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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was largely uniform, with a bias spread of just 0.0 points across outlets. However, it is worth noting that the two headlines provided appear to describe substantially different stories: the New York Times focused on the polygraph investigation itself, framing it factually as a "Major Leak Hunt" with neutral verbs, while Politico's headline — "Trump brushes off accusations of Russian sabotage against NATO allies" — covers a distinct subject not directly related to the Pentagon leak investigation. Because the Politico headline does not appear to address the same story, meaningful framing comparison between the two is limited. Where the New York Times headline can be assessed on its own terms, its language is straightforwardly descriptive, using institutional terms like "Joint Staff Members" and action-oriented but non-editorializing phrasing. No ideological loading was flagged in either headline's signals.