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A news agency, also called a wire service. It gathers reporting and sells it to newspapers, websites and TV stations, which publish it under their own name. Because its customers sit on every side of the spectrum, left or right is the wrong question to ask about it.
Founded in 1846 and structured as a non-profit cooperative owned by its member newspapers and broadcasters. Its style guide is the standard for most American newsrooms, and its copy appears, often uncredited, in outlets on every side of this directory.
Selling to customers across the whole spectrum is the strongest commercial reason to be even-handed that exists in the industry, which is why wire copy reads flatter than anything else. It is not a guarantee: an agency still chooses what to cover and which words to use, and its style decisions on contested terms have drawn objections from both left and right.