Congress' Operating Costs
Paul Barton discusses his recent piece on Congress' operating costs, which increased 89 percent over the last decade -- more than three times the inflation rate.
October 10, 2010 : 32 min. 12 sec.

Snyder v. Phelps Oral Argument
Lawyers presented oral arguments before the nine justices of the Supreme Court in the case of Snyder v. Phelps.
October 6, 2010 : 1 hr. 1 min.

Democratic Senators McCaskill and Franken on Campaign Finance
Senators McCaskill (D-MO) & Franken (D-MN) talked about the Disclose Act which required the heads of groups paying for campaign advertisements to appear at the end of the ads.
September 22, 2010 : 25 min. 36 sec.

Republican Senator Bennett on Campaign Finance
Senator Bennett (R-UT) spoke about the proposed DISCLOSE Act which required the heads of groups paying for campaign ads to appear at the end of the ad.
September 22, 2010 : 7 min. 12 sec.

Ethics in Congress
Reporter Devlin Barrett spoke about congressional ethics and responded to telephone calls about whether ethical concerns would drive voting in the midterm elections.
September 8, 2010 : 30 min. 24 sec.

Amending the U.S. Constitution
A discussion on amending the U.S. Constitution which requires the support of two-thirds of the House and Senate and three-quarters of the state's legislatures.
August 30, 2010 : 1 hr. 17 min.

Democratic Party Election Strategy
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) talked about the party's agenda and strategy for 2010 midterm elections.
August 27, 2010 : 1 hr. 20 min.

Midterm Election Primaries
Roll Call Correspondent Kyle Trygstad talked about the week's primaries, including the Florida and Arizona Senate races.
August 23, 2010 : 1 hr.

The U.S. Congress and Its Operations
Senate Historian Donald Ritchie talked about the U.S. Congress and its operations. He focused on popular depictions of congressional proceedings in movies.
August 15, 2010 : 1 hr. 2 min.

The Role of Lobbyists
David Wenhold talked about changes to the Lobbying Disclosure Act, the effect of the change on lobbying, and the overall role of lobbyists.
August 11, 2010 : 44 min. 21 sec.