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Roll Call

US Capitol Hill news outlet covering congressional proceedings and the war powers debate.

Last refreshed: 18 April 2026

Key Question

What is Roll Call reporting about Congress and the Iran war authorisation deadline?

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What is Roll Call magazine and why does it cover the Iran war?
Roll Call is a Capitol Hill-focused US news outlet that has been reporting on congressional positioning over the War Powers Resolution and the 60-day AUMF deadline in the Iran conflict.
What did John Thune say about the Iran war authorisation?
Roll Call and NOTUS reported that Majority Leader Thune was working options on the AUMF question as the 60-day WPR clock ran toward 29 April 2026.Source: Roll Call / NOTUS

Background

Roll Call is a US news outlet dedicated to covering Congress, founded in 1955 and based on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. It is one of the two specialist outlets (alongside NOTUS) that placed Senate Majority Leader John Thune on the record discussing options on the War Powers Resolution as the 60-day clock ran toward expiry on 29 April 2026.

Owned by CQ Roll Call (a unit of FiscalNote), Roll Call publishes vote tallies, committee proceedings, and political intelligence on Capitol Hill. Its coverage of the war powers debate around the Iran conflict has been among the primary sources for congressional positioning on whether to authorise or constrain the executive's conduct of hostilities.

Roll Call's significance in the Hormuz story is as a reliable record of congressional positioning. When its reporting, alongside NOTUS, placed Thune on the record as 'working options', it confirmed that the Senate leadership was actively engaging with the 60-day AUMF question rather than ignoring it.