Justice Dept. to Appeal Mask Mandate Ruling if CDC Says It’s Needed
We ran the numbers: There are 1070 news articles covering this topic. 8% (83) are left leaning, 36% (381) are center, and 57% (606) are right leaning.
On Tuesday, the Biden administration said it would appeal a judge’s ruling that blocked a transportation mask requirement if federal health officials determine the mandate is still needed. While left-leaning articles highlight that the Justice Department continued to defend the administration’s policy, right-leaning articles highlight that CBS political and legal correspondent Jan Crawford said in a tweet that President Biden was "bailed out" by a "Trump judge" who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on the lifting of the airline mask mandates.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the Justice Department continued to defend the administration’s policy. The Department said in a statement that it would appeal the ruling if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determines the mandate is still necessary to protect public health.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had extended the federal mask mandate on U.S. airlines, rail and bus systems by two weeks. The extension was upended by a ruling from a federal judge in Florida, who struck down the CDC directive.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that CBS political and legal correspondent Jan Crawford said in a tweet that President Biden was "bailed out" by a "Trump judge" who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on the lifting of the airline mask mandates. Crawford tweeted out CBS/YouGov polling from March that found 45% of Americans said "no" to a question about states having mask mandates.