The New York Times

The rating

Left: Mainstream liberal perspectives focusing on social equality and regulation.

Mantle v1 rating based on story selection, framing and sourcing in recent news coverage, cross-checked against independent public ratings. Under review; see the methodology page.

The rating covers The New York Times’s news reporting, not its opinion pages. It is Mantle’s editorial judgement, last reviewed Sep 27, 2026. How outlets are rated. Disagree with this rating?

Rating history

• Rated LeftSep 27, 2026

  Opening rating on the five-point spectrum

Recent coverage

• 50 min ago

  U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After Elections

  Part of: Report says Israel prepared renewed strikes on Iran and held off before US midterms

• 1 hr ago

  Pope Needs No Further Treatment for Lung Cancer, Doctors Say

  Part of: Pope Leo’s doctors say he needs no further treatment after lung cancer surgery

• 1 hr ago

  Trump Says He’ll Decide Who Gets Rewards From Fraud Whistle-Blower Program

  Part of: Trump and Vance announce $25 million fraud whistleblower program

• 1 hr ago

  Trump Envoy Calls Putin a ‘Humanitarian’

  Part of: Russia says it will resume talks with Ukraine and US after Witkoff meets Putin

• 1 hr ago

  Oregon Teacher Disputes Account of Her Heroism During School Shooting

  Part of: Teacher wounded in Oregon school shooting says she was shot before she could act

• 1 hr ago

  Florida Mayor Is Accused of Taking Covid Grant Funds She Helped Approve

  Part of: Kissimmee mayor Jackie Espinosa arrested on grand theft and fraud charges

• 2 hr ago

  Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Wall Construction

  Part of: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift block on Big Bend border wall

• 2 hr ago

  New Rules in North Carolina Threaten Thousands of Mail Ballots

  Part of: Judge declines to block North Carolina’s changed mail-in ballot rules for November

• 3 hr ago

  George W. Bush’s Brother Neil Bush Breaks G.O.P. Ranks to Vote for James Talarico in Texas

  Part of: Neil Bush says he voted for Democrat James Talarico in Texas Senate race

• 3 hr agoOpinion

  Discovery of New Fake Pollster, Wedgewood, Puts a Spotlight on Trust in Surveys

  Part of: Polling firm Wedgewood Polls admits it fabricated data in 2026 election polls

• 4 hr ago

  A.I. Discovered a Critical Security Flaw Underpinning Websites

  Part of: Officials warn of critical PHP flaws, prompting some websites to go offline

• 5 hr ago

  Vance Defends Ramaswamy’s Ad as Backlash Threatens Ohio Campaign

  Part of: Vance criticizes Republicans who condemned Ramaswamy ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother

• 5 hr ago

  Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion for Deceiving Users on Privacy

  Part of: New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion in consumer protection case

• 6 hr ago

  Democratic-Aligned Groups Sue Over Federal Crackdown on Voting

  Part of: Democrats and Democratic-aligned groups sue Trump administration over voter roll probes

• 7 hr ago

  What Putin Gains From Releasing an American Prisoner

  Part of: Russia releases American Stephen Hubbard after years in custody

• 7 hr ago

  Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Denying Gender-Affirming Care to Trans Prisoners

  Part of: Supreme Court declines to lift block on Bureau of Prisons policy for transgender inmates

• 7 hr ago

  Drone Strike Kills More Than 150 in Abyei in Sudan’s Civil War

  Part of: Drone strike on market in Abyei kills more than 150, local officials say

• 8 hr ago

  Macron Says Trump Does Not Like France and Distorts Its Troubles

  Part of: Macron says foreign leaders are exploiting French riots and rejects migrant claims

• 8 hr ago

  Macron Says Trump Does Not Like France and Distorts Its Troubles

  Part of: Macron says foreign leaders are exploiting French riots and rejects migrant claims

• 9 hr ago

  Israeli Military Detains Brad Lander in West Bank During Volunteer Trip

  Part of: Israeli forces detain US congressional candidate Brad Lander at West Bank olive harvest