December 25, 2025 – US Headlines

Story gist: Nasry Asfura, a Trump-backed candidate, won the presidential election in Honduras.

Bias summary: All outlets frame the story nearly identically, leading with ‘Trump-backed candidate’ and Asfura’s victory. Left-leaning Guardian emphasizes ‘declared new president of Honduras,’ suggesting official finality. Center BBC and right-leaning Fox use ‘wins Honduras presidential election,’ with minor name differences (full name in BBC). No major tonal variances, emphases, or omissions; uniform neutral reporting.

Story gist: The U.S. Department of Justice announced discovery of over 1 million additional Jeffrey Epstein documents. Coverage includes reactions from Donald Trump’s associates on handling the news.

Bias summary: Left-leaning CNN frames the story around frustration in Trump’s orbit over messaging, emphasizing internal disarray and prolonged negative news cycle. Center PBS provides neutral fact-based wrap on DOJ’s document discovery. Right-leaning outlets absent, omitting pro-Trump defenses or downplaying of Epstein-Trump links.

Story gist: The White House ordered the U.S. military to focus on quarantining Venezuelan oil shipments. The directive involves seizures of oil tankers.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like NYT frame it negatively as ‘Trump’s Seizures’ challenging maritime rules, emphasizing legal controversies. Center outlets like Reuters report neutrally, mirroring the title with quotes on ‘quarantine’ and focusing on the order itself. Right-leaning outlets are absent, missing potential framing as strong action against Venezuela’s regime.

Story gist: California Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency in multiple counties due to late December storms to support response efforts.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provided no coverage, absent any emphasis on Newsom’s decisive action or climate implications. Right-leaning outlets also missing, omitting critiques of government response or fiscal costs. Center coverage from the official California State Portal neutrally reported the proclamation’s details without added tone, context, or opinion.

Story gist: A scholar influenced the Supreme Court’s ruling on troop deployment. The majority blocked former President Trump’s National Guard plan, with Justice Alito dissenting and calling it unwise.

Bias summary: Left-leaning NYT frames the story around a scholar positively nudging the Court toward its ruling. Center SCOTUSblog provides neutral daily factual updates without emphasis. Right-leaning Fox highlights Alito’s sharp dissent labeling the majority ‘unwise’ for obstructing Trump’s National Guard plan, emphasizing conservative critique. No omissions noted across lanes.