December 7, 2025 – US Headlines

Story gist: Pete Hegseth stated he would have ordered a second strike on a Caribbean vessel involved in a prior incident. The comment occurred amid scrutiny of his nomination for Pentagon leadership.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian emphasize pressure on ‘reckless’ Hegseth amid scandals, using negative tone to highlight controversy. Center outlets like Reuters report the statement factually with neutral phrasing. Right-leaning WSJ focuses on exculpatory details, noting survivors continued a drug mission per admiral testimony, justifying potential escalation.

Story gist: The National Park Service updated its fee-free entry days calendar for national parks, removing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth while adding former President Donald Trump’s birthday.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like NPR frame the change as dropping MLK Day and Juneteenth while adding Trump’s birthday, emphasizing potential partisan replacement. Center outlets like BBC focus solely on removals of those holidays, omitting the addition. Right-leaning coverage absent, leaving out any defensive framing or context on the policy shift.

Story gist: Ukrainian President Zelensky held talks with US officials in Miami on a peace plan for Ukraine. Zelensky signaled progress, though questions persist on security guarantees and territory.

Bias summary: Left-leaning CNN frames talks as ending with ‘lingering questions’ over security guarantees and territory, emphasizing uncertainties and skepticism. Center BBC neutrally reports Zelensky’s signal of progress in US talks without highlighting doubts. Right-leaning coverage absent, omitting hawkish emphases on Ukrainian strength or US leverage in negotiations.

Story gist: Gunmen killed 12 people, including a three-year-old child, in a shooting at a hostel in South Africa, police reported.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Guardian frames with active ‘gunmen kill,’ specifies three-year-old victim and hostel, citing 12 deaths for vivid impact. Center BBC uses neutral ‘mass shooting,’ lower ‘at least 11 killed,’ omits victim details and location for brevity. Right-leaning outlets absent, providing no coverage or perspective on the incident.

Story gist: The U.S. Supreme Court weighs a case on broad presidential power sought by former President Trump.

Bias summary: Left-leaning CNN frames it as Roberts and Kagan preparing for ‘another showdown’ on executive power, emphasizing interpersonal judicial conflict. Center AP reports the court weighing ‘another step in favor’ of Trump’s sought powers, neutrally noting potential expansion. Right-leaning outlets absent, omitting defenses of presidential authority or critiques of judicial overreach.