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Manu Raju

News · Chief congressional correspondent · @mkraju on X

Covered Capitol Hill for Politico for about seven years before joining CNN in 2015. CNN's chief congressional correspondent.

Previously: Politico, The Hill, Congressional Quarterly

Slant Score · ranked #51 of 175 from most left to most right
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Thin record: fewer than a handful of documented items, so this score is pulled toward the center and could move a lot as evidence is added.

The receipts (2)

Retracted / proven false · served the left · +3.3 L · Dec 8, 2017

Wrong date in Trump Jr. WikiLeaks email story

Raju and Jeremy Herb reported the Trump campaign got a Sept. 4, 2016 email offering WikiLeaks material; the email was dated Sept. 14, after publication, and CNN corrected the story the same day.

Source: The Propaganda Files →
Broke with own side · served the right · +1.1 R · Aug 19, 2014

Politico story on Democrat Grimes's campaign bus

Raju reported that Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes appeared to get a cut-rate campaign bus from her father's company.

Source: Politico →
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