Eye on Congress

The White House Correspondents Dinner, the crown jewel of Washington’s spring prom season, roared back this past week, freed from many of the physical and psychological restraints of the COVID pandemic. But the pandemic is but one of the many turning points in the dinner’s long history — which includes the Mummers. George Condon, the White House Correspondents Association historian and White House correspondent for National Journal, joins the podcast in the latest in our occasional series on D.C. institutions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The House narrowly passed a Republican-backed bill to raise the debt limit into next year and force spending cuts. But Congress appeared no closer to a bipartisan deal needed by summer to extend the government's borrowing authority. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson and Laura Weiss assess what may come next in the search for a compromise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Joe Biden made it official this week: He is running for re-election. The 2024 presidential race will be determined largely in the same battlegrounds it did the last few elections. In some cases, that means the presidential race could have a down-ballot effect on competitive House and Senate races. Nathan Gonzales, publisher of Inside Elections and Roll Call’s elections analyst, joins the podcast to discuss.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Republican-controlled House plans to vote next week on GOP legislation to raise the debt limit and force spending cuts, in a major test of unity for the new House majority. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Laura Weiss outline the new debt limit bill and assess its chances for passage on the House floor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Political Theater: Nothing is simple in the Senate Nothing is simple in the Senate Ah, the Senate. Anything you think should be simple never really is. Democrats there are trying to figure out what to do about the extended absence of Sen. Dianne Feinstein from committee work. But they cannot just replace her on committees temporarily, as they sought to do this week. Why? Because the Senate is a continuing body subject to organizing resolutions that the chamber has to pass. And it is very easy to grind things to a halt in the Senate, even on something that seems routine.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barney Reynolds walks through UK approaches to crypto, and how they diverge from the EU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

House Republicans are drafting legislation offering Democrats a debt limit increase combined with discretionary spending caps, tougher work requirements for food stamps, rescinding unspent pandemic aid, and more. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Lindsey McPherson outline the GOP game plan and assess how the battle over the debt ceiling may play out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The National Press Club is part of the fabric of Washington politics and news. It is a professional and social gathering place for people in the news, or people looking to make news, from Charlie Chaplin to Barack Obama. It’s got a complicated history, but it is also a key part of the battle for press freedoms across the globe. On this episode we’re dipping back into our series of explaining some of the institutions around Washington, this time with Herb Jackson, politics editor at Roll Call and vice chairman of the National Press Club’s board of governors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Black women rising to prominence in politics, the arts and every field in between, it could be said that it is their moment in history. But dig deeper and the picture is far more nuanced. When expectations are high and mothers still counsel daughters to “work twice as hard” to succeed, what is the cost? Is there enough attention paid to the concerns of Black women all day, every day, and not just when they are called on to “save the world”? And does the current, sometimes toxic political climate create additional stress? In this episode of Equal Time, host Mary C. Curtis talks with Dr. Inger E. Burnett-Zeigler, associate professor of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University, whose clinical interests include stress management and wellness. Based on her own experience, extensive work and research, she offers advice on resources and services that can help everyone, especially Black women, show up for community and family, while paying attention to their own needs. Learn more about your

 The IRS unveiled a 10-year spending plan designed to crack down on wealthy tax dodgers and improve customer service, but Republicans warned against an 'army" of auditors descending on middle-class workers. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Laura Weiss outline the partisan battle over IRS funding and what it means for the appropriations process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Hinkley, founder of the Growth Equity Interview Guide and formerly of Airbnb, joins the podcast to take a deep dive into the problems and opportunities of embedded finance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Joe Biden traded letters over talks to raise the debt limit as each side sought to ramp up the pressure for a deal that would end a partisan standoff. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson and Paul M. Krawzak assess the tactics used by both sides and the challenges facing Republicans in trying to produce a budget resolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The country’s founders were big fans of separating the powers of the branches of government. The current tussles among Congress, the White House and the courts show that the debate over where one institution’s authority ends and another begins is as lively as ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Joe Biden wants to see a Republican budget before resuming fiscal talks with Speaker Kevin McCarthy. But Republicans say their budget will be delayed as they urge negotiations over raising the debt limit. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson and Aidan Quigley outline the debt limit standoff and a war of words between the parties over the impact of potential spending cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amias Gerety, former Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, discusses what’s new, and what’s different, in the SVB and Credit Suisse banking turmoil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For decades, CQ has studied the votes of members of Congress and lined them up according to party unity, loyalty to the president, participation, and more. There is a lot that goes into it, and people around the world look to these studies to make sense of the legislative branch. Ryan Kelly and Herb Jackson from the CQ Roll Call newsroom discuss CQ’s annual vote studies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senate Republican budget writers waged a multifront offensive on President Joe Biden's fiscal 2024 budget request, while Democrats pointed to a Congressional Budget Office analysis to say House GOP budget plans are unrealistic. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Paul M. Krawzak assess how Biden's blueprint was received on Capitol Hill and what it means for the appropriations process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Gridiron Club is one of Washington’s longest-standing journalism institutions. Founded in 1885, it is known for its annual dinner, a gathering of club members, fellow journalists and Washington elites. Normally shrouded in secrecy, the Gridiron is making news. National Journal’s George Condon discusses everything you wanted to know about the Gridiron, but were afraid to ask. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Circle’s Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte offers his perspective from front lines after the most harrowing week in the banking sector since the 2008 financial crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Joe Biden unveiled a fiscal 2024 blueprint that Republicans have promised to oppose. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Aidan Quigley outline the tax and spending proposals and how they will influence this year's battles over appropriations, taxes and the debt limit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices