Republicans Plan Budget Reconciliation Packages to Modernize Environmental Permitting and Boost Energy Production
The Republican party plans to introduce at least one, and possibly two, budget reconciliation packages in the upcoming Congress to modernize environmental permitting, improve government efficiency, and increase energy production by implementing user fees for expedited permitting reviews, setting min...
Republicans Plan Budget Reconciliation Packages to Modernize Environmental Permitting and Boost Energy Production
The Republican party plans to introduce at least one, and possibly two, budget reconciliation packages in the upcoming Congress to modernize environmental permitting, improve government efficiency, and increase energy production by implementing user fees for expedited permitting reviews, setting min...
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44% Bias Score
Trump Nominates Herschel Walker as U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Herschel Walker, a former football player whose 2022 Senate campaign was marked by controversy, as the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas; the Senate must confirm the nomination, a process stalled for over a decade for this role, leaving Kimberly Furnish as the cur...
Trump Nominates Herschel Walker as U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Herschel Walker, a former football player whose 2022 Senate campaign was marked by controversy, as the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas; the Senate must confirm the nomination, a process stalled for over a decade for this role, leaving Kimberly Furnish as the cur...
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48% Bias Score
Trump Conviction Upheld: First Convicted Felon to Assume Presidency
A New York judge rejected Donald Trump's request to overturn his conviction for falsifying business records to conceal hush-money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign, meaning the former president, and now president-elect, will be the first former president to be convicted of a crime ...
Trump Conviction Upheld: First Convicted Felon to Assume Presidency
A New York judge rejected Donald Trump's request to overturn his conviction for falsifying business records to conceal hush-money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign, meaning the former president, and now president-elect, will be the first former president to be convicted of a crime ...
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TikTok Appeals US Forced Sale Mandate to Supreme Court
Facing a January 19th deadline to sell its US operations or face a ban, TikTok is appealing to the US Supreme Court, citing free speech concerns, after lower courts rejected its challenges to a law aimed at preventing potential Chinese government access to user data; the case highlights US-China tra...
TikTok Appeals US Forced Sale Mandate to Supreme Court
Facing a January 19th deadline to sell its US operations or face a ban, TikTok is appealing to the US Supreme Court, citing free speech concerns, after lower courts rejected its challenges to a law aimed at preventing potential Chinese government access to user data; the case highlights US-China tra...
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40% Bias Score
Senate Democrats to Amend NDAA, Removing Ban on Transgender Child Healthcare
Fourteen Democratic senators will introduce an amendment to remove a provision from the $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender children of service members under Tricare; the amendment, if passed, would affect an estimated 6,000–7,0...
Senate Democrats to Amend NDAA, Removing Ban on Transgender Child Healthcare
Fourteen Democratic senators will introduce an amendment to remove a provision from the $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender children of service members under Tricare; the amendment, if passed, would affect an estimated 6,000–7,0...
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Trump Meets TikTok CEO Amid Looming US Ban
President-elect Donald Trump will meet with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Monday as the social media platform fights a US ban set for January 19th, despite Trump claiming credit for a youth voter swing, due to alleged links between TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, and the Chinese government.
Trump Meets TikTok CEO Amid Looming US Ban
President-elect Donald Trump will meet with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Monday as the social media platform fights a US ban set for January 19th, despite Trump claiming credit for a youth voter swing, due to alleged links between TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, and the Chinese government.
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Narrow Republican Majorities in Wisconsin Legislature Set Stage for Increased Bipartisanship
After the November elections, Wisconsin Republicans retained control of the state legislature but with significantly smaller majorities; Democrats gained 10 Assembly and 4 Senate seats, leading to expectations of increased bipartisan cooperation on the state's $4 billion budget surplus, while disagr...
Narrow Republican Majorities in Wisconsin Legislature Set Stage for Increased Bipartisanship
After the November elections, Wisconsin Republicans retained control of the state legislature but with significantly smaller majorities; Democrats gained 10 Assembly and 4 Senate seats, leading to expectations of increased bipartisan cooperation on the state's $4 billion budget surplus, while disagr...
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44% Bias Score
Trump Attacks Judge After Hush-Money Conviction Appeal Rejected
Donald Trump attacked Judge Juan Merchan, calling him names after his rejection of Trump's appeal to overturn his hush-money conviction. The judge's 41-page ruling stated Trump's actions were outside his presidential duties and that evidence from his White House years was a small part of the case. T...
Trump Attacks Judge After Hush-Money Conviction Appeal Rejected
Donald Trump attacked Judge Juan Merchan, calling him names after his rejection of Trump's appeal to overturn his hush-money conviction. The judge's 41-page ruling stated Trump's actions were outside his presidential duties and that evidence from his White House years was a small part of the case. T...
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Trump's Civil Rights Division Nominee Threatens Ongoing Investigations
President-elect Trump intends to replace the head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Kristen Clarke, with Harmeet Dhillon, a move that threatens to halt numerous ongoing investigations into police misconduct, discrimination, and other civil rights violations.
Trump's Civil Rights Division Nominee Threatens Ongoing Investigations
President-elect Trump intends to replace the head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Kristen Clarke, with Harmeet Dhillon, a move that threatens to halt numerous ongoing investigations into police misconduct, discrimination, and other civil rights violations.
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Trump Threatens to Reverse Biden's Policy on Ukraine's Use of Long-Range US Weapons
President-elect Trump criticized President Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles against Russia, calling it "stupid" and suggesting a potential reversal upon taking office; Biden's administration defended the policy as the result of months of deliberation.
Trump Threatens to Reverse Biden's Policy on Ukraine's Use of Long-Range US Weapons
President-elect Trump criticized President Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles against Russia, calling it "stupid" and suggesting a potential reversal upon taking office; Biden's administration defended the policy as the result of months of deliberation.
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40% Bias Score
FBI Informant Pleads Guilty to Fabricating Biden Bribery Claim
A former FBI informant, Alexander Smirnov, pleaded guilty to lying about a fabricated bribery scheme involving President Biden and his son Hunter, a claim Republicans used in a House impeachment inquiry; he faces a 4–6 year prison sentence.
FBI Informant Pleads Guilty to Fabricating Biden Bribery Claim
A former FBI informant, Alexander Smirnov, pleaded guilty to lying about a fabricated bribery scheme involving President Biden and his son Hunter, a claim Republicans used in a House impeachment inquiry; he faces a 4–6 year prison sentence.
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Trump Hush-Money Conviction Stands: Judge Rejects Immunity Claim
Judge Juan Merchan rejected Donald Trump's motion to dismiss his New York hush-money conviction, ruling that the evidence presented by the Manhattan district attorney's office was unrelated to his official presidential conduct, focusing on "unofficial conduct" and rejecting claims of presidential im...
Trump Hush-Money Conviction Stands: Judge Rejects Immunity Claim
Judge Juan Merchan rejected Donald Trump's motion to dismiss his New York hush-money conviction, ruling that the evidence presented by the Manhattan district attorney's office was unrelated to his official presidential conduct, focusing on "unofficial conduct" and rejecting claims of presidential im...
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44% Bias Score