March 2025
April 2025
Turkey's Amnesty Debate: Past Failures and Systemic Challenges
Turkey's ongoing "solution process", involving amnesty debates, faces challenges due to past ineffective amnesties and a broad definition of terrorism, leading to prison overcrowding and undermining public trust in the justice system.
Turkey's Amnesty Debate: Past Failures and Systemic Challenges
Turkey's ongoing "solution process", involving amnesty debates, faces challenges due to past ineffective amnesties and a broad definition of terrorism, leading to prison overcrowding and undermining public trust in the justice system.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Carney Sworn In as Canadian Prime Minister, Rejects U.S. Annexation
Mark Carney, former head of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, became Canada's prime minister on Friday, immediately rejecting the idea of Canada becoming part of the U.S. and repealing the carbon pricing policy while promising continued action on climate change.
Carney Sworn In as Canadian Prime Minister, Rejects U.S. Annexation
Mark Carney, former head of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, became Canada's prime minister on Friday, immediately rejecting the idea of Canada becoming part of the U.S. and repealing the carbon pricing policy while promising continued action on climate change.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Senate Passes GOP Spending Bill, Averting Shutdown Despite Democratic Divisions
The Senate passed a GOP-backed spending bill to prevent a government shutdown, with key Senate Democrats defying House Democrats' opposition, leading to criticism from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, despite Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's defense of his vote.
Senate Passes GOP Spending Bill, Averting Shutdown Despite Democratic Divisions
The Senate passed a GOP-backed spending bill to prevent a government shutdown, with key Senate Democrats defying House Democrats' opposition, leading to criticism from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, despite Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's defense of his vote.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Texas Invalidates Court Orders for Sex Marker Changes on State IDs
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declared all court orders allowing sex marker changes on state IDs invalid, forcing a reversion to birth sex, escalating a decade-long effort to restrict transgender rights and creating potential safety concerns for transgender individuals.
Texas Invalidates Court Orders for Sex Marker Changes on State IDs
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declared all court orders allowing sex marker changes on state IDs invalid, forcing a reversion to birth sex, escalating a decade-long effort to restrict transgender rights and creating potential safety concerns for transgender individuals.
Progress
72% Bias Score
Diddy Pleads Not Guilty to Amended Indictment Including New Forced Labor Allegations
Sean "Diddy" Combs pleaded not guilty to an amended indictment in New York's Southern District federal court on Friday, adding forced labor and sex act allegations to existing racketeering and sex trafficking charges; his trial is set to begin on May 12th.
Diddy Pleads Not Guilty to Amended Indictment Including New Forced Labor Allegations
Sean "Diddy" Combs pleaded not guilty to an amended indictment in New York's Southern District federal court on Friday, adding forced labor and sex act allegations to existing racketeering and sex trafficking charges; his trial is set to begin on May 12th.
Progress
36% Bias Score
NHS England Disbanded Amid Patient Safety Concerns
Following Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's announcement, NHS England (NHSE), responsible for the day-to-day running of the NHS, will be disbanded due to criticism over its handling of patient safety scandals and alleged prioritization of reputation over patient well-being, raising concerns about po...
NHS England Disbanded Amid Patient Safety Concerns
Following Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's announcement, NHS England (NHSE), responsible for the day-to-day running of the NHS, will be disbanded due to criticism over its handling of patient safety scandals and alleged prioritization of reputation over patient well-being, raising concerns about po...
Progress
60% Bias Score
US Cracks Down on Pro-Palestinian Students at Columbia University
The US Department of Homeland Security revoked the visas of and arrested Columbia University students Leqaa Kordia and Ranjani Srinivasan for their participation in pro-Palestinian spring 2024 protests, citing an executive order targeting antisemitism and alleging misrepresentation of visa applicati...
US Cracks Down on Pro-Palestinian Students at Columbia University
The US Department of Homeland Security revoked the visas of and arrested Columbia University students Leqaa Kordia and Ranjani Srinivasan for their participation in pro-Palestinian spring 2024 protests, citing an executive order targeting antisemitism and alleging misrepresentation of visa applicati...
Progress
64% Bias Score
University Research Funding Cuts Threaten Innovation and Competitiveness
Proposed cuts to university research funding threaten to significantly reduce basic research output, negatively impacting innovation and economic competitiveness, potentially leading to a decline in the US's global standing in research and technology.
University Research Funding Cuts Threaten Innovation and Competitiveness
Proposed cuts to university research funding threaten to significantly reduce basic research output, negatively impacting innovation and economic competitiveness, potentially leading to a decline in the US's global standing in research and technology.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Senate Passes HALT Fentanyl Act to Close Legal Loopholes
The Senate overwhelmingly passed the HALT Fentanyl Act (84-16), permanently classifying fentanyl analogs as Schedule I substances under the Controlled Substances Act to shut down loopholes used by drug traffickers, despite Democratic concerns about increased incarceration and research limitations.
Senate Passes HALT Fentanyl Act to Close Legal Loopholes
The Senate overwhelmingly passed the HALT Fentanyl Act (84-16), permanently classifying fentanyl analogs as Schedule I substances under the Controlled Substances Act to shut down loopholes used by drug traffickers, despite Democratic concerns about increased incarceration and research limitations.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Trump Accuses Media of Illegal Behavior, Escalating Attack on Press
On Friday, President Trump delivered a speech at the Department of Justice, baselessly accusing CNN and other news outlets of illegal and corrupt behavior, praising a judge who sided with him, and claiming that news organizations are the political arms of the Democrat Party; the speech comes amid se...
Trump Accuses Media of Illegal Behavior, Escalating Attack on Press
On Friday, President Trump delivered a speech at the Department of Justice, baselessly accusing CNN and other news outlets of illegal and corrupt behavior, praising a judge who sided with him, and claiming that news organizations are the political arms of the Democrat Party; the speech comes amid se...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Bhutan's Mindfulness City: New Airport to Boost Tourism
Bhutan is building a mindfulness city centered around a new international airport in Gelephu, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group to prioritize well-being and sustainability, with an annual capacity of 1.3 million passengers and a carbon-negative design.
Bhutan's Mindfulness City: New Airport to Boost Tourism
Bhutan is building a mindfulness city centered around a new international airport in Gelephu, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group to prioritize well-being and sustainability, with an annual capacity of 1.3 million passengers and a carbon-negative design.
Progress
52% Bias Score
SpaceX Rescues Stranded Astronauts; Return to Earth Imminent
American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, stranded at the ISS since June 2024 due to Boeing Starliner propulsion system failures, will return to Earth within days thanks to a successful SpaceX rescue mission launched on March 14th, 2025, from the Kennedy Space Center.
SpaceX Rescues Stranded Astronauts; Return to Earth Imminent
American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, stranded at the ISS since June 2024 due to Boeing Starliner propulsion system failures, will return to Earth within days thanks to a successful SpaceX rescue mission launched on March 14th, 2025, from the Kennedy Space Center.
Progress
48% Bias Score