December 2024
January 2025
Trump's Deportation Plan Hampered by ICE's \$230 Million Budget Shortfall
The incoming Trump administration's plan to dramatically increase deportations of undocumented immigrants faces a significant hurdle: a \$230 million budget shortfall at ICE, despite a recent continuing resolution to extend current funding, leaving the agency under-resourced to handle current operat...
Trump's Deportation Plan Hampered by ICE's \$230 Million Budget Shortfall
The incoming Trump administration's plan to dramatically increase deportations of undocumented immigrants faces a significant hurdle: a \$230 million budget shortfall at ICE, despite a recent continuing resolution to extend current funding, leaving the agency under-resourced to handle current operat...
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40% Bias Score
House Speaker Johnson Faces Leadership Challenge After Short-Term Spending Bill Passes
House Speaker Mike Johnson faces potential challenges to his leadership after a short-term spending bill passed, drawing criticism from within the Republican party for its bipartisan negotiations and unrelated policy riders; several GOP lawmakers have mentioned alternative candidates, though most pu...
House Speaker Johnson Faces Leadership Challenge After Short-Term Spending Bill Passes
House Speaker Mike Johnson faces potential challenges to his leadership after a short-term spending bill passed, drawing criticism from within the Republican party for its bipartisan negotiations and unrelated policy riders; several GOP lawmakers have mentioned alternative candidates, though most pu...
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52% Bias Score
Guantanamo Detainees Repatriated to Malaysia and Kenya
Three Guantanamo Bay detainees—two Malaysians who pleaded guilty to war crimes and cooperated in a case against an alleged Al Qaeda mastermind, and one Kenyan held for 17 years without charge—were repatriated, reflecting a US effort to reduce the detention center's population.
Guantanamo Detainees Repatriated to Malaysia and Kenya
Three Guantanamo Bay detainees—two Malaysians who pleaded guilty to war crimes and cooperated in a case against an alleged Al Qaeda mastermind, and one Kenyan held for 17 years without charge—were repatriated, reflecting a US effort to reduce the detention center's population.
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40% Bias Score
Transgender Woman Sues Washington Corrections Over Prison Transfer
Amber Kim, a transgender woman in Washington state, was transferred from a women's to a men's prison following a consensual sexual act with a cellmate, prompting a lawsuit alleging unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment and highlighting concerns about the safety and treatment of transgender i...
Transgender Woman Sues Washington Corrections Over Prison Transfer
Amber Kim, a transgender woman in Washington state, was transferred from a women's to a men's prison following a consensual sexual act with a cellmate, prompting a lawsuit alleging unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment and highlighting concerns about the safety and treatment of transgender i...
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40% Bias Score
UK to Transfer Chagos Islands to Mauritius Despite Renegotiation Request
The UK plans to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, including a 99-year lease for the Diego Garcia military base, despite Mauritius' new government seeking renegotiation; this follows the displacement of 2,000 Chagossians in the 1960s and 70s to build the base, and the deal aims to address the...
UK to Transfer Chagos Islands to Mauritius Despite Renegotiation Request
The UK plans to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, including a 99-year lease for the Diego Garcia military base, despite Mauritius' new government seeking renegotiation; this follows the displacement of 2,000 Chagossians in the 1960s and 70s to build the base, and the deal aims to address the...
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44% Bias Score
GoFundMe Reports Quadrupling of Campaigns for Essential Expenses Amidst Inflation
GoFundMe's annual report reveals a quadrupling of campaigns requesting aid for essential expenses since 2023, illustrating the impact of inflation and high housing costs on Americans; the Martinez family's successful campaign to find new housing after eviction exemplifies this trend.
GoFundMe Reports Quadrupling of Campaigns for Essential Expenses Amidst Inflation
GoFundMe's annual report reveals a quadrupling of campaigns requesting aid for essential expenses since 2023, illustrating the impact of inflation and high housing costs on Americans; the Martinez family's successful campaign to find new housing after eviction exemplifies this trend.
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24% Bias Score
House Republicans Back Trump's Mass Deportation Plans
House Republicans pledged support for President-elect Trump's mass deportation plans, citing increased migrant crime under the Biden administration and vowing to crack down on sanctuary cities, while Democratic leaders in those areas pledged resistance.
House Republicans Back Trump's Mass Deportation Plans
House Republicans pledged support for President-elect Trump's mass deportation plans, citing increased migrant crime under the Biden administration and vowing to crack down on sanctuary cities, while Democratic leaders in those areas pledged resistance.
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60% Bias Score
Congress Passes Bill to Prevent Child Abuse in Residential Facilities
The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, spearheaded by Paris Hilton, passed Congress with bipartisan support, creating a federal oversight group for youth residential programs and seeking recommendations on improving state oversight to prevent child abuse.
Congress Passes Bill to Prevent Child Abuse in Residential Facilities
The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, spearheaded by Paris Hilton, passed Congress with bipartisan support, creating a federal oversight group for youth residential programs and seeking recommendations on improving state oversight to prevent child abuse.
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36% Bias Score
Wisconsin School Shooting: 15-Year-Old Kills Teacher, Student
A 15-year-old student, Natalie "Samantha" Rupnow, fatally shot a teacher and a fellow student at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday before shooting herself; two other students remain in critical condition, prompting a debate about the appropriate release of information a...
Wisconsin School Shooting: 15-Year-Old Kills Teacher, Student
A 15-year-old student, Natalie "Samantha" Rupnow, fatally shot a teacher and a fellow student at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday before shooting herself; two other students remain in critical condition, prompting a debate about the appropriate release of information a...
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48% Bias Score
Trump Administration May Eliminate Biden's Gender Policy Council
The Biden administration's Gender Policy Council, created in 2021 to advance women's rights, faces potential elimination under a Trump presidency, sparking concerns about reduced access to reproductive healthcare and setbacks in women's equality.
Trump Administration May Eliminate Biden's Gender Policy Council
The Biden administration's Gender Policy Council, created in 2021 to advance women's rights, faces potential elimination under a Trump presidency, sparking concerns about reduced access to reproductive healthcare and setbacks in women's equality.
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44% Bias Score
Indictment Charges Former Congressman David Rivera with Foreign Agent Lobbying for Sanctioned Venezuelan Tycoon
Former U.S. Congressman David Rivera was indicted for failing to register as a foreign agent while lobbying the Trump administration to lift sanctions on sanctioned Venezuelan media tycoon Raúl Gorrín, allegedly receiving over \$5.5 million and using shell companies and an unnamed former U.S. offici...
Indictment Charges Former Congressman David Rivera with Foreign Agent Lobbying for Sanctioned Venezuelan Tycoon
Former U.S. Congressman David Rivera was indicted for failing to register as a foreign agent while lobbying the Trump administration to lift sanctions on sanctioned Venezuelan media tycoon Raúl Gorrín, allegedly receiving over \$5.5 million and using shell companies and an unnamed former U.S. offici...
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44% Bias Score
Senate Passes $895 Billion NDAA, Including Pay Raise and Transgender Care Restrictions
The Senate passed the $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including a 4.5% pay raise for service members but restricting Tricare coverage for transgender care for minors, by a vote of 85-14; the bill now heads to President Biden's desk.
Senate Passes $895 Billion NDAA, Including Pay Raise and Transgender Care Restrictions
The Senate passed the $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including a 4.5% pay raise for service members but restricting Tricare coverage for transgender care for minors, by a vote of 85-14; the bill now heads to President Biden's desk.
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64% Bias Score