose Matthew Whitaker, a loyalist who briefly was acting attorney general in his first term, to be NATO ambassador. Roll Call · Nov 20, 2024
Trump's first week in office may set tone on abortion policy - Roll Call Trump will be asked to quickly weigh in on United Nations Population Fund, Mexico City Policy once he enters office in January 2025. Roll Call · Nov 20, 2024
Roll Call · Nov 20, 2024 Johnson targets transgender bathroom access, throwing weight behind Mace - Roll Call How the speaker would enforce such a ban is unclear, as the fight intensifies over who can use women’s restrooms in the Capitol.
Roll Call · Nov 20, 2024 Trump win poised to bolster congressional investigative power - Roll Call House Republicans are looking forward to pursuing their congressional investigations under a Trump administration with a friendlier DOJ.
Roll Call · Nov 20, 2024 FDA’s nutrition goals similar to Kennedy’s, experts say - Roll Call Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gone so far as to suggest that the Food and Drug Administration should eliminate its nutrition operations.
Roll Call · Nov 20, 2024 CDC director looks to future of public health with worry - Roll Call With two months left in her tenure, CDC Director Mandy Cohen is trying to make the case for her agency and for public health in America.
Roll Call · Nov 19, 2024 Trump picks Linda McMahon to be Education secretary - Roll Call Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon is Donald Trump’s pick for Education secretary, a role that could put her at the forefront of cultural debates.
Roll Call · Nov 19, 2024 Trump taps Dr. Oz to serve as Medicare, Medicaid administrator - Roll Call President-elect Trump's health team would include former TV talk show host Mehmet Oz as head of Medicare and Medicaid.
Roll Call · Nov 19, 2024 Gaetz criticized GOP senators, now he would need their votes - Roll Call If former Rep. Matt Gaetz wants to be the next attorney general, he will need the votes of Senate Republicans he has personally criticized.
Roll Call · Nov 19, 2024 Lutnick tapped to lead Commerce Department under Trump 2.0 - Roll Call President-elect Donald Trump chose billionaire Howard Lutnick, co-chair of his transition team, to lead the Commerce Department.
Roll Call · Nov 19, 2024 House Democrats hold low-fuss leadership elections - Roll Call House Democrats elected their slate of leaders for the 119th Congress, leaving the roster mostly unchanged.
Roll Call · Nov 19, 2024 Carr’s FCC plan heading for ‘buzz saw’ of Big Tech opposition - Roll Call Brendan Carr, nominee for chair of the Federal Communications Commission, has called for the agency to clamp down on social media companies.
Roll Call · Nov 19, 2024 Trump pick for DOT head Duffy has empty transportation resume - Roll Call President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he will nominate former Wisconsin congressman Sean Duffy to head the Transportation Department.