CQ&A

Is “Big Tech” too big to dismantle? That is the question on our minds. It appears to be the one industry that has galvanized both Democrats and the GOP as they try to dismantle these behemoths, albeit for different reasons. CQ Roll Call’s Shawn Zeller speaks with Diana Moss, the president of the American Antitrust Institute, about what will come next for the tech giants.

"It is deeply broken." That is the overall assessment of the process and policy to let refugees into the country from the former head of the agency in charge of immigration. Both sides of the aisle likely agree with Doris Meissner, a senior fellow with the Migration Policy Institute. CQ Roll Call's Shawn Zeller takes a deep dive into the current policies on refugees and what needs to come next. 

The political money game is changing. Small donor fundraising is at an all-time high, while corporations are holding off on donating in the wake of the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. What do these changes mean for political contributions, and how will they change campaigning going forward? Sheila Krumholz joins us this week to discuss the long view. She's the director of the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks political money and advocates for curtailing its influence.

President Donald Trump is ensconced at Mar-a-Lago and everyone — on all sides of the aisle — is curious to know what his influence will be on the GOP. We turn to Rep. Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, who has risen fast in the party ranks since his 2016 election. He is a former lawyer, defends religious liberty and opposes same-sex marriage. He is vice chair of the House Republican Conference and joins CQ Roll Call's Shawn Zeller to discuss the future of the Republican Party.

The EU is considering requiring citizens to get a vaccine passport to move freely around Europe. After more than a year of lockdowns, some may embrace the idea. The U.S. is also weighing its options. But could a vaccine passport be a vehicle for discrimination? CQ Roll Call's Shawn Zeller speaks with Bryan Del Monte, a former director at the Department of Defense and now president of The Aviation Agency, about what a passport could mean.

We began this series last year to examine how the COVID 19 crisis has influenced public policy decisions. This week we reprised some of our podcasts to mark the one-year anniversary of the realization that the world was facing a pandemic. In this episode, we look at one of the industries hardest hit: Restaurants.

We began this series last year to examine how the COVID 19 crisis has influenced public policy decisions. This week we are reprising some of our podcasts to mark the one-year anniversary of the realization that the world was facing a pandemic. In December, we looked at its toll on working moms. The $1.9 trillion COVID bill may provide a shadow of relief.

We began this series last year to examine how the pandemic was influencing public policy decisions. This week we are reprising some of our episodes to mark the one-year anniversary of the moment when most Americans realized the magnitude of the threat and states began to shut down. Today we delve into public transport.

We began this series last year to examine how the pandemic was influencing public policy decisions. This week we are reprising some of our episodes to mark the one-year anniversary of the moment when most Americans realized the magnitude of the threat and states began to shut down. Today we look at telehealth.

We began this series last year to examine how the pandemic was influencing public policy decisions. This week we are reprising some of our episodes to mark the one-year anniversary of the moment when most Americans realized the magnitude of the threat and states began to shut down. We begin with housing.