March 2025
April 2025
Student Loan Recertification Deadlines Extended to February 2026
The Department of Education announced a delay of income-driven repayment (IDR) plan recertification deadlines to at least February 2026 for IBR, PAYE, and ICR borrowers, following a lawsuit and reports of payment increases for those unable to recertify; new IDR applications remain paused.
Student Loan Recertification Deadlines Extended to February 2026
The Department of Education announced a delay of income-driven repayment (IDR) plan recertification deadlines to at least February 2026 for IBR, PAYE, and ICR borrowers, following a lawsuit and reports of payment increases for those unable to recertify; new IDR applications remain paused.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Local Cooperation Undermines Trump's Mass Deportation Plan
President Trump's mass deportation plan faces legal and logistical challenges due to varying levels of local law enforcement cooperation; some jurisdictions actively assist ICE, while others face lawsuits for unlawful detention based on ICE detainers, highlighting a national conflict over immigratio...
Local Cooperation Undermines Trump's Mass Deportation Plan
President Trump's mass deportation plan faces legal and logistical challenges due to varying levels of local law enforcement cooperation; some jurisdictions actively assist ICE, while others face lawsuits for unlawful detention based on ICE detainers, highlighting a national conflict over immigratio...
Progress
48% Bias Score
American Detained in Afghanistan Released After Two Years
U.S. citizen George Glezmann, detained in Afghanistan by the Taliban since December 2022, has been released with the help of Qatar, highlighting ongoing challenges in U.S.-Taliban relations despite positive steps toward his return.
American Detained in Afghanistan Released After Two Years
U.S. citizen George Glezmann, detained in Afghanistan by the Taliban since December 2022, has been released with the help of Qatar, highlighting ongoing challenges in U.S.-Taliban relations despite positive steps toward his return.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Minnesota Senator Arrested, Charged with Attempted Coercion of a Minor
Minnesota state Senator Justin Eichorn was arrested on March 17th in Bloomington, Minnesota, and charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor after arranging to pay for sex with an undercover officer posing as a 17-year-old girl; police found cash and an unopened condom in his vehicle; ...
Minnesota Senator Arrested, Charged with Attempted Coercion of a Minor
Minnesota state Senator Justin Eichorn was arrested on March 17th in Bloomington, Minnesota, and charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor after arranging to pay for sex with an undercover officer posing as a 17-year-old girl; police found cash and an unopened condom in his vehicle; ...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Schumer Faces Leadership Crisis After Controversial Spending Bill Vote
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faced a potential leadership crisis after advancing a Republican stopgap spending bill, prompting criticism from within his own caucus and calls for discussions about his future leadership. The decision, opposed by most Democrats, led to public questioning and in...
Schumer Faces Leadership Crisis After Controversial Spending Bill Vote
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faced a potential leadership crisis after advancing a Republican stopgap spending bill, prompting criticism from within his own caucus and calls for discussions about his future leadership. The decision, opposed by most Democrats, led to public questioning and in...
Progress
60% Bias Score
Trump Presses Fed to Cut Rates Amid Tariff Uncertainty
President Trump urged the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates on Wednesday, hours after the central bank held rates steady, creating tension between the executive and an independent central bank; Fed Chair Jerome Powell responded by stating that Trump's tariffs caused a "good part" of the recent...
Trump Presses Fed to Cut Rates Amid Tariff Uncertainty
President Trump urged the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates on Wednesday, hours after the central bank held rates steady, creating tension between the executive and an independent central bank; Fed Chair Jerome Powell responded by stating that Trump's tariffs caused a "good part" of the recent...
Progress
28% Bias Score
CxO Growth Outlook: Tech Takes Center Stage Amidst Economic Uncertainty
A Forbes survey of 1,000 global executives with $1 billion+ in revenue reveals 90% are confident in their companies' three-year growth trajectory, prioritizing technology over sustainability in the short term but maintaining long-term commitments to DEI and circular economy initiatives.
CxO Growth Outlook: Tech Takes Center Stage Amidst Economic Uncertainty
A Forbes survey of 1,000 global executives with $1 billion+ in revenue reveals 90% are confident in their companies' three-year growth trajectory, prioritizing technology over sustainability in the short term but maintaining long-term commitments to DEI and circular economy initiatives.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Trump Seeks to Dismantle Department of Education
President Trump plans to use an executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education, though complete abolishment requires congressional approval; this follows decades of Republican efforts to decentralize education.
Trump Seeks to Dismantle Department of Education
President Trump plans to use an executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education, though complete abolishment requires congressional approval; this follows decades of Republican efforts to decentralize education.
Progress
52% Bias Score
House Republicans to Review Options Against "Activist Judges" Obstructing Trump Agenda
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans are exploring ways to counter what they view as "activist judges" obstructing President Trump's agenda, following a judge's temporary block on deportations and other legal challenges, prompting Trump to call for the judge's impeachment; the Senate will also...
House Republicans to Review Options Against "Activist Judges" Obstructing Trump Agenda
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans are exploring ways to counter what they view as "activist judges" obstructing President Trump's agenda, following a judge's temporary block on deportations and other legal challenges, prompting Trump to call for the judge's impeachment; the Senate will also...
Progress
64% Bias Score
Trump's Tariffs Spark Economic Uncertainty, Fed Holds Rates Steady
President Trump initiated tariffs on major U.S. trading partners on April 2nd, prompting the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady amid growing economic uncertainty and a slight dip in stock markets, which later rebounded, though the long-term economic consequences remain unclear.
Trump's Tariffs Spark Economic Uncertainty, Fed Holds Rates Steady
President Trump initiated tariffs on major U.S. trading partners on April 2nd, prompting the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady amid growing economic uncertainty and a slight dip in stock markets, which later rebounded, though the long-term economic consequences remain unclear.
Progress
40% Bias Score
American Released by Taliban After Wrongful Detention
American national George Glezmann, wrongfully detained in Afghanistan since December 2022, has been released by the Taliban and is returning to the U.S. following diplomatic efforts by Qatar, signaling a potential, albeit limited, improvement in U.S.-Taliban relations.
American Released by Taliban After Wrongful Detention
American national George Glezmann, wrongfully detained in Afghanistan since December 2022, has been released by the Taliban and is returning to the U.S. following diplomatic efforts by Qatar, signaling a potential, albeit limited, improvement in U.S.-Taliban relations.
Progress
40% Bias Score
SRA Investigates Former Unite Official After Unfair Dismissal Case
Former Unite the Union official Howard Beckett, a solicitor, is being investigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) after losing an unfair dismissal case related to a police probe into alleged bribery, fraud, and money laundering at the union involving a £112m hotel and conference center...
SRA Investigates Former Unite Official After Unfair Dismissal Case
Former Unite the Union official Howard Beckett, a solicitor, is being investigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) after losing an unfair dismissal case related to a police probe into alleged bribery, fraud, and money laundering at the union involving a £112m hotel and conference center...
Progress
36% Bias Score