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38audits citing this outlet
0carried a hard contradiction
21carried a framing split
28spans quoted

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“Ultimately, that spending, coupled with a newly redrawn district that forced Ogles to reach new voters, helped end his reelection bid.”
August 9, 2026 · see it in context →
“Messy Michigan primary leaves Democrats licking wounds”
August 7, 2026 · see it in context →
“Abdul El-Sayed has just three months to convince a fractured Democratic Party to unite behind him after a nasty primary.”
August 7, 2026 · see it in context →
“I haven't spoken to Max about this in the last few days. Of course, I will,”
August 5, 2026 · see it in context →
“I mean, [the allegations] don't look good right now, of course.”
August 5, 2026 · see it in context →
“But, again, we have to allow this process to play out. It's just begun.”
August 5, 2026 · see it in context →
“There's a process. The House Ethics Committee does that. We always withhold judgment on this, whether it's Republicans or Democrats.”
August 5, 2026 · see it in context →
“It's part of being flawed humans, as we are, and we have to let those processes play out.”
August 5, 2026 · see it in context →
“Israeli and Lebanese delegations kicked off another round of talks in Rome today to discuss progress on the implementation of the "pilot zone" program they agreed upon in U.S.-facilitated negotiations earlier this summer.”
August 5, 2026 · see it in context →
“Progress has been slow and rocky in the village of Zawtar Al-Gharbiya, the first test zone in the plan.”
August 5, 2026 · see it in context →
“the arrival of 72,000 migrants in Ceuta”
August 5, 2026 · see it in context →
“EU interior ministers sought to draw a line under five days of bitter recriminations over the arrival of 72,000 migrants in Ceuta, closing ranks behind Spain”
August 5, 2026 · see it in context →

Audits citing Politico

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