CQ Roll Call

Political Theater

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Have you ever asked, “WTF?,” about politics? Or, “who are these people making decisions about my life?” Political Theater pulls back the curtain on the stunts, antics and motivations that drive Washington. Host Jason Dick and the Roll Call team spotlight the spectacle, the players and what’s going on behind the curtain in Washington’s long-running drama: Congress.

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Controversial Cash for Cops Is Squeezed by Budget Deal 04.03.2016 8:38

A controversial federal program that over the years has sent billions of dollars to state and local police was halted in December after Congress raided the fund associated with it -- and cops are now crying foul. The payouts came from a Justice Department fund created via civil asset forfeiture -- a practice that allows law enforcement to take money and property from people who may not even be cha...

States Move To Ban "Gay Conversion" Therapy 26.02.2016 6:36

There is a movement by states to prohibit mental health professionals from providing so-called gay conversion therapy. In just the last two years California, New Jersey, Illinois, Oregon and Washington D.C. have banned the treatment. At least 13 states are considering legislation banning conversion therapy for minors, according to CQ StateTrack data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

Even LSU Football is Threatened by Louisiana’s Budget Crisis 24.02.2016 8:33

The new Democratic Governor, John Bel Edwards, and the Republican Legislature are going to have to work together to clean up a mess that even some Republicans in the state say was created by Edwards predecessor, Republican Bobby Jindal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices