Roll Call Turns 70

Roll Call reporters Kathryn Lyons, left, and Katherine Tully-McManus pose in front of the House Members’ Dining Room in the Capitol on Oct. 1, 2019. The restaurant had recently been opened to the public during recess.

Opinion

‘That’s where I wanted to be’ — from appropriations to Au Bon Pain scoops

Oddities, rhythms of Capitol Hill are the draw

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted July 22, 2025 at 6:00am

Meredith Shiner, in a familiar spot in the Capitol when she worked at Roll Call.

Opinion

Legacy in a time of chaos: How honoring Roll Call is living the values of journalism

By Meredith Shiner

Posted July 16, 2025 at 11:41am

Reporters question then-Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig as he headed from the Senate floor to the Republican policy luncheon on Sept. 18, 2007, the day Craig returned to the Capitol for the first time since the disclosure of his guilty plea following a police sting operation in a Minneapolis airport bathroom. John McArdle, currently at C-SPAN, broke the story for Roll Call.

Opinion

‘Show up. … You never know when an opportunity will present itself’

By John McArdle

Posted July 15, 2025 at 6:00am

The original "ROLL CALL" sign at the first office.

Opinion

Roll Call goes platinum

By Jason Dick

Posted June 18, 2025 at 5:30am