How outlets cover Pete Hegseth R · SECRETARY OF DEFENSE · Dec 14 – Dec 16, 2025
Pentagon Escalates Investigation Into Sen. Mark Kelly
The Pentagon moved its review of Sen. Mark Kelly's remarks about illegal orders into a command investigation after Hegseth called for a review. Center outlets stress the dispute and legal questions; right-leaning outlets foreground the Pentagon's allegations.
Lead article · ABC News · CENTERWhat's next in Hegseth's investigation into Mark KellyCommunity verdict
28 VOTESThe Pentagon escalated its review of Sen. Mark Kelly's comments urging service members not to follow illegal orders into an official command investigation. Hegseth had called for a review of Kelly's conduct.
Center outlets emphasize the escalation and dispute over Hegseth's action, with coverage ranging from legal cautions to Kelly's claim of abuse of power. Right-leaning outlets foreground the Pentagon's investigation and allegations, presenting Kelly's objections as a response.
Outlets by lean
4 RATEDCompare by side
Center coverage reports the command investigation while raising legal hurdles and relaying Kelly's claim that it is an abuse of power.
How outlets portrayed Hegseth, by side
4 ARTICLESEach 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, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 2 neutral. Right: 1 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.
When each side covered it
DEC 14 – 16Articles per day by side. DEC 14: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. DEC 15: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. DEC 16: Left 0, Center 2, Right 1.
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