👤 Michael Wilner

20 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
20
2026-08-26 – 2026-11-02
Claims per article
43
868 extracted in total
Hedged claims
15%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
6,660
characters
Writes for Los Angeles Times.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
90%
Crime & Law
5%
Economy/Business
5%
Most-tagged topics
U.S.WASHINGTONChinaCongressRepublicanAmericansIranRepublicans

Leaning

-0.35 average ± 0.25 · -0.47 median · 12 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.27. On this many articles the difference between the two is inside the margin. Leaning rates the writing, not the subject. How it is scored.

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-16 · Los Angeles Times · Politics
Trump's team is in chaos as midterms enter final stretch
32 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-06 · Los Angeles Times · Politics
Trump turns to containing the fallout from setbacks in Iran
32 outlets covered this event
2026-09-25 · Los Angeles Times · Politics
A grand display for Xi reveals the limits of Trump's summitry
31 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-24 · Los Angeles Times · Politics
Xi, in lavish Trump summit, urges 'human control' over AI
31 outlets covered this event
2026-09-22 · Los Angeles Times · Politics
Trump threatens to send Iran 'into hell' if war carries on
31 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · Los Angeles Times · Politics
AI crisis heightens the stakes of Xi's visit to Washington
31 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-26 · Los Angeles Times
Canada retaliates in rapidly escalating U.S. trade war
🔮 Canada’s retaliation might be felt most acutely in border states set to hold midterm elections that could swing control of the U.S. Senate. mixed
2026-09-04 · Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court, in 5-4 vote, clears way for Trump's new ballroom
🔮 By a 5-4 vote, the justices granted an emergency appeal from Trump and his lawyers on Monday, setting aside a judge’s order that would stop the construction. assertive
2026-09-06 · Los Angeles Times
Trump cites national security as Supreme Court weighs challenge to ballroom
🔮 At issue is whether the president acting on his own may build a huge new ballroom complex that is expected to dwarf the historic Executive Mansion. mixed
2026-09-06 · Los Angeles Times
Eric Swalwell briefly detained as feds seize his phone at San Francisco airport, source says
🔮 They sought the devices as part of their inquiry into whether Swalwell violated a federal law that makes it a crime for anyone acting under official government authority to willfully deprive a person of their constitutional rights, according to the court filings. assertive
2026-09-06 · Los Angeles Times
Anxiety grips Pacific allies as Trump pulls back
🔮 Anxiety grips Pacific allies as Trump pulls back - Click here to listen to this article - - Trump said the annual military drills would needlessly provoke North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong Un. - South Korea’s president responded to Trump’s last-minute decision to pull back involvement in the drills with a degree of alarm. assertive
2026-09-06 · Los Angeles Times
Trump turns to containing the fallout from setbacks in Iran
🔮 - Click here to listen to this article - - White House officials are betting the risks to Tehran are greater than the political costs Trump will incur in the midterm elections. - assertive
2026-09-07 · Los Angeles Times
Trump's economic record is working against him in the midterms
🔮 Trump’s economic agenda has emerged as an increasingly awkward liability for Republicans heading into the November elections, leaving lawmakers to defend policies that have delivered political pain at home, even as the White House argues they will pay off in the long run. assertive
2026-09-09 · Los Angeles Times
Canada's tariffs go into effect, spotlighting soured relations with U.S.
🔮 But Americans may also confront higher costs at a time when inflation is already a stubborn problem for the Trump administration. assertive
2026-09-11 · Los Angeles Times
Questions swirl over Trump's pledge to give $5,000 payouts if GOP wins
🔮 Questions swirl over Trump’s pledge to give $5,000 payouts if GOP wins - Click here to listen to this article - - President Trump vowed to send every U.S. adult a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” if Republicans keep control of Congress, a stunning midterm gambit that would cost more than $1 trillion and need lawmakers’ approval. assertive
2026-09-12 · Los Angeles Times
'It's going to be fine': Trump rebuffs rising alarm over AI dangers, sparking outcry
🔮 Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Washington on Sept. 24 for an official summit and state dinner, with AI development expected to top the agenda. assertive
2026-09-14 · Los Angeles Times
Democratic leaders panic and GOP divides as AI fears spread
🔮 The president’s position has put him at odds with a growing chorus of industry leaders and bipartisan lawmakers warning that AI could soon advance beyond human control. assertive
2026-09-17 · Los Angeles Times
AI crisis heightens the stakes of Xi's visit to Washington
🔮 Click here to listen to this article - - China’s spy chief warned that runaway AI capabilities could threaten Communist Party control. - assertive
2026-09-22 · Los Angeles Times
Trump threatens to send Iran 'into hell' if war carries on
🔮 “Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before — maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world? assertive
2026-09-24 · Los Angeles Times
Xi, in lavish Trump summit, urges 'human control' over AI
🔮 Xi Jinping’s remarks reflect growing concern within China over whether governments in Washington or Beijing will be able to contain a technology with potentially transformative capabilities, according to a U.S. official. assertive
2026-09-25 · Los Angeles Times
A grand display for Xi reveals the limits of Trump's summitry
🔮 Lawmakers and AI industry leaders have also called for guardrails on the nascent technology, which experts warn could soon surpass human understanding. assertive
2026-10-16 · Los Angeles Times
Trump's team is in chaos as midterms enter final stretch
🔮 Marco Rubio, the president’s secretary of state and national security advisor, has been silent on Trump’s decision to cut a deal with Moscow on diesel sales that could fuel Russia’s war against Ukraine. mixed
2026-10-25 · Los Angeles Times
As vote nears, Trump's AI gamble fuels economic uncertainty
🔮 Economists warn that Trump has overseen fiscal policy that would give the federal government fewer tools than it has had in the past to respond to a crisis. mixed
2026-10-31 · Los Angeles Times
A historically paralyzed Congress faces its voters
🔮 But the midterms will also serve as a reckoning for one of the least productive sessions of Congress in a century. assertive
2026-11-01 · Los Angeles Times
A potential Democratic wave looms over Trump. Where does MAGA go after the midterms?
🔮 While a majority of Republicans still want to see the next leader of the party follow Trump on most issues, a third want to see the next GOP presidential nominee take a different approach, according to a New York Times/Siena poll in May. assertive
2026-11-02 · Los Angeles Times
Trump's aura of invincibility faces one more test
🔮 - - Trump suggests he is expecting a wave, telling the New York Post he will ‘become Mr. Veto’ if Democrats sweep control. - Democratic congressional leaders may face internal party calls to pursue a third impeachment of the president. mixed
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