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Media Bias Alert: New Report Says Obama CIA Illegally Spied on Trump

Bias / February 19th, 2024 / By Andy Gorel

A new report from independent journalists Michael Shellenberger and Matt Taibbi claims the CIA asked foreign allies to illegally spy on former President Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2016 election. Despite being covered by many sources from the Right, no sources from the Center or Left picked up the report, displaying bias by omission.

Media Bias Alert, Donald Trump, US Intelligence, Five Eyes, CIA, 2016 Election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, FBI, Russia Meddling

The Justice Department’s Dilemma Over Prosecuting Politicians Before an Election

Recommended Reading / September 26th, 2022 / By "The Conversation" Contributor

As the 2022 midterm campaigns approach Election Day on Nov. 8, 2022, a federal probe into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents is testing an unwritten policy of the U.S. Justice Department.

Justice Department, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Criminal Justice

Media Bias Alert: News Outlets Jump To Conclusions On John Durham Probe

Bias / February 23rd, 2022 / By Antonio Ferme

When it comes to reporting on developments from John Durham's probe, many news outlets have jumped the gun and come to their own conclusions.

Media Bias, 2016 Election, Courts, Cybersecurity, Donald Trump, Ethics Investigation, Hillary Clinton, John Durham, Justice, Michael Sussmann, Spying, White House

This Group Invites Liberals and Conservatives to Discuss Across Divides

Bias / June 29th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Watch what happened when Trump voters and Clinton voters got together in the same room.

Media Bias, Polarization, Braver Angels, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton

When the Democrats Tell Young People To Wait Their Turn

News / August 19th, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez received one minute to address the Democratic National Convention this week. That’s only one minute more than I got. Joe Biden frequently talks about himself as a transition to a new generation of political leadership. But the Democrats’ future has not been on...

2020 Election, Elections, Democratic Party, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

When Presidents Abuse Their Power: Impeachment, Criticism, or Pass?

News / October 31st, 2019 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Has Donald Trump abused his power ? How do his actions stack up to other Presidents in recent history? When people have thought a President used his office for personal gain or to unfairly advance his own political career, things have turned chaotic. Here are some top examples of alleged...

Impeachment, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Richard Nixon

Story of the Week: State Department Completes Review Of Hillary Clinton's Private Server

Story of the Week / October 25th, 2019 / By Henry A. Brechter

Tracking impeachment: Former U.S. Ambassador William Taylor testified before several closed-door House committees Tuesday, providing more details about a potential "quid pro quo" involving foreign aid and a Ukrainian investigation of the Bidens, allegedly pushed by President Trump. A...

Story Of The Week, Hillary Clinton, Benghazi

President-Elect Trump

Story of the Week / November 10th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

The election ended this week when Donald Trump was elected to the highest office in the land. Hillary Clinton received slightly more of the national vote, but Trump won outright in Electoral votes. There have been radically different reactions from the public from nationwide protests of "...

News, Story Of The Week, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Presidential Elections

The Final Days of Election 2016

Story of the Week / November 3rd, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

As the final days of the 2016 presidential election approach and people head to the polls, will any of the October (or November) surprises change their vote? With FBI Director Comey's decision to reopen the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails at a time when it won't be finished by...

Story Of The Week, News, Presidential Elections, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, FBI, Emails

The Drip, Drip, Drip of WikiLeaks

Story of the Week / October 27th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Today marked the twentieth release of hacked emails from John Podesta, the Chairman of the Clinton campaign from WikiLeaks. Over the past few weeks WikiLeaks and Jullian Assange have been releasing tens of thousands of emails from the former Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton,...

News, Story Of The Week, WikiLeaks, Hillary Clinton

Third Debate & Election Integrity

Story of the Week / October 20th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

The third presidential debate, which is widely considered to have been the most substantial discussion of policy, occurred in Las Vegas last night. The most talked about moment didn't come when Hillary was asked about the DNC coordinated effort to incite violence at Trump rallies . It...

News, Story Of The Week, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Debates, Presidential Elections

Who Won the Hofstra Debate?

Story of the Week / September 29th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

The first presidential debate of the 2016 election took place Monday night at Hofstra University between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein didn't receive the needed 15% support in national polls to participate. As usual, the political spin was out there...

News, Story Of The Week, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Debates

Deplorables?

Story of the Week / September 15th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

At a fundraiser Friday night, Hillary Clinton said, "You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the ‘basket of deplorables'… Right? The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic — you name it.” Several days later, this...

News, Story Of The Week, Hillary Clinton

Is alt-right all right?

Story of the Week / September 1st, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

A few days ago, on the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton gave a speech describing the alt-right as an "emerging racist ideology” and linking it to Donald Trump's campaign. This is after Stephen Bannon, chairman of Breitbart News Network, was brought in to run the Trump campaign. Bannon has...

News, Republican Party, Hillary Clinton, Presidential Elections, Story Of The Week

Story of the Week: The Democratic Convention

News / July 28th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

If you were an alien dropped from outer space to the U.S. last week and you watched the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, you might assume these conventions have been discussing two different countries entirely. You might even decide there are two different Donald Trumps and...

News, Hillary Clinton, DNC, Democratic Party

Story of the Week: Clinton Claims the Nomination

News / June 9th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

This week, after securing a majority of the pledged delegates nationwide and winning more primaries, Hillary Clinton became the first woman to be the presumptive U.S. presidential nominee of a major political party. Today, after a meeting with Senator Sanders, President Obama publicly...

News, Hillary Clinton, Presidential Elections

Can't believe anyone would vote for "you know who"? Here's a hint - we like being right.

Bias / June 6th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

How can you vote for Trump with his hateful speech? How can you vote for Clinton with all her scandals? How can you vote for Sanders with no chance to win? And how can you be enthusiastic about it? Lots of people are very enthusiastic about their choice for President, despite these...

Presidential Elections, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama

Story of the Week: 3 Views on Hillary's Emails

News / June 2nd, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

It’s been a tough media week for the front-running presidential hopefuls. While Trump University has begun receiving strong media scrutiny , many headlines this week focused on Hillary Clinton’s email server controversy. The Inspector General released a new report on the matter and...

Hillary Clinton, Emails, News

Story of the Week: Sanders vs. Clinton

News / April 14th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Tonight New York hosts a Democratic debate, with the primary around the corner. Tension has been rising between the Hillary and Bernie campaigns as Bernie has been on a winning streak in recent primaries even while Hillary still holds the lead. News sources from the Left and the Center...

News, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton

Story of the Week: 4 Views of the Democratic Race

News / March 10th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

This was an eventful week in the Democratic race for the 2016 presidential nomination. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders had a Fox News town hall , a primary with some surprising results , and a televised debate. Let’s have a look at what’s happening with Bernie vs. Hillary from the...

News, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Presidential Elections

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