👤 Kaia Hubbard

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51
2026-07-15 – 2026-11-04
Claims per article
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1,343 extracted in total
Hedged claims
5%
corpus average 9%
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Writes for CBS News.
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Politics
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Crime & Law
2%
Health
2%
Technology
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-0.32 average ± 0.11 · -0.35 median · 18 scored articles
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2026-11-04 · CBS News · Politics
Democrats win majority in the Senate, flipping control of upper chamber
30 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-11-03 · CBS News · Politics
Senate election updates for 2026's high-stakes midterm races
30 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-11-01 · CBS News · Politics
Stevens appears with Rogers amid rift with El-Sayed
30 outlets covered this event
2026-09-27 · CBS News · Politics
Sen. Kennedy urges Trump to focus on affordability ahead of midterm elections
29 outlets covered this event
2026-09-20 · CBS News · Politics
Trump says proposed arch will also be a "top grade Military Complex"
26 outlets covered this event
2026-10-29 · CBS News · Politics
What to know about Alaska's Senate race as ballot fight heats up
22 outlets covered this event

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2026-08-04 · CBS News
What to know about primaries in 5 states today: Michigan, Virginia and more
🔮 After the Virginia Supreme Court struck down Democrats' voter-approved plan to redraw the congressional districts to net up to four more districts, Virginians will be using the maps drafted by a nonpartisan commission in 2021. assertive
2026-08-04 · CBS News
Sen. Moreno says ex-son-in-law Max Miller shouldn't serve in Congress
🔮 He also released documents that he argued would clear him of allegations that he injured his child or abused his former wife, saying: "These are incredibly serious criminal accusations, and if these accusations were true, I would be in jail." assertive
2026-08-04 · CBS News
Senate pushes ahead with plan to fund government through midterms
🔮 Senate appropriators unveiled the continuing resolution on Sunday, which would keep the government funded at current levels, with some exceptions, through Dec. 11. assertive
2026-08-18 · CBS News
Florida voters choose in governor, Senate primaries, and more races to watch
🔮 Floridians will also be voting in primaries in new congressional districts after boundaries to give Republicans an advantage in 24 of the state's 28 districts. assertive
2026-08-19 · CBS News
Sen. Dan Sullivan, Mary Peltola advance in Alaska Senate primary
🔮 Washington — GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan and former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola are among those advancing to the general election in November in Alaska's Senate race, CBS News projects, as Sullivan defends his seat in a race that could be key to determining control of the chamber next year. assertive
2026-08-19 · CBS News
Florida Senate race set between Ashley Moody and Angie Nixon
🔮 Washington — GOP Sen. Ashley Moody and Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon will face off in November after winning their primaries for U.S. Senate on Tuesday night, The Associated Press projects. assertive
2026-08-25 · CBS News
South Carolina Senate race heads to runoff today
🔮 South Carolina Republicans will decide Tuesday who will replace Sen. Lindsey Graham on the ballot in November's midterm election, after a rushed campaign in the wake of his in July. assertive
2026-09-14 · CBS News
Mitch McConnell returns to Capitol Hill after monthslong absence
🔮 "I'm still not quite back to 100%, but I've assured Leader Thune that, as I continue with physical therapy on the advice of my doctors, I will do my best to be present for tough votes when our Conference needs me. assertive
2026-09-15 · CBS News
FBI Director Kash Patel to testify before Senate panel
🔮 In May, the FBI director also clashed with Democratic senators over allegations of excessive drinking — which he has strongly denied. assertive
2026-09-15 · CBS News
Senate fails to advance Clarity Act amid Democratic concerns about crypto bill
🔮 The bill would establish a regulatory framework for digital assets. assertive
2026-09-16 · CBS News
Senate Democrats meet with El-Sayed, rallying around Michigan nominee
🔮 El-Sayed spoke to reporters after the meeting and said his message to skeptical Democrats was focused on how the Michigan race could be key to winning a majority in the upper chamber, which would enable Democrats to "hold Donald Trump accountable" and to "start legislating." "We are united in so much more than people like to point to that seems to divide Democrats," El-Sayed said, citing issues like healthcare access, reproductive rights and labor issues. assertive
2026-09-17 · CBS News
Senate Democrat blocks bill to shield Americans from data center energy costs
🔮 But GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno, Ohio's other senator, objected, lambasting Heinrich for blocking the House-passed effort that he said would have given Americans "immediate relief." assertive
2026-09-20 · CBS News
Trump says proposed arch will also be a "top grade Military Complex"
🔮 "At the strong request of the United States Military, and for National Security purposes, I have agreed to convert the magnificent Triumphal Arch, planned since the Civil War Era many years ago, at the Receptive Circle adjoining the Arlington Memorial Bridge, into a top grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch," Mr. Trump said in a post on Truth Social. was expected to begin this month, with plans to start excavation on the site across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., on a traffic circle near Arlington National Cemetery. assertive
2026-09-20 · CBS News
Salazar tells Trump on Hispanic voters: "Preserve that fortune"
🔮 And I told him during our conversation, you could fix this mess that has been happening for 40 years," she said. assertive
2026-09-20 · CBS News
Bessent meets with Chinese counterpart ahead of Trump-Xi summit
🔮 "In New York City, Vice Premier He Lifeng and I are continuing our discussions on the U.S.-China economic and trade relationship ahead of @POTUS' historic summit with President Xi in Washington," Bessent said in a post on X. "These talks help lay the groundwork for President Trump to advance America's economic interests and deliver results for the American people." Bessent and He, who oversees China's economy, are meeting at JPMorgan Chase's headquarters in Manhattan on Sunday for the talks, which are expected to set the table for the two presidents' highly anticipated meeting later this week. assertive
2026-09-20 · CBS News
Cassidy: Trump needs to be "radically honest" on vaccines amid measles outbreak
🔮 "I would just ask the president to be aware that people are listening to him — if he discourages immunization, there'll be fewer people immunized, and if we're speaking of measles, there'll be more people sick in the hospital or even die," ."The assertive
2026-09-21 · CBS News
2026 midterm election races to watch
🔮 Every district and state matters, but CBS News also identifies nine key Senate and 42 House races that will likely decide the majority — all of which can change as the campaign rolls on. assertive
2026-09-27 · CBS News
Sen. John Fetterman says it's "entirely possible" Democrats take back Senate
🔮 Democratic Sen. of Pennsylvania said Saturday that it's "entirely possible" his party could win control of the Senate in the midterm elections, but he also left the door open on his own political future. assertive
2026-09-27 · CBS News
Sen. Kennedy urges Trump to focus on affordability ahead of midterm elections
🔮 GOP Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana on Sunday urged President Trump to focus on affordability as the midterm elections approach, stressing that Americans will be most concerned about the cost of living as they head to the ballot box in November. assertive
2026-09-29 · CBS News
Senate approves sweeping bill to regulate college sports
🔮 The Senate on Thursday approved a sweeping college sports bill to establish a federal framework for college athletics aimed at protecting student athletes — despite some pushback from Democrats who argue that it could do the opposite. assertive
2026-09-29 · CBS News
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed courts RFK Jr.'s MAHA voters with new health platform
🔮 The platform, dubbed the Building A Healthier America Policy Agenda, takes aim at pesticides in food, backing legislation that would give people the right to sue pesticide manufacturers over harm caused by the products. assertive
2026-09-30 · CBS News
Senate Democrats block bill to limit lawmakers' stock trades
🔮 A Republican-led effort to approve a House-passed stock trading bill fell short in the Senate on Wednesday, with Democrats arguing the restrictions don't go far enough while pushing back against a voter ID provision that they argue would gut mail voting. assertive
2026-10-04 · CBS News
Trump announces AI "Super Intelligence Force"
🔮 Mr. Trump said the task force will coordinate with the federal government to "ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence," the term which he directed the federal government to use instead of artificial intelligence. assertive
2026-10-04 · CBS News
Energy Secretary: Trump was "aware of the risks to energy flows" before Iran war
🔮 But the Trump administration has pointed to the potential threat a nuclear-armed Iran could pose, and how it could represent a long-term threat to energy prices. assertive
2026-10-05 · CBS News
Dennis Hastert, disgraced former House speaker, dies at 84
🔮 Four decades later, he would admit to sexually abusing boys during his time as a coach. assertive
2026-10-11 · CBS News
Democrat Chris Pappas says "we're taking nothing for granted" in N.H. race
🔮 Pappas, who's represented New Hampshire in the House since 2019, is facing off against former GOP Sen. John Sununu in a race that could be key to determining which party controls the Senate. assertive
2026-10-12 · CBS News
"Heaven forbid": Mike Johnson says he intends to stay on as GOP leader
🔮 "In the unlikely scenario where we lost the majority, I would expect my colleagues would ask me to continue leading this conference, even if we have divided government," Johnson told CBS News' Robert Costa in an interview near Johnson's hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana. assertive
2026-10-18 · CBS News
Rep. Turner calls for congressional probe into Starlink disruption
🔮 "It may very well have been some sort of a technical glitch, I don't know for sure." assertive
2026-10-22 · CBS News
Trump rallying with Hinson in Iowa as she pledges to push back on White House
🔮 President Trump is set to rally Thursday with Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa as he seeks to boost Republican candidates in a political environment that has dimmed for the party — prompting modest pushback from the very candidates he's supporting. assertive
2026-10-23 · CBS News
Trump focuses on farmers in Iowa visit, as GOP struggles on fertile ground
🔮 " unveiled earlier this week, which will offer $8 billion to offset high diesel prices, to cheers from the crowd. assertive
2026-10-24 · CBS News
Thune campaigns with Ashley Hinson as Senate GOP zeroes in on Iowa
🔮 Senate Majority Leader John Thune campaigned with GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa on Friday in his latest effort to prop up Republican candidates on the campaign trail, emphasizing how the Hawkeye State, reliably red in recent elections, now may hold the key to control of the Senate. assertive
2026-10-25 · CBS News
Blanche says DOJ is "doing our own research" with Alaska challenge
🔮 But the challenger appealed the decision, and the state Supreme Court later affirmed that he could appear on the ballot, paving the way for both Sullivans' names to appear. assertive
2026-10-25 · CBS News
Alaska Senate candidate sustains "minor injuries" in car accident
🔮 Peltola's events on Sunday and Monday would be rescheduled in the coming days, the campaign said. assertive
2026-10-29 · CBS News
What to know about Alaska's Senate race as ballot fight heats up
🔮 For Republicans, the ballot differentiation is the best-case scenario — although they would prefer the second Dan Sullivan not to appear on the ballot. assertive
2026-10-30 · CBS News
Will daylight saving time become permanent after House passes bill?
🔮 Lawmakers are one step closer to making after the House passed a bill, with overwhelming support, that would end the twice-a-year time change that many people dread. assertive
2026-11-01 · CBS News
Shapiro says officials must "lead by example" in heated rhetoric
🔮 ," he said, "I would also tell you, it motivates me to keep doing what I do to not let the bad guys win." assertive
2026-11-01 · CBS News
Stevens appears with Rogers amid rift with El-Sayed
🔮 Stevens had been expected to appear with El-Sayed at a unity event Sunday alongside Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina. assertive
2026-11-01 · CBS News
Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized following stroke
🔮 Herwitt said Murphy was transferred to Johns Hopkins "for further monitoring and is responding well to treatment." "The doctors are encouraged by his progress, he is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery," she added. assertive
2026-11-01 · CBS News
Sanders says GOP rhetoric about El-Sayed "should appall" Americans
🔮 Republicans have called El-Sayed a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, and implied that electing him could even be deadly to Americans. assertive
2026-11-02 · CBS News
How Alaska's ranked choice voting system works
🔮 Since no candidate reached 51 votes in the first round, Candidate D — the one with the fewest votes — would be eliminated in the second round of counting. assertive
2026-11-03 · CBS News
Josh Turek pitches "generational change" in tight Iowa Senate race
🔮 "This may very well be the closest election on the entire U.S. Senate map," Turek said, surrounded by a small crowd of supporters at the canvass launch in Le Mars, Iowa. assertive
2026-11-03 · CBS News
Senate election updates for 2026's high-stakes midterm races
🔮 If Democrats net four seats, they will take the majority. assertive
2026-11-04 · CBS News
Jon Ossoff wins Georgia Senate race, CBS News projects
🔮 With the projected victory, Democrats will retain a key seat, keeping their hope of winning a majority in the chamber alive. assertive
2026-11-04 · CBS News
Roy Cooper wins in North Carolina, flipping Senate seat for Democrats
🔮 And even before Tillis decided not to seek reelection, facing a primary threat from the president, the race was expected to be competitive, since Mr. Trump won the state by just three points in 2024. assertive
2026-11-04 · CBS News
Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire 2026 Senate election
🔮 With Pappas' projected victory, Democrats hold on to a key seat as they eye possible flips in several races that could tip the scales in their favor and deliver a Democratic majority. assertive
2026-11-04 · CBS News
Ashley Moody wins Florida 2026 Senate election
🔮 And while Democrats sought to make inroads in the Sunshine State, Nixon's opponents seized on the socialist label, which may have alienated some immigrant populations in the state who have fled socialist governments. assertive
2026-11-04 · CBS News
Democrats win majority in the Senate, flipping control of upper chamber
🔮 Democrats won control of the Senate in the 2026 elections, CBS News projected, after a raft of victories over Republicans in key races, cementing the new majority and flipping party control of the upper chamber. assertive
2026-11-04 · CBS News
Democrat Josh Turek wins Iowa Senate race
🔮 Turek, 47, is a former wheelchair basketball Paralympian and state representative who campaigned on his record of working across the aisle, and sought what was initially viewed as a long-shot bid for the seat in the U.S Senate after GOP Sen. Joni Ernst announced she wouldn't seek reelection. assertive
2026-11-04 · CBS News
Peggy Flanagan wins Minnesota 2026 Senate election, CBS News projects
🔮 The projected victory for Democrats closes the door on one of the few pickup opportunities for Republicans. assertive
2026-11-04 · CBS News
Troy Jackson defeats longtime Maine Sen. Susan Collins
🔮 The projected victory spells trouble for Republicans as they fight to hold onto their Senate majority, after the unpopular war in Iran and persistently high gas and diesel prices expanded a map once favorable to the GOP, putting a number of red states in play for Democrats. assertive
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