United States

Story gist: The Trump administration announced a pause on all asylum decisions following a shooting incident involving National Guardsmen.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like NYT frame the pause as Trump’s intensified anti-immigration stance, emphasizing criticism. Center outlets like WTOP report factually on the halt in asylum decisions after the shooting, with neutral tone. Right-leaning perspective absent, omitting potential emphasis on security measures or border protection.

Story gist: Officials reported Pete Hegseth ordered the first strike on a Caribbean boat with instructions to ‘kill them all.’ Reports indicate he ordered a second strike targeting survivors.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Washington Post frame the story with the shocking direct quote ‘kill them all’ attributed to officials, emphasizing brutality. Center outlets like Military.com focus on the second strike killing survivors, using neutral ‘report’ language. Right-leaning coverage absent, omitting potential emphasis on military context or defense of orders.

Story gist: A National Guard soldier was killed in a shooting near the White House in Washington, D.C. DC police may pair with National Guard members following the incident.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The New York Times emphasize human tragedy via the slain soldier’s father’s emotional quote, fostering sympathy. Center outlets like WTOP neutrally report potential DC police-National Guard pairing. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting perspectives on security enhancements or DC law enforcement critiques.

Story gist: Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, resigned in Kyiv. The resignation followed an anti-corruption raid.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The New York Times frame the story informatively with a ‘What to Know’ explainer on Yermak, emphasizing background details. Center outlets like BBC highlight the anti-corruption raid as the direct trigger, using neutral factual tone. Right-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting perspectives that might stress leadership instability or anti-corruption gains under Zelenskyy.

Story gist: A fire in a Hong Kong high-rise apartment building killed 128 people. The death toll rose as of recent reports.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets (NYT) frame the story through a survivor’s personal account, emphasizing individual human experience. Center outlets (Reuters) report neutrally on communal mourning and the death toll of 128 and counting. Right-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting any perspective on the incident.