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Senator Lindsey Graham dies, sister appointed successor

12 outlets covered the same story. Here's how their headlines landed on the −5 (Far Left) to +5 (Far Right) spectrum — a 4.5-point gap between the most-left and most-right framing.

• -1.5
  Boston Globe · Left

  How a tragedy changed the timeline — and the politics — of Maine’s Senate race
• -1.5
  MSNBC · Left

  GOP’s Ron Johnson shares, then retracts, a conspiratorial ‘rumor’ about Mitch McConnell
• -0.5
  Washington Post · Center

  Senate Majority Leader John Thune mourns Lindsey Graham
• -0.5
  Politico · Center

  Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline, will serve out his Senate term
• -0.5
  Associated Press · Center

  After Graham's death, questions linger about aging politicians
• -0.5
  Neutral News · Center

  Senator Lindsey Graham Dies; His Sister Appointed to Serve Out His Term
• +0.0
  The Guardian · Center

  Trump endorses MyPillow founder Mike Lindell in Minnesota governor’s race
• +0.0
  Reason · Center

  Lindsey Graham's Sister Tapped To Replace Him in the Senate
• +0.5
  Politico · Center

  Trump recommends Lindsey Graham’s sister fill his Senate seat
• +0.5
  The Economist · Center

  Lindsey Graham represented the arc of his party
• +0.5
  The Hill · Center

  Graham’s death, McConnell’s absence wreak havoc on GOP agenda
• +3.0
  Fox News · Far Right

  New York college professor celebrates Lindsey Graham's death in social media post, later apologizes

Scores are AI estimates of headline language, not factual ratings. Each headline is scored 0 (neutral) outward to Far Left / Far Right by Claude and Grok.