WJLA

WJLA is the ABC affiliate for Washington, D.C., owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest local-TV station owners in the U.S. and known for injecting conservative-leaning national commentary into local newscasts. Local D.C.-area news coverage on WJLA is generally straightforward, but the station has drawn scrutiny for Sinclair's centrally produced 'must-run' segments, which have skewed to the right. Its stance toward the Trump administration is mixed: local reporting tends toward neutral, while Sinclair-mandated national segments have often been more favorable to Republican and Trump-aligned figures.