This week, several of the 2020 presidential candidates released new policies in their platforms as the first caucus of the election approaches. Most notably, Senator Elizabeth Warren announced a plan to pay for her Medicare for All proposal. Warren was pressed by her opponents in the most recent primary debate to say whether her healthcare plan would raise taxes on low-income Americans. She refused to answer, saying only that her plan would not raise costs for the middle class. However, her new proposal outlines a tax plan that would heavily tax business and wealthy Americans, but not the middle class.

On Friday, Beto O’Rourke announced that he is ending his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Right-leaning articles tend to emphasize O’Rourke’s uniquely strict gun control proposals, while left-leaning articles point to his campaign’s lack of funding as the reason for his withdrawal and centrist articles report extensively on O’Rourke’s statements about the end of his campaign.

There are 557 news articles covering this topic. 52% (288) are left leaning, 41% (231) center, 7% (38) right leaning.

From the left: Beto O’Rourke is dropping out of the presidential race, New York Times
From the center: O'Rourke ends presidential bid, The Hill
From the right: O’Rourke’s dashed White House dreams trolled by NRA, Washington Times

Also in the news: On Friday, White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said the Trump administration expects the House to follow through with impeachment proceedings.

On Thursday, the House voted to authorize -- and thereby make public -- the current impeachment inquiry in the investigation of President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.

There are 4058 news articles covering this topic. 56% (2277) are left leaning, 32% (1302) center, 12% (479) right leaning.

From the left: House endorses impeachment inquiry moving public, New York Times
From the center: House passes resolution formalizing impeachment inquiry, NPR
From the right: Pelosi defends Trump impeachment inquiry as duty of congress, NY Post

Also in the news: In his testimony to the House committees conducting the impeachment inquiry, former top White House official Timothy Morrison confirmed the quid pro quo between President Trump and the Ukrainian leader

Ahead of Thursday’s House vote on the formalization of impeachment proceedings, Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) announced his support for the impeachment inquiry on Wednesday.

There are 1728 news articles covering this topic. 65% (1122) are left leaning, 22% (382) center, 13% (224) right leaning.

From the left: Dems once wary of partisan impeachment inquiry vote unite, New York Times
From the center: Senate GOP in bind on impeachment, The Hill
From the right: A House divided: Dems find no defectors for impeachment vote, Fox News

Also in the news: In his testimony to the House committees conducting the impeachment inquiry, former top White House official Timothy Morrison confirmed the quid pro quo between President Trump and the Ukrainian leader.

On Tuesday, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander S. Vindman testified before the House Intelligence Committee, saying that he listened to President Trump’s July 25 call with the president of Ukraine and was so concerned by the discussion that he alerted his superiors.

There are 1238 news articles covering this topic. 59% (732) are left leaning, 32% (398) center, 9% (108) right leaning.

From the left: Army officer who heard the Ukraine call reported concerns, New York Times
From the center: GOP leader defends Trump: expert 'is wrong' that call was improper, NPR
From the right: John Yoo denies he accused official of espionage, Washington Examiner

Also in the news: On Tuesday, House Democrats introduced a draft resolution to officially begin their impeachment inquiry. Left-leaning coverage focuses on the content of the resolution and Republicans’ reactions to it, while right-leaning articles tend to focus on President Trump’s reaction and centrist articles analyze i implications.

On Sunday morning, President Trump announced that ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Bagdhadi had been killed in a special forces raid in Syria. Right-leaning articles tend to focus on the raid as a success for the Trump administration, while left-leaning articles tend to compare Trump’s management of the news to Obama’s actions after the death of Osama bin Laden, and centrist articles focus on reporting the details of the raid.

There are 2651 news articles covering this topic. 20% (543) are left leaning, 44% (1162) center, 36% (946) right leaning.

From the left: Trump makes made-for-TV announcement he long wanted, New York Times
From the center: Trump Says Islamic State Leader Was Killed In Special Operations Raid, NPR
From the right: ISIS leader detonates suicide vest as US forces attack near border, Fox News

Also in the news: President Trump attended the fifth game of the World Series at Nationals Park on Sunday, where he was booed after he was shown on the big screen.