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How outlets cover Kelly · Feb 10 – Feb 11, 2026

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Mark Kelly and Five Other Democrats

A grand jury declined to indict Mark Kelly and five other lawmakers over a video urging service members to refuse unlawful orders. Left-leaning coverage casts the prosecution effort as retaliatory, while center coverage also highlights Kelly’s lawsuit over action against him.

Lead article · The Independent'Outrageous abuse of power': Sen. Mark Kelly rebukes Trump admin's reported push for criminal charges over 'illegal orders' video
Image · The Independent
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A grand jury declined to indict Mark Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers over a video urging service members to refuse unlawful orders.

Left-leaning outlets frame the decision as a setback for a politically retaliatory prosecution effort. Center outlets report the failed indictment alongside Kelly’s lawsuit over action taken against him by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Outlets by lean

2 RATED · 1 UNRATED

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THE FRAMEAVG CRED 62
“Prosecution framed as retaliation”

Newsone presents the prosecution effort as politically retaliatory and the indictment decision as a setback for the Trump administration.

2 LEFT ARTICLES
NewsoneFEB 11 · 11:30 AM ET
No Indicment For Dems Who Advised Troops To Refuse 'Illegal Orders'A grand jury declined to indict Kelly over a video advising service members to refuse unlawful orders.CRED 62BAL 10 PORTRAYS KELLY: FAVORABLENEWSONE · REPUBLISHED BY BLACK AMERICA WEB, THE URBAN DAILY

How outlets portrayed Kelly

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

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

1 UNRATED ARTICLE NOT SHOWN

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. FEB 10: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. FEB 11: Left 2, Center 0, Right 0.

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