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152 articles from 25 news outlets, Sep 28 to Oct 27
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Share of stories per day
The share of each source's stories that mention Pete Hegseth, averaged over sources with at least 3 stories that day.
Coverage by source over time
One ridge per source that mentioned Pete Hegseth, 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
It was already in the news on Sep 28, when this period starts, so who reported it first is not shown.
One row per source that mentioned Pete Hegseth, 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 Pete Hegseth, Sep 28 to Oct 27, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
| Democracy Now! | 1.3% | 1 | 76 |
| The New York Times | 0.8% | 9 | 1184 |
| NBC News | 0.6% | 4 | 686 |
| The Guardian | 0.7% | 7 | 975 |
| ABC News | 0.5% | 1 | 193 |
| The Atlantic | 2.2% | 6 | 273 |
| Axios | 2.7% | 10 | 370 |
| NPR | 0.8% | 3 | 392 |
| Bloomberg | 0.6% | 3 | 490 |
| PBS NewsHour | 1.2% | 7 | 570 |
| Semafor | 0.2% | 1 | 459 |
| The Hill | 3.5% | 40 | 1135 |
| Forbes | 0.3% | 2 | 766 |
| UPI | 0.9% | 2 | 224 |
| NewsNation | 0.5% | 1 | 217 |
| CBS News | 0.6% | 9 | 1507 |
| Washington Examiner | 2.1% | 9 | 432 |
| The Washington Times | 1.0% | 5 | 480 |
| The Wall Street Journal | 0.8% | 1 | 133 |
| New York Post | 0.1% | 2 | 2360 |
| The Daily Caller | 0.8% | 4 | 512 |
| The Daily Wire | 0.9% | 8 | 855 |
| Newsmax | 1.8% | 7 | 391 |
| Fox News | 0.1% | 3 | 2414 |
| Breitbart | 0.4% | 7 | 1823 |
Coverage by lean
The share of stories that mention Pete Hegseth, Sep 28 to Oct 27, 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-leaning10 of 15 sources
- 0.8%
- Least biased4 of 8 sources
- 0.6%
- Right-leaning11 of 15 sources
- 0.6%
Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Lean index −0.1: covered about evenly across the spectrum
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 Pete Hegseth. 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.
4 sources have no MBFC bias score and are not shown.
Lean index per day
Related keywords
Keywords that appear in the same articles as Pete Hegseth, Sep 28 to Oct 27: 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 Pete Hegseth most, per source.
- Democracy Now!Headlines for October 1, 2026
- The New York TimesHegseth Singled Out in Democrats’ Campaign Attacks for War and High Prices
- NBC NewsPete Hegseth Vows to Livestream Execution of Fort Hood Shooter
- The GuardianPete Hegseth reportedly authorizes DHS to test ‘heat ray’ at US-Mexico border
- ABC NewsPentagon directive bans troops from using nonpublic info to bet in prediction markets
- The AtlanticHow Pete Hegseth’s Plan for a Reality-TV Execution Imploded
- AxiosScoop: Pete Hegseth meets with Netanyahu in Israel ahead of elections
- NPRLeaning into culture war flashpoints, Hegseth says he has transformed U.S. military
- BloombergRep. Kamlager-Dove Says She Would Back Hegseth Impeachment
- PBS NewsHourHegseth creates a Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs that reports directly to him
- SemaforDemocrats unite around Hegseth impeachment push
- The HillOn borrowed time? Massie vows move to impeach Hegseth if not already out after midterms
- ForbesHegseth’s Staff Broke Eisenhower’s World War II Globe Moving It To His Office, Report Says
- UPIHegseth bans troops from betting military operation with Polymarket
- NewsNationHegseth meets Netanyahu as US, Israel discuss renewed Iran strikes
- CBS NewsHegseth bans use of nonpublic info for bets on U.S. military ops
- Washington ExaminerHegseth points to Starshield ‘terms of service’ in Ukraine speed cap dispute
- The Washington TimesPete Hegseth bans use of prediction markets to bet on military operations
- The Wall Street JournalTrump Cancels Plans to Livestream Execution of Fort Hood Shooter
- New York PostHegseth prohibits troops from using ‘nonpublic information’ to bet on prediction markets in new directive
- The Daily Caller‘War Criminal’: Iran War Protestors Scream At Hegseth While Being Dragged Out Of Event
- The Daily WireHow Hegseth’s Critics Just Handed Him A Win
- NewsmaxHegseth Meets Netanyahu in Unannounced Visit to Israel
- Fox NewsHegseth unleashes Trump's 'Arsenal of Freedom' with warning to defense giants
- BreitbartRep. Crow: 'My Priority Number One' Is Ousting Pete Hegseth
All articles
Every article that mentions Pete Hegseth, Sep 28 to Oct 27. Relevance says how central it is to the article; ● marks a mention in the title. Combine with another keyword, text or sources.