👤 Caitlin Yilek

15 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
15
2026-08-04 – 2026-10-06
Claims per article
38
573 extracted in total
Hedged claims
7%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,871
characters
Writes for CBS News.
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.

What they cover

Politics
80%
Economy/Business
13%
Crime & Law
7%
Most-tagged topics
HouseWashingtonDemocratsGOPDemocraticSenateU.S.Florida

Leaning

-0.25 average ± 0.20 · -0.35 median · 8 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.13. On this many articles the difference between the two is inside the margin. Leaning rates the writing, not the subject. How it is scored.

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-24 · CBS News · Economy/Business
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis on Trump-Xi visit: "It's a WTF moment"
31 outlets covered this event
2026-09-24 · CBS News · Economy/Business
Trump to host China's Xi at White House with AI and tariffs on the agenda
31 outlets covered this event
2026-09-18 · CBS News · Politics
Trump signs Russia sanctions bill championed by Graham
22 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-17 · CBS News · Politics
House passes Russia sanctions bill, overcoming Democratic opposition
22 outlets covered this event
2026-09-29 · CBS News · Politics
Trump, Johnson to meet with AI execs at White House amid debate over safety
20 outlets covered this event
2026-10-06 · CBS News · Politics
Ex-CIA official found with $40 million in gold bars admits to sprawling scheme
9 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-04 · CBS News
What to know about primaries in 5 states today: Michigan, Virginia and more
🔮 After the Virginia Supreme Court struck down Democrats' voter-approved plan to redraw the congressional districts to net up to four more districts, Virginians will be using the maps drafted by a nonpartisan commission in 2021. assertive
2026-08-18 · CBS News
Florida voters choose in governor, Senate primaries, and more races to watch
🔮 Floridians will also be voting in primaries in new congressional districts after boundaries to give Republicans an advantage in 24 of the state's 28 districts. assertive
2026-08-20 · CBS News
Woman told House panel that Gomez sexually assaulted her, attorneys say
🔮 We fully expect that the House Committee on Ethics will come to the same conclusion in its investigation," said her attorneys, Lisa J. Banks and Sarah E. Nesbitt. assertive
2026-08-31 · CBS News
House returns with vote expected on Senate bill to prevent shutdown
🔮 Funding is set to lapse Sept. 30 without a deal, and lawmakers are planning to take another weeklong break for Labor Day. assertive
2026-09-15 · CBS News
House kills Rep. Al Green's resolution to impeach Trump
🔮 House Democratic leadership did not whip the vote, but announced in a joint statement on Monday that they would vote "present" on the motion to table Green's impeachment resolution. assertive
2026-09-17 · CBS News
House passes Russia sanctions bill, overcoming Democratic opposition
🔮 A sweeping Russia sanctions bill overcame opposition in the House on Wednesday, after many Democrats expressed concern that it would expand President Trump's tariff authorities. assertive
2026-09-17 · CBS News
House passes bill to shield Americans from data center energy costs
🔮 It would encourage the state agencies that regulate utility companies to establish standards ensuring any "large-load customers" — including large-scale data centers — are billed for the cost of new electricity generation. assertive
2026-09-18 · CBS News
Trump signs Russia sanctions bill championed by Graham
🔮 The Senate passed it in August, although a number of Democrats expressed concern that it would expand the president's tariff authority. assertive
2026-09-21 · CBS News
2026 midterm election races to watch
🔮 Every district and state matters, but CBS News also identifies nine key Senate and 42 House races that will likely decide the majority — all of which can change as the campaign rolls on. assertive
2026-09-24 · CBS News
Trump to host China's Xi at White House with AI and tariffs on the agenda
🔮 - President Trump is welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping to his first White House visit in more than a decade Thursday. - Following an elaborate White House arrival ceremony in the morning, featuring military bands and fighter jet flyovers, the two leaders are expected to hold bilateral talks and a state dinner. assertive
2026-09-24 · CBS News
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis on Trump-Xi visit: "It's a WTF moment"
🔮 Xi Jinping is trying to understand how his opposition will ultimately embrace their worldview," he said. assertive
2026-09-29 · CBS News
Trump, Johnson to meet with AI execs at White House amid debate over safety
🔮 President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson will meet with the executives of AI companies at the White House on Tuesday, as lawmakers face increasing pressure to take action amid the rapid development of the technology that some warn poses an existential threat to humanity. assertive
2026-10-04 · CBS News
Key Biden aide recalls "draconian measures" being considered against Israel
🔮 I think we would have taken some pretty draconian measures against Israel," he said, adding that cutting off U.S. weapons to Israel "was very much on the table." assertive
2026-10-06 · CBS News
Ex-CIA official found with $40 million in gold bars admits to sprawling scheme
🔮 A former CIA official who was in his home in May pleaded guilty on Tuesday, admitting he invented fake classified programs to divert nearly $200 million in government money that he used to buy Florida mansions and gold. assertive
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