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30 articles from 13 news outlets, Sep 27 to Oct 26
Share of stories per day
The share of each source's stories that mention Scott Bessent, averaged over sources with at least 3 stories that day.
Coverage by source over time
One ridge per source that mentioned Scott Bessent, from the most left-leaning on top: how high it rises each day is the share of that source's stories that mention it.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Who picked it up when
Fox Business mentioned it first (Sep 29, 2026, 5:37 PM EDT). Left-leaning outlets followed 45 hours later, least biased outlets 8 days later.
One row per source that mentioned Scott Bessent, from the most left-leaning on top: a dot for each article, on a bar for each stretch of its coverage (a pause of more than 24 hours starts a new one). Hover or tap a dot for the headline, click it to read the article.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Coverage by source
The share of each source's stories that mention Scott Bessent, Sep 27 to Oct 26, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
| NBC News | 0.1% | 1 | 671 |
| CNBC | 0.5% | 5 | 941 |
| Axios | 0.5% | 2 | 372 |
| Semafor | 0.4% | 2 | 452 |
| The Hill | 0.4% | 5 | 1119 |
| Washington Examiner | 0.2% | 1 | 409 |
| Fox Business | 1.3% | 3 | 230 |
| The Free Press | 1.5% | 1 | 67 |
| New York Post | <0.1% | 1 | 2319 |
| The Daily Caller | 0.4% | 2 | 496 |
| The Daily Wire | 0.1% | 1 | 842 |
| Newsmax | 0.5% | 2 | 391 |
| Breitbart | 0.2% | 4 | 1819 |
Coverage by lean
The share of stories that mention Scott Bessent, Sep 27 to Oct 26, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.
- Left-leaning3 of 15 sources
- 0.1%
- Least biased2 of 8 sources
- 0.1%
- Right-leaning8 of 15 sources
- 0.3%
Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Lean index +3.0: covered more by right-leaning outlets
Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that mention Scott Bessent. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.
lean indexour sources' average (+0.4)leftcenterright
Bias scores by Media Bias/Fact Check.
2 sources have no MBFC bias score and are not shown.
Lean index per day
Related keywords
Keywords that appear in the same articles as Scott Bessent, Sep 27 to Oct 26: the share of its articles that also mention them, with the number of shared articles.
The search icon lists the articles that mention both.
Example articles
The article that features Scott Bessent most, per source.
- NBC NewsTreasury secretary refuses to say if the U.S. sees Ukraine as an ally
- CNBCTreasury's Bessent hires Trump's controversial former Fed board pick, Judy Shelton, as advisor
- AxiosBank of America hit with $1.2 billion penalty over money laundering allegations
- SemaforBessent's reassurances fall flat for investors
- The HillBessent says there was no sanctions relief for Russia after U.S. diesel deal
- Washington ExaminerBessent says ‘no one has been tougher’ on Russian sanctions than Trump
- Fox BusinessScott Bessent responds to Elizabeth Warren letter requesting information on rise in the 10-year treasury yield
- The Free PressThe Last Essay?
- New York PostBessent taunts ‘Pocahontas’ Elizabeth Warren with cheeky clapback: ‘Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day’
- The Daily Caller‘Kristen, That’s Not True’: Scott Bessent Tussles With NBC Host On Russia Sanctions
- The Daily WireREAD IT: Scott Bessent Delivers Brutal Takedown Of Elizabeth Warren — With A Holiday Twist
- NewsmaxBessent: Zelenskyy 'Should Be Very Careful' on Starlink Claims
- Breitbart‘First Time in History’: Bessent Says Iran Faces Zero Oil Revenue This Week — Tehran Warns of Economic Crisis
All articles
Every article that mentions Scott Bessent, Sep 27 to Oct 26. Relevance says how central it is to the article; ● marks a mention in the title. Combine with another keyword, text or sources.