There are no major news outlets that actually are actually liberal

That’s not true. Modern liberalism is Neoliberalism, a center right to right wing and pro-capital, pro-cop ideology that sometimes allows pretending to be left wing but never actually BEING or ACTING in accordance with left wing ideology.

MSNBC, CNN, CBS News, Politico, Huffpo, and the NYT are all examples of Neoliberal major news outlets.

American liberalism hasn’t been left wing or progressive since before Bill Clinton became the Dem nominee in 1992.