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Ilhan OmarD · MN-5
How outlets cover Omar · Feb 20 – Feb 23, 2026

Reps. Craig, Omar say holding cells were 'completely empty' at Whipple Federal Building

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

Lead article · CBS News · CENTERReps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig set to return to Whipple building to check conditions
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Ilhan Omar D · MN-5
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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
  • Readers of right-leaning coverage: 50% good look
tl;drFROM THE LEAD ARTICLE · CBS NEWS

Representatives Ilhan Omar and Angie Craig returned to the Whipple Federal Building to inspect conditions after an earlier visit was blocked. They said detainees had been moved and that the ICE presence had declined, while earlier accounts described poor detention conditions.

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2 CENTER ARTICLES
CBS NewsFEB 20 · 7:20 AM ET
Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig set to return to Whipple building to check conditionsOmar returned to Whipple with Angie Craig and said she would continue challenging the advance-notice requirement for congressional oversight visits.CRED 83BAL 65 PORTRAYS OMAR: NEUTRAL
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. PaulFEB 21 · 4:15 PM ET
Reps. Craig, Omar say holding cells were 'completely empty' at Whipple Federal BuildingOmar joined an oversight visit to the Whipple Federal Building and argued that members of Congress should be able to arrive without advance notice.CRED 75BAL 50 PORTRAYS OMAR: NEUTRALFOX 9 MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL · REPUBLISHED BY YAHOO NEWS

How outlets portrayed Omar

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

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. FEB 20: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. FEB 21: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. FEB 22: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. FEB 23: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1.

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