December 19, 2025 – US Headlines

Story gist: Authorities search for a new person of interest in the shooting at Brown.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The New York Times frame the story via ‘live updates,’ emphasizing ongoing investigative developments. Center-leaning MIT News omits the shooting entirely, instead covering an unrelated professor’s death at MIT. Right-leaning outlets provide no coverage, leaving that perspective absent and unrepresented in the cluster.

Story gist: House Democrats released another batch of photos related to Jeffrey Epstein. The images include ‘Lolita,’ passports, and famous figures.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like NBC frame the release as Democrats proactively providing more Epstein photos with promises of additional batches forthcoming, emphasizing action. Center outlets like PBS focus on specific contents such as ‘Lolita,’ passports, and famous figures in neutral descriptive terms. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential emphasis on political motivations or scrutiny of Democrats.

Story gist: Donald Trump signed an executive order reclassifying cannabis. The action opens broader access to marijuana.

Bias summary: Left-leaning The Atlantic frames the story neutrally as a major policy shift (‘America’s New Rules on Weed’), emphasizing regulatory changes. No center-leaning coverage appears, omitting straightforward factual reporting. Right-leaning Fox News highlights positive endorsements, featuring Mike Tyson’s praise and prediction of 500,000 jobs, stressing economic benefits and Trump support.

Story gist: The Kennedy Center board voted to rename the performing arts center the ‘Trump Kennedy Center’. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stated the renaming is illegal.

Bias summary: Left-leaning CNN frames the story by leading with the board’s vote to rename the center after Trump, presenting the action factually. Center outlet The Hill emphasizes Democratic opposition, headlining Hakeem Jeffries’ claim that the renaming is illegal. Right-leaning outlets are absent, omitting potential celebratory or supportive perspectives on the Trump honor.

Story gist: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) acted to bar hospitals from performing sex-rejecting procedures on children.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like NYT frame the story as Trump ending gender-related care for minors and threatening hospitals, emphasizing opposition with alarmist tone. Center HHS.gov uses neutral, official language focusing on the policy action without partisan reference. Right-leaning Fox News omits direct HHS coverage, instead highlighting detransitioner Chloe Cole’s complications to underscore risks of such procedures emotionally.