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PBS NewsHour (Associated Press)

13 audits on the record

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13audits citing this outlet
3carried a hard contradiction
10carried a framing split
7spans quoted

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“Rezaei replaces Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who took up the role after Ali Larijani was killed by an Israeli strike in March. Zolghadr will become a political adviser to Khamenei.”
August 10, 2026 · see it in context →
“his refusal to release the DNC's internal study of the 2024 election — known inside the DNC as the 'after-action report' — despite his past promises to do so on his first day as chair”
August 6, 2026 · see it in context →
“Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge”
June 29, 2026 · see it in context →
“unless the owners specifically say guns are banned at their establishments”
June 25, 2026 · see it in context →
“The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion”
June 25, 2026 · see it in context →
“Democratic lawmakers say the measure as written would be a form of voter suppression”
June 24, 2026 · see it in context →
“nearly completing a sharp turn before crashing on another runway”
June 17, 2026 · see it in context →

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