Eye on Congress:The Big Story

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CQ Roll Call editors and reporters take a weekly look at the big stories dominating Capitol Hill.

Episodios

  • How Democrats hope to flip the script on energy as a campaign issue

    07/08/2025 Duración: 23min

    Jessica Wehrman talks with David Jordan of CQ Roll Call about how energy affordability could become a sleeper issue in next year's midterm elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Off to the redistricting races

    29/07/2025 Duración: 25min

    Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari discuss how a potential new congressional map in Texas could set off a race among other states to redraw their own maps, and how that might affect the 2026 midterm elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Six months in, a gut check on Trump 2.0

    22/07/2025 Duración: 29min

    Talking Epstein, congressional chaos and the Senate races to watch with Nathan Gonzales of Inside Elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Rush job: Life in Congress

    16/07/2025 Duración: 18min

    Jason Dick and Mary Ellen McIntire talk about what happens when Congress tries to do too much in too short a period of time, how Republicans and Democrats do agree on one big thing and what life is like in the basement of the Capitol.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • 'We had time back then'

    08/07/2025 Duración: 44min

    Jason Dick and Chris Cillizza talk about the time needed to produce quality sourcing, good work and journalism, how the news business continues to change, for better and worse, and Damon Chappie's sighs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • The ‘rock and roll poetry’ of Joe Iconis’ Hunter S. Thompson musical

    03/07/2025 Duración: 34min

    Jason Dick talks with Joe Iconis about what led him to write "The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical," how much the world changed during that time, playing Thompson's piano at Owl Farm and taking some comfort in how things get better and worse, better and worse.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • A short history of hoping people will change their minds

    25/06/2025 Duración: 23min

    Jason Dick and Jessica Wehrman talk about how unpopular the “One Big Beautiful Bill” in Congress is, why Republicans will likely pass it anyway and the short history of how, regardless of how hard politicians try, sometimes the public won’t go along with their public relations efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • It’s déjà tea party all over again

    10/06/2025 Duración: 27min

    Jason Dick and Jim Saksa discuss how easy it was to be angry in 2010, tea-party infused town halls, astroturf versus paid protesters, the Koch Brothers and George Soros and the wisdom of politicians reminding constituents that we're all going to die anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • The 'predicament and necessity' of documentary movies

    04/06/2025 Duración: 25min

    Jason Dick talks to Sky Sitney, co-founder of DC/DOX, about this year's documentary festival, as well as how grants being canceled and studios pulling back on the genre are playing out as both challenge and opportunity.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • The grand tour of Washington

    27/05/2025 Duración: 31min

    Jason Dick talks with former Roll Callers and current journalism professors Christina Bellantoni and Neda Semnani about the value of just talking to people, how the years change your perspective on Washington and why it's important to bear witness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • That's a lot of Supreme Court there

    20/05/2025 Duración: 51min

    Jason Dick and Todd Ruger discuss their (and some public officials') race times at the ACLI Capital Challenge, then delve into the Supreme Court's internal dynamics, how its workload has evolved, what big decisions are expected before the end of the term, a little about David Souter and then cap it off with an ultra-special word of the week segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Call it the Most Not Invulnerable List

    13/05/2025 Duración: 35min

    Jason Dick and Nathan Gonzales discuss House and Senate races that could be competitive, but aren't quite yet. Basically, what would it take for someone like Brian Fitzpatrick or Raul Ruiz to be in tough races. They also riff on how “Andor” and "Return of the Jedi” fit into this world. Seriously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Still vulnerable, even while batting .400

    08/05/2025 Duración: 44min

    Jason Dick, Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire discuss the first Roll Call Most Vulnerable Incumbents list of the 2026 cycle, why House freshman frequently have the blues and how even gobs and gobs of money can’t always buy you an election.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Six degrees of 100 days ...

    30/04/2025 Duración: 26min

    How does Kevin Bacon fit into the first 100 days analysis of the Trump presidency? Jason Dick and John Bennett discuss, as well as the art of Gretchen Whitmer's non-thank you thank you.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Golden State meets ‘Golden Age’

    11/04/2025 Duración: 43min

    Jason Dick and Christina Bellantoni discuss California political leaders' approach to President Donald Trump's second term, Gov. Gavin Newsom's podcast and hair and whether we'll see more retired Dodgers run for state-wide office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Much ado about special elections

    03/04/2025 Duración: 32min

    Jason Dick, Mary Ellen McIntire and Andrew Menezes discuss the election results this week in Florida and Wisconsin, whether vermouth will be more expensive with the latest round of tariffs and whether it was wise to do a training run that involved the Tidal Basin this past week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • The Thai popcorn does not detract

    27/03/2025 Duración: 26min

    Sports is leading the way on diversity, equity and inclusion, but don't expect to hear those words at the game. Plus: Everyone get ready for National Operational Security Awareness Month.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • At the Gridiron, laughter in the dark

    19/03/2025 Duración: 25min

    Dressing up as a donkey for a skit lampooning politicians at a white tie dinner in Washington is silly. But during difficult times, when the most powerful people in the world are challenging the boundaries of constitutional democracy, it is important to hang onto your sense of humor. The annual Gridiron dinner aims to “singe, not burn” with its humor. What does that mean when it feels like the world is on fire, though? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Democrats at (in?) retreat

    12/03/2025 Duración: 21min

    House Democrats are gathering for their annual policy retreat this week, and face a series of questions as they navigate the 119th Congress, including why they are more unpopular than Republicans, what they can do as a minority party in a closely divided country, how do they recruit quality candidates to run for office and what level of coordination to pursue among themselves and their allies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Protest, retreat, hide? Congressional behavior, 2025-style

    06/03/2025 Duración: 20min

    In the early days of the second Trump administration, congressional Republicans and Democrats face decisions about how to react to White House-led actions. For Democrats, it can be boiled down to: Fight or retreat. Republicans are being advised to restrict contact with the public. We talk with Nathan Gonzales about what, at this point, makes the most sense politically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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