November 12, 2026
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Nov 11 · Democrat Scott Colom defeats Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, flipping the Senate seat
- From the Left: CBS News, CBS quotes both candidates and blames GOP headwinds on an unpopular Iran war, citing no poll. (B, 89/100)
- Center: CNBC, CNBC cites the AP call, Cindy Hyde-Smith's concession video and Chuck Schumer's post. (A, 90/100)
- From the Right: New York Post, The Post gives the 49.2% to 48.7% count with no source and calls the night a massive rebuke of Trump. (C, 74/100)
Nov 10 · Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent moves from his home to a military base after Iranian threats, reports say
- From the Left: CBS News, CBS cites the Times and Reuters, adds a memo it obtained and Treasury's vow not to be deterred. (D, 66/100)
- Center: CNBC, CNBC ties the move to new terror charges against three Iranians and leaves out Treasury's response. (D, 63/100)
- From the Right: New York Post, The Post adds an unnamed source blaming a newspaper photo of Bessent's home for the risk. (D, 64/100)
Nov 10 · The U.S., Russia and Ukraine open talks in Abu Dhabi, the first such meeting since February
- From the Left: NPR, NPR has Zelenskyy calling the nearly four-hour talks constructive and Rubio calling them very productive. (A, 91/100)
- Center: CNBC, CNBC leads with Trump seeing a strong inclination to end the war, and an analyst who sees no Kremlin shift. (A, 92/100)
- From the Right: New York Post, The Post covers the opening in Abu Dhabi, the overnight strikes, and both sides' opening demands. (A, 97/100)
Nov 9 · The FDA orders a new warning on all GLP-1 drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, for a rare eye condition that can cause vision loss
- From the Left: CBS News, CBS quotes a co-author of the 2024 study and both drugmakers; the FDA puts the rate near 6 in 100,000. (A, 97/100)
- Center: CNBC, CNBC gives the FDA's trial count, 6.4 vs 3.8 cases per 100,000 patient-years, and Citi's view on demand. (A, 97/100)
- From the Right: New York Post, The Post leads with blindness and a 2024 study, and leaves out the drugmakers' response. (C, 72/100)
Nov 9 · The Supreme Court lets Trump resume border wall construction in Texas' Big Bend region, over Justice Jackson's dissent
- From the Left: NBC News, NBC sets the government's 89,000 detentions against challengers who cite the lowest apprehension rates. (C, 79/100)
- Center: Newsweek, Newsweek walks through the 1996 waiver law, the lower court ruling and CBP's $500,000 a day cost claim. (A, 98/100)
- From the Right: Washington Examiner, The Examiner quotes Solicitor General Sauer on cartels and calls the ruling a key win for Trump. (B, 82/100)
Nov 9 · Rep. Thomas Massie files eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, forcing a House vote this week
- From the Left: NPR, NPR says the House may have the votes to impeach Hegseth, but not the two-thirds Senate needs to remove him. (B, 84/100)
- Center: CNBC, CNBC quotes the articles Massie read on the floor and notes the last Cabinet impeachment, Mayorkas in 2024. (A, 94/100)
- From the Right: Fox News, Fox says several House Republicans privately think it could pass; Rep. Warren Davidson is opposed. (B, 81/100)
Nov 9 · Congress returns for a lame duck session after the midterms, with a Dec. 11 funding deadline and leadership races
- From the Left: CBS News, CBS details the leadership races, Ron Johnson's push to delay them and the Dec. 11 funding fight. (B, 84/100)
- Center: CNBC, CNBC lists the agenda from the Dec. 11 deadline to the debt limit, permitting and a stock trading ban. (B, 82/100)
- From the Right: Fox News, Fox quotes GOP senators on a crowded lame duck; an unnamed House Republican expects another stopgap. (C, 71/100)
Nov 9 · Russell Brand is sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison in London for rape and sexual assault
- From the Left: CBS News, CBS quotes the judge calling Brand a 'sexual predator,' the victims' statements and his lawyer's plea. (A, 90/100)
- Center: Newsweek, Newsweek breaks down each sentence and the three counts on which Brand was found not guilty. (C, 76/100)
- From the Right: Washington Examiner, The Examiner quotes the prosecutor on fame as cover and traces Brand's move to Florida and faith. (A, 92/100)
Nov 8 · President Trump tells 60 Minutes' Ross Douthat his deportation policy might be too tough and hurt him in the midterms
- From the Left: CBS News, Trump tells 60 Minutes his deportation policy may have been 'too tough'; CBS adds exit polling and GOP pushback. (B, 81/100)
- Center: Newsweek, Newsweek pairs Trump's 'too tough' remark with Schumer, Rep. Maria Salazar and a former DHS official. (B, 88/100)
- From the Right: Fox News, Fox says Trump 'admitted' he may have been too tough and cites a Fox News Voter poll on immigration. (C, 75/100)
Nov 8 · Former President Joe Biden scales back the book tour for his memoir Promise Me, America, saying cancer slows him down
- From the Left: NBC News, Biden says cancer treatment slows him down and he will do fewer events for his memoir out Nov. 17. (B, 88/100)
- Center: Newsweek, Newsweek traces Biden's diagnosis and treatment since May 2025 and his new book tour limits. (B, 83/100)
- From the Right: Fox News, Fox quotes Biden's X post at length: fewer conversations about the memoir, Promise Me, America. (B, 82/100)
Nov 8 · House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says he is a hard yes on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Rep. Thomas Massie's resolution
- From the Left: NBC News, Jeffries says he is a 'hard yes' on impeaching Hegseth; NBC says it signals how other Democrats may vote. (C, 76/100)
- Center: Newsweek, Newsweek pairs Jeffries' 'hard yes' with Rep.-elect Nancy Lacore's view and a Pentagon reply. (A, 100/100)
- From the Right: New York Post, The Post says Jeffries 'gloats' as a 'hard yes' and cites Axios on expected GOP defections. (C, 70/100)
Nov 8 · Nvidia opens an independent investigation after reports CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence; Huang acknowledges an affair
- From the Left: NBC News, Nvidia's board opens an investigation after reports its CEO was targeted by Chinese intelligence. (C, 76/100)
- Center: Newsweek, Nvidia says it is investigating; Newsweek says Huang wrote staff that he had an affair. (C, 76/100)
- From the Right: New York Post, The Post says Huang admitted an affair as a Rubio memo warned the woman was a Chinese spy. (C, 76/100)
Nov 7 · Texas Senator-elect James Talarico joins the Saturday Night Live cold open with James Austin Johnson's President Trump after the midterms
- From the Left: NBC News, Talarico joins SNL's cold open; NBC recaps the sketch and notes NBC's parent company airs the show. (A, 100/100)
- Center: Newsweek, Talarico joins SNL's cold open; Newsweek adds the Hegseth sketch and the Weekend Update jokes. (A, 100/100)
- From the Right: New York Post, Talarico crashes SNL's cold open; the Post says he turned Texas blue and won just over 55% of the vote. (B, 82/100)
Nov 7 · A gunman kills six people in Krakow's Market Square in Poland, and three bodies are later found in his home
- From the Left: NBC News, Gunman kills six in Krakow's market square; NBC adds a U.S. student's account and the square's history. (B, 88/100)
- Center: Newsweek, Gunman kills six in Krakow's market square; Newsweek lays out what police have said about the suspect. (A, 100/100)
- From the Right: Breitbart, Gunman kills six in Krakow's market square; Breitbart cites Polish outlets on the suspect and his gun permits. (B, 82/100)
Nov 7 · Trump says he offered UFC's Dana White the White House press secretary job
- From the Left: MS NOW, Dana White offered press secretary job by Trump; MS NOW adds White's Instagram reply and critics' reactions. (F, 46/100)
- Center: CNBC, Dana White offered press secretary job by Trump; CNBC adds White's Instagram reply and the post's recent turnover. (B, 88/100)
- From the Right: Washington Examiner, Dana White offered press secretary job by Trump; the Examiner traces White's long ties to Trump. (C, 76/100)
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Nov 10 · House blocks the Pete Hegseth impeachment, 211-204, as 11 Democrats miss the vote
- From the Left: ABC News, ABC News' Rachel Scott says Republicans banded together to save Pete Hegseth and Democrats can try again in January. (B, 89/100)
- Center: Breaking Points, Breaking Points' Ryan Grim names the 11 House Democrats who missed the vote and puts the blame on them. (C, 78/100)
- From the Right: Timcast IRL, Timcast IRL's Tim Pool says Democratic leaders want the war too and calls it the war party. (F, 59/100)
Nov 10 · Bernie Sanders and other Democrats push back on Chuck Schumer as Senate leader
- From the Left: The Young Turks, The Young Turks' Cenk Uygur tells viewers to call Congress and say no to Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries. (D, 64/100)
- Center: NewsNation, NewsNation's Joe Khalil says a couple of voices are critical but most Democrats say Chuck Schumer earned the job. (A, 97/100)
- From the Right: Fox News, Fox & Friends First says a leadership battle is brewing as progressive senators call for new leadership. (C, 78/100)
Nov 10 · Rep.-elect Adam Hamawy won't say on CNN whether Iran is a US adversary
- From the Left: CNN, CNN's Pamela Brown presses Adam Hamawy five times on whether Iran is an adversary; he calls its government a dictatorship. (B, 89/100)
- Center: The Hill, The Hill's Rising says the answer is easy, Iran is an adversary, and also airs the case that the question was loaded. (B, 89/100)
- From the Right: Newsmax, Newsmax's Rob Schmitt calls Adam Hamawy a terror sympathizer; its replay stops before his dictatorship answer. (D, 69/100)
Nov 9 · Donald Trump says new Iran strikes are unlikely and keeps the "status quo"
- From the Left: The Young Turks, The Young Turks' Cenk Uygur says Donald Trump is compromised and the media works for Israel. (F, 59/100)
- Center: NewsNation, NewsNation reports Donald Trump calls the Iran war effort the status quo after a 45-minute meeting with Qatar's prime minister. (B, 89/100)
- From the Right: Newsmax, Newsmax's Alex Salvi reports Donald Trump has no plans for new strikes for now and Marco Rubio lists gains. (C, 72/100)
Nov 9 · Donald Trump tells 60 Minutes his deportation policy was "too tough," then says "my policy hasn't changed"
- From the Left: CBS News, CBS News' Nancy Cordes asks Donald Trump about his "too far" remark; he says there's no amnesty and his policy hasn't changed. (B, 89/100)
- Center: NewsNation, NewsNation's Cory Smith calls Stephen Miller an attack dog in the media and wonders whether he dials it back. (C, 77/100)
- From the Right: Newsmax, Newsmax's guest says Donald Trump said no amnesty and means it; the segment never mentions "too tough." (C, 74/100)