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House Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as their House minority leader on Tuesday, after the midterm elections. Outlets say Republicans lost control of the House and that Jordan defeated Rep. Steve Scalise; France 24 reports a secret-ballot vote of 106 to 73. Jordan, a Freedom Caucus founder whom outlets describe as a close Trump ally, replaces Mike Johnson and will lead the party’s opposition. Scalise declined to commit to serving a full term, Fox News reports. John Thune was re-elected Senate minority leader, and NBC News reports that some Democrats want a shakeup at the top of their caucus.

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  1. House Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to lead their House minority after the midterm elections.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Center4Right1Far Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NPR, NBC News
    Center
    The Hill, Newsweek, France 24, Semafor
    Right
    The American Conservative
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times, Fox News, The Federalist

  2. Jordan defeated Rep. Steve Scalise for the job, with France 24 reporting a secret-ballot vote of 106 to 73.

    Reported byCenter1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    France 24
    Right
    The American Conservative
    Far Right
    Fox News

  3. Jordan replaces Mike Johnson as the party’s House leader.

    One outletFrance 24· Center

  4. Outlets report that Democrats won control of the House in the midterm elections.

    Reported byFar Left1Center1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Raw Story
    Center
    France 24
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  5. Scalise declined to commit to serving a full term, Fox News reported.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

  6. John Thune was re-elected Senate minority leader, and NBC News reports that some Democrats are calling for a shakeup at the top of their caucus.

    One outletNBC News· Left

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that House Republicans chose Jim Jordan as minority leader after the midterm losses, defeating Steve Scalise. The left stresses Republicans not changing course and Jordan’s Trump ties, the center his Trump alliance and the fight ahead, and the right his conservative credentials and win.

  • the left

    17 outlets · 1 opinion

    Left headlines frame the vote as Republicans refusing to change course after the midterms, with CNN calling it intensifying the fight; NBC and NPR headlines are plainer, and Raw Story’s mocks the GOP.

    The GOP delivers its answer to midterms rout: It’s intensifying the fight
    CNNLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    11 outlets

    Center headlines lead with the vote and Jordan’s Trump ties, or with the fight ahead; Newsweek’s headline instead centers on renewed attention to disputed claims from the Ohio State abuse scandal.

    Trump ally Jim Jordan elected House Republican leader after midterm defeat
    France 24CenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    20 outlets · 1 opinion

    Right headlines report Jordan’s election as a victory and stress his conservative and Freedom Caucus credentials, with the Far Right most emphatic; Fox News instead stresses Scalise’s uncertain future.

    Republicans Elect Freedom Caucus Founder Jim Jordan As House Leader
    The FederalistFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left44

    stunningTrump loyalistMidterm Disasterout for blood

  • Center7

    midterm bloodbathconservative iconantagonizing party leadersPugnacious

  • Right18

    Midterm Disasterthe scapegoatpummelinghard-charging conservative firebrand

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    stunningMore neutral: midterm defeat

    The adjective adds drama beyond the reported fact that Republicans lost seats in the midterms.

    After their stunning midterm defeat.

    Used byCBS News (Left)CNN (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    Trump loyalistMore neutral: Trump ally

    Labeling Jordan by loyalty to Trump pre-judges his motives, where the event itself is his election as leader.

    Republican lawmakers have elected Jim Jordan, veteran congressman and Trump loyalist, as their leader in the House of Representatives following resounding losses in…

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)Raw Story (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    Midterm DisasterMore neutral: Midterm Losses

    The phrase adds drama beyond the reported election losses.

    GOP Doubles Down on Extremism After Midterm Disaster, Elects Jim Jordan as House Leader

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)RedState (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    the scapegoatMore neutral: the person held responsible

    Casts an unnamed leader as a scapegoat before the causes of the losses are weighed.

    …were just beyond that person's ability to control, but someone has to be the scapegoat.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

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  • Sensational language

    pummelingMore neutral: heavy losses

    A vivid, beating-style word for the election results, where the losses are described plainly elsewhere.

    Last week’s pummeling on Election Night has a cohort of Senate Republicans wanting to take stock as…

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    hard-charging conservative firebrandMore neutral: Jim Jordan

    The phrase adds a judgement of Jordan’s temperament that the reporting does not need to state.

    Jordan, the hard-charging conservative firebrand, will lead GOP House after midterm losses

    Used byJust the News (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    reelsMore neutral: after losses in

    Presents the party as overwhelmed and in distress, which the supplied text does not establish.

    Scalise and Jordan face off in House leadership battle as GOP reels from blue tsunami

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    blue tsunamiMore neutral: heavy Election Day losses

    A vivid weather metaphor for the size of the midterm result, where the other coverage describes the losses in plainer terms.

    Scalise and Jordan face off in House leadership battle as GOP reels from blue tsunami

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Delegitimizing label

    Thune’s CoronationMore neutral: Thune’s reelection vote

    Coronation presents a scheduled leadership vote as a foregone ceremony before the vote has taken place.

    7 GOP Senators Move To Delay Thune’s Coronation After Midterm Massacre

    Used byThe Daily Caller (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    Midterm MassacreMore neutral: after midterm losses

    Massacre uses violent imagery for electoral losses, adding drama beyond the reported election results.

    7 GOP Senators Move To Delay Thune’s Coronation After Midterm Massacre

    Used byThe Daily Caller (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    midterm bloodbathMore neutral: heavy midterm losses

    The word bloodbath adds violent drama to a description of election losses that other outlets state more plainly.

    House Republicans face leadership reckoning after midterm bloodbath

    Used byThe Hill (Center)

  • Sensational language

    out for bloodMore neutral: are seeking to replace party leaders

    The idiom implies violent intent to describe lawmakers who are seeking leadership changes.

    According to Politico, some of the Republicans who survived are now out for blood.

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    sharpens knivesMore neutral: is preparing to challenge its leaders

    The figure of speech suggests violent conflict to dramatize an ordinary leadership contest.

    Bloodied House GOP sharpens knives for its own leaders: 'We got our butts handed to us’

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    Election WipeoutMore neutral: midterm losses

    Uses dramatic wording for the midterm losses where other outlets say losses or defeat.

    House Republicans Pick Jim Jordan To Lead Them After Election Wipeout

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Partisan shorthand

    weaponization of the FBIMore neutral: alleged improper FBI targeting of Donald Trump

    Weaponization is a term coined by one side of the debate that asserts improper FBI conduct as settled before the facts are established.

    …of the most significant scandals of the Obama and Biden eras, including the weaponization of the FBI against Donald Trump during his campaign; the rise of George Soros-backed…

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    George Soros-backed local prosecutorsMore neutral: local prosecutors, a group the article links to George Soros

    The excerpt ties local prosecutors to a named donor as a backer without evidence in the text, a link that invites a conspiracy reading.

    …of the FBI against Donald Trump during his campaign; the rise of George Soros-backed local prosecutors who simply don’t enforce laws they disagree with; and the impact of…

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    Exposed Slew Of ScandalsMore neutral: Led Oversight Investigations Into Obama and Biden Era Matters

    Exposed presents allegations of scandal as established fact, and Slew adds drama that a plain description of the oversight work would not.

    House GOP’s New Leader Exposed Slew Of Scandals, Led Charge Against ‘Disinformation’ Cartel

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Delegitimizing label

    ‘Disinformation’ CartelMore neutral: Led Charge Against Group Over ‘Disinformation’ Claims

    Cartel casts the target group as a criminal organization, and the scare-quoted term is used in the outlet’s own voice without evidence in the headline.

    House GOP’s New Leader Exposed Slew Of Scandals, Led Charge Against ‘Disinformation’ Cartel

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    conservative iconMore neutral: conservative lawmaker

    Calling Jordan an icon praises him beyond the facts of the leadership vote.

    …diminished conference in the next Congress, marking an extraordinary leap for a conservative icon who made his name on Capitol Hill antagonizing party leaders.

    Used byThe Hill (Center)

  • Loaded verb

    antagonizing party leadersMore neutral: challenging party leaders

    Antagonizing presents his past clashes with leaders as hostile, a judgement the other coverage describes more neutrally.

    …leap for a conservative icon who made his name on Capitol Hill antagonizing party leaders.

    Used byThe Hill (Center)

  • Loaded modifier

    hardlineMore neutral: conservative

    Attaches a judgement of his politics as a label without stating what it means.

    House Republicans elected hardline Ohio Representative Jim Jordan to be the party’s leader in the next Congress,…

    Used byBloomberg (Left)

  • Sensational language

    worst midterm electoral drubbingMore neutral: heavy midterm defeat

    Presents an unsourced superlative in dramatic language instead of stating the election result.

    …with the result, choosing a new face to lead it in the wake of the worst midterm electoral drubbing in half a century.

    Used byBloomberg (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    CombativeMore neutral: Jordan

    Labels Jordan with a judgement of his manner rather than reporting his record.

    GOP Taps Combative Jordan as Next House Minority Leader

    Used byBloomberg (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    Bowed OutMore neutral: Chose not to run

    Implies Johnson was pressured to leave, which the reporting does not establish.

    Jim Jordan Will Become Next House GOP Leader After Mike Johnson Previously Bowed Out

    Used byThe Daily Caller (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    decimatedMore neutral: reduced

    The verb implies near-total destruction, which the reported election losses do not establish.

    House Republicans are still reeling after the midterm elections decimated their ranks and set off a fight for the party’s future.

    Used byCNN (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    hardline Donald Trump supporterMore neutral: Donald Trump supporter

    Adds a characterization of the congressman's politics as extreme without a factual basis in the sentence.

    WASHINGTON — House Republicans have picked hardline Donald Trump supporter Rep.

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Absolutist framing

    was a repudiation of the presidentMore neutral: was a defeat for Republicans in the midterms

    Presents an interpretation of voters' motives in the midterms as settled fact in the outlet's own voice.

    …themselves from Trump after last week’s drubbing at the polls, which was a repudiation of the president and his war in Iran.

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    Ultra-LoyalistMore neutral: Trump ally

    Tags Jordan with a judgement of his loyalty that the leadership vote does not show.

    Trump Ultra-Loyalist Seizes Control of Shattered House Republicans

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    Seizes ControlMore neutral: Wins leadership of

    Describes a secret-ballot vote as a seizure, implying force rather than an election.

    Trump Ultra-Loyalist Seizes Control of Shattered House Republicans

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    ShatteredMore neutral: after midterm losses

    Adds drama to the party's condition beyond the reported election losses.

    Trump Ultra-Loyalist Seizes Control of Shattered House Republicans

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Delegitimizing label

    Election DenierMore neutral: Jim Jordan

    Applies a contested label to Jordan in the headline, presenting a disputed characterization as his identity.

    House Republicans Pick Election Denier Jim Jordan to Lead Them

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    cripplingMore neutral: midterm

    The adjective adds a judgement of severity that the reported loss totals do not need.

    …selecting him over current Majority Leader Steve Scalise following the GOP's crippling losses in last week's midterm elections.

    Used byCBS News (Left)

  • Sensational language

    crushing defeatMore neutral: defeat

    The adjective adds emotional weight to a reported election loss.

    After voters handed Republicans a crushing defeat, the party responded by elevating one of Donald Trump’s most combative allies to…

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    most combative alliesMore neutral: close allies

    The superlative label characterizes Jordan in a way that pre-judges him.

    …a crushing defeat, the party responded by elevating one of Donald Trump’s most combative allies to lead its diminished House caucus.

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    devastating midterm election defeatMore neutral: midterm election defeat

    The adjective adds drama beyond the reported election result.

    Republicans just suffered a devastating midterm election defeat, losing control of the House of Representatives as voters delivered a…

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    sweeping rebukeMore neutral: loss of votes

    The phrase presents voters’ choices as a dramatic repudiation rather than a reported result.

    …defeat, losing control of the House of Representatives as voters delivered a sweeping rebuke of Donald Trump and his party.

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    stunning demonstrationMore neutral: choice

    The phrase is the outlet’s own judgement of the party’s response.

    In a stunning demonstration of just how little the Republican Party appears to have learned from its…

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    electoral collapseMore neutral: election losses

    The phrase dramatizes the election result beyond the reported seat losses.

    …of just how little the Republican Party appears to have learned from its electoral collapse, House Republicans voted Tuesday to install Jordan as their next minority…

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    most aggressive and polarizing figuresMore neutral: prominent figures

    The label characterizes Jordan with judgements the reported facts do not establish.

    …to install Jordan as their next minority leader, choosing one of the most aggressive and polarizing figures in MAGA politics to guide the party into its new era in the minority.

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    Doubles Down on ExtremismMore neutral: Elects Jim Jordan as House Leader

    The headline labels the party’s choice as extremism in the outlet’s own voice, which is a judgement rather than a reported fact.

    GOP Doubles Down on Extremism After Midterm Disaster, Elects Jim Jordan as House Leader

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    electoral thrashingMore neutral: midterm election losses

    Describing the midterm results as a thrashing adds drama beyond the reported vote totals and seat losses.

    Jim Jordan (OH-04) to lead them in the new Congress after their party's electoral thrashing last Tuesday.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    staunchest congressional alliesMore neutral: congressional allies

    The superlative adds a judgement about the closeness of Jordan’s ties to Trump.

    …to CNN’s Manu Raju The victory puts one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest congressional allies in charge of House Republicans after the party suffered major losses in…

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    PugnaciousMore neutral: Lawmaker

    Labels the lawmaker with a judgement of his temperament that the reporting does not establish.

    Pugnacious lawmaker signals uncompromising stance despite party’s poor US midterms performance

    Used byFinancial Times (Center)

  • Loaded modifier

    radical LeftMore neutral: name the group or the position

    Escalating label used to signal disapproval rather than describe positions.

    …to choose their next leader, they picked a fighter who won't back down from the radical Left.

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    HUGEMore neutral: significant

    The capitalized intensifier presents a routine leadership vote as a dramatic turning point.

    This Is a HUGE Move for the House GOP

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    tsunamiMore neutral: sweeping Democratic midterm wins

    Uses a disaster metaphor to add drama to the midterm results.

    …even if we have divided government.” Almost immediately after a Democratic tsunami crushed the GOP, Johnson discovered that his colleagues did not ask him to continue…

    Used byMS NOW (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    crushed the GOPMore neutral: defeated Republican candidates

    Describes the midterm defeat in dramatic terms that add judgement.

    …if we have divided government.” Almost immediately after a Democratic tsunami crushed the GOP, Johnson discovered that his colleagues did not ask him to continue leading this…

    Used byMS NOW (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    troubled tenureMore neutral: tenure

    Pre-judges Johnson’s time as leader before the facts are weighed.

    …the Louisiana congressman agreed to give up his leadership post, bringing his troubled tenure atop the House Republican conference to a pitiful end.

    Used byMS NOW (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    pitiful endMore neutral: end

    Adds the writer’s contempt to a description of how Johnson’s leadership ended.

    …post, bringing his troubled tenure atop the House Republican conference to a pitiful end.

    Used byMS NOW (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    reward failureMore neutral: Republicans back Jim Jordan as the next House GOP leader

    Presents the people being backed as having failed, a judgement the coverage does not establish.

    Republicans reward failure, back Jim Jordan as the next House GOP leader

    Used byMS NOW (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    investigative onslaughtMore neutral: expected wave of investigations

    The word onslaught describes the expected Democratic investigations as an attack, which goes beyond the fact that investigations were expected.

    …close Trump ally pitched himself as a counterweight to Democrats’ expected investigative onslaught.

    Used bySemafor (Center)

  • Loaded modifier

    ultra-conservativeMore neutral: conservative

    The label pre-judges the Freedom Caucus as extreme before its positions are described; the group can be identified neutrally by its membership and record.

    …Ohio's Jim Jordan to serve as minority leader, elevating a co-founder of the ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus to succeed Mike Johnson as the chamber's top Republican.

    Used byNPR (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    Controversial far-rightMore neutral: Ohio Republican

    Adds evaluative labels to describe the congressman before the facts of his record are set out.

    Controversial far-right congressman defied 2022 subpoena from Capitol attack panel and was accused of…

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    combative Donald Trump ideologueMore neutral: Donald Trump ally who chairs the House Judiciary Committee

    Characterizes the congressman's temperament and political outlook as a judgement rather than a factual description of his role.

    …election of Jim Jordan on Tuesday to lead House Republicans elevates a combative Donald Trump ideologue who defied a congressional subpoena over the 6 January attack, as the…

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    Pugnacious Trump ideologueMore neutral: Ohio Republican and Trump ally to lead House GOP

    Labels Jordan with characterizations of temperament and ideology in the headline rather than stating his position.

    Pugnacious Trump ideologue to lead diminished Republican ranks

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    mockedMore neutral: criticized

    The headline frames the outlet’s own commentary on the vote as a verdict on the party.

    House GOP mocked after crowning a ‘political terrorist’ who likes to 'tear things apart'

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    crowningMore neutral: electing

    The verb presents a party leadership vote as a coronation, adding judgement the vote itself does not carry.

    House GOP mocked after crowning a ‘political terrorist’ who likes to 'tear things apart'

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    far-right leadersMore neutral: Republican leaders

    Labels the leaders with a contested term rather than describing their positions or roles.

    As they elevate far-right leaders in Congress and the White House, Republicans reject the notion that their…

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    LurchingMore neutral: Moved

    Describes a policy shift as an unsteady movement, which presumes a judgement about the change.

    Republicans Responded By Lurching To The Right.

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    agitatorMore neutral: adviser

    Labels Stephen Miller in the outlet's own voice with a term that presumes hostility.

    …next year, days after the president promoted Stephen Miller, the “America first” agitator, to serve as White House chief of staff.

    Used byCNN (Left)

  • Sensational language

    debacleMore neutral: losses

    Calls the election results a disaster in the outlet's own voice, adding judgement.

    …the soon-to-be extinct Republican House majority emerged from mourning the election debacle to save Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — the Trumpiest member of the president’s…

    Used byCNN (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    conservative spitfireMore neutral: conservative congressman

    Spitfire is a characterization of temperament that goes beyond the facts of the leadership vote.

    …to lead their diminished conference in the next Congress, betting that a conservative spitfire — and onetime leadership nemesis — can restore the fight to a party battered…

    Used byThe Hill (Center)

  • Loaded modifier

    onetime leadership nemesisMore neutral: former critic of House leadership

    Calling Jordan a nemesis characterizes his past relationship with leaders in a way the facts do not spell out.

    …conference in the next Congress, betting that a conservative spitfire — and onetime leadership nemesis — can restore the fight to a party battered by the midterms and scrambling…

    Used byThe Hill (Center)

  • Loaded modifier

    in denialMore neutral: reject the lessons Democrats draw from the election

    Attaches a state-of-mind judgement to Republicans as a group rather than describing their stated positions.

    WASHINGTON — Republicans are in denial.

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    yelledMore neutral: said

    Describes the manner of speech with a word that adds hostility beyond what the reported words show.

    Troy Nehls (R-TX) yelled at reporters on the Capitol steps Tuesday night.

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    astoundedMore neutral: responded to

    Presents the reaction as astonishment in the outlet's own voice, adding drama to a routine political response.

    'Oh my God!' AOC astounded as GOP signals it's learned nothing from 'shellacking'

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Vague attribution

    widely seenMore neutral: Jordan’s victory marks a break with Johnson’s leadership, according to the named analysts quoted.

    The phrase attributes a reading of the vote to unnamed people without saying who holds it.

    …had worked closely with outgoing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA); Jordan’s victory is widely seen as signalling a break with Johnson’s leadership.

    Used byThe American Conservative (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    conservative firebrandMore neutral: a conservative known for combative politics

    Firebrand is a judgement of temperament that the reporting does not establish.

    In Jordan, they've picked a conservative firebrand and one of Trump's most vocal defenders.

    Used byNPR (Left)

Words quoted from someone else (3)Hide the quoted words

Loaded words that outlets reported someone else saying. They show what was said, not how the outlet chose to say it.

  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    devastating lossMore neutral: heavy loss

    Describes the election result with an emotive adjective rather than the size of the loss.

    “After this devastating loss, after we realize that our...

    Quoted byThe Daily Signal (Far Right)

    These are Ron Johnson’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

  • Delegitimizing label

    Quoted

    Democrat partyMore neutral: Democratic Party

    Deliberate misnaming used as a slight; the party's name is the Democratic Party.

    …these next two years, our job cannot be merely to spotlight how radical this new Democrat party is—offense, not defense, wins elections,” Jordan said in his letter making his…

    Quoted byTownhall (Far Right)

    Inside a quotation: the outlets are reporting someone else’s words.

  • Dehumanizing label

    Quoted

    terroristMore neutral: critic

    Labels a politician a terrorist, a criminal category, in a political dispute without any legal finding.

    In 2021, former House Speaker John Boehner described Jordan as a political “terrorist.” In 2026, Republicans gave him a new label: House minority leader.

    Quoted byMS NOW (Far Left)

    These are John Boehner’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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From the left

17 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • Republicans refusing to change course after midterm losses
  • Jordan as one of Trump’s most vocal defenders
  • Dissent among Democrats about their own leadership

Leaves out

  • Scalise’s uncertain future in leadership

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

11 outlets

Leads with

  • Jordan’s election after midterm defeat
  • Jordan as a hardline Trump ally
  • The fight ahead with Democrats

Leaves out

  • Scalise’s comments on his own future

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the right

20 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • Jordan’s conservative and Freedom Caucus record
  • Jordan’s win over Scalise
  • Scalise’s uncertain future

Leaves out

  • Democrats’ calls for a shakeup in their own caucus

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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    The Washington Post, Nov 7, 5:00 AM EST

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  42. The Western JournalFar RightNov 10, 3:24 PM EST
  43. Breitbart NewsFar RightNov 10, 4:29 PM EST
  44. The FederalistFar RightNov 10, 4:40 PM EST
  45. France 24CenterNov 10, 5:42 PM EST
  46. The American ConservativeRightNov 11, 12:10 PM EST
  47. Hot AirFar RightNov 12, 8:00 AM EST

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out. Just the News gave only a date, so it is not placed.

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