December 23, 2025 – US Headlines

Story gist: President Trump announced plans for a new class of Navy warship. The class will be named after him.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Guardian frames it as Trump ‘breaking with convention’ to name battleships after himself, emphasizing impropriety through critical tone. Center AP neutrally reports the announcement of a new Navy ‘battleship’ without judgment. Right-leaning WSJ states factually ‘New Class of Warship to Be Named After Trump,’ omitting controversy and implying honor.

Story gist: The Trump administration suspended five wind projects off the East Coast. Officials cited national security concerns.

Bias summary: Left-leaning CNN frames the story alarmingly, claiming Trump suspended ‘all large offshore wind farms under construction’ and highlighting threats to ‘thousands of jobs and cheaper energy.’ Center AP News reports neutrally, matching the factual suspension of five projects with security rationale. Right-leaning outlets absent, omitting potential emphasis on national security benefits or criticism of green energy subsidies.

Story gist: US lawmakers threatened legal action against Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice over the partial release of Jeffrey Epstein files. Epstein’s alleged victims accused the DOJ of legal violations regarding the state of the released files.

Bias summary: Left-leaning ABC emphasizes Epstein victims’ accusations of DOJ legal violations, centering victim perspectives and agency wrongdoing. Center BBC highlights lawmakers’ contempt threats against Bondi over unreleased material, focusing on official actions. Right-leaning outlets provide no coverage, leaving absent any conservative framing such as defenses of Bondi or DOJ or critiques of lawmakers.

Story gist: A major storm is forecast to bring heavy rain and high flash flooding risk to Southern California during Christmas week. One person died in related floods in California.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian lead with ‘one dead’ and ‘brutal’ storms, emphasizing human toll and severity. Center outlets like ABC7 deliver neutral updates on rain and flooding risks without drama. Right-leaning coverage absent, leaving out potential angles downplaying impacts or focusing on response preparedness.

Story gist: Journalist Bari Weiss made a decision that led to a crisis at CBS’s ’60 Minutes’. CNN examined the decision, while Paramount Press Express listed the program’s December 21 episode.

Bias summary: Left-leaning CNN uses an investigative title emphasizing Bari Weiss’s decision as triggering the ’60 Minutes’ crisis, focusing on internal fallout with potentially critical tone toward Weiss. Center outlet Paramount Press Express omits controversy, neutrally listing the Dec. 21 episode. Right-leaning coverage is absent, missing defense of Weiss or emphasis on ’60 Minutes’ editorial issues.