Trump's Limited Mandate: Early Challenges Highlight Governing Difficulties
Despite his recent electoral victory, Donald Trump faced significant Republican resistance, failing to block a government funding bill and highlighting divisions within his own party, foreshadowing challenges in governing with narrow majorities and forcing a future debt ceiling debate.
Trump's Limited Mandate: Early Challenges Highlight Governing Difficulties
Despite his recent electoral victory, Donald Trump faced significant Republican resistance, failing to block a government funding bill and highlighting divisions within his own party, foreshadowing challenges in governing with narrow majorities and forcing a future debt ceiling debate.
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60% Bias Score
US House Rejects Shutdown Bill Amid Trump, Musk Intervention
The US House of Representatives rejected a Republican bill to avoid a government shutdown, leaving the country facing potential consequences, including a shutdown of federal services, due to the combined influence of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
US House Rejects Shutdown Bill Amid Trump, Musk Intervention
The US House of Representatives rejected a Republican bill to avoid a government shutdown, leaving the country facing potential consequences, including a shutdown of federal services, due to the combined influence of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
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60% Bias Score
Musk's Influence Derails US Government Funding Deal
Elon Musk's public criticism on X derailed a bipartisan US government funding deal, prompting a Republican scramble for an alternative and highlighting the influence of social media in shaping political outcomes and the challenges facing the Republican party's slim majority in the House.
Musk's Influence Derails US Government Funding Deal
Elon Musk's public criticism on X derailed a bipartisan US government funding deal, prompting a Republican scramble for an alternative and highlighting the influence of social media in shaping political outcomes and the challenges facing the Republican party's slim majority in the House.
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52% Bias Score
Georgia Court Disqualifies DA Willis; GOP Spending Crisis; Paul Suggests Musk as Speaker
A Georgia appeals court disqualified DA Fani Willis from the Trump election interference case; the House GOP faces a spending package crisis, with Senator Rand Paul suggesting Elon Musk as a potential House Speaker replacement.
Georgia Court Disqualifies DA Willis; GOP Spending Crisis; Paul Suggests Musk as Speaker
A Georgia appeals court disqualified DA Fani Willis from the Trump election interference case; the House GOP faces a spending package crisis, with Senator Rand Paul suggesting Elon Musk as a potential House Speaker replacement.
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68% Bias Score
Trump's Tariff Shift: A Break from Republican Free Trade Orthodoxy
President-elect Donald Trump's advocacy for tariffs, ranging from 20% to 60% on goods from various countries, signifies a stark departure from the Republican Party's historical pro-free trade stance, potentially impacting consumer prices and international trade relations.
Trump's Tariff Shift: A Break from Republican Free Trade Orthodoxy
President-elect Donald Trump's advocacy for tariffs, ranging from 20% to 60% on goods from various countries, signifies a stark departure from the Republican Party's historical pro-free trade stance, potentially impacting consumer prices and international trade relations.
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40% Bias Score
Trump's Protectionist Stance Reshapes Republican Trade Policy
President-elect Trump's embrace of tariffs signals a significant departure from the Republican Party's historical pro-free trade stance, potentially leading to higher prices for consumers and a more protectionist economic policy.
Trump's Protectionist Stance Reshapes Republican Trade Policy
President-elect Trump's embrace of tariffs signals a significant departure from the Republican Party's historical pro-free trade stance, potentially leading to higher prices for consumers and a more protectionist economic policy.
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40% Bias Score
Biden Remains Silent as Trump's Actions Threaten Government Shutdown
President Joe Biden is staying out of the spotlight as a government shutdown looms, with Democrats blaming President-elect Trump's rejection of a funding deal negotiated by House Speaker Mike Johnson for the potential crisis; the deadline to avoid a shutdown is Friday.
Biden Remains Silent as Trump's Actions Threaten Government Shutdown
President Joe Biden is staying out of the spotlight as a government shutdown looms, with Democrats blaming President-elect Trump's rejection of a funding deal negotiated by House Speaker Mike Johnson for the potential crisis; the deadline to avoid a shutdown is Friday.
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52% Bias Score
US Government Shutdown Looms After Trump, Musk Reject Budget Deal
Following Elon Musk's public opposition and President Trump's subsequent condemnation, a Republican budget proposal, which included cuts opposed by Democrats, failed in Congress, increasing the risk of a US government shutdown before the holidays.
US Government Shutdown Looms After Trump, Musk Reject Budget Deal
Following Elon Musk's public opposition and President Trump's subsequent condemnation, a Republican budget proposal, which included cuts opposed by Democrats, failed in Congress, increasing the risk of a US government shutdown before the holidays.
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60% Bias Score
Trump, Vance, and Musk Block US Spending Bill, Threatening Government Shutdown
A bipartisan US spending bill, including $100 billion for disaster relief and a congressional pay raise, was blocked by Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and Elon Musk, threatening a government shutdown if a new agreement isn't reached by Friday.
Trump, Vance, and Musk Block US Spending Bill, Threatening Government Shutdown
A bipartisan US spending bill, including $100 billion for disaster relief and a congressional pay raise, was blocked by Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and Elon Musk, threatening a government shutdown if a new agreement isn't reached by Friday.
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64% Bias Score
Musk-Fueled Spending Standoff Risks US Government Shutdown
House Republicans, facing pressure from Elon Musk, are threatening a government shutdown over a spending bill, risking pay halts for troops and cuts to vital social programs, despite a revised proposal.
Musk-Fueled Spending Standoff Risks US Government Shutdown
House Republicans, facing pressure from Elon Musk, are threatening a government shutdown over a spending bill, risking pay halts for troops and cuts to vital social programs, despite a revised proposal.
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60% Bias Score
US House Rejects Government Funding Plan; Government Shutdown Looms
A Republican-backed plan to avoid a US government shutdown, supported by Elon Musk, failed in the House by a vote of 235 to 174, with 38 Republicans joining almost all Democrats in opposition, leaving Congress in a stalemate and raising questions about internal Republican divisions and potential cha...
US House Rejects Government Funding Plan; Government Shutdown Looms
A Republican-backed plan to avoid a US government shutdown, supported by Elon Musk, failed in the House by a vote of 235 to 174, with 38 Republicans joining almost all Democrats in opposition, leaving Congress in a stalemate and raising questions about internal Republican divisions and potential cha...
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Debt Ceiling Proposal Shakes Up US Politics
President-elect Trump unexpectedly called for abolishing or extending the debt ceiling until 2029, a position at odds with traditional Republican stances, prompting debate about its economic and political implications, given the over \$36 trillion national debt.
Trump's Debt Ceiling Proposal Shakes Up US Politics
President-elect Trump unexpectedly called for abolishing or extending the debt ceiling until 2029, a position at odds with traditional Republican stances, prompting debate about its economic and political implications, given the over \$36 trillion national debt.
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40% Bias Score