Unidentified Wire Service

A generic national wire service that gathers and distributes fast-breaking political dispatches to multiple outlets. In the current material it publishes a story quoting 'sources close to Mrs. Bartlet,' functioning as the external vector for an anonymous leak that triggers a White House dispute. The organization operates independently of the administration, its internal hierarchy remains unspecified, and its reporters act as corroborating third-party sources that can rapidly reshape political messaging and force damage-control responses.