German Left Party Convention Highlights Internal Divisions and Electoral Challenges
Germany's Left Party, polling at 3-4%, held a convention outlining a strategy to enter the Bundestag by securing direct mandates through prominent figures, focusing on rent control and wealth taxes while avoiding key issues like migration and economic growth.
German Left Party Convention Highlights Internal Divisions and Electoral Challenges
Germany's Left Party, polling at 3-4%, held a convention outlining a strategy to enter the Bundestag by securing direct mandates through prominent figures, focusing on rent control and wealth taxes while avoiding key issues like migration and economic growth.
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68% Bias Score
EU Investigates X Over Musk's Alleged Influence on German Elections
The European Commission opened an investigation into X's recommendation algorithms on December 18, 2023, prompted by Elon Musk's support for Germany's far-right AfD party and concerns about the platform's potential influence on the upcoming German elections; the investigation demands access to X's i...
EU Investigates X Over Musk's Alleged Influence on German Elections
The European Commission opened an investigation into X's recommendation algorithms on December 18, 2023, prompted by Elon Musk's support for Germany's far-right AfD party and concerns about the platform's potential influence on the upcoming German elections; the investigation demands access to X's i...
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48% Bias Score
Brazil's Swift Action Against Bolsonaro Contrasts Sharply With U.S. Response to Trump
Brazil swiftly banned Jair Bolsonaro from holding office until 2030 for abusing his power and undermining the electoral system, unlike the U.S.'s slower response to Donald Trump's similar actions, highlighting different institutional approaches to populist challenges.
Brazil's Swift Action Against Bolsonaro Contrasts Sharply With U.S. Response to Trump
Brazil swiftly banned Jair Bolsonaro from holding office until 2030 for abusing his power and undermining the electoral system, unlike the U.S.'s slower response to Donald Trump's similar actions, highlighting different institutional approaches to populist challenges.
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40% Bias Score
Trump's EPA Nominee to Review, Potentially Reclaim, IRA Climate Funds
President-elect Trump's EPA nominee, Lee Zeldin, committed to reviewing and potentially reclaiming funds from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) during Senate testimony, citing accountability concerns raised by Senator Ricketts, who noted insufficient oversight funding for the EPA inspector general. ...
Trump's EPA Nominee to Review, Potentially Reclaim, IRA Climate Funds
President-elect Trump's EPA nominee, Lee Zeldin, committed to reviewing and potentially reclaiming funds from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) during Senate testimony, citing accountability concerns raised by Senator Ricketts, who noted insufficient oversight funding for the EPA inspector general. ...
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44% Bias Score
Biden Criticizes Wealth Concentration, Implicitly Targeting Musk After Tesla Snub
President Biden's speech criticized concentrated wealth and power, implicitly targeting Elon Musk, whose $250 million donation to Trump's campaign followed Tesla's exclusion from a 2021 White House EV event due to its non-unionized workforce; some officials believe this was a strategic miscalculatio...
Biden Criticizes Wealth Concentration, Implicitly Targeting Musk After Tesla Snub
President Biden's speech criticized concentrated wealth and power, implicitly targeting Elon Musk, whose $250 million donation to Trump's campaign followed Tesla's exclusion from a 2021 White House EV event due to its non-unionized workforce; some officials believe this was a strategic miscalculatio...
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60% Bias Score
House Speaker Faces Backlash After Intelligence Committee Shakeup
House Speaker Mike Johnson ousted Rep. Mike Turner as chair of the House Intelligence Committee, replacing him with Rep. Rick Crawford, causing immediate backlash from moderate Republicans and potentially jeopardizing President-elect Trump's agenda due to the resulting narrow majority and internal d...
House Speaker Faces Backlash After Intelligence Committee Shakeup
House Speaker Mike Johnson ousted Rep. Mike Turner as chair of the House Intelligence Committee, replacing him with Rep. Rick Crawford, causing immediate backlash from moderate Republicans and potentially jeopardizing President-elect Trump's agenda due to the resulting narrow majority and internal d...
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44% Bias Score
Kassélakis' Movement for Democracy Faces Challenges Forming Parliamentary Group
Seventy days after its founding, Stephanos Kassélakis' Movement for Democracy lacks a full parliamentary group, facing challenges in attracting independent MPs from SYRIZA, whose decisions may be influenced by the upcoming presidential election. Five MPs support Kassélakis, and four more are needed.
Kassélakis' Movement for Democracy Faces Challenges Forming Parliamentary Group
Seventy days after its founding, Stephanos Kassélakis' Movement for Democracy lacks a full parliamentary group, facing challenges in attracting independent MPs from SYRIZA, whose decisions may be influenced by the upcoming presidential election. Five MPs support Kassélakis, and four more are needed.
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48% Bias Score
Coalition Leads Labor in Latest Australian Federal Election Poll
A January 2025 YouGov poll shows Australia's Coalition leading Labor 51% to 49% on a two-party preferred basis, driven by rising Coalition primary votes and decreased minor party preference for Labor, despite Labor's primary vote increasing from 30 percent to 32 percent since November 2024.
Coalition Leads Labor in Latest Australian Federal Election Poll
A January 2025 YouGov poll shows Australia's Coalition leading Labor 51% to 49% on a two-party preferred basis, driven by rising Coalition primary votes and decreased minor party preference for Labor, despite Labor's primary vote increasing from 30 percent to 32 percent since November 2024.
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28% Bias Score
FBI Investigates Arson Attacks on Oregon, Washington Ballot Drop Boxes
On October 28, 2024, ballot drop boxes in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, were targeted in arson attacks, damaging hundreds of ballots; the FBI investigation is seeking to identify a suspect driving a dark-colored Volvo S-60, with messages on the devices linked to the Palestinian territ...
FBI Investigates Arson Attacks on Oregon, Washington Ballot Drop Boxes
On October 28, 2024, ballot drop boxes in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, were targeted in arson attacks, damaging hundreds of ballots; the FBI investigation is seeking to identify a suspect driving a dark-colored Volvo S-60, with messages on the devices linked to the Palestinian territ...
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40% Bias Score
DeSantis Appoints Moody to U.S. Senate
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio, who was nominated for Secretary of State; Moody, a Republican with a background as a prosecutor and judge, is only the second woman to hold this position for Florida.
DeSantis Appoints Moody to U.S. Senate
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio, who was nominated for Secretary of State; Moody, a Republican with a background as a prosecutor and judge, is only the second woman to hold this position for Florida.
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48% Bias Score
CSU's "Bayern-Agenda" Proposes Sweeping Policy Changes
The CSU's "Bayern-Agenda" outlines policy proposals exceeding the CDU/CSU's joint election platform, including increasing the commuter allowance to €0.38 per kilometer from the first kilometer, fundamentally reforming the Länderfinanzausgleich, extending the Mütterrente to pre-1992 children (estimat...
CSU's "Bayern-Agenda" Proposes Sweeping Policy Changes
The CSU's "Bayern-Agenda" outlines policy proposals exceeding the CDU/CSU's joint election platform, including increasing the commuter allowance to €0.38 per kilometer from the first kilometer, fundamentally reforming the Länderfinanzausgleich, extending the Mütterrente to pre-1992 children (estimat...
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48% Bias Score
Poland Seeks to Strip Former PM Morawiecki of Immunity Over Alleged Election Abuse
Poland's Prosecutor General requested that former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's parliamentary immunity be lifted due to allegations of illegally attempting to organize a mail-in election during the 2020 pandemic, costing over €13 million and bypassing legal electoral procedures.
Poland Seeks to Strip Former PM Morawiecki of Immunity Over Alleged Election Abuse
Poland's Prosecutor General requested that former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's parliamentary immunity be lifted due to allegations of illegally attempting to organize a mail-in election during the 2020 pandemic, costing over €13 million and bypassing legal electoral procedures.
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36% Bias Score