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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was remarkably uniform across all three outlets, with a bias spread of just 0.0 points separating the most left-leaning from the most right-leaning headline. All outlets — the AP, the Chicago Tribune, and the Times of London — used neutral, factual language to describe Melania Trump's role, favoring verbs like "brokers" and "helps forge" without attributing ideological significance to the event. The AP and Times of London both used "brokers," a straightforward diplomatic term, while the Tribune's "helps forge" is marginally softer but carries no partisan charge. The Tribune's inclusion of the attribution "White House says" introduces a minor note of sourcing transparency but does not constitute a framing distinction of consequence. No outlet emphasized or downplayed the geopolitical context in ways that would suggest ideological shaping of the story.