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Jordan and Scalise launch bids for House Republican leadership posts

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

3 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

Daily Mail and The Daily Signal report that House Republicans are starting a leadership contest as the party heads into the minority in both chambers. The Daily Signal says Speaker Mike Johnson told staff he would not run for minority leader, citing a source familiar with the decision, and that House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and Majority Leader Steve Scalise then announced bids. Daily Mail reports that Trump is not backing either candidate. NewsNation published an explainer on who is running. According to the Daily Signal, Republicans will elect their leaders on Tuesday, Nov. 10, and Democrats on Nov. 18 and 19.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise have announced bids for House Republican leadership.

    One outletThe Daily Signal· Far Right

  2. Speaker Mike Johnson will not run for minority leader, according to a source familiar with the decision.

    One outletThe Daily Signal· Far Right

  3. Republicans are headed into the minority in both chambers.

    One outletThe Daily Signal· Far Right

  4. Republicans will elect their leaders on Tuesday, Nov. 10, and Democrats on Nov. 18 and 19.

    One outletThe Daily Signal· Far Right

  5. Trump is reported not to be backing either leadership candidate.

    One outletDaily Mail· Right

How each side tells it

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All three outlets cover a House Republican leadership contest, and the race between Jordan and Scalise is the main contest. The right-side outlets emphasize infighting and Trump's stance, while the center headline stays with an explainer on who is running.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    1 outlet

    NewsNation's headline is a neutral explainer question asking who is in the running, with no judgement about the contest.

    The fight for congressional leadership: Who is in the running?
    NewsNationCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines frame it as infighting, with the Daily Mail calling it a GOP civil war and stressing Trump withholding support, and the far-right Daily Signal calling it a scramble for power.

    Another GOP Sensational language“civil war”Calling an internal leadership contest a civil war adds drama beyond the reported facts.More neutral: internal party fightDisagree with this highlight? Loaded verb“erupts”Erupts presents the contest as a sudden outburst rather than a planned leadership race.More neutral: beginsDisagree with this highlight? as two Trump allies fight to lead Republicans in a lame duck Congress… but the president refuses to support anyone
    Daily MailRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left

    Has not covered this story.

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right3

    Scramble for Powercivil warerupts

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    Scramble for PowerMore neutral: Race for leadership posts

    A scramble for power suggests frantic struggle, while the story describes a routine leadership election.

    Scramble for Power Breaks Out On Capitol Hill

    Used byThe Daily Signal (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    civil warMore neutral: internal party fight

    Calling an internal leadership contest a civil war adds drama beyond the reported facts.

    Another GOP civil war erupts as two Trump allies fight to lead Republicans in a lame duck Congress… but…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    eruptsMore neutral: begins

    Erupts presents the contest as a sudden outburst rather than a planned leadership race.

    Another GOP civil war erupts as two Trump allies fight to lead Republicans in a lame duck Congress… but the…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

0 outlets

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Candidate lineup
  • Leadership contest
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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Intra-party conflict
  • Trump's position
  • Race for power
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  • Daily MailRight

    Another GOP Sensational language“civil war”Calling an internal leadership contest a civil war adds drama beyond the reported facts.More neutral: internal party fightDisagree with this highlight? Loaded verb“erupts”Erupts presents the contest as a sudden outburst rather than a planned leadership race.More neutral: beginsDisagree with this highlight? as two Trump allies fight to lead Republicans in a lame duck Congress… but the president refuses to support anyone

    A Republican leadership battle is brewing in Washington as two of Donald Trump's closest congressional allies fight for control of the party's House ranks.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily SignalFar Right

    Sensational language“Scramble for Power”A scramble for power suggests frantic struggle, while the story describes a routine leadership election.More neutral: Race for leadership postsDisagree with this highlight? Breaks Out On Capitol Hill

    With Republicans headed into the minority in both chambers, candidates for leadership are earnestly making their cases while GOP staffers quietly size them up. …

    Read at The Daily Signal (opens in a new tab)

The stories you read build My Mix, a private picture of which sides cover the stories you choose, kept on this device. What is My Mix?

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    16 hr 14 min later

    Its first report, Nov 6, 9:13 AM EST

  • Right

    First to report

    The Daily Signal, Nov 5, 5:00 PM EST

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  1. The Daily SignalFar RightNov 5, 5:00 PM EST
  2. NewsNationCenterNov 6, 9:13 AM EST
  3. Daily MailRightNov 7, 11:31 AM EST

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