AllSides Balanced Search reveals information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so you can get the full picture.
Jan 07 2023
Headline Roundup
Was the Speaker Vote Drama a Productive Debate or a Waste of Time?
After a week-long delay and fifteen rounds of voting, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. The prolonged voting process broke a century-long one-ballot streak and sparked discussion on if the delay was a productive debate on the rules of Congress or a dysfunctional and chaotic mess.
Dysfunctional: Dana Milbank argued that the past week’s drama
Fox News (Opinion)
The Hill 
Washington Post 
Dec 15 2023
Headline Roundup
Will the US Economy See a ‘Soft Landing’ or a Recession in 2024?
In hiking interest rates over the last year, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has pursued an economic “soft landing” — cooling the economy enough to quell inflation but not enough to trigger a recession. Is he nearing his goal?
The Details: The Fed held interest rates steady on Wednesday but suggested it could cut rates three times in 2024. Year-over-year inflation was 3.1% in
New York Times (News)
National Review (News) 
Financial Times
Jul 13 2022
Headline Roundup
School Surveillance Footage Shows Police Response to Uvalde Shooting
New footage shows the controversial police response to the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
The 77 minutes of footage, which were published by the Austin American-Statesman Tuesday, show armed officers gathered in the hallway outside the classroom where the gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. The video indicates that officers waited more than an hour
Fox News (Online News)
Associated Press
Austin American-Statesman
Dec 02 2019
Headline Roundup
Former FBI Lawyer Lisa Page Hits Back At Trump's Attacks
Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page says that she has broken no laws in connection with the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
She said she decided to speak out because President Trump ridiculed her at a Minneapolis rally in October when he made faces in reference to her and Peter Strzok, with whom she was having an affair.
Daily Beast
USA TODAY
Fox News (Online News)
Nov 29 2020
Headline Roundup
Biden Appoints All-Women White House Press Team
Projected 2020 presidential election winner Joe Biden named his White House senior communications staff on Sunday, selecting a team of all women. Jen Psaki, who served under President Barack Obama's administration, was chosen to be his first press secretary; Psaki also oversees the confirmations team for Biden's transition team. Biden selected Kate Bedingfield as White House communications
USA TODAY
Associated Press Fact Check
Independent Journal Review
Jul 30 2019
Headline Roundup
New CA Law Will Require Trump's Tax Returns for 2020 Eligibility
A new California law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday will require all presidential candidates to disclose the last five years of their tax returns in order to be eligible for placement on the state's 2020 election ballot.
Most outlets reported that the law was directly targeted at President Donald Trump, whose tax returns are not public. Some on the left focused on ongoing
Breitbart News
Wall Street Journal (News)
Politico
Dec 30 2020
Headline Roundup
Senate GOP Blocks Vote on $2,000 Stimulus Checks
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blocked a Senate move to vote on boosting coronavirus stimulus checks on Tuesday.
McConnell is now introducing an alternative proposal in which checks would be increased to $2,000, but the proposal would also include probing allegations of election fraud and diminishing liability protections for social media platforms.
Associated Press
CNN (Online News)
Washington Examiner
Jun 22 2021
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Ranked-Choice Voting in NYC
New York City’s mayoral primary election ends Tuesday and features ranked-choice voting, an electoral method that has gained popularity in recent years. Instead of voting for one candidate, voters rank candidates by preference. In New York, voters rank their top five among the 13 Democratic primary candidates or the two Republican primary candidates. If no candidate receives over 50% of the
NPR (Online News)
Reason
New York Times (Opinion)
Nov 23 2022
Headline Roundup
Violent Protests Break Out at Major Chinese iPhone Factory
Hundreds of workers protesting payment delays and COVID-19 concerns clashed with Chinese police at Foxconn Zhengzhou, the world’s largest iPhone factory.
For Context: Foxconn, a Taiwanese company, has struggled to fulfill orders for Apple’s new iPhone 14. In late October, thousands of assembly line workers walked out of the Zhengzhou factory over COVID-19 outbreaks and workplace safety
South China Morning Post
The Post Millennial
The Verge
Nov 22 2022
Headline Roundup
High Inflation to Impact Thanksgiving Plans, From Turkey to Travel
This Thanksgiving is looking much more expensive than the last.
Talking Turkey: The average price of a fresh turkey last week was $2.23/lb, up from $1.83 last year, according to Department of Agriculture (USDA) data, and the Farm Bureau estimates that the average Thanksgiving dinner will cost 20% more than last year. Making matters worse is a bird flu outbreak that's killed 6 million
Slate
The Hill
National Review (News)