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Angus S. King, Jr.I · ME · SEN
How outlets cover King · Mar 5 – Mar 9, 2026

Angus King Criticizes U.S. Military Action Against Iran

So far two center and right-leaning outlets have covered this. No left-leaning outlet has picked it up yet.

ARTICLES
7
OUTLETS
2
AVG CRED
64MEDIUM
AVG BAL
32ONE-SIDED

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Angus S. King, Jr. I · ME · SEN
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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: 53% good look
  • Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
tl;drFROM THE LEAD ARTICLE · PORTLAND PRESS HERALD

In an interview, Sen. Angus King criticized the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and the Senate’s rejection of a war powers resolution. He argued that President Donald Trump acted without sufficient consultation and warned that the administration had not planned for the consequences.

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6 CENTER ARTICLES
Portland Press HeraldMAR 9 · 4:00 AM ET
​Angus King on Iran, Israel, and the Mainers at warKing questioned the decision to strike Iran and criticized Congress’s failure to limit the president’s war powers.CRED 78BAL 45 PORTRAYS KING: NEUTRALPORTLAND PRESS HERALD · REPUBLISHED BY LEWISTON SUN JOURNAL, CENTRALMAINE.COM

How outlets portrayed King

Each article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read

Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 1 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. MAR 5: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1. MAR 6: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. MAR 7: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. MAR 8: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. MAR 9: Left 0, Center 6, Right 0.

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