How a battle for locker-room access was about so much more - Roll Call Melissa Ludtke recounts her fight to cover baseball and the Yankees-Dodgers World Series in 1977, a story she tells in “Locker Room Talk.” Roll Call · Oct 28, 2024
Chinese garlic and seafood at US military bases? Republicans think that stinks - Roll Call The fiscal 2025 defense policy bill would ban Chinese garlic and seafood from U.S. military commisaries and dining facilities. Roll Call · Oct 28, 2024
Republicans disavow comedian who called Puerto Rico 'island of garbage' at Trump rally - Roll Call Republicans sought to disavow the anti-Puerto Rico joke that Tony Hinchcliffe made Sunday at a Trump rally in New York. Roll Call · Oct 28, 2024
Federal judge orders Virginia to reinstate names purged from voting rolls, including noncitizens - Roll Call A federal judge ordered Virginia to return names to its voter rolls that had been recently purged, including many who could be noncitizens. Roll Call · Oct 25, 2024
Abortion rights at forefront of Democrats’ closing arguments - Roll Call Some candidates say the issue of abortion resonates more with voters than during the initial backlash to the Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling. Roll Call · Oct 25, 2024
Call it The Boss battleground ‘insurance policy’ - Roll Call As other Democratic presidential nominees have, Vice President Kamala Harris is trotting out celebrities as the campaign nears its end. Roll Call · Oct 25, 2024
Spending panel shake-up likely in Senate post-elections - Roll Call Senate appropriators are facing what could be a major shake-up in subcommittee leadership after the upcoming elections. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2024
Elections poised to scramble House Appropriations lineup - Roll Call With two longtime appropriators facing tough reelection contests, upcoming elections could rejigger the influential spending panel’s roster. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2024
Scatological ‘memorial’ to Jan. 6 turns heads on the National Mall - Roll Call Reaction to the poop-themed display from locals and tourists was mixed. While some approved of it or laughed, others pooh-poohed it. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2024
At the Races: And then there were two - Roll Call Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski Liz Cheney is the top GOP surrogate for Kamala Harris,… Roll Call · Oct 24, 2024
Medicaid limits access to life-saving doses of addiction care - Roll Call Doctors worry that Medicaid limits on addiction drug dosing could drive some patients back toward the drugs they're trying to quit. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2024
Harris vague on legislative plan, clear on Trump critique at Pennsylvania town hall - Roll Call Kamala Harris responded to detailed questions vaguely, but landed some blows on Donald Trump at a CNN town hall Tuesday night. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2024
But is it art? Unpacking ‘The Apprentice’ - Roll Call For many film buffs, October is Scary Movie Month, when we go to the vault to watch “Last House on the Left” or head to the theater to catch “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” It is also election season. So does “The Apprentice” fit in here? It’s a biopic about the relationship between… Roll Call · Oct 24, 2024
Democratic House hopes hinge on heartland - Roll Call Republicans Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn find themselves in fierce political battles in a state where the GOP otherwise dominates. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2024
Roll Call · Oct 23, 2024 Not shying from the red label in a blue district - Roll Call Rep. Mike Lawler is counting on his reputation as a moderate to power him to a second term, but he’s not leaning away from being in the GOP.
Roll Call · Oct 23, 2024 G7 agrees to use interest on Russian assets for Ukraine loan; Biden eyes an arms component - Roll Call The G7 agreed to use interest from frozen Russian assets for a $50 billion loan for Ukraine. President Biden is eyeing an arms component.
Roll Call · Oct 23, 2024 Judge pauses court fight over House committee subpoenas - Roll Call The House Judiciary Committee and the Justice Department agreed Wednesday to pause a court case over congressional subpoenas.
Roll Call · Oct 23, 2024 Tax lobbying ramps up in third quarter ahead of elections - Roll Call Lobbyists this year have stressed the need for companies to engage early on next year’s expiring tax provisions.
Roll Call · Oct 23, 2024 Lawmaking lows? Congress heads into lame duck with slow pace - Roll Call Unless the post-election session is remarkably productive, the current Congress could be a relative bust, on track to pass fewer laws than its predecessor.
Roll Call · Oct 22, 2024 Domestic terrorism, some committed by veterans, rising - Roll Call A new study highlights the rise of acts of domestic terrorism, motivated in part by partisan falsehoods and lies.
Roll Call · Oct 22, 2024 US details how foreign powers could try to sow discord after voting - Roll Call Foreign countries might push to disrupt or delay time-sensitive processes and seek to meddle during various parts of the election process.
Roll Call · Oct 22, 2024 Rating Changes: House almost as close as presidential race - Roll Call ANALYSIS — While Republicans have a clear advantage in the campaign for control of the Senate, the fight for the House looks as close as the neck-and-neck presidential race two weeks before Election Day. Of the eight House rating changes recently made by Inside Elections, six were shifts toward Democrats…
Roll Call · Oct 22, 2024 Rabbits among solar panels: Trump’s Latino roundtable - Roll Call Trump also ranted about a series of other issues Tuesday during an event with Latino voters, as the Harris campaign made a play for the bloc.
Roll Call · Oct 22, 2024 Analysts see tech policy changes in potential GOP-led Senate - Roll Call Republican control of the Senate would likely tilt tech policy on AI and other areas toward industry-friendly terms.
Roll Call · Oct 22, 2024 In swing states and beyond, ‘War Game’ sounds a warning - Roll Call They gamed out an insurrection they never want to see, and now the documentary-makers have taken the conversation on the road.