Shawn Zeller
Roll Call
Washington, DC, United States
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CQ Future: The national debt
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. → Read More
Coronavirus Special Report: Rep. Meeks on how small-business funds are missing minority communities
Tonight, we speak to New York Democratic Rep. Gregory W. Meeks of South Queens — the epicenter of the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. → Read More
Coronavirus Special Report: Evening update, 4/16
We're breaking down the president's “Opening Up America Again” plan. We'll also discuss what could be next for small businesses. → Read More
Foes of smoke-flavoring ban unmoved by high rate of lung-cancer deaths
None of the representatives of the 10 House districts with the most lung cancer deaths voted for the bill to ban flavored smoking and vaping products. → Read More
2019 vote studies: Markey leads in voting against judicial nominees
Never in modern U.S. history has a senator cast so many “no” votes in a single year against a president’s judicial picks as Sen. Edward Markey in 2019. → Read More
Survey reveals wide split among aides on impeachment
The impeachment that has so divided lawmakers and the public has also split congressional aides according to the latest Capitol Insiders Survey. → Read More
Some senators from trade-heavy states opposed US-Mexico-Canada pact
Many of the opponents put their concerns for the environment ahead of the economic benefits the deal provides their home states. → Read More
Hill Democratic aides remain conflicted between Warren and Biden
A year’s worth of polling by CQ Roll Call reveals that congressional aides are just as bewildered by the Democratic field and its prospects as anyone else. → Read More
Hill staffers in both parties overwhelmingly believe Trump headed for impeachment
The results of CQ Roll Call’s poll are unambiguous: Staffers in both parties overwhelmingly believe Trump will become the third president to be impeached. → Read More
‘We’re trying to protect children’: Donna Shalala on e-cigarettes
Florida Rep. Donna Shalala, a former Health and Human Services secretary, says more needs to be done to keep young people from getting hooked on nicotine. → Read More
Capitol Insiders Survey: Democratic congressional aides prefer Warren
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has led the Democratic presidential field. But among Capitol Hill aides, he trails Elizabeth Warren. → Read More
Some Republicans snubbed the many Dreamers in their districts
Republicans who represent large numbers of beneficiaries of the DACA program largely voted against a bill that would help them. → Read More
When it comes to Facebook, breaking up is hard to do
The Democratic presidential candidate using Facebook the most is Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has called for breaking up the tech giant. → Read More
Some vulnerable Democrats stick to the middle — though not all of them
Democrats in Trump districts are staking out moderate territory to distance themselves from their party’s liberal wing. Matt Cartwright is one exception. → Read More
You’ve seen the Freedom Caucus in action, now read the book
Matthew Green, argues the Freedom Caucus of House Republicans who conspired against then-Speaker John Boehner pioneered something new in American history. → Read More
Vulnerable Republicans move to the middle in 2019
With Democrats now in control of the House, a number of House Republicans have moved left in their voting records in the new Congress. → Read More
Female candidates for president still face bias in 2020
More than 1 in 10 Americans still say women are less suited to politics, merely because of their gender. Their pessimism could sway the 2020 race. → Read More
Compromise or resist? Democrats still have a choice to make
Will they follow Republicans in splitting between a pragmatic wing and a strident one, or will they remain united and show voters they are better suited to lead? → Read More
Challenges for Trump’s Democratic overseers
Congress wants answers, but holding hearings and asking questions is only the first step, says Justin Rood, of the Congressional Oversight Initiative. → Read More
Divided government will pose an obstacle to lawmaking in 2019
Washington tends to work best when one party controls both Congress and the White House. It’s most gridlocked, usually, when control of Congress is split. → Read More