November 25, 2025

Democrats’ military video and Trump’s response: Spotting omission in the news 

News coverage often looks different depending on which outlet you follow. This week’s Bias Breakdown examines how editorial priorities, audience expectations, and limited airtime shape the stories that rise to the top of the news cycle, as well as the ones that quietly fall away. Using a recent example in which a social media video […]

November 25, 2025

Customs said a $70k seizure was routine. A congressman says it was theft

It was all routine. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, a traveler was driving over the international bridge in Brownsville, Texas, heading into Mexico. Customs and Border Protection officers selected the vehicle for an outbound inspection, one of dozens chosen for examination each day.  The agents had a dog sniff the car, and they used another unspecified […]

November 25, 2025

Popemobile repurposed as ‘Vehicle of Hope’ clinic to aid Gaza children

A former “popemobile” used by Pope Francis during his 2014 visit to Bethlehem has been repurposed as a mobile clinic for children in Gaza. According to Reuters and The Associated Press, the vehicle was unveiled near the Church of the Nativity. Church officials said Francis had blessed the initiative and placed it under the care […]

November 25, 2025

Can the Pentagon recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty to face a court-martial?

Can the Pentagon follow through and actually recall Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a retired Navy captain, back to active duty to face a court-martial? The potential move comes in response to Kelly’s participation in a video made by Democratic lawmakers to remind servicemembers of their obligations to disobey any illegal orders. Pentagon v. Kelly “You […]

November 25, 2025

‘Life goes on without you’: Q&A with Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko

Captured by Russian security services and sentenced on false charges, Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko spent over four years in a Russian prison, enduring torture while trying to maintain his sanity and physical strength.  Yesypenko, who covered Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimea for the U.S. Congress-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), was released in June. He was first detained by Russian authorities […]

November 25, 2025

White House vows appeal as Comey responds to tossed indictments

The White House is pushing back on a federal judge’s decision to throw out criminal cases against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says the Justice Department is preparing to appeal. Why the judge tossed the indictments U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie […]

November 25, 2025

A forgotten Superman comic found in an attic just sold for a record $9.12 million

A copy of “Superman No. 1” that spent decades tucked away in a dusty attic has become the most expensive comic book ever sold, fetching $9.12 million at a Texas auction house. The surprise discovery was made by three brothers sorting through their late mother’s San Francisco home. Hidden in a cardboard box beneath brittle newspapers and […]

November 25, 2025

Mark Kelly says Trump won’t ‘silence us’ after Pentagon reviews Dems’ video

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is pushing back publicly after learning he’s now under Pentagon review for appearing in a video that told U.S. troops they can refuse illegal orders. Kelly appeared on MSNOW with Rachel Maddow Monday night and delivered his most direct response yet. “I’ve had a missile blow up next to my airplane. I’ve been […]

November 25, 2025

Trump health care plan delayed, Republicans push back on Obamacare extension

President Donald Trump’s announcement on extending Obamacare subsidies, which was expected this week, has now been delayed amid Republican pushback. It comes as millions of Americans face steep health care cost increases when current Affordable Care Act tax credits expire at the end of the year.  The president’s draft proposal reportedly includes a two-year extension of those subsidies with new eligibility limits. Multiple reports on Monday said […]