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Roll Call’s Niels Lesniewski discussed the latest on the Senate impeachment trial.

Niels Lesniewski discussed the Senate agenda for the next week. including votes to override President Trump’s vetoes of resolutions blocking U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the budget-debt …

Roll Call's Niels Lesniewski, speaking by phone, talked about President Trump’s meeting later in the day with Senate Republicans.

Niels Lesniewski discussed legislation that would require athletic organizations to report sexual abuse allegations and congressional hearings looking into the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse sc…

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) talked about a variety of issues, including a proposed digital security commission to investigate encryption issues, safety and funding of public transportation sy…

Niels Lesniewski talked about the potential impact of the 2016 presidential campaign on the year’s congressional elections and agenda. Topics included President Obama’s nominee to replace th…

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on Senate Republicans' announcement that they would not allow a confirmation hearing for President Obama’s yet-to-be-named nominee to replace th…

Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) talked about the Every Child Succeeds legislation signed by President Obama, bringing efficiency to the Senate, and the 2016 election. Senator Alexander is the…

Niels Lesniewski talked about the congressional debate over a long-term, omnibus spending bill. The House was expected to take up a continuing resolution later in the day to extend funding t…

Telephone lines were open for viewer responses to the question: “Do you feel secure shopping online?” Niels Lesniewski spoke by phone about the deadlines facing Congress before the end of 20…

CQ Roll Call's Niels Lesniewski, speaking by phone, previewed the upcoming week in Congress, including upcoming highway funding and government spending deadlines.

News headlines were read and phone lines were open for viewer calls on the question: “Should the U.S. close its borders to Syrian refugees?” Niels Lesniewski, speaking by phone, previewed th…

Niels Lesniewski talked about the Senate agenda as Congress prepare to return following its August recess. Topics include the Iran nuclear deal, which obtained the necessary votes to sustain…

Niels Lesniewski talked about Roll Call's reporting on the 1968 assassination of Senator Robert Kennedy. This was part of a series of interviews to mark the 60th anniversary of the Capito…

Niels Lesniewski talked about the Senate vote to limit debate on the USA Freedom Act, which makes changes to National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance provisions under the Patriot Act that…

Niels Lesniewski talked about the Senate agenda for the week, and explained some of the intricacies of expiring provisions of the Patriot Act. The previous day the Senate held a rare Sunday …

Telephone lines were open for viewer responses to the question, “Is the U.S. military effort against ISIS* working?” Niels Lesniewski, speaking by phone, previewed the week ahead in Congress…

Telephone lines were open for viewer responses to the question: “How much influence should Congress have over negotiations with Iran?” Niels Lesniewski, speaking by phone, previewed the w…

Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) talked by remote video about foreign policy issues facing Congress, including negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program and Congress' role in approving the Authoriza…

Headlines from the day’s newspapers were read and telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the question: “How much should Congress be involved in U.S. foreign policy?” Niels Lesni…