CDC Says Schools are Safe but Biden Ignores Science, Doctors $$PLAIN_TEXT_PREVIEW$$
Spotted this week in media bias
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CDC Says Schools are Safe but Biden Ignores Science, Doctors
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Bias in the NewsHighlighting the top two news topics each day and how they were covered by the left, right and center.
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Fri, Feb 05
CDC Says Schools are Safe but Biden Continues to Ignore Science Doctors
While the CDC assessed that schools can safely reopen, Biden has not yet committed to reopening them. Left-leaning articles highlight that the Biden administration will soon begin collecting monthly data schools to find out how they have been affected by the pandemic, while right-leaning articles highlight that former Trump White House Director of Strategic Communications Alyssa Farah said the Biden administration is hypocritical for dismissing the CDC’s guidance for re-opening schools. There are 6195 news articles covering this topic. 24% (1519) are left leaning, 39% (2405) are center, and 37% (2271) are right leaning. From the left: Biden admin to survey schools on COVID-19 impact, The Washington Post From the center: CDC says schools are safe; Biden ignores science, doctors, The Hill From the right: ‘Stunning hypocrisy’ for Biden admin to push back against the CDC’s approval to open schools: Farah, The Washington Time Also in the news: President Biden said he does not expect his $1.9 trillion economic relief package to include an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15. While left-leaning articles highlight that the plan to raise the federal minimum wage was removed after senators backed an amendment from Republican Senator Joni Ernst, right-leaning articles highlight that during the marathon “vote-a-rama” on Friday, Senate Democrats agreed to prevent $1,400 stimulus checks from going to high earners.
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Thu, Feb 04
Republicans Seek to Play Offense in Vote-a-Rama
On Thursday, Senate Republicans seek to play the offense by forcing Democrats to take tough votes on sending stimulus checks to immigrants living in the country illegally in a voting session described by both parties as a vote-a-rama. While left-leaning articles highlight that Republicans in charge of taking back the House and Senate next year hope that a new message focused on reopening schools will lure back suburban voters, right-leaning articles highlight that Senate Republicans are taking advantage of the rules of the budget reconciliation process Democrats are using to advance President Biden’s coronavirus stimulus plan. There are 4000 news articles covering this topic. 44% (1757) are left leaning, 35% (1420) are center, and 21% (823) are right leaning. From the left: Reps target Dems and unions over closures to regain suburban foothold, CNN From the center: Republicans seek to play offense in vote-a-rama, The Hill From the right: McConnell to force Dems to vote on paying illegal immigrants, Fox News Also in the news: On Thursday, a divided House removed Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene off both of her committees. While left-leaning articles highlight that the House was fiercely divided, as the chamber’s near party-line vote was 230-199, right-leaning articles highlight that House Republicans voted to keep Representative Liz Cheney as their No. 3 leader.
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Wed, Feb 03
Biden Forges Ahead on Relief Bill without GOP but Signals Checks could be Targeted
President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are pressing ahead on a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill. While left-leaning articles highlight that the Democratic party has learned lessons from last time the economy needed an injection from the government, right-leaning articles highlight that Republicans offered $1,000 payments targeted to low-income households. There are 5755 news articles covering this topic. 28% (1618) are left leaning, 40% (2303) are center, and 32% (1834) are right leaning. From the left: Dems Determined To Avoid Their Old Mistakes With Big Stimulus, HuffPost From the center: Biden Forges Ahead On Bill Without GOP; Signals Checks Targeted, NPR From the right: Biden open to negotiating terms of $1,400 stimulus checks, Fox News Also in the news: On Wednesday, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia lashed out at congressional Democrats in a string of tweets, as the GOP faces pressure to take action against the congresswoman after she endorsed the assassination of prominent Democrats. While left-leaning articles highlight that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell denounced the extremist rhetoric of Representative Marjorie Taylor Green, right-leaning articles highlight that lawmakers are seeking to oust Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from her committee assignments.
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Tue, Feb 02
Biden Immigration Orders Include Family Unification Task Force
On Tuesday, President Biden signed three executive orders that he said would lead to a more “fair, orderly, humane” immigration system. While left-leaning articles highlight that Biden signed an executive order that would create a task force chaired by the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to reunite families, right-leaning articles highlight that former Acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli slammed Biden’s recent executive orders and immigration policies. There are 3816 news articles covering this topic. 21% (821) are left leaning, 44% (1667) are center, and 35% (1328) are right leaning. From the left: Biden to reunite migrant families separated by Trump, The Washington Post From the center: Biden Signs 3 Immigration Executive Orders. Activists Want More, NPR From the right: Immigration orders to 'open gates' to illegal immigrants, Fox News Also in the news: On Tuesday, lawyers representing former President Trump argued that it is unconstitutional to impeach a former president. While left-leaning articles highlight that much of the filing from Trump’s new lawyers dwells upon the alleged unconstitutionality of impeaching a former president, right-leaning articles highlight that the argument from Trump’s counsel that the trial is constitutionally impermissible is supported by the vast majority of Republicans in the Senate.
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Mon, Feb 01
GOP Proposal Tests Biden's Bipartisanship
On Sunday, President Biden invited a group of Republican senators to meet with him at the White House after they proposed a more targeted economic relief package. While left-leaning articles highlight that the Republican lawmakers’ proposal costs less than a third of what Biden has called for, right-leaning articles highlight that Senator Susan Collins of Maine told reporters that the meeting was “frank and very useful” but the two sides were still very far apart. There are 2303 news articles covering this topic. 21% (495) are left leaning, 48% (1093) are center, and 31% (715) are right leaning. From the left: GOP proposal tests Biden's bipartisanship as Dems, The Washington Post From the center: Biden invites GOP senators to White House for relief talks, The Hill From the right: Biden meets with GOP lawmakers in Oval Office over bill, New York Post Also in the news: On Monday, U.S. President Joe Biden threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar following a coup by the country’s military leaders. While left-leaning articles highlight that Myanmar’s military took control of the country after detaining civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders, right-leaning articles highlight that the Myanmar military claimed that the government had not acted on its allegations of fraud in November’s election.
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