How outlets cover John Thune R · SD · SEN · Feb 23 – Feb 27, 2026
Trump Urges Senate to Advance the SAVE America Act
Trump urged Thune to advance the SAVE America Act, and Thune has not committed to the proposed talking filibuster. Center coverage focuses on feasibility; right-leaning coverage stresses pressure to pass it.
Lead article · NBC News · CENTERWhy top Senate Republicans are skeptical they can use a 'talking filibuster' to pass Trump's SAVE America ActCommunity verdict
23 VOTESPresident Trump pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune to advance the SAVE America Act, while Thune had not committed to using the talking filibuster Republicans are debating.
Center outlets focus on whether Republicans can use the talking filibuster, including procedural doubts and Democratic opposition. Right-leaning outlets emphasize pressure to pass the bill, with some faulting Thune’s hesitation and others stressing Republican resistance to that procedure.
Outlets by lean
8 RATEDCompare by side
Center outlets focus on doubts about whether Republicans can sustain the tactic, alongside procedural analysis and Democratic opposition.
How outlets portrayed Thune, by side
10 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: 1 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 4 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 4 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral.
When each side covered it
FEB 23 – 27Articles per day by side. FEB 23: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. FEB 24: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. FEB 25: Left 0, Center 0, Right 2. FEB 26: Left 0, Center 3, Right 2. FEB 27: Left 0, Center 1, Right 1.
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