[The reputable news agencies of late have been producing their own stories seemingly out of thin progressive air.]
Care to give some examples or late?  While there have been some stories that are based upon speculation there is at least some circumstantial evidence that form the basis but I don't recall any that are "seemingly out of thin progressive air" from the ADN or any other reputable news agency.  And by reputable I exclude Breitbart, Infowars, and others which primarily peddle conspiracy theories.  It's tempting to include Fox for Napolitano's piece that led Trump to accuse Obama of wiretapping Trump towers but it still seems to at least try to appear reputable even if most of that conduct comes after the fact rather than before.