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Kissinger Dies

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Local Elections Go Blue

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Trumps Take the Stand

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Finally, Someone’s In

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Israel-Gaza

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Scalise Out

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McCarthy Voted Out

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: American GreatnessMcCarthy Ouster: Humiliation For The Uniparty Or Own Goal? › American Greatness 20.00 13.00
Article 2: MSNBC (website)Even after sucking up to Trump, McCarthy lost the speakership -15.67 24.33
Article 3: Washington PostVote to oust McCarthy is a warning sign for democracy, scholars say -2.33 42.33
Article 4: National ReviewHouse Democrats Face Consequences of Vote 8.67 32.33
Article 5: SlateWhy was Kevin McCarthy ousted? Congress is in its eviction era, baby! -16.67 24.67
Article 6: Axioshttps://www.axios.com/2023/10/03/house-republicans-remove-speaker-kevin-mccarthy 0.00 47.00

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Impeachment Hearings Begin

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Boebert and Beetlejuice

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Biden Bans Drilling in Alaska

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Eastman Interview

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Republican Debate Takeaways

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4th time

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: The FederalistHow Dumb Is GA Case? Trump Indicted For Tweeting To Watch TV 20.33 14.67
Article 2: Religion News ServicePastor indicted alongside Trump in Georgia election meddling case 0.00 46.33
Article 3: MSNBC (website)Trump’s indictments are historic and dramatic, but not surprising -14.33 31.00
Article 4: The MessengerWiseguys Rejoice at Seeing NYC Mafia Buster Rudy Giuliani Indicted on Trump RICO Charge -0.67 34.67
Article 5: Washington ExaminerDonald Trump indicted: Newt Gingrich claims Democrats would 'destroy the law' to destroy Trump 13.33 33.00
Article 6: NBC News (website)Trump supporters post names and addresses of Georgia grand jurors online -10.50 35.83

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Issues with Issue 1

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: NewsweekAbortion Isn't the Silver Bullet Democrats Think It Is | Opinion 15.33 32.33
Article 2: National ReviewLessons from Ohio’s ‘Issue 1’ Election 12.33 41.33
Article 3: Brookings InstitutionOhio voters reject Issue 1 — here’s what that means for democracy -10.67 35.67
Article 4: PoliticoStaggering Ohio loss ignites an identity crisis within the anti-abortion movement -6.00 43.33
Article 5: MSNBC (website)In a closely watched statewide race, it’s Democracy 1, Ohio GOP 0 -17.33 29.33
Article 6: Daily BeastOhio’s Failed Ballot Measure Shows GOP Is Going ‘Streisand Effect’ on Abortion Access -19.33 23.67

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Violent Vernacular

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Server Update

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Texas Border Buoys

Defense Spending Bill

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Harlem Council Seat

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End of Affirmative Action

First Anniversary of Roe Overturned

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Wannabe

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Indictment #2

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Debt Ceiling 2023

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: Truth in AccountingThe Debt Ceiling Debate Begins and Ends with Accounting Standards 0.00 30.33
Article 2: HuffPostDebt Ceiling Deal Clears House On Bipartisan Vote; Senate Up Next 0.00 44.00
Article 3: NewsWarsThe Republican Debt-Ceiling “Deal” Is Exactly What We Expected 11.00 26.00
Article 4: British Broadcasting CorporationWhat's in US debt ceiling deal and who won? 0.00 45.67
Article 5: The Hill‘Soft food’ to ‘good faith’: How Biden and McCarthy came together on debt deal 0.00 43.33
Article 6: The GuardianApostle of bipartisanship: why US debt ceiling deal was a victory for Joe Biden -8.33 39.33

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Messy Launch

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TX Politics and Gender legislation

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: National ReviewTexas Legislature Passes Ban on Gender-Transition Treatments for Minors 7.67 41.67
Article 2: The Christian PostTexas moves closer to statewide ban on sex-change procedures for kids 13.67 22.33
Article 3: Axioshttps://www.axios.com/2023/05/18/texas-set-to-ban-trans-medical-care-for-minors -7.33 40.33
Article 4: CBC CanadaGender-affirming care: What it means and why it’s in the news -17.00 38.17
Article 5: San Antonio CurrentAssclown Alert: Letting the bigots win with Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan -23.33 21.00
Article 6: CNN (website)Texas sends ban on gender-affirming care for minors to governor’s desk -11.33 36.00

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Trump 2024 vs. CNN

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Homicide on the NYC Subway

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Pence Testifies

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Mifepristone and the Marble Palace

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: CatholicVoteHow Bad is Mifepristone For Women? 23.00 8.67
Article 2: Fox News (website)Supreme Court puts off any decision on access to medical abortion pill mifepristone until Friday 7.00 42.33
Article 3: NPRSupreme Court ruling on mifepristone causes uncertainty for advocates -2.67 43.00
Article 4: The GuardianAbortion pill case: what does the supreme court order mean and what comes next? -6.67 48.00
Article 5: SlateWhat Could the Supreme Court Do on Abortion This Week? -15.17 33.17
Article 6: The New York TimesOpinion | This Could Be One of the Most Brazen Attacks on Americans’ Health Yet -20.33 22.67

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How Not to Leak Classified Material

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Tough Treatment in TN

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: WNDTennessee House boots Dems who staged 'insurrection' in chamber 12.33 34.33
Article 2: Fox News (website)Tennessee GOP rep abruptly exits CNN interview after host berates him for expelling lawmakers 14.33 30.67
Article 3: AxiosTennessee House GOP expels 2 Democratic lawmakers -2.00 42.00
Article 4: Associated PressAmid polarization, minority party lawmakers face penalties -5.67 36.67
Article 5: Los Angeles TimesEditorial: Tennessee Republicans’ appalling assault on speech and freedom -19.00 27.00
Article 6: The HillAuthoritarianism 101: Tennessee is now schooling other Republicans in how it’s done -17.33 28.67

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Indictment

Entering Her Villain Period?

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Jan 6th Tapes

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: ShockYaShocking Twist: QAnon Shaman’s Unexpected Message During Capitol Riot Goes Viral! 12.33 32.00
Article 2: The American ConservativeWhy Jacob Chansley Matters 19.00 25.67
Article 3: The IndependentJustice Department shoots down claims that Tucker Carlson footage of QAnon Shaman exonerates Jan 6 rioters -5.33 37.33
Article 4: NPRDespite McConnell's rebuke, McCarthy defends Jan. 6 tape release to Fox News -4.33 40.00
Article 5: MSNBC (website)Prosecutors don’t like Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 coverage, either -10.00 31.67
Article 6: Talking Points MemoDOJ Tries To Stymie Jan. 6 Defendants From Exploiting McCarthy-Carlson Surveillance Vid Gambit -6.33 45.33

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Biden’s Budget Proposal

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A Media Darling?

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: The Guardian‘A big freaking deal’: the grand jury that investigated Trump election pressure -4.00 42.00
Article 2: Associated PressTrump investigation: Could grand juror’s words tank charges? -0.67 43.00
Article 3: New York PostInside Trump grand jury foreperson’s bonkers Pinterest account — which promotes witchcraft 10.00 36.33
Article 4: Fox News (website)CNN, MSNBC pan Trump grand jury foreperson’s media blitz after bolstering her profile with interviews 4.67 36.33
Article 5: The New York TimesTrump Legal Team Assails Georgia Inquiry -1.33 44.67
Article 6: CNN (website)Opinion: Georgia grand juror’s tacky media tour won’t trash the case -6.67 36.33

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Dominion: 1, Fox: 0

State of the Union

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The GOP and Women of Color?

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: Bloomberg NewsHouse GOP Strips Ilhan Omar of Foreign Affairs Panel Seat -8.67 43.00
Article 2: Star Tribune-MinneapolisU.S. House votes to remove Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee 0.00 47.67
Article 3: OAN Network (website)Omar gets booted 13.33 31.67
Article 4: Fox News (website)Greg Gutfeld: The only way you can teach Democrats a lesson is to give it back to them 16.67 28.67
Article 5: The InterceptExactly Why and How Republicans Hate Ilhan Omar -20.83 24.50
Article 6: The GuardianRepublicans have a serious antisemitism problem. It isn’t Ilhan Omar | Moustafa Bayoumi -18.00 26.33

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Classified Documents: the Sequel

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: The HillSenators bewildered by Pence classified document revelation 0.67 44.33
Article 2: British Broadcasting CorporationWhat you need to know about the US classified documents saga -1.67 45.33
Article 3: MSNBC (website)Pence's classified docs discovery is ironic but doesn't help Trump -9.00 33.00
Article 4: New York MagazineMike Pence Also Had Classified Documents at His House -4.67 43.00
Article 5: National ReviewClassified Files Found at Pence’s Home, Marking Latest Twist in Saga 8.33 37.00
Article 6: WMUR News 9Discovery of classified documents in Pence's home should be wakeup call, former official says 0.00 35.67

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Linking Gas Stoves and Asthma

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: WKYC – ClevelandExperts weigh in on potential environmental and health dangers of gas stoves -2.00 46.33
Article 2: The GuardianOne in eight cases of asthma in US kids caused by gas stove pollution – study -4.67 43.67
Article 3: WND'Pry it from my cold dead hands': Dems torched for gas-stove ban 21.33 20.67
Article 4: Natural NewsIf Democrats successfully ban gas stoves, restaurants everywhere will fail 22.00 17.00
Article 5: MSNBC (website)In gas stoves, Republicans have found their new dumb culture war -22.33 27.00
Article 6: Washington PostU.S. agency examines secret pollution source in 40 million homes: Gas stoves. -7.00 44.67

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Biden Goes South

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: National ReviewPresident Biden's Immigration ‘Parole’ Scam 18.67 29.33
Article 2: Fox News (website)Border agents ‘beyond frustrated’ as Biden prepares to finally visit besieged southern border 11.00 33.67
Article 3: El Paso TimesPresident Biden plans to visit El Paso Sunday; here's what you need to know about the trip -6.33 43.67
Article 4: Bloomberg NewsBiden’s Border Visit Will Showcase a City Strained by Migration -4.33 43.33
Article 5: British Broadcasting CorporationThree days. Eleven votes. Still no US House speaker -3.33 44.00
Article 6: US News and World ReportBiden Stiffens Border Rules Amid GOP Paralysis -8.33 43.33

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Parental Consent for Gun Ownership

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: TMZFather of Alleged Highland Park Shooter Helped Son Buy Gun -11.33 37.67
Article 2: TownhallWhy the Father of the Highland Park Shooter Just Got Charged 5.33 28.33
Article 3: NewsNation (website)Father of alleged Highland Park parade attacker charged 0.00 46.33
Article 4: CNN (website)Highland Park suspected shooter’s father is charged with felony reckless conduct -1.67 46.00
Article 5: Washington ExaminerFather of Highland Park suspect slapped with seven felony charges 3.33 45.00
Article 6: The Gateway PunditFather of Highland Park Shooter Charged With Reckless Conduct In Connection With Helping Son Obtain Gun 1.33 47.33

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From Russia, with Love

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Love is (Legal) Love?

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: The American ConservativeRespect For Marriage Act: An Imprudent Compromise 19.33 32.00
Article 2: Fox News (website)Cruz introduces amendment to Senate gay marriage bill regarding child marriage, polygamy, incest risks 17.33 35.00
Article 3: The American ProspectThe Grotesque, Wonderful Respect for Marriage Act -13.67 36.00
Article 4: NBC News (website)Senate vote tonight passes gay marriage bill to Band-Aid -19.67 28.00
Article 5: Black Information NetworkU.S. Senate Passes "Respect For Marriage Act" -1.00 44.67
Article 6: The HillIs same sex marriage legal in all 50 states? -3.33 45.00

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Yeeted

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: Associated PressTrump faulted for dinner with white nationalist, rapper Ye -9.67 39.67
Article 2: AxiosTrump talks with white nationalist Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago dinner -5.00 44.00
Article 3: BreitbartTrump Dined at Mar-a-Lago with White Nationalist, Holocaust Denier Nick Fuentes & Kanye West; UPDATE 7.67 31.67
Article 4: Fox News (website)Ye 2024? 15.33 30.33
Article 5: CBC CanadaTrump rebuked over 'unacceptable' dinner with Holocaust-denying white nationalist Nick Fuentes -8.00 37.00
Article 6: The Indian ExpressTrump’s latest dinner guest: Nick Fuentes, white supremacist -6.67 38.33

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Bloody Friday

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Repercussions of No Red Wave

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: Miami Heraldhttps://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article268624177.html -18.67 26.67
Article 2: The FederalistRubio Suggests Senate GOP Should Consider Ousting McConnell 17.67 36.33
Article 3: The American ProspectUndone by Crazy Uncles -26.33 21.00
Article 4: Daily BeastGOP Senators Push to Delay Leadership Elections After Midterm Letdown -8.33 40.67
Article 5: MSNCruz adds to chorus of GOP voices calling for delay in Senate leadership vote 2.00 45.00
Article 6: The BulwarkWas It Really All Just Trump’s Fault? 8.67 37.33

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Pelosi Attack and Conspiracy Rabbit Holes

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Stay Together for the Constituents

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: National ReviewFight over Trumpism: Kari Lake or Ron DeSantis 15.33 30.33
Article 2: Washington ExaminerDeSantis endorses O'Dea in Colorado Senate race, bucking Trump 15.33 36.67
Article 3: The IndependentConservatives defend DeSantis after story claims he used to pronounce Thai like ‘thigh’ to test dates -7.67 21.00
Article 4: Vanity FairTrump Plans to F–k Over Ron DeSantis Two Days Before the Midterm Elections -15.00 27.67
Article 5: CNN (website)As Election Day approaches, Trump-DeSantis 2024 rivalry seeps into the public 0.00 42.00
Article 6: Christian Science MonitorWill Ron DeSantis become the GOP’s standard-bearer? 5.67 41.67

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Cooking Up a New Covid Strain

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: OAN Network (website)New COVID-19 strain with 80% fatality rate created in Boston 5.67 9.33
Article 2: Daily MailOutrage as Boston University CREATES Omicron strain that has an 80% kill rate in mice 5.67 9.00
Article 3: On PointBU disputes reports it created a potentially dangerous pathogen 0.00 46.00
Article 4: Daily BeastYes, Scientists Made a Deadlier COVID Virus. No, It’s Not Bad. -12.67 32.00
Article 5: Financial TimesUS health officials probe Boston University’s Covid virus research 2.00 35.67
Article 6: NBC10 BostonBoston University Pushes Back on Claims of New ‘Deadly' COVID Strain 0.00 42.00

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Hope You Brought Your Checkbook

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Legal Cancel Culture

Wish Death for Your Enemies

Brett Favre Welfare Scandal

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: FortuneThe Brett Favre welfare scandal proves why local journalism still matters -7.00 40.00
Article 2: Sports IllustratedBrett Favre: Texts Show Welfare Funds Were Requested for Football Facility, per Court Filing 1.67 41.33
Article 3: The Black Wall Street TimesBrett Favre shows paused as Twitter compares coverage to Ime Udoka, others -8.00 40.67
Article 4: The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/us/brett-favre-welfare-mississippi.html -4.67 47.00
Article 5: Daily BeastThe Brett Favre Welfare Case Is About to Take a Nastier Turn -9.00 36.67
Article 6: Get Up Mornings (website)Is Ime Udoka Really Getting More Coverage Than Brett Favre ‘Stealing’ Welfare Money From Mississippi? -6.00 35.33

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Bussing Migrants to Martha's Vineyard

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Queen Elizabeth II

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: The GuardianCondolences and condemnation: Indigenous people and people of colour react to the death of Queen Elizabeth II -3.00 43.33
Article 2: ReasonIf Monarchy Is a Must, Keep It Neutral 3.67 33.00
Article 3: The RootLike Black Twitter, Irish Twitter Has a Lot to Say About Queen Elizabeth's Passing -10.67 27.67
Article 4: British Broadcasting CorporationQueen Elizabeth II: World leaders remember a 'kind-hearted Queen' 0.00 44.67
Article 5: Crooks and LiarsQueen Elizabeth Is Dead, And Right-Wing Crazies Are Having A Fit -20.33 20.00
Article 6: Time MagazineCountries May Cut Ties With Monarchy After Queen's Death -1.00 45.33

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Biden's MAGA Republicans Speech

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Dark Brandon

Topic of the Week – Advanced Bias Reliability
Article 1: WonketteBiden Pentagon So Woke It Doesn't Even Want To Murder Civilians Anymore! -26.67 17.33
Article 2: NBCLX (website)Why Is Everyone Talking About ‘Dark Brandon?' -7.67 34.33
Article 3: indy100Biden fans joke this is a sign Dark Brandon fanboys are turning into cult -10.67 26.67
Article 4: CNETDark Brandon: Joe Biden Meme Gets Even More Hype After Student Loan Forgiveness -8.33 39.33
Article 5: National ReviewMemes: Dark Brandon and the Meme Power of the Right 13.00 31.00
Article 6: The AtlanticWhy Joe Biden Keeps Winning the Internet by Accident -13.67 36.33

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Liz Cheney

Test Batch Bias Reliability
Article 1: VoxThe Never Trump wing of the GOP never had a chance -5.33 38.33
Article 2: The BlazeAfter getting TROUNCED in Wyoming, Liz Cheney ponders presidential run 19.00 26.67
Article 3: CNN (website)Timeline: Liz Cheney's political career, from Republican scion to champion of democracy -1.00 44.33
Article 4: JacobinLook Closely at Liz Cheney and Donald Trump. It’s Hard to Tell Much of a Difference. -27.00 22.67
Article 5: Columbia Journalism ReviewDemocracy and the Liz Cheney narrative -13.67 36.33
Article 6: GOBankingRatesHow Much is Former GOP House Member Liz Cheney Worth? 0.00 44.00

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Pelosi Goes to Taiwan

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‘Assault Weapons' Ban

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POTUS has COVID

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Two Truths and a Lie

Looking ahead to 2024

Topic of the Week – AdvancedBiasReliability
Article 1: The Atlantic– Is Biden a Man Out of Time?-18.0036.33
Article 2: Daily Mail– Biden getting ‘irritated’ by Democrats who won’t back him to run for reelection in 2024: Report0.6739.33
Article 3: Palmer Report– Enough with these harmful doomsday narratives about 2024-20.6728.67
Article 4: The American Prospect– In the Wake of ‘Dobbs,’ Biden Leans on Familiar Excuses for Inaction-24.0031.00
Article 5: New York Post– Nervous Democrats pray for anyone but Kamala Harris as 2024 nominee15.3337.33
Article 6: National Review– 2024 Election: 71 Percent of Americans Don’t Want Biden to Seek a Second Term6.6745.67

Roe v. Wade Overturned

Juneteenth

January 6th Hearings

Depp v. Heard

SCOTUS Springs a Leak

Libs of TikTok

Federal Mask Mandate Ends

RNC Pulls Out of CPD

Topic of the Week – AdvancedBiasReliability
Article 1: The Hill–