How U.S.-Iran draft agreement fails to meet Trump’s war goals ^58%

MS NOW - By David Rohde - 6/13/2026, 8:59 PM

Unattributed Quote 45.7% - Negativity Bias 30.2% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 19.1%

The emerging agreement with Iran that President Donald Trump is touting does not appear to achieve several of the key goals he stated at the outset of the military conflict over three months ago. For one, it’s unclear whether the president’s core objective of permanently preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb will be achieved.... more

Havana syndrome advocates press Trump, Rubio and Ratcliffe to seek answers from Cuba ^17.6%

MS NOW - By David Rohde, Lily Becker - 6/3/2026, 9:41 PM

Negativity Bias 22.1% - Confirmation Bias 10.2% - Appeal to Emotion 8.5%

A decade after U.S. personnel in Cuba began reporting unexplained neurological incidents, a phenomenon that came to be known as Havana syndrome, victims are arguing that the Trump administration has a rare opportunity to use its vast new leverage over the Cuban government to force it to hand over any information it has about what... more

Gabbard revives ‘deep state’ conspiracy claims, alarming Democrats who see a pattern ^0%

MS NOW - By David Rohde - 4/15/2026, 9:00 AM

Confirmation Bias 25.2% - Negativity Bias 19% - Hasty Generalization 18%

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released documents on Monday that she claimed revealed a "deep state" conspiracy behind President Trump's first impeachment — the latest in a pattern of behavior that Democratic lawmakers say reveals a director of national intelligence willing to distort facts to serve the president's... more

Pete Hegseth to testify before House panel for first time since Iran war began ^0%

MS NOW - By Mychael Schnell, David Rohde - 3/31/2026, 9:00 AM

Unattributed Quote 22.4% - Negativity Bias 18.2% - In-Group Bias 12.5%

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to testify publicly on April 29 before the House Armed Services Committee, a source familiar with the matter told MS NOW, marking the first time lawmakers will be able to question the Pentagon chief in front of cameras since the U.S. war with Iran began. The hearing is part of the committee’s... more

Trump tells MS NOW it will take Iran ‘10 years’ to rebuild after U.S., Israeli strikes ^0%

MS NOW - By Clarissa-Jan Lim, David Rohde, Lindsey Pipia - 3/20/2026, 8:07 PM

In an interview with MS NOW on Friday morning, President Donald Trump said it would take 10 years for Iran to rebuild following the military offensive waged by the U.S. and Israel and asserted that toppling the hard-line theocratic rulers of the country was not a primary goal of the operation. “I think I could leave right now and it... more