The Aporia · Shrai Popat in Washington

Articles

6

2026-08-26 – 2026-10-15

Claims per article

26

156 extracted in total

Hedged claims

8%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

4,044

characters

Writes for The Guardian.

Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

Politics

100%

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RepublicanCaliforniaDemocratsGuardianSenateWhite HouseAmericanCapitol Hill

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1 scored article; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.29 (leans left).

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2026-10-15 · The Guardian · Politics

Trump’s new press secretary says it’s ‘unknown’ how much she’ll deal with media

24 outlets covered this event

2026-10-09 · The Guardian · Politics

Trump picks conservative commentator Katie Zacharia to be next press secretary

24 outlets covered this event

2026-09-16 · The Guardian · Politics

House speaker sending lawmakers home early ahead of US midterm election recess

15 outlets covered this event

2026-10-06 · The Guardian · Politics

Whistleblower suit alleges Trump ordered FBI investigation on LA anti-ICE protesters

2 outlets covered this event

2026-09-27 · The Guardian · Politics

What Democrats are getting right – and wrong – in run-up to midterms: ‘We can’t just be anti-Trump’

no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

2026-08-26 · The Guardian · Politics

Abortion rights group endorses Democrat Troy Jackson in critical Maine Senate race

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-08-26 · The Guardian

Abortion rights group endorses Democrat Troy Jackson in critical Maine Senate race

🔮 Timmaraju will join Jackson on Wednesday in Brunswick for the launch of the campaign’s Women for Troy coalition. assertive

2026-09-16 · The Guardian

House speaker sending lawmakers home early ahead of US midterm election recess

🔮 The Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, announced on Wednesday that he would again cancel votes scheduled for Thursday, sending lawmakers home one day early ahead of the midterm election recess. assertive

2026-09-27 · The Guardian

What Democrats are getting right – and wrong – in run-up to midterms: ‘We can’t just be anti-Trump’

🔮 We are now five weeks out. What do you feel have been, and will continue to be, the defining issues of these midterm races? assertive

2026-10-06 · The Guardian

Whistleblower suit alleges Trump ordered FBI investigation on LA anti-ICE protesters

🔮 Field, who joined the FBI in May 2016, also alleges that Trump reportedly viewed a TikTok video of protesters in Alhambra, California that alerted neighbors about the presence of federal immigration officers and advised them of their legal rights. assertive

2026-10-09 · The Guardian

Trump picks conservative commentator Katie Zacharia to be next press secretary

🔮 Zacharia would replace Karoline Leavitt, who left the role at the end of August after the birth to her second child. assertive

2026-10-15 · The Guardian

Trump’s new press secretary says it’s ‘unknown’ how much she’ll deal with media

🔮 Donald Trump’s new White House press secretary says it is “unknown” how much she will engage with the press, or hold briefings with reporters, as she faces mounting questions over her legal credentials. assertive

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