January 2025
February 2025
Trump's Return: Potential for Major US-China Trade Deal
Donald Trump's expected return to the White House is likely to heighten US-China tensions; however, his transactional style might lead to a major trade deal with China, potentially involving significant concessions from China, despite the risk of alienating US allies.
Trump's Return: Potential for Major US-China Trade Deal
Donald Trump's expected return to the White House is likely to heighten US-China tensions; however, his transactional style might lead to a major trade deal with China, potentially involving significant concessions from China, despite the risk of alienating US allies.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Japan Raises Mega-Earthquake Probability to 80%
Japan's government warns of an 80 percent likelihood of a magnitude 8.0 or 9.0 earthquake along the Nankai Trough within 30 years, based on historical patterns and tectonic plate movement, potentially causing 230,000 deaths and 2.1 million destroyed buildings.
Japan Raises Mega-Earthquake Probability to 80%
Japan's government warns of an 80 percent likelihood of a magnitude 8.0 or 9.0 earthquake along the Nankai Trough within 30 years, based on historical patterns and tectonic plate movement, potentially causing 230,000 deaths and 2.1 million destroyed buildings.
Progress
48% 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.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Trump Pardons January 6th Defendants, Declares Border Emergency
Donald Trump issued presidential pardons to over 1,500 people convicted in relation to the January 6th Capitol attack, sparking outrage from Democrats and setting the stage for potential legal challenges; he also declared a national emergency at the Mexican border, escalating tensions on immigration...
Trump Pardons January 6th Defendants, Declares Border Emergency
Donald Trump issued presidential pardons to over 1,500 people convicted in relation to the January 6th Capitol attack, sparking outrage from Democrats and setting the stage for potential legal challenges; he also declared a national emergency at the Mexican border, escalating tensions on immigration...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Hamas Defies Israel After Gaza Ceasefire; Massive Reconstruction Needed
Hours after a Gaza ceasefire, Hamas members showed their strength, defying Israel's goal of eliminating them; aid is pouring into the devastated region; and prisoner releases, including a 44-year detainee, are underway amidst a costly reconstruction effort estimated at over $1.2 billion by the UN, w...
Hamas Defies Israel After Gaza Ceasefire; Massive Reconstruction Needed
Hours after a Gaza ceasefire, Hamas members showed their strength, defying Israel's goal of eliminating them; aid is pouring into the devastated region; and prisoner releases, including a 44-year detainee, are underway amidst a costly reconstruction effort estimated at over $1.2 billion by the UN, w...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Tech Giants and the Erosion of Free Speech
Tech giants prioritize profit over content moderation, enabling the spread of misinformation and undermining democratic principles of free speech.
Tech Giants and the Erosion of Free Speech
Tech giants prioritize profit over content moderation, enabling the spread of misinformation and undermining democratic principles of free speech.
Progress
64% Bias Score
Trump's Inauguration Day Executive Orders Reverse Key Policies
On his inauguration day, Donald Trump signed numerous executive orders reversing key policies, including pardons for January 6th rioters, withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and WHO, and reinstating fossil fuels and tariffs, immediately impacting domestic and international relations.
Trump's Inauguration Day Executive Orders Reverse Key Policies
On his inauguration day, Donald Trump signed numerous executive orders reversing key policies, including pardons for January 6th rioters, withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and WHO, and reinstating fossil fuels and tariffs, immediately impacting domestic and international relations.
Progress
68% Bias Score
Trump Inaugurated as 47th US President; Biden Urges Continued Resistance
On January 20th, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States, succeeding Joe Biden, who delivered a farewell speech emphasizing continued resistance and thanking his team for their work.
Trump Inaugurated as 47th US President; Biden Urges Continued Resistance
On January 20th, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States, succeeding Joe Biden, who delivered a farewell speech emphasizing continued resistance and thanking his team for their work.
Progress
44% 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 Urges Putin to Negotiate Ukraine Peace Deal
Newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal with Ukraine, warning of potential Russian destruction otherwise, after Putin expressed a desire for lasting peace in a congratulatory message.
Trump Urges Putin to Negotiate Ukraine Peace Deal
Newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal with Ukraine, warning of potential Russian destruction otherwise, after Putin expressed a desire for lasting peace in a congratulatory message.
Progress
48% Bias Score
New HIV Injection Offers Hope, but Political Headwinds Threaten Progress
A new long-acting HIV injection offers six months of protection with one dose; however, political attacks on programs like PEPFAR and the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ laws in countries with high HIV burdens threaten to reverse progress, potentially leading to future pandemics.
New HIV Injection Offers Hope, but Political Headwinds Threaten Progress
A new long-acting HIV injection offers six months of protection with one dose; however, political attacks on programs like PEPFAR and the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ laws in countries with high HIV burdens threaten to reverse progress, potentially leading to future pandemics.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Trump Withdraws US From Paris Agreement Again
On his second term's first day, President Trump withdrew the US from the 2015 Paris Agreement, aiming to boost domestic fossil fuel production, despite the planet exceeding the 1.5-degree Celsius warming threshold in 2024 and a proposed US goal to cut climate pollution by up to 66% below 2005 levels...
Trump Withdraws US From Paris Agreement Again
On his second term's first day, President Trump withdrew the US from the 2015 Paris Agreement, aiming to boost domestic fossil fuel production, despite the planet exceeding the 1.5-degree Celsius warming threshold in 2024 and a proposed US goal to cut climate pollution by up to 66% below 2005 levels...
Progress
36% Bias Score