Washingtonsun
Its lean sits close to the center; its credibility is not rated yet. Other sites have reprinted 6 of its stories.Its lean sits close to center; its credibility is not rated yet.
- CREDIBILITY
- —5 of 10 stories
- LEAN
- 48Center
- ORIGINALITY
- —7 of 10 stories
- STORIES
- 13▲ 7 this week
- REPRINTED
- 6times
Lean 11 stories · 95% range 44–52 · updated Oct 6, 2026
Washingtonsun at a glance
SCORECARD
Ticks mark the all-outlet average; on the lean bar, its own lean.STORIES · 12 MONTHS
13Busiest month: September, 4 stories, 2 of them on Environment/Climate and 2 on Infrastructure.
Hatched: Nov–Jan and May, when ChamberLight collected few or no stories from any outlet, so a gap there is not the outlet’s.
LATEST ACTIVITY
- STORY7 new stories in the last 7 days · 2 on Infrastructure
- FRAMINGSenate Passes College Sports Bill Sponsored by Ted Cruz its headline: neutral · 17 outlets · Oct 1
- BLINDSPOTSkipped: Thomas Massie Files Impeachment Articles Against Pete Hegseth 80 outlets covered it
Washingtonsun’s scores: credibility, lean and originality
CREDIBILITY
Not enough stories yet: 5 of 10.
The combined AI rating of its own stories, 0 to 100, for the outlet’s transparency, standards, corrections and original reporting.
POLITICAL LEAN
Where its news stories sit from 0 (left) to 100 (right). Opinion pieces are left out, and its stories reposted on other sites count toward it.
ORIGINALITY
Not enough stories yet: 7 of 10.
The share of stories it hosts that are not confirmed copies of another outlet’s article.
SCORE HISTORY · 12 MONTHSHISTORY · 12 MO
Dotted where ChamberLight collected few or no stories (Nov–Jan and May). The dashed line is the center (50). How score history works
Challenges to these scores
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What Washingtonsun covers: topics and people
TOP TOPICS · SHARE OF ITS STORIESTOP TOPICS
TICK = ALL OUTLETSTICK = ALL- Infrastructure15%+13 PTS against 2% of all outlets’ stories
- Budget/Spending8%+1 PTS against 7% of all outlets’ stories
- Civil Rights/Liberties8%+7 PTS against 1% of all outlets’ stories
- Education8%+7 PTS against 1% of all outlets’ stories
- Environment/Climate8%+6 PTS against 2% of all outlets’ stories
- Ethics/Corruption8%−9 PTS against 17% of all outlets’ stories
- Healthcare8%+5 PTS against 3% of all outlets’ stories
- Voting Rights8%+3 PTS against 5% of all outlets’ stories
WHO THEY COVER · 12 STORY–PERSON PAIRS · 12 PAIRS
- 1Ted Cruz (Republican)2 stories
- 2Alex Padilla (Democrat)1 stories
- 3Elissa Slotkin (Democrat)1 stories
- 4Jeff Merkley (Democrat)1 stories
- 5Jon Husted (Republican)1 stories
- 6Mike Johnson (Republican)1 stories
- 7Mike Lee (Republican)1 stories
- 8Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat)1 stories
How Washingtonsun framed shared stories, and what it skipped
SAME STORY, DIFFERENT HEADLINES
- Washingtonsun (this source)Ted Cruz’s Bid to Pass His College Sports Bill Soon Is Falling ShortNEUTRAL
- MS NOWThe curious timing of Ted Cruz’s Protect College Sports ActMIXED ON CRUZ
- NPRThe Senate passes the Protect College Sports Act, but the bill's future is unclearMIXED ON CRUZ
- SemaforCruz wants Republicans to campaign on college sports billPOSITIVE TOWARD CRUZ
- PoliticoSenate passes bipartisan bill to overhaul college sportsMIXED ON CRUZ
- CBS NewsSenate approves sweeping bill to regulate college sportsMIXED ON CRUZ
- NewsweekCollege Sports Bill Passes Senate: What We KnowPOSITIVE TOWARD CRUZ
- The HillSenate passes ‘Protect College Sports Act’ with sweeping bipartisan votePOSITIVE TOWARD CRUZ
WHAT IT SKIPPED · BLINDSPOTS
Stories that 8 or more news outlets covered in the last 30 days and Washingtonsun did not.
Washingtonsun’s owner, reprints and similar outlets
OWNERSHIP
WHO REPRINTS IT
6OUTLETS ON THE SAME STORIES
- The HillCredibility 78Lean 50
- Washington ExaminerCredibility 69Lean 60
- CNBCCredibility 82Lean 50
- Foreign Policy JournalCredibility 43Lean 51
- Daily Caller News FoundationCredibility 57Lean 63
- ForbesCredibility 77Lean 50
Compare Washingtonsun with other outlets
Best value in each row is highlighted. Tone is the share of stories positive toward a party minus the share negative, from −100 to +100. All four covered 1 story in common in the last 90 days.
- WashingtonsunTHIS SOURCE
- The Hill
- Washington Examiner
- CNBC
CREDIBILITY
LEAN (50 = CENTER)
ORIGINALITY
STORIES
INFRASTRUCTURE COVERAGE
TONE TOWARD GOP
TONE TOWARD DEMS
Best value in each row is highlighted. Tone is the share of stories positive toward a party minus the share negative, from −100 to +100. All four covered 1 story in common in the last 90 days.
- Mainly about Ted CruzCRED 45REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Ted CruzCRED 50REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Tim BurchettCRED 55REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Sheldon WhitehouseCRED 45REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Jon HustedCRED 30REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Tammy BaldwinCRED 50REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Mike LeeCRED 50REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Elissa SlotkinCRED 75REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Mike JohnsonCRED 75REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Thom TillisCRED 75REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Robert GarciaCRED 75REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about James TalaricoCRED 70REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Thom TillisCRED 75REPRINTS 1×
