February 2025
March 2025
Trump Proposes Trading US Aid for Access to Ukraine's Minerals
President Trump proposed exchanging US military aid for access to Ukraine's mineral deposits, a transactional approach contrasting with the Biden administration's $65.9 billion in aid since February 2022. This highlights the strategic importance of Ukraine's mineral resources, including graphite, li...
Trump Proposes Trading US Aid for Access to Ukraine's Minerals
President Trump proposed exchanging US military aid for access to Ukraine's mineral deposits, a transactional approach contrasting with the Biden administration's $65.9 billion in aid since February 2022. This highlights the strategic importance of Ukraine's mineral resources, including graphite, li...
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44% Bias Score
Google Removes AI Weapons, Surveillance Restrictions
Google's updated AI ethics policy removes its prior pledge to avoid developing AI for weapons and surveillance, marking a significant shift from its 2018 principles amid a global competition for AI leadership and a lack of comprehensive regulations.
Google Removes AI Weapons, Surveillance Restrictions
Google's updated AI ethics policy removes its prior pledge to avoid developing AI for weapons and surveillance, marking a significant shift from its 2018 principles amid a global competition for AI leadership and a lack of comprehensive regulations.
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40% Bias Score
Trump Withdraws US from UN Bodies, Freezes Funding
On February 4th, 2024, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the US from multiple UN bodies, including the UN Human Rights Council, halting funding to UNRWA, and freezing funding for a UN Haiti police mission due to alleged anti-American bias and unfair funding.
Trump Withdraws US from UN Bodies, Freezes Funding
On February 4th, 2024, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the US from multiple UN bodies, including the UN Human Rights Council, halting funding to UNRWA, and freezing funding for a UN Haiti police mission due to alleged anti-American bias and unfair funding.
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48% Bias Score
Neo-Nazi Group Founder Convicted in Maryland Power Grid Attack Plot
Brandon Russell, founder of the Florida-based neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, was convicted Monday of conspiring with his girlfriend, Sarah Beth Clendaniel, to attack Maryland's power grid in a plot to incite chaos in Baltimore, a majority-Black city; they were arrested in February 2023 before e...
Neo-Nazi Group Founder Convicted in Maryland Power Grid Attack Plot
Brandon Russell, founder of the Florida-based neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, was convicted Monday of conspiring with his girlfriend, Sarah Beth Clendaniel, to attack Maryland's power grid in a plot to incite chaos in Baltimore, a majority-Black city; they were arrested in February 2023 before e...
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44% Bias Score
Maryland Lawmakers Warn Against Trump's Federal Employee Buyouts
The Trump administration offered buyouts to federal employees, prompting criticism from Maryland lawmakers who warned constituents against accepting due to legal ambiguity and potential negative impacts on essential government services.
Maryland Lawmakers Warn Against Trump's Federal Employee Buyouts
The Trump administration offered buyouts to federal employees, prompting criticism from Maryland lawmakers who warned constituents against accepting due to legal ambiguity and potential negative impacts on essential government services.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Administration Plans Widespread Federal Layoffs
The Trump administration plans widespread layoffs among federal employees, offering a deferred resignation package with a February 6th deadline; over 20,000 employees have accepted, but unions filed a lawsuit claiming the offer is illegal and coercive, part of a broader plan to reshape the federal w...
Trump Administration Plans Widespread Federal Layoffs
The Trump administration plans widespread layoffs among federal employees, offering a deferred resignation package with a February 6th deadline; over 20,000 employees have accepted, but unions filed a lawsuit claiming the offer is illegal and coercive, part of a broader plan to reshape the federal w...
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Expanded Trade War Threatens US Economic Growth
Donald Trump's planned trade war sequel, involving 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, 10% on China, and potential levies on the EU, threatens to raise prices and slow U.S. economic growth, unlike his first term's limited impact. This contrasts with his first term's more targeted approach w...
Trump's Expanded Trade War Threatens US Economic Growth
Donald Trump's planned trade war sequel, involving 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, 10% on China, and potential levies on the EU, threatens to raise prices and slow U.S. economic growth, unlike his first term's limited impact. This contrasts with his first term's more targeted approach w...
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52% Bias Score
Turkey and Syria Agree to Enhanced Security Cooperation
Turkish President Erdogan and Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met in Ankara on Tuesday to discuss deepened security ties, including a joint response to Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria; the meeting marks a major shift in regional relations following years of conflict and severed ties.
Turkey and Syria Agree to Enhanced Security Cooperation
Turkish President Erdogan and Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met in Ankara on Tuesday to discuss deepened security ties, including a joint response to Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria; the meeting marks a major shift in regional relations following years of conflict and severed ties.
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44% Bias Score
Mexico Deploys Troops to Border After Deal with U.S. to Avert Tariffs
Mexican President Sheinbaum announced the deployment of 10,000 National Guard troops to the northern border to combat drug trafficking, following a deal with the U.S. that temporarily averted threatened tariffs and established joint security working groups. Sheinbaum rejected the U.S. proposal to la...
Mexico Deploys Troops to Border After Deal with U.S. to Avert Tariffs
Mexican President Sheinbaum announced the deployment of 10,000 National Guard troops to the northern border to combat drug trafficking, following a deal with the U.S. that temporarily averted threatened tariffs and established joint security working groups. Sheinbaum rejected the U.S. proposal to la...
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36% Bias Score
USAID Faces Internal Revolt, Uncertainty Amidst Administrative Shakeup
Acting USAID administrator Marco Rubio accused the agency of "absolute insubordination," leading to the dismissal of thousands of contractors, the suspension of dozens of officials, and the closure of its website and X account, amidst legal uncertainty about President Trump's ability to dismantle th...
USAID Faces Internal Revolt, Uncertainty Amidst Administrative Shakeup
Acting USAID administrator Marco Rubio accused the agency of "absolute insubordination," leading to the dismissal of thousands of contractors, the suspension of dozens of officials, and the closure of its website and X account, amidst legal uncertainty about President Trump's ability to dismantle th...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Google Removes AI Weapons and Surveillance Restrictions from Ethics Policy
Google removed its previous pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance from its updated AI principles; this follows rapid AI advancements since 2022, a change in Google's stance towards a focus on democratic leadership in AI development, and the lack of comprehensive AI legislation.
Google Removes AI Weapons and Surveillance Restrictions from Ethics Policy
Google removed its previous pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance from its updated AI principles; this follows rapid AI advancements since 2022, a change in Google's stance towards a focus on democratic leadership in AI development, and the lack of comprehensive AI legislation.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Rise in ICE Impersonation Cases Amid Heightened Immigration Enforcement
Three separate incidents across the US involved individuals impersonating ICE agents, exploiting fears within migrant communities amid heightened immigration enforcement under the Trump administration; one suspect, Sean-Michael Johnson, was caught on video making racist remarks and threats.
Rise in ICE Impersonation Cases Amid Heightened Immigration Enforcement
Three separate incidents across the US involved individuals impersonating ICE agents, exploiting fears within migrant communities amid heightened immigration enforcement under the Trump administration; one suspect, Sean-Michael Johnson, was caught on video making racist remarks and threats.
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28% Bias Score