👤 Sarah N. Lynch

29 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
29
2026-09-04 – 2026-10-29
Claims per article
26
753 extracted in total
Hedged claims
15%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,829
characters
Writes for CBS News.
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
69%
Crime & Law
24%
Economy/Business
3%
Technology
3%
Most-tagged topics
CBS Newsthe Justice DepartmentFBIU.S.The Justice DepartmentWashingtonCongressFlorida

Leaning

+0.11 average ± 0.31 · +0.25 median · 11 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.12. 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.
2026-10-29 · CBS News · Politics
California officials face grand jury subpoenas as DOJ expands voting probe
21 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-10-17 · CBS News · Politics
Attorneys for Rep. Ilhan Omar accuse DOJ of violating judge's orders
21 outlets covered this event
2026-10-15 · CBS News · Politics
Justice Department sues California over noncitizens getting ballots
21 outlets covered this event · leans strongly right
2026-09-15 · CBS News · Crime & Law
Patel defends lowering hiring standards related to prostitution, bestiality
12 outlets covered this event
2026-10-07 · CBS News · Politics
Maduro expected to face new charges of torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons
11 outlets covered this event
2026-10-28 · CBS News · Politics
Lawyers question case against ex-FBI officials over Hunter Biden probe
10 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-04 · CBS News
Judge lets Pentagon move forward with firing Stars and Stripes journalists
🔮 Lederer declined to present them and opted to resign, but he was fired before he could do so. assertive
2026-09-04 · CBS News
BOP faces scrutiny over exclusive deal to sell nicotine pouches to prisoners
🔮 A Florida company that was established in May won an unusual and potentially lucrative deal to be the only business permitted to stock the commissaries of the Bureau of Prisons' 118 institutions with flavored nicotine pouches. mixed
2026-09-11 · CBS News
Joe diGenova resigns from DOJ after overseeing "grand conspiracy" probe
🔮 He added that his wife, attorney Victoria Toensing, who also worked with the team of federal prosecutors in Fort Pierce, Florida, will be leaving the Justice Department on Friday. assertive
2026-09-14 · CBS News
Abbott Labs to pay nearly $385M in case over bacterial contamination at plant
🔮 Federal prosecutors originally tried to pursue felony charges and had the support of Tysen Duva, the assistant attorney general of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, but senior DOJ leadership would not allow the case to proceed. mixed
2026-09-14 · CBS News
John Brennan subpoenaed in Florida "grand conspiracy" probe
🔮 "I'm perplexed as to what crime they could be prosecuting," Wainstein said, adding that the investigations are a "blatantly unconstitutional effort to target an innocent man." assertive
2026-09-15 · CBS News
Patel defends lowering hiring standards related to prostitution, bestiality
🔮 Sources previously told CBS News that the new eligibility requirements do not distinguish between candidates who were coerced into sexual activity with animals, as opposed to those who engaged in such acts willingly. assertive
2026-09-17 · CBS News
Trump ordered DOJ not to appeal ruling loosening gun limits, sources say
🔮 President Trump ordered the Justice Department not to appeal a court ruling that loosened restrictions on firearms known as "gangster weapons," sources familiar with the matter told CBS News, a move that will let some Americans possess or sell short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and silencers with less government oversight. assertive
2026-09-18 · CBS News
DOJ says ban on selling handguns to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional
🔮 The opinion was issued one day after CBS News that the Justice Department will also not appeal a court decision that largely deregulates silencers, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and other bespoke guns under the National Firearms Act. assertive
2026-09-18 · CBS News
Feds plan to transfer hundreds of pre-trial detainees in private prison dispute
🔮 Sources familiar with the plan say federal defenders, prosecutors and judges fear the move could disrupt criminal prosecutions in Atlanta, where the state's busiest federal courthouse is located. assertive
2026-09-21 · CBS News
Selling early access to Trump Truth Social posts is illegal, ex-prosecutors say
🔮 The brief noted that the scheme could create criminal liability not only for executive branch officials, but also for anyone who is paying the fee for the early access to Truth Social posts, as well. assertive
2026-09-24 · CBS News
DOJ says it's moving to end more than 50 decades-old school desegregation cases
🔮 As of May 2022, the Justice Department still represented the federal government in some 140 school desegregation cases, according to an archived press release. assertive
2026-09-30 · CBS News
Bureau of Prisons ordered to restore its union's contract
🔮 Vernon Oliver, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, granted a motion for a preliminary injunction against the Bureau of Prisons that was sought by the National Council of Prison Locals to restore the agreement after Bureau of Prisons Director William Marshall terminated it on Sept. 25, 2025. assertive
2026-09-30 · CBS News
DOJ files judicial misconduct complaint against federal judges in Minnesota
🔮 "We have a right, just like every litigant in court, to have a judge that will be fair and impartial," Blanche said. assertive
2026-10-01 · CBS News
Man who allegedly harassed Katie Miller indicted for cyberstalking in Massachusetts
🔮 Katie Miller could not immediately be reached for comment. assertive
2026-10-04 · CBS News
ShinyHunters hacker detained in Jordan, cooperating with FBI, sources say
🔮 It is unclear how many other alleged hackers may be involved, a U.S. source told CBS News. mixed
2026-10-06 · CBS News
Olympian accused of damaging Reflecting Pool seeks probe of potential misconduct
🔮 "Anything less than a full and fair review would be a betrayal of your mission and perpetuate the outrageous mistreatment of Mr. Hearn." Hearn was initially detained in jail for five hours on June 19, after he stopped by the Reflecting Pool during a bike ride. assertive
2026-10-07 · CBS News
Union alleges Bureau of Prisons in contempt for failing to reinstate collective bargaining agreement
🔮 Bureau of Prisons Director William Marshall terminated the collective bargaining agreement on Sept. 25, 2025. assertive
2026-10-07 · CBS News
Maduro expected to face new charges of torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons
🔮 Federal prosecutors are expected to bring new charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, for allegedly torturing Americans who were held in Venezuelan prisons, according to multiple sources familiar with the case. mixed
2026-10-08 · CBS News
Stephen Miller spoke at FBI training on domestic terrorism, sources say
🔮 CBS News could not determine the status of the investigation, which remained open as recently as this summer, one of the sources said. assertive
2026-10-08 · CBS News
DOJ trying to indict former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson
🔮 Federal prosecutors have been presenting evidence to a grand jury in Washington, D.C., on whether former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson may have lied to Congress in her testimony related to the on the U.S. Capitol, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. mixed
2026-10-09 · CBS News
DOJ won't enforce parts of 1934 gun law that were gutted by court ruling
🔮 The Justice Department said on Friday it will no longer enforce certain provisions of a 1934 law that was passed by Congress to regulate the types of firearms often used by mobsters, after a federal judge declared large parts of the law were unconstitutional. assertive
2026-10-15 · CBS News
Justice Department sues California over noncitizens getting ballots
🔮 "If found responsible in a court of law, the State of California will have seriously undermined confidence in our electoral system and violated laws that protect our nation's representative system of government. assertive
2026-10-15 · CBS News
Sikh separatist says FBI warned him of new threat against him
🔮 Gupta, who in February pleaded guilty to murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, is set to be sentenced in November, and Pannun is expected to speak at the sentencing. assertive
2026-10-17 · CBS News
Attorneys for Rep. Ilhan Omar accuse DOJ of violating judge's orders
🔮 Such overt investigative steps involving a sitting member of Congress so close to an election appear to run afoul of internal Justice Department guidelines, which state that prosecutors and agents should avoid taking overt investigative steps that could affect the outcome of an election or give one candidate an advantage or disadvantage. assertive
2026-10-28 · CBS News
Lawyers question case against ex-FBI officials over Hunter Biden probe
🔮 A criminal case that was directed by Director Kash Patel could be in jeopardy, after defense attorneys raised doubts about the strength of the evidence and the motives behind the charges. assertive
2026-10-28 · CBS News
SPLC alleges DOJ is treating witness as a member of prosecution team
🔮 But the government has treated him like part of the prosecutorial team itself, choosing to allow F-9 to decide which of the documents, recordings, and photographs in his possession he will produce, and how and when he will produce them," SPLC's attorneys wrote. assertive
2026-10-29 · CBS News
DOJ vets say politically charged moves close to election violate norms
🔮 Former DOJ officials say Attorney General Todd Blanche's Justice Department has entered uncharted waters in ways that could influence politics as voters cast ballots, in contravention of long-standing policies and practices. assertive
2026-10-29 · CBS News
California officials face grand jury subpoenas as DOJ expands voting probe
🔮 The Justice Department has issued grand jury subpoenas to state and local officials in California, escalating a dispute over allegations by the federal government that the state may have as many as 20,000 non-citizens registered to vote ahead of the midterm elections, according to sources with direct knowledge and copies seen by CBS News. assertive
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