Sensing opportunity, Newsom touts investigation he says is Trump's doing ^45.9%

Los Angeles Times - By Taryn Luna, Kevin Rector - 6/16/2026, 10:35 PM

Biased Writer Voice 20.9% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 19.4% - Framing Effect 16.5%

Gov. Gavin Newsom did something this week that most politicians would only in a nightmare: He announced that the federal government is investigating him and his wife. The revelation, delivered in a direct-to-camera 4½-minute video set against a backdrop of U.S. and California flags, became a top headline across the country. In the... more

Cole Allen case reveals Secret Service failures that could have led to tragedy at D.C. gala ^73.7%

Los Angeles Times - By Kevin Rector, Richard Winton - 4/29/2026, 9:05 PM

According to Acting Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche and other top administration officials, the U.S. Secret Service did a fine job protecting President Trump and Cabinet members from the gunman who breached the White House Correspondents' Assn. dinner Saturday. "That horrible act was stopped because of the courage and professionalism of law... more

'Revolution' or 'chaos': The massive stakes if a Republican becomes California governor ^0.3%

Los Angeles Times - By Kevin Rector - 4/9/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 21.8% - Ad Hominem 14.7% - Pessimism Bias 11.8%

If conservative commentator Steve Hilton is elected California’s next governor, as President Trump wants, it would mark a “political revolution” for the liberal state, the candidate said. The state’s Democrat-controlled Legislature, “after all their years of lecturing us about democracy,” would be forced to work with him “to enact the... more

House Democrats to hold California 'shadow hearings' on midterm election security ^71.3%

Los Angeles Times - By Kevin Rector - 4/4/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 36.1% - Politically Left Leaning Bias 18.9% - Appeal to Emotion 14.9%

The hearings are a response to President Trump’s baseless fraud allegations and threats to intervene in state elections. California and voting rights experts defend state election systems as secure and reject Trump’s claims of widespread fraud. House Democrats will hold a pair of “shadow hearings” in California next week on the upcoming... more

The loophole that keeps a Trump loyalist serving as L.A.’s top federal prosecutor ^48.4%

Los Angeles Times - By James Queally, Brittny Mejia, Kevin Rector - 4/4/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 35% - Biased Writer Voice 22.9% - Anecdotal 22.6%

Across the country, President Trump has installed handpicked loyalists as top federal prosecutors. Several have been pushed out after legal battles because they lack Senate confirmation to serve as U.S. attorneys. But in Los Angeles, Bill Essayli wields the power of a top prosecutor under a lesser title: “first assistant.” Essayli... more