November 11, 2025 – US Headlines

Story gist: Former U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion after the broadcaster aired a documentary on the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The BBC is experiencing its most severe internal crisis in decades amid accusations of bias.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The New York Times frame the story as Trump’s aggressive legal threat against the BBC for its January 6 coverage, emphasizing potential media suppression. Right-leaning sources such as The Wall Street Journal portray it as evidence of the BBC’s institutional bias meltdown, focusing on internal failures. Center-leaning perspectives are absent, leaving a balanced, neutral analysis of the crisis unrepresented.

Story gist: The U.S. Senate rejected Senator Rand Paul’s proposal to include a hemp provision in a spending bill intended to end the government shutdown. The rejection occurred amid ongoing negotiations in Washington, D.C., potentially extending the shutdown.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like NBC frame the story as a disruptive fight over hemp prolonging the shutdown, emphasizing negative consequences. Center outlets like Politico report neutrally on the Senate’s rejection of Paul’s pitch without added drama. Right-leaning Fox portrays Paul positively as standing firm against the bill, highlighting his resolve amid ticking shutdown pressures; no major omissions across lanes.

Story gist: Eight U.S. senators broke with the Democratic position on a government shutdown deal. The senators provided explanations for their decisions.

Bias summary: Center outlets like AP News frame the story neutrally, focusing on the senators’ explanations without judgment. Left-leaning coverage is absent, potentially omitting criticism of the break as a betrayal of party unity. Right-leaning outlets also lack coverage, missing an opportunity to emphasize bipartisan compromise or Democratic disarray. This leaves the story underexplored from partisan angles.

Story gist: The Trump administration has petitioned the Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute over SNAP benefits. A federal judge ruled that states do not need to recover November SNAP benefits distributed to recipients.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The New York Times frame the story by emphasizing the Trump administration’s aggressive return to the Supreme Court in a ‘fight’ over food stamps, highlighting federal overreach. Center outlets such as USA Today focus neutrally on the federal judge’s ruling preventing states from clawing back benefits, stressing recipient relief. Right-leaning Fox News portrays Trump and states collaboratively navigating court amid ongoing legal limbo, omitting potential criticism of the administration.

Story gist: Former President Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and others accused of involvement in a plot to overturn the 2020 election results. One individual hopes the pardon extends to an unrelated assault charge.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like ABC frame the story critically, using terms like ‘fake electors’ scheme and emphasizing an additional assault charge to highlight ongoing legal issues. Center outlets like BBC report neutrally, focusing on the pardons and accusations without added details. Right-leaning perspectives are absent, leaving out potential defenses portraying the pardons as correcting political persecution.