Trump-backed Rep. Harriet Hageman, who kicked Liz Cheney out of Congress, seeks higher office in reddest state
Hageman won Wyoming’s Republican Senate primary and will face the Democratic nominee in the general election.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates New York Post, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
The New York Post has a site rating of 66 based on 120 stories, which is the strongest guide here. The page credits Fox News as author, so the reporting appears to come from an attributed outside outlet rather than original Post reporting.
- Track record — The site's rating is 66, based on 120 stories.
- Author attribution — The page names Fox News as author, making the reporting source identifiable.
- Source type — Recorded as a national news publisher, though this story is credited to another outlet.
The story gives the primary result, identifies the field and attributes its race rating to the Cook Political Report. It contains little direct sourcing or candidate response, and offers limited detail about the campaign or the basis for the forecast.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The story provides the result, names the primary field and includes an outside race rating, but it offers little diversity of sources or competing perspectives. No candidates are quoted, and the Democratic nominee is not identified.
- Source diversity — The article provides limited sourcing and no direct quotations from candidates.
- Counterarguments presented — It does not present a competing assessment of the race outlook.
- Omitted context — The Democratic nominee is not named and campaign positions are not discussed.
- Loaded language — The language is mostly descriptive rather than overtly loaded.
The article reports the primary result and race outlook in mostly straightforward language. Its description of the state as reliably Republican and the race as highly unlikely to flip is presented as electoral context rather than partisan advocacy.
- Language tone — The wording is predominantly factual, with no sustained partisan or emotionally loaded language.
- Framing — The focus is the result and general-election outlook, framed as electoral reporting.
- Source selection — The article cites a Cook Political Report rating but includes no direct candidate statements.
Republished with credit
Republished from Fox News, with credit to the original publisher.
1,138 stories · 69.6–70.2 · updated Oct 6, 2026
This is Fox News's own score, and this article is credited to Fox News. The host score in the Source Check is New York Post's.
Wyoming Republicans selected Rep. Harriet Hageman as their Senate nominee, setting up a November general election for the seat being vacated by Sen. Cynthia Lummis. Hageman entered the race as the best-known and best-funded candidate, and former President Donald Trump endorsed her.
Wyoming Republicans chose Rep. Harriet Hageman as their nominee for the U.S. Senate seat held by Cynthia Lummis, who is not seeking a second term. Hageman won a five-way Republican primary; the other candidates named were Sam Mead, Jill Edwards, John Holtz and Jimmy Skovgard.
The article says Trump endorsed Hageman, who previously defeated Liz Cheney in Wyoming’s 2022 Republican House primary. Hageman will face the Democratic nominee in the Nov. 3 general election. The Cook Political Report rates the seat solidly Republican, and the article describes Wyoming as having open races for governor, Senate and House in the same election cycle.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Hageman in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Hageman’s record.
People in this story
SWIPE →Former representative whom Hageman defeated in the 2022 Republican primary
President and Hageman endorser
Federal Reserve chair shown in a caption accompanying Lummis
Former representative mentioned as Cheney’s fellow member of the January 6 committee
Republican Senate candidate who was among Hageman’s primary opponents
Republican Senate candidate who was among Hageman’s primary opponents
Senator whose seat Hageman is seeking
Part of a bigger story
4 OUTLETSHarriet Hageman won Wyoming’s Republican Senate primary and will advance to the general election. Center outlets frame the result as a nomination and general-election matchup, with one also naming Democrat James Byrd and noting the open seat. Right-leaning outlets also report the win and general-election outlook, while giving more prominence to Donald Trump’s endorsement.
- ARTICLES
- 4
- OUTLETS
- 4
- AVG CRED
- 63
Discussion · 0
Loading comments…





