January 2025
February 2025
Carter's Complex Foreign Policy Legacy: Achievements and Controversies
Jimmy Carter's foreign policy legacy is a complex mix of successes such as the Camp David Accords and the normalization of US-China relations, and controversies stemming from unauthorized negotiations and post-presidency interventions that sometimes clashed with official US policy.
Carter's Complex Foreign Policy Legacy: Achievements and Controversies
Jimmy Carter's foreign policy legacy is a complex mix of successes such as the Camp David Accords and the normalization of US-China relations, and controversies stemming from unauthorized negotiations and post-presidency interventions that sometimes clashed with official US policy.
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40% Bias Score
House Speaker Johnson Wins Narrow Re-election Amidst Right-Wing Opposition
On January 3rd, Republican Mike Johnson won re-election as Speaker of the U.S. House by a narrow margin of 218 to 216, with several right-wing representatives initially opposing or delaying their votes due to concerns over the party's agenda and leadership, mirroring events that led to Kevin McCarth...
House Speaker Johnson Wins Narrow Re-election Amidst Right-Wing Opposition
On January 3rd, Republican Mike Johnson won re-election as Speaker of the U.S. House by a narrow margin of 218 to 216, with several right-wing representatives initially opposing or delaying their votes due to concerns over the party's agenda and leadership, mirroring events that led to Kevin McCarth...
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64% Bias Score
Driver Pleads Not Guilty in Gaudreau Brothers' Deaths
Sean M. Higgins, 44, was charged with two counts each of aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the August 29th deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew in New Jersey, allegedly due to drunk driving and road rage; Higgins pleaded not guilty, rejecting a 35-year plea de...
Driver Pleads Not Guilty in Gaudreau Brothers' Deaths
Sean M. Higgins, 44, was charged with two counts each of aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the August 29th deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew in New Jersey, allegedly due to drunk driving and road rage; Higgins pleaded not guilty, rejecting a 35-year plea de...
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36% Bias Score
Justice Department Officials Leaked Information to Influence 2020 Election
A Justice Department internal watchdog report reveals that three senior officials leaked information about investigations into nursing home deaths in Democratic-led states to a New York tabloid in October 2020, potentially violating federal law and Justice Department policies to influence the electi...
Justice Department Officials Leaked Information to Influence 2020 Election
A Justice Department internal watchdog report reveals that three senior officials leaked information about investigations into nursing home deaths in Democratic-led states to a New York tabloid in October 2020, potentially violating federal law and Justice Department policies to influence the electi...
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24% Bias Score
US to Refund $55 Million After Court Blocks Immigration Program
The Biden administration will issue $55 million in refunds to 94,000 unauthorized immigrants after a federal court blocked its "Keeping Families Together" program, which aimed to provide a pathway to legal residency for spouses of U.S. citizens and their children.
US to Refund $55 Million After Court Blocks Immigration Program
The Biden administration will issue $55 million in refunds to 94,000 unauthorized immigrants after a federal court blocked its "Keeping Families Together" program, which aimed to provide a pathway to legal residency for spouses of U.S. citizens and their children.
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40% Bias Score
NASA Revises Mars Sample Return Plan, Cuts Costs
Facing an \$11 billion price tag, NASA scrapped its original Mars sample return plan and devised two cheaper alternatives, using either a modified sky crane or a commercial lander to bring samples back to Earth between 2035 and 2039, pending congressional funding.
NASA Revises Mars Sample Return Plan, Cuts Costs
Facing an \$11 billion price tag, NASA scrapped its original Mars sample return plan and devised two cheaper alternatives, using either a modified sky crane or a commercial lander to bring samples back to Earth between 2035 and 2039, pending congressional funding.
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44% Bias Score
New Evidence in NYC Mayor Adams Corruption Case Could Delay Trial, Impact Reelection
Federal prosecutors investigating New York City Mayor Eric Adams for corruption announced Monday that they uncovered additional criminal conduct by Adams, which could delay his April trial and affect his reelection campaign; Adams maintains his innocence, claiming the charges are politically motivat...
New Evidence in NYC Mayor Adams Corruption Case Could Delay Trial, Impact Reelection
Federal prosecutors investigating New York City Mayor Eric Adams for corruption announced Monday that they uncovered additional criminal conduct by Adams, which could delay his April trial and affect his reelection campaign; Adams maintains his innocence, claiming the charges are politically motivat...
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40% Bias Score
SAVE Act Reintroduced Amidst Concerns Over Noncitizen Voting
Republican lawmakers reintroduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, requiring states to verify citizenship for voter registration and remove noncitizens from voter rolls; the bill passed the House last year with bipartisan support but stalled in the Senate, and now has increased R...
SAVE Act Reintroduced Amidst Concerns Over Noncitizen Voting
Republican lawmakers reintroduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, requiring states to verify citizenship for voter registration and remove noncitizens from voter rolls; the bill passed the House last year with bipartisan support but stalled in the Senate, and now has increased R...
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56% Bias Score
NC Supreme Court Blocks Certification of Close Election
The North Carolina Supreme Court, in a 5-1 partisan vote, blocked the certification of the Democratic candidate's narrow victory in a state Supreme Court election, halting the official result declaration following a Republican challenge to roughly 60,000 votes.
NC Supreme Court Blocks Certification of Close Election
The North Carolina Supreme Court, in a 5-1 partisan vote, blocked the certification of the Democratic candidate's narrow victory in a state Supreme Court election, halting the official result declaration following a Republican challenge to roughly 60,000 votes.
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48% Bias Score
Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Prioritizes Free Speech on Facebook
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the termination of Facebook's third-party fact-checking program, replacing it with a community-based system akin to X, following years of political pressure and criticism concerning content moderation and alleged censorship.
Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Prioritizes Free Speech on Facebook
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the termination of Facebook's third-party fact-checking program, replacing it with a community-based system akin to X, following years of political pressure and criticism concerning content moderation and alleged censorship.
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64% Bias Score
NASA Revises Mars Sample Return Plan, Targeting Lower Cost and Faster Timeline
NASA announced Tuesday two revised, lower-cost options for its Mars Sample Return Program, aiming to retrieve Martian samples between 2029 and 2035 using either a modified \"sky crane\" landing system or a commercial heavy-lift vehicle, at an estimated cost between $5.8 billion and $7.7 billion.
NASA Revises Mars Sample Return Plan, Targeting Lower Cost and Faster Timeline
NASA announced Tuesday two revised, lower-cost options for its Mars Sample Return Program, aiming to retrieve Martian samples between 2029 and 2035 using either a modified \"sky crane\" landing system or a commercial heavy-lift vehicle, at an estimated cost between $5.8 billion and $7.7 billion.
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44% Bias Score
US Government Seeks to Block 9/11 Plea Deals
The U.S. government filed a motion in the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday to block plea agreements for three men accused of planning the September 11, 2001, attacks, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, arguing that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin should have had final approval a...
US Government Seeks to Block 9/11 Plea Deals
The U.S. government filed a motion in the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday to block plea agreements for three men accused of planning the September 11, 2001, attacks, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, arguing that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin should have had final approval a...
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36% Bias Score