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Lisa MurkowskiR · AK · SEN
How outlets cover Murkowski · Jan 28, 2026

Murkowski and Tillis Call for Noem to Resign

Murkowski and Tillis called for Noem to resign. Coverage differs on whether their calls amount to a meaningful challenge or predictable political messaging.

Lead article · The IndependentHow Kristi Noem became focus of Republican anger over Minneapolis shootings: 'She should be out of a job'
Image · The Independent
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Community verdict

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How does this story look for
Lisa Murkowski R · AK · SEN
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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
  • Readers of right-leaning coverage: 60% good look
tl;drSUMMARY ACROSS OUTLETS

The articles agree that Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign.

Right-leaning outlets split: one reports the calls alongside Trump’s defense of Noem, while another portrays them as predictable political messaging without policy effect.

Outlets by lean

2 RATED · 1 UNRATED

Compare by side

THE FRAMEAVG CRED 54
“Resignation calls as political conflict”

The coverage links the calls to a political clash; pjmedia.com casts them as predictable messaging that has not changed policy.

2 RIGHT ARTICLES
New York PostJAN 28 · 7:30 AM ET
GOP Sens. Murkowski, Tillis call for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign over Alex Pretti shootingMurkowski called for Noem to step down after the killing of Alex Pretti.CRED 65BAL 60 PORTRAYS MURKOWSKI: NEUTRAL
pjmedia.comJAN 28 · 5:26 PM ET
Murkowski, Tillis, and the Art of the Utterly Predictable RebellionManney portrays Murkowski’s call for Noem’s resignation as a predictable break with Republican leadership.CRED 42BAL 20 PORTRAYS MURKOWSKI: CRITICAL

How outlets portrayed Murkowski

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

1 UNRATED ARTICLE NOT SHOWN

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. JAN 28: Left 0, Center 0, Right 2.

NO LEFT OR CENTER COVERAGE YET
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