United States

Story gist: The U.S. and Ukraine reported progress on a peace plan to end the war with Russia following talks.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Washington Post frame the story positively, emphasizing U.S.-Ukraine alignment and progress after ‘lengthy talks’ with optimistic tone. Center-leaning outlets omitted coverage, leaving neutral analysis absent. Right-leaning outlets also omitted, potentially indicating skepticism or lack of interest in highlighting diplomatic progress.

Story gist: The White House circulated a health care plan to extend Obamacare subsidies. Republicans expressed opposition to President Trump’s unreleased proposal.

Bias summary: Left-leaning CNN emphasizes Republican ‘balk’ at Trump’s unreleased plan, highlighting intra-GOP discord with skeptical tone. Center AP neutrally details White House circulation of Obamacare subsidy extension and Trump’s pledge for a fix. No right-leaning coverage; absent perspective might frame it as Trump’s bold initiative against Obamacare or downplay GOP criticism.

Story gist: The Pentagon is investigating Senator Mark Kelly for telling troops to refuse ‘illegal orders.’ It threatens to prosecute him by recalling him to Navy service.

Bias summary: Left-leaning NPR emphasizes Kelly’s Democratic affiliation and quotes his advice on refusing ‘illegal orders,’ implying validity. Center Reuters neutrally reports the prosecution threat and Navy recall. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting conservative viewpoints on military authority or senatorial overreach.

Story gist: A judge dismissed criminal cases against James Comey and James. The ruling held the prosecutor appointment unlawful.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like WaPo frame the story neutrally, emphasizing the judge’s ruling on the unlawful prosecutor appointment without labeling targets. Center outlets like BBC describe Comey and James as ‘Trump political adversaries,’ adding oppositional context. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential emphasis on judicial overreach or protection of anti-Trump figures.

Story gist: X introduced a new location feature that displays users’ locations, exposing those of major US politics accounts.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like NYT frame the story with ‘fueling scrutiny,’ emphasizing controversy and privacy implications for political accounts. Center outlets like BBC use neutral, factual language focused on how the feature exposed accounts. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting perspectives that might defend X’s transparency or downplay the exposures.