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11 stories credited to The Seattle Times

2 stories on seattletimes.com credited to other publishers

Latest story Sep 22, 2026 · on ChamberLight since Apr 2026

A story can appear as several articles (copies of the same piece), so counts of stories and of articles differ.

Scores for The Seattle Times

Credibility

Not enough stories yet: 7 of 10.

How this is measured

Political lean

Not enough stories yet: 7 of 10.

How this is measured

Originality

85%of 13 hosted stories are not confirmed copies of another outlet’s article

4 of those 11 carry an unconfirmed copying flag, which is not evidence either way.

13 stories · updated Sep 25, 2026

How this is measured

Writing quality not enough rated stories yet: 6 of 10. How it is measured

Scores last checked Sep 25, 2026.

Articles this site reproduces

How provenance is decided

Original publishers of articles on seattletimes.com

Counted from articles on seattletimes.com whose original publisher is verified from the page itself or confirmed by an independent signal.

Stories ChamberLight collected, by month

Stories credited to The Seattle Times, by publication date. ChamberLight collects articles that mention the officials it tracks, so this shows its own coverage of this source, not how much the source publishes.

  • Stories from The Seattle Times
  • Shaded: ChamberLight collected no stories, or almost none, from any outlet (a gap in its collection, not in the outlet’s publishing)
Show as a table
MonthStoriesAll outlets
October 2025119
November 2025179
December 2025027
January 2026087
February 20262180
March 202611,094
April 202634,537
May 20260none collected
June 20260none collected
July 20260none collected
August 202601 (collection gap)
September 20260598

Top topics

Share of this source’s stories tagged with each topic. A story can carry several topics, so the shares do not add up to 100%.

  • Ethics/Corruption6

    55% of 11 stories · 56% across all outlets

  • Budget/Spending3

    27% of 11 stories · 30% across all outlets

  • Criminal Justice3

    27% of 11 stories · 18% across all outlets

  • Foreign Policy3

    27% of 11 stories · 28% across all outlets

  • Voting Rights3

    27% of 11 stories · 18% across all outlets

  • Defense/Military2

    18% of 11 stories · 24% across all outlets

  • Economy2

    18% of 11 stories · 24% across all outlets

  • Taxes2

    18% of 11 stories · 4% across all outlets

The thin mark on each bar is the topic’s share across all outlets.

Who they cover

Party of the officials these stories are mainly about, across all 15 officials named. A story counts once for each official it is mainly about, so the split is over 16 story–official pairs, from 11 stories.

  • Republican56% · 9 pairs
  • Democrat19% · 3 pairs
  • Party not recorded19% · 3 pairs
  • Independent6% · 1 pair

Article tone

ChamberLight’s article analysis assigns each story a tone toward the official it covers. It describes the coverage of that official, not The Seattle Times’s stance, and reader votes do not change it. 11 stories.

Good Look
1 (9%)
Mixed
6 (55%)
Informational
2 (18%)
Bad Look
2 (18%)

Challenges to these scores

No one has challenged a score on this page yet. Anyone can; editors publish every outcome here.

Articles served from seattletimes.com

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Trump endorses Baumgartner, attacks Conroy, WA ‘millionaires tax’

President Donald Trump reiterated his "complete and total endorsement" for U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner in a video posted on Truth Social.

Sep 22, 202611 votes

Trump endorses Baumgartner, attacks Conroy, WA ‘millionaires tax’

President Donald Trump reiterated his "complete and total endorsement" for U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner in a video posted on Truth Social.

Sep 22, 202610 votes

Gluesenkamp Perez breaks with Dems to help Republicans again

Back-to-back defections by U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, of Washougal, demonstrate an unusual political calculus for the centrist Democrat.

Sep 17, 202615 votes

WA parents, lawmakers rally in D.C. against Head Start cuts

Proposed federal changes to the Head Start program could mean skyrocketing costs for Washington families, and more than 750 workers could lose their jobs.

Sep 16, 20268 votes

Trump’s PAC starts spending in key WA congressional race

It's likely just the start of tens of millions of dollars that groups will spend on the midterm race to help determine which party controls the House next year.

Sep 12, 20268 votes

Trump’s PAC starts spending in key WA congressional race

It's likely just the start of tens of millions of dollars that groups will spend on the midterm race to help determine which party controls the House next year.

Sep 12, 20268 votes

Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but most Democrats vote to block them

More than three dozen Democrats supported an effort by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to block arms sales to Israel, signaling a growing discontent in the party with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the wars in Gaza and Iran.

Apr 16, 202614 votes

Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but most Democrats vote to block them

More than three dozen Democrats supported an effort by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to block arms sales to Israel, signaling a growing discontent in the party with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the wars in Gaza and Iran.

Apr 16, 202618 votes

Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but most Democrats vote to block them

More than three dozen Democrats supported an effort by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to block arms sales to Israel, signaling a growing discontent in the party with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the wars in Gaza and Iran.

Apr 16, 20268 votes

Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but most Democrats vote to block them

More than three dozen Democrats supported an effort by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to block arms sales to Israel, signaling a growing discontent in the party with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the wars in Gaza and Iran.

Apr 16, 20265 votes

Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but most Democrats vote to block them

More than three dozen Democrats supported an effort by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to block arms sales to Israel, signaling a growing discontent in the party with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the wars in Gaza and Iran.

Apr 16, 202610 votes

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey’s special congressional election

A special election in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District on Thursday will fill the U.S. House seat most recently held by Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

Apr 15, 20268 votes

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey’s special congressional election

A special election in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District on Thursday will fill the U.S. House seat most recently held by Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

Apr 15, 202613 votes

Project 2025 author Paul Dans drops primary challenge to Lindsey Graham in South Carolina

Paul Dans has ended his Republican primary challenge against Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina.

Apr 13, 202619 votes

Project 2025 author Paul Dans drops primary challenge to Lindsey Graham in South Carolina

Paul Dans has ended his Republican primary challenge against Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina.

Apr 13, 202614 votes

One of the Democrats’ generational battles: He’s 76; His opponent is 31

A primary in Tennessee between Representative Steve Cohen, a white incumbent, and Justin Pearson, a Black state lawmaker, exemplifies a national push for a passing of the torch.

Apr 5, 202614 votes

One of the Democrats’ generational battles: He’s 76; His opponent is 31

A primary in Tennessee between Representative Steve Cohen, a white incumbent, and Justin Pearson, a Black state lawmaker, exemplifies a national push for a passing of the torch.

Apr 5, 202614 votes

Senate Democrat pushes to investigate Noem for perjury

Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said Democrats had evidence to suggest Kristi Noem lied under oath during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.

Mar 6, 202610 votes

Hillary Clinton’s deposition on Epstein disrupted by leak of photo of her testifying

Hillary Clinton’s attorneys asked to pause the proceedings after Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado shared a photograph of Clinton answering questions.

Feb 26, 202612 votes

Hillary Clinton’s deposition on Epstein disrupted by leak of photo of her testifying

Hillary Clinton’s attorneys asked to pause the proceedings after Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado shared a photograph of Clinton answering questions.

Feb 26, 202619 votes