What a circle jerk. You got The Hill reporting on the AP reporting on WaPo. Not one credible outfit in the bunch. They can all go to hell because no one believes a word they print either way any more.
Problem is, there are a lot of idiots who would read both of the aforementioned stories, believe them both, and conclude Republicans must therefore be evil. Cognitive Dissonance. I have a niece like that, I usually have to keep her on "Unfollow" on Bookface because I get tired of the garbage she puts through herself.