February 2025
March 2025
DHS Seeks IRS Agents for Immigration Enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally requested that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provide agents to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in immigration enforcement, following President Trump's directive to utilize all available personnel for border security and immigra...
DHS Seeks IRS Agents for Immigration Enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally requested that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provide agents to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in immigration enforcement, following President Trump's directive to utilize all available personnel for border security and immigra...
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52% Bias Score
Support for Transgender Troops in U.S. Military Declines Amidst Trump's Reinstatement of Ban
A new Gallup poll reveals declining support for transgender troops in the U.S. military, currently at 58%, down from 71% in 2019, largely due to President Trump's reinstatement of a ban on transgender service members, which is facing legal challenges.
Support for Transgender Troops in U.S. Military Declines Amidst Trump's Reinstatement of Ban
A new Gallup poll reveals declining support for transgender troops in the U.S. military, currently at 58%, down from 71% in 2019, largely due to President Trump's reinstatement of a ban on transgender service members, which is facing legal challenges.
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52% Bias Score
IBA Files Criminal Complaints Against IOC Over Female Boxers
The International Boxing Association (IBA) filed criminal complaints against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the U.S., France, and Switzerland, alleging that allowing female boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics violated Swiss law and posed a safety r...
IBA Files Criminal Complaints Against IOC Over Female Boxers
The International Boxing Association (IBA) filed criminal complaints against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the U.S., France, and Switzerland, alleging that allowing female boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics violated Swiss law and posed a safety r...
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68% Bias Score
Federal Judge Orders Unfreezing of Frozen Funds; Trump Administration Appeals
A Rhode Island federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to fully reinstate frozen federal funds, including those for environmental protection and infrastructure, after finding the administration non-compliant with a previous order. The administration is appealing the decision, settin...
Federal Judge Orders Unfreezing of Frozen Funds; Trump Administration Appeals
A Rhode Island federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to fully reinstate frozen federal funds, including those for environmental protection and infrastructure, after finding the administration non-compliant with a previous order. The administration is appealing the decision, settin...
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40% Bias Score
Trump Imposes Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, Impacting Key Suppliers
President Trump imposed a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports into the U.S., impacting major suppliers Canada, Brazil, and Mexico, who supplied 14.56 million tons of steel and 3.15 million tons of aluminum to the U.S. in 2024. The affected countries responded with cautious observation and prepa...
Trump Imposes Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, Impacting Key Suppliers
President Trump imposed a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports into the U.S., impacting major suppliers Canada, Brazil, and Mexico, who supplied 14.56 million tons of steel and 3.15 million tons of aluminum to the U.S. in 2024. The affected countries responded with cautious observation and prepa...
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36% Bias Score
Trial Begins for Salman Rushdie's Attacker
Hadi Matar, a 27-year-old from New Jersey, is on trial in New York for the August 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie, who suffered severe injuries including the loss of sight in one eye; the attack is connected to Rushdie's 1988 novel, "The Satanic Verses", which prompted death threats and a fat...
Trial Begins for Salman Rushdie's Attacker
Hadi Matar, a 27-year-old from New Jersey, is on trial in New York for the August 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie, who suffered severe injuries including the loss of sight in one eye; the attack is connected to Rushdie's 1988 novel, "The Satanic Verses", which prompted death threats and a fat...
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40% Bias Score
Judge Blocks Trump Administration's "Fork in the Road" Plan for Federal Employees
A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's "Fork in the Road" plan, which offered buyouts to over 2 million federal employees to return to in-person work or leave, after labor unions sued, arguing the plan was illegal and lacked funding. Around 65,000 ...
Judge Blocks Trump Administration's "Fork in the Road" Plan for Federal Employees
A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's "Fork in the Road" plan, which offered buyouts to over 2 million federal employees to return to in-person work or leave, after labor unions sued, arguing the plan was illegal and lacked funding. Around 65,000 ...
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52% Bias Score
Trump Announces 25% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum, Raising Inflation Concerns
President Trump announced 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on Monday, escalating trade tensions and potentially increasing inflation, despite economists' warnings about negative economic consequences and retaliatory tariffs.
Trump Announces 25% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum, Raising Inflation Concerns
President Trump announced 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on Monday, escalating trade tensions and potentially increasing inflation, despite economists' warnings about negative economic consequences and retaliatory tariffs.
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52% Bias Score
Senator Collins Opposes NIH Research Funding Cuts
Senator Susan Collins opposed a directive by the NIH to cut university medical research funding, contacting HHS nominee Robert Kennedy Jr., who agreed to review the decision, leading to Collins' support for his nomination; the move prompted a lawsuit from 22 states and widespread criticism from rese...
Senator Collins Opposes NIH Research Funding Cuts
Senator Susan Collins opposed a directive by the NIH to cut university medical research funding, contacting HHS nominee Robert Kennedy Jr., who agreed to review the decision, leading to Collins' support for his nomination; the move prompted a lawsuit from 22 states and widespread criticism from rese...
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56% Bias Score
Illinois County Settles $10 Million Lawsuit After Deputy Fatally Shoots Woman
Sonya Massey's family received a $10 million settlement from Sangamon County after she was fatally shot by a deputy in July; the county is implementing policy reforms and will be monitored by the Department of Justice for two years.
Illinois County Settles $10 Million Lawsuit After Deputy Fatally Shoots Woman
Sonya Massey's family received a $10 million settlement from Sangamon County after she was fatally shot by a deputy in July; the county is implementing policy reforms and will be monitored by the Department of Justice for two years.
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28% Bias Score
1957 Influenza Pandemic: A Close Call
In 1957, a new influenza strain emerged in Hong Kong, prompting scientist Maurice Hilleman to rapidly develop a vaccine, leading to a vaccination campaign that, despite moderate public participation, prevented a repeat of the 1918 pandemic's devastation.
1957 Influenza Pandemic: A Close Call
In 1957, a new influenza strain emerged in Hong Kong, prompting scientist Maurice Hilleman to rapidly develop a vaccine, leading to a vaccination campaign that, despite moderate public participation, prevented a repeat of the 1918 pandemic's devastation.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Pardons Corrupt Former Governor Blagojevich
President Donald Trump pardoned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of corruption charges including attempting to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat, ending his eight-year prison sentence.
Trump Pardons Corrupt Former Governor Blagojevich
President Donald Trump pardoned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of corruption charges including attempting to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat, ending his eight-year prison sentence.
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36% Bias Score