👤 Steven Sloan

18 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
18
2026-08-27 – 2026-11-04
Claims per article
32
583 extracted in total
Hedged claims
11%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,630
characters
Writes for The Independent, Toronto Star.
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
83%
Entertainment
6%
Environment
6%
Technology
6%
Most-tagged topics
RepublicanWASHINGTONDemocratsSenateRepublicansDemocraticCongressConnecticut

Leaning

-0.23 average ± 0.21 · -0.35 median · 12 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.23. 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.
2026-11-04 · Toronto Star · Politics
Analysis: Trump has defied political consequences for years. The midterms changed that
39 outlets covered this event · leans strongly left
2026-11-01 · Toronto Star · Politics
Analysis: Republicans face a midterm reckoning of Trump's making
39 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-18 · The Independent · Politics
Postmaster General breaks silence on Trump’s failed mail voting crackdown
23 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-18 · Toronto Star · Politics
Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting
23 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-11-01 · Toronto Star · Politics
Trump's rallies in Iowa and Kansas come as Republicans fight to keep Senate and House control
14 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-11-01 · Toronto Star · Politics
Sen. Chris Murphy had a stroke and is in the hospital, his office says
13 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-27 · Toronto Star
Republicans face a midterm verdict as Iran war drags on months longer than Trump promised
🔮 As the war with Iran that Trump initially said would last weeks surpasses six months on Friday, Gibbons is feeling the fallout every time he fills his tank at nearly $1 per gallon more than last year. assertive
2026-09-05 · The Independent
Kennedy Center renews call for Trump-backed shutdown after part of a ceiling collapses
🔮 U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled in May that Trump's name had been added to the Kennedy Center illegally and ordered that it be taken down. assertive
2026-09-06 · Toronto Star
A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards
🔮 “Some of these things are out of our control,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, told reporters last week when pressed on whether the frenzy will hurt his party’s election prospects. assertive
2026-09-18 · Toronto Star
Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting
🔮 He’s pressing Congress for changes that would help him resolve what he has called a “liquidity crisis.” assertive
2026-09-18 · The Independent
Postmaster General breaks silence on Trump’s failed mail voting crackdown
🔮 Steiner said he would not get into the "nuance" of that previous standoff. assertive
2026-09-29 · Toronto Star
GOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for Senate
🔮 “Roy Cooper, for Republicans, is the worst Democrat candidate who could be running for this seat,” Woodhouse said. assertive
2026-09-30 · Toronto Star
Democrats want a blue wave. New Hampshire is Exhibit A for why that may not happen
🔮 Look no further than swing-state New Hampshire, where Democratic leaders are sounding the alarm about political challenges that could jeopardize Rep. Chris Pappas’ campaign for an open Senate seat and undermine the party’s ability to win races around the country. assertive
2026-10-03 · Toronto Star
How the Smithsonian is using AI to connect artifacts from the American Revolution
🔮 Since researchers on the project, known as Revolution Crossroads, began applying AI models in the spring, they have quickly drawn links that would have previously required extensive manual searches across multiple catalogs. assertive
2026-10-07 · Toronto Star
Can $1 billion buy victory in the midterm elections? Some Republicans fear the answer is no
🔮 WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are entering the final month of the midterm campaign increasingly anxious that the $1 billion at their disposal may not be enough to fend off sweeping losses as the party reckons with President Donald Trump’s unpopularity, persistent cost concerns and the fallout from the war in Iran. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Independent
Republicans fear even their $1 billion war chest can’t save them in midterms
🔮 Republicans have amassed a staggering $1 billion war chest for the midterms, but some in the party fear even that may not be enough to stave off losses as President Donald Trump and his allies scramble to spend their cash in the final month. assertive
2026-10-11 · Toronto Star
Trump urges Sen. John Fetterman to switch parties and become a Republican
🔮 President Donald Trump openly encouraged Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania to switch parties and become a Republican just weeks before the midterm elections could reshape control of Congress. mixed
2026-10-18 · Toronto Star
Trump dominated rural America. Iowa is testing whether Democrats can win them back
🔮 The president will return to Iowa twice before the election to rally supporters. assertive
2026-11-01 · Toronto Star
Analysis: Republicans face a midterm reckoning of Trump's making
🔮 For his fellow Republicans, the risk is voters will agree. assertive
2026-11-01 · The Independent
Sen. Chris Murphy had a stroke and is in the hospital, his office says
🔮 The doctors are encouraged by his progress, he is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery.” assertive
2026-11-02 · The Independent
Kennedy Center names the 2026 honorees as Trump renovation battle moves the show offsite
🔮 The Kennedy Center said Monday that Paul Anka, David Foster, Andy Garcia, David Mamet and Barbara Mandrell would be recognized at this year's Kennedy Center Honors, which will be held away from the iconic performing arts venue for the first time as President Donald Trump battles with a federal court over his plans to renovate the building and add his name to it. assertive
2026-11-04 · Toronto Star
Analysis: Trump has defied political consequences for years. The midterms changed that
🔮 Having survived scandal, impeachments and a criminal conviction, Trump approached the midterms as yet another hurdle he could clear with the sheer force of his personality, insisting the economy was fine and the war in Iran was needed to avoid nuclear war. assertive
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