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Sean Astin, left, president of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, talks about his political and policy roles with Roll Call Editor-in-Chief Jason Dick on the Political Theater podcast.

Podcasts

Sean Astin on being a leader during a time of upheaval

Political Theater, Episode 413

By Jason Dick
Posted July 2, 2026 at 11:20am

The Supreme Court building this week.

Policy

Supreme Court strikes down campaign coordination limits

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 30, 2026 at 12:09pm
Activists gathered with signs at the Supreme Court before the court heard oral arguments in May on President Donald Trump‘s birthright citizenship executive order.

Policy

Supreme Court ends Trump’s birthright citizenship change

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 30, 2026 at 11:56am
Activists rally outside the Supreme Court in January as the court hears arguments on transgender athlete bans.

Policy

Supreme Court backs state transgender athlete bans

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 30, 2026 at 11:10am
An election worker processes mail-in ballots for the California state primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on June 5, 2026. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Supreme Court allows counts of late-arriving mail ballots

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 29, 2026 at 12:08pm
Lisa Cook arrives during the Federal Reserve Board open meeting in March in Washington, D.C.

Supreme Court stops Trump firing of Fed board member

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 29, 2026 at 11:29am
Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., attends a House Homeland Security Committee hearing last year.

Rep. LaMonica McIver urges appeals court to toss charges

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 24, 2026 at 12:25pm
Bill Pulte, acting director of national intelligence, pictured on Feb. 27, 2025, began work at his new position Friday.

Days into his new job, Pulte raises eyebrows in Senate

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted June 23, 2026 at 6:25pm
A portion of the arena on the South Lawn of the White House for the upcoming UFC match to celebrate country’s 250th anniversary is seen from the North Lawn on May 28, 2026.

No more ‘Idiocracy’ references please; let’s talk about the ads

By Jason Dick and Brandon Wetherbee
Posted June 22, 2026 at 4:15pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives for the Senate Democrats’ lunch meeting Tuesday in the Capitol.

Senate clashes over fate of ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

By Savannah Behrmann and Michael Macagnone
Posted June 16, 2026 at 2:56pm