Roll Call media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Roll Call in the centre. We have seen it on 29 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Roll Call biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Roll Call in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Roll Call left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Roll Call in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Roll Call reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Roll Call are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Very high factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Roll Call has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Roll Call’s own report linked underneath.
Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in North Carolina with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley. This event marks Trump's first rally since his midterm convention in Dallas, as Republicans hope his presence will energize voters.
Roll Call reported it asTrump slams Democrat Cooper as ‘weak’ on crime as he campaigns in North Carolina (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent representatives home early for their pre-election recess. This move postpones a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which had been initiated by Rep. Thomas Massie over Hegseth's actions in Iran and Venezuela.
Roll Call reported it asOne Republican rages against House’s early exit (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has advanced a bill that could allow President Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries purchasing Russian oil and gas. The bill, which previously passed the Senate, is set for a final vote.
Roll Call reported it asRobust House majority backs sanctions on Russia and Iran (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
A US Senate committee has approved a bill that would allow people to sue federal officials accused of pressuring private companies to censor speech. The legislation, known as the JAWBONE Act, passed the Senate Commerce Committee with an 18-10 vote and now moves to the full Senate and House for consideration.
Roll Call reported it asPush to restrict ‘jawboning’ advanced by Senate Commerce panel (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
FBI Director Kash Patel declined to rule out sending agents to polling places on Election Day, telling senators he wasn’t certain the bureau is legally barred from doing so. Patel stated the FBI has agents in each field office devoted to addressing election crimes.
Roll Call reported it asPatel won’t rule out FBI at the polls on Election Day (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
Roll Call reported it asIran war has cost $38 billion and counting, CBO says (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
The Congressional Black Caucus Institute has launched a voter outreach campaign called "SO VOTE," led by former HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge. The initiative aims to register and mobilize Black, rural, and young voters, with a budget of at least $4.5 million.
Roll Call reported it asCongressional Black Caucus Institute kicks off new midterm turnout effort (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
Roll Call reported it asSupreme Court blocks efforts to stop mail voting this fall (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
Roll Call reported it asAfter lengthy absence, McConnell returns to Senate (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
Roll Call reported it asFormer House members reflect on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
Opponents of Missouri's new congressional map have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. This follows a federal appeals panel's decision to let a new map stand, sending the dispute back to the nation's highest court.
Roll Call reported it asRepublicans lose SCOTUS bid to use new Missouri map (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
The Trump administration proposed changes to the U.S. census that would count only citizens and permanent residents, potentially excluding millions and reshaping political representation and federal funding. The changes could also eliminate demographic questions.
Roll Call reported it asCensus overhaul proposed by Trump administration could reshape Congress (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Missouri from using its old congressional districts for the upcoming midterm elections. This ruling follows the Supreme Court's decision not to intervene, adding to confusion over the state's electoral map.
Roll Call reported it asFederal judge orders Missouri to use map targeting Dem House seat (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
Roll Call reported it asTrump heads to Dallas convention ahead of promised 30-day campaign blitz (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
The House of Representatives voted to adopt a resolution condemning socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America. The measure passed largely along party lines, though eight Democrats joined Republicans in support. The resolution also included language backing President Trump’s priority voting rights legislation.
Roll Call reported it asRule for debate on mining, whales, socialism measures squeaks by (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
Republican congressional candidate Laurie Buckhout has been fined $2,500 and banned for three years from the prediction market platform Kalshi. The penalty follows Buckhout placing a bet tied to her own campaign, an action she acknowledged as a poor judgment call.
Roll Call reported it asNorth Carolina candidate in battleground race penalized for betting on her campaign (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
A Senate investigation into mifepristone manufacturers has concluded that companies are not upholding risk evaluation and mitigation strategies, particularly concerning online sales. The report calls for regulatory action regarding oversight of abortion pill producers.
Roll Call reported it asCassidy says abortion pill makers turn blind eye to safety (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
The Kennedy Center may need to be demolished if extensive renovations are blocked, lawyers stated in court papers. A $250 million project is linked to the potential demolition, while a legal challenge seeks to prevent the inscription of Donald Trump's name on the building.
Roll Call reported it asKennedy Center’s future takes center stage amid demolition threat (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
A candidate named Dan J. Sullivan advanced from the Alaska US Senate primary, sharing his name with the incumbent Republican senator. The race also features Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola.
Roll Call reported it asSenate ballot in Alaska will feature two Dan Sullivans (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
Aisha Wahab won the special election runoff for California’s 14th Congressional District, defeating Melissa Hernandez after a prolonged count of mail ballots. The seat, vacated by Eric Swalwell in April, will be held by Wahab until January, with a rematch set for November.
Roll Call reported it asProgressive Aisha Wahab wins California special election for Swalwell’s seat (opens Roll Call in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- FiscalNoteBillionairedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Official site
- rollcall.com
- Seen publishing on
- rollcall.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 29
- Reports listed
- 30
- We could read
- 3
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
27 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 3 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Roll Call is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 29 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Roll Call’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 18 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
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