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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story shows a moderate framing spread of 2.5 points, with meaningful but not extreme differences across the spectrum. At the left-leaning end, the Boston Globe and New York Times cast the story as a conflict between sympathetic defenders and presidential overreach — phrases like "Kennedy family members slam" and "Warn Trump May Push" position established institutions and their allies as protective figures resisting improper action. Politico similarly frames legal opposition as urgent and justified with "Urgent motion filed to stop carving of Trump's name." At the other end, National Review's "A Scorned Trump Gathers Bulldozers" is colorful and mildly critical in a different register, characterizing Trump's motivation as emotional rather than institutional. The clearest neutral anchor is NeutralNews, whose headline — "Judge Orders 30 Days' Notice Before Any Major Changes to Kennedy Center" — relies on plain legal description with no ideological signal, illustrating how much the other outlets' word choices shaped the story's emotional valence.