March 2025
April 2025
Trump Administration's Plan Threatens to Dismantle Federal Civil Rights Enforcement
The Trump administration's plan to eliminate the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), which enforces fair hiring practices for federal contractors employing 20% of the U.S. workforce, threatens to reverse decades of progress in ensuring equal employment opportunities for women and...
Trump Administration's Plan Threatens to Dismantle Federal Civil Rights Enforcement
The Trump administration's plan to eliminate the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), which enforces fair hiring practices for federal contractors employing 20% of the U.S. workforce, threatens to reverse decades of progress in ensuring equal employment opportunities for women and...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Zelensky Open to Talks With Russia Under Certain Conditions
Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that meeting with Russian officials is possible if it brings results, despite a decree banning talks with Putin; he expects a US communication round this weekend and hopes for a Saudi Arabia energy infrastructure ceasefire agreement contingent on a signed document...
Zelensky Open to Talks With Russia Under Certain Conditions
Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that meeting with Russian officials is possible if it brings results, despite a decree banning talks with Putin; he expects a US communication round this weekend and hopes for a Saudi Arabia energy infrastructure ceasefire agreement contingent on a signed document...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Asian Markets Mixed After Fed Holds Rates
Asian markets showed mixed results Thursday, with some indices rising after the Federal Reserve indicated the U.S. economy remains strong enough to hold interest rates steady, while others fell; this follows a boost to Wall Street due to easing bond yields and positive corporate news for Nvidia and ...
Asian Markets Mixed After Fed Holds Rates
Asian markets showed mixed results Thursday, with some indices rising after the Federal Reserve indicated the U.S. economy remains strong enough to hold interest rates steady, while others fell; this follows a boost to Wall Street due to easing bond yields and positive corporate news for Nvidia and ...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Texas Measles Death Fuels Anti-Vaccine Movement
A 6-year-old girl in Texas died of measles in February 2024, the first such death in the US in two decades; her parents, in an interview with an anti-vaccine group, discouraged vaccination, fueling the anti-vaccine movement's narrative against vaccination, despite an ongoing measles outbreak in thei...
Texas Measles Death Fuels Anti-Vaccine Movement
A 6-year-old girl in Texas died of measles in February 2024, the first such death in the US in two decades; her parents, in an interview with an anti-vaccine group, discouraged vaccination, fueling the anti-vaccine movement's narrative against vaccination, despite an ongoing measles outbreak in thei...
Progress
48% Bias Score
DESI Data Suggests Weakening Dark Energy, Potentially Leading to 'Big Crunch'
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) analysis of nearly 15 million galaxies and quasars suggests dark energy is weakening, potentially leading to the universe's eventual collapse, a departure from the long-held theory of constant dark energy.
DESI Data Suggests Weakening Dark Energy, Potentially Leading to 'Big Crunch'
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) analysis of nearly 15 million galaxies and quasars suggests dark energy is weakening, potentially leading to the universe's eventual collapse, a departure from the long-held theory of constant dark energy.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Trump to Sign Executive Order Shutting Down Education Department
President Trump will sign an executive order to shut down the Department of Education, returning authority to states, though Congress's role in its creation in 1979 complicates its elimination. The order follows deep budget cuts and workforce reductions already enacted, despite opposition from advoc...
Trump to Sign Executive Order Shutting Down Education Department
President Trump will sign an executive order to shut down the Department of Education, returning authority to states, though Congress's role in its creation in 1979 complicates its elimination. The order follows deep budget cuts and workforce reductions already enacted, despite opposition from advoc...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Oz's CMS Nomination Advances Despite Concerns
President Trump nominated Mehmet Oz, a surgeon and TV personality, to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), despite concerns about his lack of health policy experience and past promotion of unproven treatments; his confirmation is expected, but Democrats raised questions about pot...
Oz's CMS Nomination Advances Despite Concerns
President Trump nominated Mehmet Oz, a surgeon and TV personality, to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), despite concerns about his lack of health policy experience and past promotion of unproven treatments; his confirmation is expected, but Democrats raised questions about pot...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Fort Myers Council Deadlocks on ICE Agreement, Faces Legal Threats
The Fort Myers City Council failed to approve a memorandum of agreement between local police and ICE, granting local law enforcement the authority to detain and arrest illegal immigrants, resulting in a threatened lawsuit from the Florida Attorney General for violating state law prohibiting sanctuar...
Fort Myers Council Deadlocks on ICE Agreement, Faces Legal Threats
The Fort Myers City Council failed to approve a memorandum of agreement between local police and ICE, granting local law enforcement the authority to detain and arrest illegal immigrants, resulting in a threatened lawsuit from the Florida Attorney General for violating state law prohibiting sanctuar...
Progress
60% Bias Score
Democratic Party Approval Ratings Plummet to 29%, Facing Potential Midterm Wipeout
The Democratic Party's favorability rating has dropped to 29 percent, down from 62 percent in 2008, due to voters' negative assessments of President Biden's performance and the party's leftward shift on economic and social policies, potentially leading to a significant electoral setback in the upcom...
Democratic Party Approval Ratings Plummet to 29%, Facing Potential Midterm Wipeout
The Democratic Party's favorability rating has dropped to 29 percent, down from 62 percent in 2008, due to voters' negative assessments of President Biden's performance and the party's leftward shift on economic and social policies, potentially leading to a significant electoral setback in the upcom...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Greenpeace Ordered to Pay $660 Million in Dakota Access Pipeline Case
A North Dakota jury ordered Greenpeace to pay Energy Transfer $660 million for actions taken to block the Dakota Access Pipeline's construction, prompting Greenpeace to announce an appeal and raising concerns about free speech.
Greenpeace Ordered to Pay $660 Million in Dakota Access Pipeline Case
A North Dakota jury ordered Greenpeace to pay Energy Transfer $660 million for actions taken to block the Dakota Access Pipeline's construction, prompting Greenpeace to announce an appeal and raising concerns about free speech.
Progress
52% Bias Score
U.S. Military Establishes 'Drone University' to Counter Growing Threat
The U.S. military's Joint Counter-sUAS University (JCU) at Fort Sill trains service members to neutralize enemy drones using realistic simulations and advanced weapons, achieving a 91% cost reduction through innovative training methods.
U.S. Military Establishes 'Drone University' to Counter Growing Threat
The U.S. military's Joint Counter-sUAS University (JCU) at Fort Sill trains service members to neutralize enemy drones using realistic simulations and advanced weapons, achieving a 91% cost reduction through innovative training methods.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack: Continued Legal Battle 30 Years On
Thirteen people died and thousands were sickened in the March 20, 1995, Tokyo subway sarin gas attack by Aum Shinrikyo cult members; despite the execution of the cult's leadership, 1,600 former members continue activities under new names, ignoring court orders for compensation to victims.
Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack: Continued Legal Battle 30 Years On
Thirteen people died and thousands were sickened in the March 20, 1995, Tokyo subway sarin gas attack by Aum Shinrikyo cult members; despite the execution of the cult's leadership, 1,600 former members continue activities under new names, ignoring court orders for compensation to victims.
Progress
20% Bias Score