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Filmmaker Alex Gibney, left, talks with Roll Call Editor in Chief Jason Dick about his new documentary about Elon Musk on the latest episode of Political Theater.

Podcasts

Alex Gibney and the odyssey of ‘Musk’

Political Theater, Episode 422

By Jason Dick
Posted October 2, 2026 at 8:56am

Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski are seeking to keep funding decisions rooted within the medical research agency.

Congress

Lame-duck effort brewing to protect NIH grantmaking

By Ariel Cohen
Posted October 1, 2026 at 11:38am
Trump speaks to reporters alongside Speaker Mike Johnson, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg and others following a meeting at the White House on artificial intelligence. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Congress

Congress continues back-seat role as AI execs feted at White House

By John T. Bennett and Allison Mollenkamp
Posted September 29, 2026 at 6:38pm
Texas Democratic congressional candidate Bobby Pulido, seen here at a campaign rally in Goliad, Texas, on Sept. 12, is running against Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz in a district President Donald Trump won easily. The House race is competitive, and a case study for election year dynamics.

Podcasts

Gathering threads: The stories defining the midterm elections

By Jason Dick, Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 24, 2026 at 5:41pm
House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, speaks to the panel in July.

Fiscal commission weighed as tool to fight soaring debt

By Aris Folley
Posted September 21, 2026 at 8:45pm
Missouri Sen. Doug Beck speaks during a press conference inside the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol on Sept. 10, 2025 in Jefferson City. The 8th Circuit Court Monday reinstated a GOP congressional map.

Appeals court backs GOP-drawn map in Missouri

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 21, 2026 at 7:18pm
President Donald Trump speaks to the Republican Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas on Sept. 9. Depending on how the GOP does in the midterms, such conventions could become a tradition, Roll Call Campaigns Analyst Nathan L. Gonzales says.

What a long, strange primary season it’s been

By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 18, 2026 at 8:40am
U.S. Supreme Court building on March 18.

Supreme Court blocks efforts to stop mail voting this fall

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 14, 2026 at 8:33pm
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives Monday for a vote at the Capitol, his first public appearance in more than 90 days after a fall and illness.

After lengthy absence, McConnell returns to Senate

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted September 14, 2026 at 7:35pm
Construction continues on a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House and the East Wing ballroom on August 20, 2026.

White House ballroom construction can proceed, SCOTUS says

By Kelly Livingston
Posted August 21, 2026 at 3:00pm