March 2025
April 2025
Trump to Dissolve Department of Education, Impacting School Funding
President Trump plans to dissolve the Department of Education, impacting 8% of national school funding; Massachusetts would lose 16% of its non-salary school budget, affecting programs for students with disabilities, low-income families, and civil rights initiatives; state funding cannot fully repla...
Trump to Dissolve Department of Education, Impacting School Funding
President Trump plans to dissolve the Department of Education, impacting 8% of national school funding; Massachusetts would lose 16% of its non-salary school budget, affecting programs for students with disabilities, low-income families, and civil rights initiatives; state funding cannot fully repla...
Progress
56% Bias Score
FBI Investigation Requested for California High-Speed Rail Project
Rep. Kevin Kiley requested an FBI investigation into California's high-speed rail project, citing \$13 billion in spending without any operational stations, while the rail authority claims over 100 audits show proper accounting and progress.
FBI Investigation Requested for California High-Speed Rail Project
Rep. Kevin Kiley requested an FBI investigation into California's high-speed rail project, citing \$13 billion in spending without any operational stations, while the rail authority claims over 100 audits show proper accounting and progress.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Seven & I Appoints Foreign CEO, Announces Restructuring Amidst Takeover Bid
Seven & I Holdings, facing a $47 billion takeover bid from ACT, appointed its first foreign CEO, Stephen Dacus, on Thursday, announcing a significant restructuring involving asset sales, share buybacks, and a potential US listing to fend off the offer and address investor concerns.
Seven & I Appoints Foreign CEO, Announces Restructuring Amidst Takeover Bid
Seven & I Holdings, facing a $47 billion takeover bid from ACT, appointed its first foreign CEO, Stephen Dacus, on Thursday, announcing a significant restructuring involving asset sales, share buybacks, and a potential US listing to fend off the offer and address investor concerns.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Trump Creates US Cryptocurrency Reserve from Seized Bitcoins
President Trump signed an executive order creating a US cryptocurrency reserve using approximately 200,000 bitcoins seized from criminal and civil actions, contrasting sharply with Biden's stricter approach and raising conflict-of-interest concerns due to the Trump family's crypto investments.
Trump Creates US Cryptocurrency Reserve from Seized Bitcoins
President Trump signed an executive order creating a US cryptocurrency reserve using approximately 200,000 bitcoins seized from criminal and civil actions, contrasting sharply with Biden's stricter approach and raising conflict-of-interest concerns due to the Trump family's crypto investments.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Sudan Sues UAE Over Support for Sudanese Civil War
Sudan has filed a lawsuit against the UAE at the ICJ, accusing it of supporting the RSF in the Sudanese civil war and involvement in the Darfur genocide; the UAE denies these claims, which are supported by UN findings on arms smuggling, while the conflict continues to cause a humanitarian crisis.
Sudan Sues UAE Over Support for Sudanese Civil War
Sudan has filed a lawsuit against the UAE at the ICJ, accusing it of supporting the RSF in the Sudanese civil war and involvement in the Darfur genocide; the UAE denies these claims, which are supported by UN findings on arms smuggling, while the conflict continues to cause a humanitarian crisis.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Deep-Sea Mining Tech Advances, But Environmental Concerns Persist
Impossible Metals is developing AI-powered robots for deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules, aiming to minimize environmental impact by avoiding lifeforms and reducing sediment disturbance; however, critics express concerns about habitat destruction, with past experiments showing long-lasting dama...
Deep-Sea Mining Tech Advances, But Environmental Concerns Persist
Impossible Metals is developing AI-powered robots for deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules, aiming to minimize environmental impact by avoiding lifeforms and reducing sediment disturbance; however, critics express concerns about habitat destruction, with past experiments showing long-lasting dama...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Adnan Syed Resentenced to Time Served in Hae Min Lee Murder Case
After a years-long legal battle fueled by the "Serial" podcast, Adnan Syed was resentenced on Thursday to time served plus five years probation for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, but his conviction remains in place.
Adnan Syed Resentenced to Time Served in Hae Min Lee Murder Case
After a years-long legal battle fueled by the "Serial" podcast, Adnan Syed was resentenced on Thursday to time served plus five years probation for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, but his conviction remains in place.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Maine Faces \$250 Million Funding Cut Over Transgender Women in Sports
Republican lawmakers in Maine are urging Democrats to repeal the state's policy permitting transgender women to compete in women's sports, warning of potential loss of \$250 million in federal education funding due to a Title IX violation notice issued by the Trump administration after an HHS invest...
Maine Faces \$250 Million Funding Cut Over Transgender Women in Sports
Republican lawmakers in Maine are urging Democrats to repeal the state's policy permitting transgender women to compete in women's sports, warning of potential loss of \$250 million in federal education funding due to a Title IX violation notice issued by the Trump administration after an HHS invest...
Progress
76% Bias Score
China Details Anti-Fentanyl Cooperation Amidst US-Mexico Tariff Dispute
China's embassy in Mexico published a report detailing its anti-fentanyl cooperation with the US and Mexico, including a September 6, 2024 meeting of a bilateral working group; this comes as Mexico secures a US tariff delay, suggesting a link between drug control and trade.
China Details Anti-Fentanyl Cooperation Amidst US-Mexico Tariff Dispute
China's embassy in Mexico published a report detailing its anti-fentanyl cooperation with the US and Mexico, including a September 6, 2024 meeting of a bilateral working group; this comes as Mexico secures a US tariff delay, suggesting a link between drug control and trade.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Trump Establishes US Bitcoin Reserve
President Trump signed an executive order creating a US Bitcoin reserve using forfeited crypto assets, valued at approximately \$17.5 billion, aiming to establish the US as a global crypto leader; the initiative's legal and economic impacts remain uncertain.
Trump Establishes US Bitcoin Reserve
President Trump signed an executive order creating a US Bitcoin reserve using forfeited crypto assets, valued at approximately \$17.5 billion, aiming to establish the US as a global crypto leader; the initiative's legal and economic impacts remain uncertain.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Increased ICE Enforcement Near Schools Decreases Immigrant Student Attendance
The Trump administration's policy change allowing ICE agents near schools has caused a significant drop in school attendance among immigrant children in several US cities due to fear of family separation. Teachers report increased student anxiety and fear, while school districts work to ensure stude...
Increased ICE Enforcement Near Schools Decreases Immigrant Student Attendance
The Trump administration's policy change allowing ICE agents near schools has caused a significant drop in school attendance among immigrant children in several US cities due to fear of family separation. Teachers report increased student anxiety and fear, while school districts work to ensure stude...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Trump Suspends Security Clearances of Perkins Coie Employees
President Trump issued an executive order suspending security clearances of Perkins Coie employees, citing their DEI practices, impacting their ability to represent clients with national security implications; the firm intends to challenge the order.
Trump Suspends Security Clearances of Perkins Coie Employees
President Trump issued an executive order suspending security clearances of Perkins Coie employees, citing their DEI practices, impacting their ability to represent clients with national security implications; the firm intends to challenge the order.
Progress
40% Bias Score