January 2025
February 2025
Russian Forces Advance in Eastern Ukraine, Inflicting Heavy Losses on Ukrainian Army
Russian forces liberated Novoyegorovka in LNR and Shevchenko in DNR, inflicting heavy losses on Ukrainian forces, including hundreds of soldiers and significant equipment, and destroying infrastructure like the Belitskaya coal mine during Ukrainian retreat; Norway trains Ukrainian Azov fighters.
Russian Forces Advance in Eastern Ukraine, Inflicting Heavy Losses on Ukrainian Army
Russian forces liberated Novoyegorovka in LNR and Shevchenko in DNR, inflicting heavy losses on Ukrainian forces, including hundreds of soldiers and significant equipment, and destroying infrastructure like the Belitskaya coal mine during Ukrainian retreat; Norway trains Ukrainian Azov fighters.
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64% Bias Score
Trump Reinstates Cuba as State Sponsor of Terrorism
On his first day in office, President Trump reversed Biden's policy by adding Cuba back to the list of state sponsors of terrorism, revoking 78 executive orders and signaling a return to a stricter approach towards Cuba, causing immediate economic and political repercussions.
Trump Reinstates Cuba as State Sponsor of Terrorism
On his first day in office, President Trump reversed Biden's policy by adding Cuba back to the list of state sponsors of terrorism, revoking 78 executive orders and signaling a return to a stricter approach towards Cuba, causing immediate economic and political repercussions.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Trump Grants Clemency to 1,500 January 6th Defendants
President Trump granted clemency to roughly 1,500 defendants convicted of January 6th crimes, including dismissing all pending indictments, on his first day of a second term, despite convictions for violent crimes and seditious conspiracy; this includes commutations for at least a dozen individuals.
Trump Grants Clemency to 1,500 January 6th Defendants
President Trump granted clemency to roughly 1,500 defendants convicted of January 6th crimes, including dismissing all pending indictments, on his first day of a second term, despite convictions for violent crimes and seditious conspiracy; this includes commutations for at least a dozen individuals.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Trump Freezes Foreign Aid, Threatens Trade Wars
Upon assuming the presidency, Donald Trump announced a 90-day freeze on all foreign aid programs, including to Ukraine, pending a review of their alignment with US national interests. He also threatened trade wars with Canada, Mexico, the EU and BRICS nations.
Trump Freezes Foreign Aid, Threatens Trade Wars
Upon assuming the presidency, Donald Trump announced a 90-day freeze on all foreign aid programs, including to Ukraine, pending a review of their alignment with US national interests. He also threatened trade wars with Canada, Mexico, the EU and BRICS nations.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Trump Halts TikTok Ban For 75 Days
President Trump temporarily blocked a nationwide TikTok ban for 75 days, giving its Chinese owner ByteDance time to negotiate a sale or deal after the app went offline for over 12 hours before he intervened.
Trump Halts TikTok Ban For 75 Days
President Trump temporarily blocked a nationwide TikTok ban for 75 days, giving its Chinese owner ByteDance time to negotiate a sale or deal after the app went offline for over 12 hours before he intervened.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Trump's First Day: Pardons, Tariffs, and a Return to "America First
On Monday, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, immediately issuing pardons for January 6th rioters, imposing tariffs, temporarily suspending the TikTok ban, withdrawing from the WHO, and reversing several Biden-era immigration policies.
Trump's First Day: Pardons, Tariffs, and a Return to "America First
On Monday, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, immediately issuing pardons for January 6th rioters, imposing tariffs, temporarily suspending the TikTok ban, withdrawing from the WHO, and reversing several Biden-era immigration policies.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Germany Reinstates Border Controls Amidst Rising Nationalism and Global Instability
Germany reinstated temporary border controls on September 9th, 2024, due to rising far-right support, a regional election loss, and a fatal attack by a Syrian asylum seeker, reflecting broader global trends of nationalism and a weakening multilateral system.
Germany Reinstates Border Controls Amidst Rising Nationalism and Global Instability
Germany reinstated temporary border controls on September 9th, 2024, due to rising far-right support, a regional election loss, and a fatal attack by a Syrian asylum seeker, reflecting broader global trends of nationalism and a weakening multilateral system.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Trump Withdraws US From Paris Climate Accord
President Trump announced the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, reversing Biden's re-entry and jeopardizing global climate commitments; the US, the world's second-largest emitter and historically largest, will no longer be bound by emission reduction targets, potentially hampering internationa...
Trump Withdraws US From Paris Climate Accord
President Trump announced the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, reversing Biden's re-entry and jeopardizing global climate commitments; the US, the world's second-largest emitter and historically largest, will no longer be bound by emission reduction targets, potentially hampering internationa...
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48% Bias Score
Trump Declares Mexican Drug Cartels Terrorist Organizations
U.S. President Trump declared Mexican drug cartels terrorist organizations, granting the U.S. broad powers that may threaten Mexican sovereignty and bilateral relations; this comes amidst a surge in fentanyl deaths in the U.S. and internal weakening of Mexican institutions.
Trump Declares Mexican Drug Cartels Terrorist Organizations
U.S. President Trump declared Mexican drug cartels terrorist organizations, granting the U.S. broad powers that may threaten Mexican sovereignty and bilateral relations; this comes amidst a surge in fentanyl deaths in the U.S. and internal weakening of Mexican institutions.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Trump's Second Inauguration: Policy Push and Political Attacks
On his second inauguration, President Trump delivered two speeches—a formal address outlining a policy-heavy agenda and a more informal one filled with attacks on his political opponents—and plans to sign numerous executive orders targeting immigration, energy, and federal agencies.
Trump's Second Inauguration: Policy Push and Political Attacks
On his second inauguration, President Trump delivered two speeches—a formal address outlining a policy-heavy agenda and a more informal one filled with attacks on his political opponents—and plans to sign numerous executive orders targeting immigration, energy, and federal agencies.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Returns to Power, Issues Controversial Executive Orders
Former President Donald Trump returned to office, issuing numerous executive orders including pardons for January 6th defendants, stricter immigration measures, and withdrawal from international agreements, prompting widespread criticism.
Trump Returns to Power, Issues Controversial Executive Orders
Former President Donald Trump returned to office, issuing numerous executive orders including pardons for January 6th defendants, stricter immigration measures, and withdrawal from international agreements, prompting widespread criticism.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Delays, Then Announces Tariffs, Causing Currency Fluctuations
President Trump initially delayed implementing new tariffs, delegating investigations to federal agencies; however, he later announced 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada by February 1, causing shifts in currency values. This reflects internal policy debates and contradicts traditional econo...
Trump Delays, Then Announces Tariffs, Causing Currency Fluctuations
President Trump initially delayed implementing new tariffs, delegating investigations to federal agencies; however, he later announced 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada by February 1, causing shifts in currency values. This reflects internal policy debates and contradicts traditional econo...
Progress
52% Bias Score