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When Biden Makes His First No-Win Decision

Recommended Reading / January 29th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. Joe Biden was sworn into office less than two weeks ago and he is already facing the type of seminal decision that could define his presidency. Worse, it’s not clear if either option he is considering is a particularly good one...

Joe Biden, Coronavirus, Bipartisanship, Polarization, Coronavirus Stimulus, US Senate

Story of the Week: President Biden's First Week

Story of the Week / January 28th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Newly-elected President Joe Biden had a busy first week in office. He signed nearly 30 executive orders, taking action on criminal justice, climate change, racial equity, immigration and more. On Tuesday, he...

Story Of The Week, Joe Biden, White House, Coronavirus

The Most Important Words in Biden’s Speech – “Enough of Us”

Recommended Reading / January 22nd, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. Now comes the hard part. Politicians always talk about unity, especially newly-elected presidents. As is so often the case, Donald Trump was the exception that proved the rule. But Obama, Bush, Clinton and Reagan all spoke...

Joe Biden, Polarization, White House

Story of the Week: Joe Biden Sworn in as 46th President

Story of the Week / January 21st, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. On Wednesday, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States in Washington, D.C. by Chief Justice John Roberts. The ceremony was scaled back amid the COVID-19 pandemic , and more than 20,000...

Story Of The Week, Joe Biden, White House, 2020 Election

Story of the Week: Congress Confirms Biden's Victory; 4 Dead After Capitol Chaos

Story of the Week / January 7th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Congress certified President-elect Joe Biden's victory early Thursday after tallying states' Electoral College votes. Shortly after, President Donald Trump released a statement saying "there will be an orderly...

Story Of The Week, Capitol Chaos, 2020 Election, Violence In America, Donald Trump, Joe Biden

When Cracks Appear in the Republican Wall

Recommended Reading / December 29th, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

You know it’s hard out here for an optimist. We can see that the outgoing president will continue to indulge his penchant for brinkmanship and disruption until noon on Jan. 20, and that the consequences of his behavior will create all sorts of obstacles to his successor and inflict all...

Republican Party, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Bipartisanship, Coronavirus Stimulus

Story of the Week: Electoral College Confirms Joe Biden's Victory

Story of the Week / December 17th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Members of the Electoral College cast their votes Monday to confirm President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. Biden received 306 electoral votes, over the 270 needed to win, and...

Story Of The Week, Electoral College, 2020 Election, Joe Biden, Donald Trump

Media Bias Alert: Left Highlights Biden's All-Female Comms Team; Right Zooms in on CNN Ties

Bias / December 1st, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

In reporting on Joe Biden’s recent announcement of his White House communications staff , different sides of the media sometimes focused on completely different facts. Biden, who’s widely projected to be confirmed as the next U.S. president by the Electoral College next month, recently...

Media Bias, Joe Biden, Media Industry

When the Country Agrees With the Losing Candidate

Recommended Reading / November 17th, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

The amounts of analysis that has been written, spoken and posted since Election Day could fill the Grand Canyon several times over. But the most important piece of data from this month’s election has received almost no attention whatsoever. Among the roughly three-quarters of voters who...

Elections, 2020 Election, Polls, Public Opinion, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, White House

Story of the Week: Biden Projected to Win Presidency as Trump Alleges Fraud

Story of the Week / November 12th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. As a Biden-Harris Administration slowly begins to take shape, current President Donald Trump is arguing that the 2020 presidential election was manipulated in Joe Biden 's favor. Most major news outlets projected...

Story Of The Week, 2020 Election, Elections, Donald Trump, Joe Biden

Why News Outlets Differ on Calling Arizona for Biden

News / November 6th, 2020 / By Joseph Ratliff

A peculiar feature of Wednesday’s post-election protests was some Trump supporters’ chants of “shame on Fox!,” in reference to Fox News , the right-leaning news media giant. While data shows Republicans trust Fox more than any other outlet, President Trump has publicly criticized the...

2020 Election, Elections, Arizona, Media Industry, Fox News, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Polls

Story of the Week: Biden Projected as Next President by Major News Outlets; Trump Starts Legal Challenges

Story of the Week / November 5th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. UPDATED 11/7/20 at 7:00 p.m. ET: Former Vice President Joe Biden was projected the winner of the 2020 presidential election Saturday by multiple major news networks, as his vote tally reportedly passed President...

Story Of The Week, 2020 Election, Elections, Donald Trump, Joe Biden

Collection of Op-Eds For/Against Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Recommended Reading / November 2nd, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Got a strong opinion on how to vote in this year’s presidential election? You’re not alone. Here’s a range of op-eds written by people from throughout the political spectrum, making various cases for why you should (or shouldn’t) vote for either President Donald Trump or Democratic...

Elections, 2020 Election, Trump V Biden, Donald Trump, Joe Biden

Trump vs. Biden on Race Relations, Explained in 2 Minutes

News / November 1st, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Here's a brief overview of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden 's stances on race relations, plus quick links to articles covering the topic from across the political spectrum as determined by AllSides Media Bias Ratings . Trump: President Donald Trump recently released his Platinum Plan for...

Trump V Biden, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Elections, 2020 Election, Race And Racism

Trump vs. Biden on Education Policy, Explained in 2 Minutes

News / October 29th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Here's a brief overview of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden 's stances on education policy, plus quick links to articles covering the topic from across the political spectrum as determined by AllSides Media Bias Ratings . Trump: President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda pledges to build...

Education, Colleges And Universities, Student Loan Debt, Culture, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump V Biden, Election 2020, Elections

Trump vs. Biden on Gun Rights and Gun Control, Explained in 2 Minutes

News / October 28th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Here's a brief overview of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden 's stances on gun control and gun rights, plus quick links to articles covering the topic from across the political spectrum as determined by AllSides Media Bias Ratings . Trump: President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda...

Gun Control And Gun Rights, 2nd Amendment, Trump V Biden, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, 2020 Election, Elections

Trump vs. Biden on Big Tech, Explained in 2 Minutes

News / October 26th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Here's a brief overview of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden 's stances on Big Tech, plus quick links to articles covering the topic from across the political spectrum as determined by AllSides Media Bias Ratings . Trump: President Donald Trump's administration has initiated an antitrust...

Trump V Biden, Big Tech, Censorship, Free Speech, Technology, Cybersecurity, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Twitter

Trump vs. Biden on Healthcare, Explained in 2 Minutes

News / October 25th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Here's a brief overview of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden 's stances on healthcare, plus quick links to articles covering the topic from across the political spectrum as determined by AllSides Media Bias Ratings . Trump: President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda includes an “America-...

Trump V Biden, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Elections, 2020 Election, Healthcare, Affordable Care Act, Public Health

How Fact Checkers Are Biased in the 2020 Election

News / October 25th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Generally, you shouldn’t be able to tell who journalists are voting for in the 2020 presidential election when you read their news story or look at their website. But sometimes it can be more than obvious, even when it comes to the almighty fact checkers. We went around to six fact-...

2020 Election Fact Checking, 2020 Election, Facts And Fact Checking, Fake News, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Media Bias, Media Industry

Trump vs. Biden on LGBTQ+ Policy, Explained in 2 Minutes

News / October 22nd, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Here's a brief overview of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden 's stances on LGBTQ+ policy, plus quick links to articles covering the topic from across the political spectrum as determined by AllSides Media Bias Ratings . Trump: The Trump campaign has a website called “Trump Pride,” which...

Trump V Biden, 2020 Election, Elections, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, LGBTQ Issues

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