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MSNBC

U.S. left / center-left (progressive opinion-driven)

MS NOW, which was called MSNBC until November 2025, is owned by Versant, a publicly traded company that Comcast spun off in January 2026. Its prime-time and opinion programming leans left and is openly adversarial toward Republicans. Its coverage of the second Trump administration is mostly critical, with heavy focus on legal, ethical and civil-liberties concerns.

Owned byVersant Media Group, a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: VSNT) spun off from Comcast/NBCUniversal on January 2, 2026. Comcast shareholders received Versant's stock. Versant's CEO is Mark Lazarus, and Rebecca Kutler is president of MS NOW.

LeaningU.S. left / center-left (progressive opinion-driven)

On the administrationbroadly critical

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6.1average bias score across 15 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun

Stories

6 Massie and Khanna Say 218 House Members Have Committed to a Second Epstein Files Discharge Petition
7 Justice Department Charges Five in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Wisconsin With Illegal Voting or False Registration
8 Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Resigns After Months of Clashes With Hegseth Over Officer Removals
7 Justice Department Does Not Appeal Texas Ruling That Voided NFA Registration for Suppressors and Short-Barreled Guns for Case Parties
6 Justice Department Asks Sixth Circuit to Reinstate Smuggling Indictment Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
6 Senate Leaves for Recess Without Voting on Crypto Market-Structure Bill; Cloture Vote Set for Sept. 15
5 Justice Department Appeals Court Order to Release More Unredacted Epstein Records
6 Oil Jumps After U.S. Reinstates Iran Blockade and Trump Proposes 20% Hormuz Transit Fee
6 McConnell Says Fall and Pneumonia Caused Month-Long Hospitalization, Ending Weeks of Silence
8 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Becomes Law After Trump Declines to Sign or Veto It
4 Justice Department Misses Court Deadline on Epstein File Redactions, Defends Them and Seeks 60-Day Delay Before Appeal
5 Leon Black Leaves House Oversight Epstein Interview; Comer Issues Subpoenas for Deposition and NDAs
7 Several Democratic-Led States Send National Guard Troops to D.C. for America 250 Events
5 Mistrial Declared in Federal Arson Trial Over 2025 Palisades Fire; Jury Split 10-2 for Acquittal
6 Supreme Court Strikes Down Hawaii's Default No-Carry Rule for Public-Facing Private Property