Eye on Congress

President-elect Joe Biden says that "more people may die" if President Donald Trump doesn't soon share what the current plans are to combat COVID-19 and distribute vaccines. Also, a first look at who may be named to be Director of National Intelligence. CQ Roll Call's Katherine Tully-McManus speaks with Niels Lesniewski on the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A federal judge over the weekend ruled that acting Homeland Secretary chief Chad Wolf was improperly installed so lacked the authority to block new DACA application. CQ Roll Call's Camila DeChalus reports on what other immigration policies could be in jeopardy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A second company Moderna, follows in Pfizer's footsteps and announces that its vaccine trials to fight the coronavirus were over 94 percent effective. CQ Roll Call's Emily Kopp has more about what this means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal experts argue that the addition of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court increases the likelihood that the justices could choose to hear challenges related to abortion or religious liberty. Sandhya Raman has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul M. Krawzak reports on the likelihood of appropriations funding and more COVID-19 relief legislation during the lame-duck session set to begin Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Democrats will still have a majority in the House in 117th Congress. But, as CQ's Shawn Zeller reports, the margin is narrower and that will spur new issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Debt. What debt? Conventional wisdom in Washington used to be — bring down the national deficit in order to ensure a healthy economy. CQ Roll Call's Shawn Zeller speaks to economist and former Obama adviser Jason Furman, who argues that deficits aren't the end of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a little over a week, President Donald Trump has launched legal action to try to counter election results, fired the Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and other top tier civilians at the Pentagon. CQ Roll Call's Jason Dick talks with Todd Ruger and John Donnelly to examine these latest moves and what they mean for the nation's stability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump might be holding off on his participation in the transition process, but Congress is not. New members report to Capitol Hill this week for orientation, and Katherine Tully-McManus and Mark Satter talk to us about some of the demographic shifts in the freshman class. Jim Saksa also reports on how the incoming Biden administration might have to wait until next year to find out whom to even negotiate its economic proposals with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're looking at the fallout from the Trump administration fueling the myth that the president didn't lose the election. President-elect Joe Biden and his team can't get national security briefings, or funds usually associated with setting up shop to become president. There are also more than a dozen congressional seats still waiting to be called. Host Jim Saksa speaks with CQ Roll Call's chief correspondent Niels Lesniewski. And then we turn to what the transition will mean for farmers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the fate of the ACA --or Obamacare -- before the Supreme Court, the president-elect signaled his support for it. CQ Roll Call's Mary Ellen McIntire breaks down what the outlook is and how the new administration wants to expand the ACA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CQ Roll Call's John Donnelly breaks down what is -- and isn't -- contained in the Senate's ask for defense spending in this fiscal year 2021 appropriations bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Appropriators proposed an additional $1.9 billion in funding in this year's Health portion of the Labor-HHS-Education spending bill. CQ Roll Call's Sandhya Raman lays out what has been asked for and reactions to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Senate appropriations bill for Transportation released Tuesday does not include monies aimed at harm from the pandemic. CQ Roll Call's Jessica Wehrman lays out what it does include. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President-elect Joe Biden is beginning his transition into the White House, but President Trump continues to contest the outcome of the election, threatening legal action in key states that have been called for Biden. CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and Niels Lesniewski game out how the transition will affect the appropriations process during the lame duck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President-elect Joe Biden launches his transition with a marquee roster to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. We also look at what is likely to happen to immigration policy and the fate of the Senate's majority. CQ Roll Call's Katherine Tully-McManus hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the stroke of a tweet, President Donald Trump fires Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday. CQ Roll Call's John Donnelly explains what comes next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the time of this recording, five states have still not been called in the presidential election, with former Vice President Joe Biden leading in three of them. Then there is the Senate. With two runoff elections set in Georgia in January, chamber majority will be uncertain until then. CQ Roll Call's Jason Dick, Niels Lesniewski and Stephanie Akin report in this special edition of Political Theater as election week continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CQ Roll Call's Shawn Zeller takes a look at what the near future holds for governing as the country's schisms were revealed this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The country is on edge as battleground states continue their vote count in the race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden for the presidency. But that has not stopped Trump’s campaign from filing several lawsuits in hopes of gaining an edge in the final results. But what about all these lawsuits? How likely are they to affect the outcome? CQ Roll Call senior writer Todd Ruger discusses them and what we can expect in the next few days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices