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Trump Administration At Odds with the Vatican
- Week of April 12, 2026
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Townhall– Pope Leo’s Flawed War Doctrine | 18.67 | 24.00 |
| PJ Media– Obama’s Strategist David Axelrod Met With the Pope: What Did They Talk About? | 20.67 | 11.67 |
| National Catholic Register– Trump Blasts Pope Leo as ‘Weak’ and ‘Terrible for Foreign Policy’ | -7.00 | 40.33 |
| CBS: 60 Minutes– Influential U.S. cardinals caution against Iran war, Trump immigration policies | -13.33 | 32.67 |
| Raw Story– Observers mock ‘lunatic’ Trump’s late-night diatribe about Pope Leo XIV: ‘Bro, go to bed’ | -20.33 | 18.67 |
| MS NOW: Chris Jansing Reports (MSNBC)– Report: Vatican official says Pope Leo XIV may not visit U.S. under Trump | -13.33 | 29.33 |
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Trump Administration At Odds with the Vatican
- Week of April 12, 2026
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on Birthright Citizenship
- Week of April 5, 2026
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| The Hill– Reclaiming our own birthright: We might need to amend the Constitution | 10.67 | 35.00 |
| The Daily Signal (YouTube)– Why SCOTUS Knows Birthright Citizenship Is Wrong but Will Allow It To Continue | Victor Davis Hanson | 16.67 | 30.33 |
| Scripps News (website)– Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump birthright citizenship order | -1.00 | 44.00 |
| CBS News (website)– What is birthright citizenship, and can Trump end the constitutional right in the U.S.? | 0.00 | 45.33 |
| USA Today– Birthright citizenship fight rewrites America's history | Opinion | -17.00 | 29.67 |
| Vox (YouTube)– The end of birthright citizenship as we know it? | -16.33 | 34.33 |
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No Kings Rally
- Week of March 29, 2026
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Daily Caller– Anti-Trump Protesters Scream ‘Abolish The Police’ As Cops Assist Their March Through DC | 13.67 | 32.00 |
| Fox News: The Big Weekend Show– ‘Follow the money’: Activists return for another ‘No Kings’ protest | 16.67 | 24.67 |
| Minn Post– ‘No Kings’ Minnesota rally starred whistles, butterflies, Springsteen | -8.00 | 40.67 |
| ABC News (website)– ‘No Kings’ protests draw large crowds in cities, towns across US | -6.33 | 42.67 |
| MS NOW: The Weekend: Primetime (MSNBC)– “People are DISGUSTED”: What one Democrat saw at No Kings Day | -16.00 | 33.00 |
| Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance– Well Done America! | -14.67 | 32.00 |
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Security Lines at Airports Grow as TSA Remains Unfunded
- Week of March 22, 2026
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Benny Johnson (YouTube)– Elon Musk Shocks America, Pays TSA Salaries | Trump Sends ICE to Airports… | 15.33 | 30.00 |
| Daily Wire– Tom Homan Lays Out What Americans Can Expect As ICE Moves Into Airports Monday | 10.67 | 39.33 |
| OAN Network (website)– Trump to deploy ICE to airports to assist TSA employees amid shutdown: ‘NO MORE GAMES!’ | 17.67 | 31.67 |
| Raw Story– TSA agents sell their blood for gas to get to work — where Trump isn't paying them | -18.00 | 25.00 |
| Belle of the Ranch (YouTube)– Let's talk about the GOP’s block on TSA funding risking airport closures…. | -18.00 | 28.67 |
| Newsweek– Former ICE Official Warns Trump’s Airport TSA Plan Is ‘Reckless’ | -1.00 | 44.33 |
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War with Iran Turns to the Strait of Hormuz
- Week of March 15, 2026
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Fox News: Fox News Live– DETAILS: Trump announces warships heading towards Strait of Hormuz | 8.00 | 40.67 |
| National Review– Strait of Hormuz Closure: CNN’s Claim Trump Didn’t Plan for Iran Doesn’t Hold Up | 5.33 | 34.67 |
| Forbes– Trump Urges China, UK And Others To Send Warships To Strait of Hormuz | 0.00 | 43.67 |
| Newsmax (website)– WSJ: Trump to Announce Ship Escort Coalition in Hormuz | 7.33 | 38.67 |
| HuffPost– Hegseth Claims Strait Of Hormuz ‘Is Open’ And Doesn’t ‘Worry’ About It | -14.00 | 24.67 |
| Al Jazeera English (YouTube)– US influence tested as allies hesitate over Hormuz coalition, Analysts warn | -8.33 | 41.00 |
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Kristi Noem Fired as Secretary of Homeland Security
- Week of March 8, 2026
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Fox News: The Will Cain Show– Sen Kennedy says Trump was ‘as mad as a mama wasp’ about Noem | 13.67 | 32.67 |
| Washington Examiner– How Kristi Noem has handicapped DHS for Markwayne Mullin | 17.67 | 29.67 |
| The Hill– How Kristi Noem finally lost Trump’s trust | -1.67 | 44.00 |
| ABC News (website)– Kristi Noem’s ouster follows tumultuous tenure as Homeland Security secretary | 0.00 | 43.67 |
| MS NOW | MSNBC (website)– For Kristi Noem’s many critics, her ouster is the first step, not the last | -13.00 | 33.00 |
| Brian Tyler Cohen (YouTube)– Kristi Noem gets ANOTHER humiliation after firing | Another Day | -14.67 | 27.00 |
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US Mens & Womens Olympic Hockey Teams Win Gold and Get Invited to the White House
- Week of March 1, 2026
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| The First: Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News– Bill O’Reilly on the REAL Reason the Women’s Olympic Hockey Team Declined President Trump | 16.00 | 28.67 |
| Zero Hedge– Leftist Media Outraged After USA Olympic Hockey Team Goes Pro-MAGA | 20.67 | 19.33 |
| Los Angeles Times– U.S. men’s hockey team is celebrating with Trump. The women aren’t. What’s going on? | -5.00 | 38.67 |
| USA Today– What did Trump say about US women’s hockey team? White House visit uncertain | -1.67 | 42.00 |
| The Guardian– Trump says he is a savior of women’s sports. His ice hockey joke showed what he really thinks | -18.00 | 24.67 |
| Occupy Democrats (YouTube)– Trump HUMILIATED As USA Hockey Team Just LAUGHED AT HIM | -17.33 | 19.33 |
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Supreme Court strikes down major Trump tariff program
- Week of February 22, 2026
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| The Megyn Kelly Show– Supreme Court Rules Trump's Tariffs are UNLAWFUL – Why Barrett, Gorsuch, Roberts Sided with the Libs | 18.00 | 32.00 |
| PJ Media– Bessent Signals No Retreat After SCOTUS Tariff Ruling | 19.00 | 31.00 |
| CBS News (website)– Supreme Court rules most Trump tariffs illegal in major setback for economic agenda | -0.67 | 47.00 |
| Breitbart– President Trump Raises Global Tariff Rate to 15 Percent | 18.67 | 21.67 |
| MS NOW | MSNBC (website)– How Congress can enforce the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling | -17.33 | 30.00 |
| The Philip DeFranco Show (YouTube)– Trump MELTDOWN After Losing Supreme Court Tariffs Case | -15.33 | 31.00 |
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Trump Administration revokes the EPA's Endangerment Finding
- Week of February 15, 2026
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Newsmax (website)– America is 'Free at Last' From Climate Alarmism's Chains | 17.67 | 28.00 |
| The Daily Signal– MONUMENTAL: Trump Admin Unleashes American Energy With Key Regulatory Move | 18.33 | 25.33 |
| Politico– EPA repeals landmark finding that climate pollution is harmful | -4.67 | 42.00 |
| CNBC (YouTube)– Trump's EPA Just Rolled Back A Key Climate Finding. What Will It Mean For The Auto Industry? | -11.67 | 37.67 |
| Vox– Trump just blew up a load-bearing pillar of climate regulation in the US. What happens now? | -4.33 | 43.00 |
| Democracy Now! – Amy Goodman– “Devastating”: Trump EPA to Scrap Landmark Climate Finding in Pro-Fossil Fuel Deregulatory Push | -17.67 | 30.33 |
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Super Bowl LX Halftime Shows
- Week of February 8, 2026
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Newsmax: Finnerty– Alternative half-time star speaks out on ‘Bad Bunny,’ NFL’s comments on divisive show | 15.67 | 29.00 |
| Daily Mail– MILLIONS of Super Bowl fans tune into Turning Point USA’s halftime show instead of Bad Bunny’s Spanish-only performance | 15.00 | 29.00 |
| CBS News (website)– Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show brings the party and Latin culture to U.S.’s most-watched sporting event | -0.67 | 42.67 |
| Complex– Kid Rock Closes Out TPUSA Halftime Show With Charlie Kirk Tribute | 2.33 | 41.67 |
| Deadline– Bad Bunny Tan Bueno In Historic Super Bowl Halftime Show With Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin & A Lot Of Latin Love – Review | -9.67 | 37.67 |
| Occupy Democrats (YouTube)– Super Bowl SURPRISE Just DESTROYED Trump’s ENTIRE NIGHT | -17.67 | 27.33 |
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Melania documentary opens in theaters
- Week of February 1, 2026
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| JosiahRises (YouTube)– Hollywood LOSE THEIR MINDS After Melania Trump DESTROYS Them In SHOCKING TWIST! | 19.67 | 22.67 |
| Fox News (website)– DAVID MARCUS: Why Melania and her fans deserve her silver screen star turn | 18.67 | 25.67 |
| British Broadcasting Corporation– What we learned – and didn’t – from the Melania documentary | -3.33 | 43.00 |
| NBC News (website)– ‘Melania’ doc beats box office expectations despite criticism, poor reviews | 1.67 | 44.33 |
| USA Today– Mocking Melania Trump’s documentary is an act of patriotism | Opinion | -17.00 | 25.67 |
| Occupy Democrats (YouTube)– Trump RAGES As The WORLD LAUGHS At MELANIA’S MOVIE FLOP | -17.67 | 22.33 |
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Trump Goes to Davos
- Week of January 25, 2026
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Promethean Updates (YouTube)– Davos PANIC: Trump Arrives to Dismantle WEF (The End of Globalism) | 23.67 | 20.67 |
| Western Journal– Watch: Trump Immediately Delivers a Big ‘Told You So’ to ‘So-Called Experts’ at Davos | 18.33 | 22.67 |
| Scripps News (website)– Trump says he won’t use force to take Greenland, presses case at Davos | 0.00 | 44.00 |
| Politico– Trump rules out using force to acquire Greenland | 3.67 | 42.33 |
| The Hill– On Greenland, Trump eats some humble pie but learns a valuable lesson | 1.67 | 31.67 |
| Harry Sisson (YouTube)– Watch Newsom HUMILIATE Trump TO HIS FACE At Davos | -18.67 | 27.00 |
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Machado Gives Nobel Peace Prize to Trump
- Week of January 18, 2026
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| American Thinker– The Nobel committee makes a fool of itself | 11.33 | 24.67 |
| Fox News: Fox & Friends– Machado reveals ‘EMOTIONAL’ Nobel Peace Prize presentation to Trump | 8.67 | 31.67 |
| NewsNation (website)– Trump accepts Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize medal | 0.00 | 43.67 |
| Newsweek– Nobel Foundation Speaks Out After Machado Gifts Trump Peace Prize | -4.00 | 42.33 |
| MS NOW: Velshi (MSNBC)– Here’s what should happen with Trump & the Nobel Prize. It might surprise you. | -15.67 | 28.67 |
| Daily Beast– Top Trump Goon Slams Nobel Foundation for Pointing Out Facts | -13.33 | 29.67 |
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Trump Administration Talks About Taking Over Greenland
- Week of January 11, 2026
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| Benny Johnson (YouTube)– Trump Administration CONFIRMS America WILL Take Over Greenland, Europe in PANIC: ‘We Will Buy it…’ | 16.67 | 24.67 |
| The Daily Signal– Trump Wants to Buy, Not Invade Greenland | 13.33 | 30.00 |
| The Hill– Trump weighs US military as option to obtain Greenland, White House says | 0.00 | 42.67 |
| British Broadcasting Corporation– How could Donald Trump ‘take’ Greenland? | 0.00 | 45.33 |
| USA Today– Trump and his team keep upping the ‘stupid’ on Greenland | Opinion | -9.00 | 28.67 |
| Occupy Democrats (YouTube)– Europe Just WRECKED Trump’s Night With Checkmate GREENLAND MOVE | -19.67 | 22.00 |
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Minnesota Daycare Fraud Controversy
- Week of January 4, 2026
| Topic of the Week – Starter | Bias | Reliability |
| MattMorseTV (YouTube)– Trump’s “SURPRISE” for Tim Walz. | 19.67 | 22.33 |
| The Geller Report– $18 BILLION Stolen Taxpayer Dollars in Somali Fraud, Millions FUNNELED TO DEMOCRATS | 25.67 | 12.00 |
| NBC News (website)– Minnesota department finds child care centers targeted in viral video operating normally | -1.33 | 45.33 |
| FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul KMSP– Minnesota fraud: Child care centers in viral video under investigation | 2.00 | 43.33 |
| El Pais– Trump turns a Minnesota fraud allegation into ammunition for his MAGA army against Democrats | -9.67 | 33.33 |
| Occupy Democrats (YouTube)– https://youtu.be/-T30mjOk6Js/ | -18.67 | 24.33 |
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