February 2025
March 2025
Trump's Unprecedented Bid to Control Kennedy Center
President Trump's unprecedented claim to control the Kennedy Center's board and declare himself chairman challenges the institution's history of artistic independence and bipartisan governance, jeopardizing its delicate balance of public funding and artistic autonomy.
Trump's Unprecedented Bid to Control Kennedy Center
President Trump's unprecedented claim to control the Kennedy Center's board and declare himself chairman challenges the institution's history of artistic independence and bipartisan governance, jeopardizing its delicate balance of public funding and artistic autonomy.
Progress
32% Bias Score
UK Reaffirms Defense Spending Commitment Amidst Ukraine War Tensions
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves reaffirmed the UK's commitment to 2.5% GDP on defense spending, while Defence Secretary John Healey praised Ukraine's President Zelenskyy and criticized Donald Trump's comments; the UK and Norway announced a new defense agreement to strengthen cooperation.
UK Reaffirms Defense Spending Commitment Amidst Ukraine War Tensions
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves reaffirmed the UK's commitment to 2.5% GDP on defense spending, while Defence Secretary John Healey praised Ukraine's President Zelenskyy and criticized Donald Trump's comments; the UK and Norway announced a new defense agreement to strengthen cooperation.
Progress
36% Bias Score
DOGE's Cost-Cutting Measures Compared to Clinton-Era Program
President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, is implementing rapid government spending cuts, drawing comparisons to President Clinton's 1993 "reinventing government" program; however, critics argue that DOGE's methods are legally questionable and may harm essential...
DOGE's Cost-Cutting Measures Compared to Clinton-Era Program
President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, is implementing rapid government spending cuts, drawing comparisons to President Clinton's 1993 "reinventing government" program; however, critics argue that DOGE's methods are legally questionable and may harm essential...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Mass Firing of Immigration Judges Exacerbates 4 Million-Case Backlog
President Trump fired immigration judge Kerry Doyle and at least 19 other judges, exacerbating an existing 4 million-case backlog and impacting the processing of asylum, permanent residence, and removal cases, while also pausing immigration applications from Latin America and Ukraine.
Mass Firing of Immigration Judges Exacerbates 4 Million-Case Backlog
President Trump fired immigration judge Kerry Doyle and at least 19 other judges, exacerbating an existing 4 million-case backlog and impacting the processing of asylum, permanent residence, and removal cases, while also pausing immigration applications from Latin America and Ukraine.
Progress
36% Bias Score
NYC Gang Members Busted in Gun and Drug Raid, Released on Reduced Charges
Two suspected members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, Jose Tamaronis-Caldera and Richard Garcia, along with auto shop owner Rafael Nieves, were arrested in a Queens, New York gun and drug raid on February 5th; however, they were released on reduced charges, raising concerns about law enforcem...
NYC Gang Members Busted in Gun and Drug Raid, Released on Reduced Charges
Two suspected members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, Jose Tamaronis-Caldera and Richard Garcia, along with auto shop owner Rafael Nieves, were arrested in a Queens, New York gun and drug raid on February 5th; however, they were released on reduced charges, raising concerns about law enforcem...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Western Leaders Sound Alarm on Erosion of Freedoms
Baroness Philippa Stroud praised Vice President JD Vance for his criticism of European governments suppressing citizens' rights, highlighting a growing concern among Western leaders about preserving foundational principles like freedom of expression and the rule of law, and warning of potential soci...
Western Leaders Sound Alarm on Erosion of Freedoms
Baroness Philippa Stroud praised Vice President JD Vance for his criticism of European governments suppressing citizens' rights, highlighting a growing concern among Western leaders about preserving foundational principles like freedom of expression and the rule of law, and warning of potential soci...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Rubiales Found Guilty of Non-Consensual Kiss, Fined €10,000
Following a trial in Madrid, Spain's High Court found former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales guilty of kissing player Jenni Hermoso without consent after the 2023 Women's World Cup final, fining him over €10,000 but acquitting him of coercion.
Rubiales Found Guilty of Non-Consensual Kiss, Fined €10,000
Following a trial in Madrid, Spain's High Court found former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales guilty of kissing player Jenni Hermoso without consent after the 2023 Women's World Cup final, fining him over €10,000 but acquitting him of coercion.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Trump Appoints Musk to Lead New Department of Government Efficiency
President Trump appointed Elon Musk to lead the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, aiming to reduce government size and bureaucracy; Musk, despite past disagreements and Democratic voting history, endorsed Trump and contributed significantly to his campaign.
Trump Appoints Musk to Lead New Department of Government Efficiency
President Trump appointed Elon Musk to lead the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, aiming to reduce government size and bureaucracy; Musk, despite past disagreements and Democratic voting history, endorsed Trump and contributed significantly to his campaign.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Kansas Bans Gender Transition Care for Minors
The Kansas legislature overrode Governor Kelly's veto of the Help Not Harm Act, prohibiting state funding for and legalizing lawsuits against gender transition care for minors; supporters emphasize child protection, while opponents cite infringement on parental rights and potential economic harm.
Kansas Bans Gender Transition Care for Minors
The Kansas legislature overrode Governor Kelly's veto of the Help Not Harm Act, prohibiting state funding for and legalizing lawsuits against gender transition care for minors; supporters emphasize child protection, while opponents cite infringement on parental rights and potential economic harm.
Progress
76% Bias Score
Trump Abolishes Federal Advisory Boards to Cut Costs
President Trump signed an executive order late Wednesday night eliminating several federal advisory boards as part of an ongoing effort to cut government spending and increase efficiency.
Trump Abolishes Federal Advisory Boards to Cut Costs
President Trump signed an executive order late Wednesday night eliminating several federal advisory boards as part of an ongoing effort to cut government spending and increase efficiency.
Progress
64% Bias Score
Idaho Judge Rejects All Motions to Suppress Evidence in Kohberger Murder Case
An Idaho judge denied all defense motions to suppress evidence, including DNA from a knife sheath and digital records, against Bryan Kohberger, accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in November 2022, significantly strengthening the prosecution's case.
Idaho Judge Rejects All Motions to Suppress Evidence in Kohberger Murder Case
An Idaho judge denied all defense motions to suppress evidence, including DNA from a knife sheath and digital records, against Bryan Kohberger, accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in November 2022, significantly strengthening the prosecution's case.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Russia, Belarus to Hold Major Joint Military Exercise in September
Russia and Belarus will conduct a joint military exercise, Zapad 2025, in September, involving over 13,000 troops, raising concerns about regional stability amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and Russia's deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus.
Russia, Belarus to Hold Major Joint Military Exercise in September
Russia and Belarus will conduct a joint military exercise, Zapad 2025, in September, involving over 13,000 troops, raising concerns about regional stability amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and Russia's deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus.
Progress
40% Bias Score