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CNN Politics
U.S. center-left
CNN Politics is the political news vertical of CNN (cnn.com/politics), currently owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Major media bias trackers — AllSides, Media Bias/Fact Check, and Ad Fontes Media — consistently rate CNN as lean-left to left-center. Its coverage of the Trump second term has been broadly critical, regularly fact-checking administration claims and emphasizing controversies around federal workforce cuts, spending freezes, and immigration policy.
Owned byWarner Bros. Discovery (WBD); a pending acquisition by Paramount (Skydance, led by David Ellison) is expected to close in Q3 2026, subject to regulatory approval
LeaningU.S. center-left
On the administrationbroadly critical
4average bias score across 4 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun