February 2025
March 2025
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
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 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
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
Murkowski Condemns Trump's Federal Worker Firings as Illegal
Senator Lisa Murkowski condemned President Trump's firing of thousands of federal workers and drastic agency budget cuts, calling them illegal and urging Congress to intervene, citing violations of the Budget and Impoundment Acts; these actions face legal challenges, and disproportionately affect st...
Murkowski Condemns Trump's Federal Worker Firings as Illegal
Senator Lisa Murkowski condemned President Trump's firing of thousands of federal workers and drastic agency budget cuts, calling them illegal and urging Congress to intervene, citing violations of the Budget and Impoundment Acts; these actions face legal challenges, and disproportionately affect st...
Progress
48% Bias Score
National Guard Deployed to New York Prisons Amid Wildcat Strike
New York Governor Kathy Hochul deployed 3,500 National Guard troops to state prisons Wednesday to quell a wildcat strike by corrections officers protesting for better pay, stricter visitor searches, and a reversal of recent prison reforms, following the killing of an inmate ruled a homicide.
National Guard Deployed to New York Prisons Amid Wildcat Strike
New York Governor Kathy Hochul deployed 3,500 National Guard troops to state prisons Wednesday to quell a wildcat strike by corrections officers protesting for better pay, stricter visitor searches, and a reversal of recent prison reforms, following the killing of an inmate ruled a homicide.
Progress
40% 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
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
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
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
Dutch Man Sentenced for Extensive Online Child Abuse
A 23-year-old man from Middelburg, Netherlands, was charged with six years imprisonment and mandatory psychiatric treatment for online abuse of at least 23 children and teens, with nearly 300 more unidentified victims, using fake profiles to coerce them into sexual acts and extort nude images.
Dutch Man Sentenced for Extensive Online Child Abuse
A 23-year-old man from Middelburg, Netherlands, was charged with six years imprisonment and mandatory psychiatric treatment for online abuse of at least 23 children and teens, with nearly 300 more unidentified victims, using fake profiles to coerce them into sexual acts and extort nude images.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Panama Holds Nearly 300 US-Deported Migrants Amid Repatriation Crisis
Panama houses nearly 300 US-deported migrants, mostly from Asian countries, in a hotel due to US repatriation difficulties, sparking criticism.
Panama Holds Nearly 300 US-Deported Migrants Amid Repatriation Crisis
Panama houses nearly 300 US-deported migrants, mostly from Asian countries, in a hotel due to US repatriation difficulties, sparking criticism.
Progress
48% Bias Score