Senate Republicans failed to advance their nearly $2 trillion coronavirus response bill again on Monday. The 49-46 cloture vote fell short of the 60 votes needed to move the bill along to a final debate. While both parties expressed favor for passing an expansive bill aimed at offsetting some of the economic losses brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Democrats had objected to the GOP’s inclusion of a $500 billion fund for President Donald Trump’s administration to distribute to businesses and states with very little oversight.

Republicans framed the Democrats’ reservations as obstructionism, and mainstream news outlets were more than happy to adopt that very same viewpoint. Following Monday’s vote, The Washington Post and The New York Times both published tweets and articles that buried the reason for Democratic resistance.

The Washington Post story cited “partisan anger” in its headline announcing that Senate Democrats had rebuffed McConnell’s attempts to push the bill through.