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RedState
U.S. right
RedState is a conservative opinion and news site owned by Salem Media Group's Townhall Media network. Since a 2018 shakeup replaced its more independent, sometimes Trump-critical writers with a staff aligned with the MAGA movement, its coverage of the Trump administration has run strongly favorable.
Owned byOwned by Salem Media Group through its Townhall Media division (alongside Townhall, HotAir, and Bearing Arms); Salem's board agreed in June 2026 to a buyout by Waterstone, a Christian donor-advised-fund foundation, a deal still working through completion.
LeaningU.S. right
On the administrationbroadly supportive
7.1average bias score across 55 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun