November 21, 2025 – US Headlines

Story gist: President-elect Donald Trump described Democratic lawmakers’ message to U.S. troops to refuse illegal orders as seditious behavior punishable by death. Rep. Elissa Slotkin received a security detail following threats related to Trump’s remarks.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like NYT emphasize Democratic lawmakers instructing military to refuse illegal orders, framing it as protective action without mentioning Trump’s response. Center outlets like BBC neutrally report Trump’s exact statement as the headline. Right-leaning outlets like Detroit News focus on Rep. Slotkin receiving security amid threats post-Trump’s ‘death penalty’ remarks, highlighting potential fallout from his rhetoric.

Story gist: A safety agency reported an engine brace cracked before a fatal UPS cargo plane crash. New images show the engine detaching prior to the incident.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets (NYT) emphasize safety agency finding of prior engine brace crack, highlighting mechanical issues. Center outlets (BBC) focus on new images of engine flying off, stressing visual evidence. Right-leaning outlets absent, omitting perspectives that might downplay corporate fault or emphasize pilot/external factors.

Story gist: Reports stated the U.S. Coast Guard would no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols. The Coast Guard denied the report.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like WaPo frame the story as fact, stating the Coast Guard ‘will no longer classify’ the symbols as hate items, with alarmist tone. Center outlets like The Hill emphasize the denial, reporting ‘Coast Guard denies report.’ Right-leaning outlets like The Telegraph positively present it as an official declaration that ‘swastika is not a hate symbol,’ omitting the denial.

Story gist: A judge ordered an end to President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., ruling it unlawful.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The New York Times frame it as a ‘temporary block’ on the deployment, emphasizing judicial restraint. Center outlets like FOX 5 DC state the judge ‘rules’ it ‘illegal,’ focusing on the direct ruling. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting perspectives that might defend the deployment as necessary for security or question judicial authority.

Story gist: The Department of Justice stated that James Comey’s indictment was reviewed by a full grand jury. Prosecutor Lindsey Halligan revealed this during a hearing on Comey’s vindictive-prosecution claim.

Bias summary: Left-leaning CNN highlights Lindsey Halligan’s ‘big grand jury revelation’ at Comey’s ‘vindictive-prosecution hearing,’ using positive tone to aid Comey’s defense. Center AP calls it a ‘new hurdle’ in the Comey case, with Trump’s Justice Department ‘facing questions’ on grand jury process, implying procedural scrutiny. Right-leaning outlets omitted the story, absenting pro-prosecution framing.