ICE arrest of nun in southern Texas spurs bipartisan concern ^48.3%

MS NOW - By Sydney Carruth - 7/1/2026, 8:09 PM

Framing Effect 14% - Negativity Bias 13.2% - Self-Serving Bias 12%

The arrest of a Catholic nun from Nigeria by federal immigration officers in southern Texas on Sunday made for an unlikely alliance on Capitol Hill as lawmakers from both parties demanded her release and asked the question: Why aren’t border officials focused on real threats to public safety? Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja, 56, was... more

Judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, wants guarantee it’s dead ^38%

MS NOW - By Fallon Gallagher, Sydney Carruth, Lillie Boudreaux - 6/12/2026, 5:11 PM

Negativity Bias 32% - Framing Effect 18.7% - Biased Writer Voice 8%

A federal judge in Virginia on Friday extended her block on the Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund for individuals who believe they were victims of an alleged “weaponized” federal government. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema’s ruling extends the band-aid block she initially ordered on May 29 to prevent the... more

Platner romps to victory in Maine Democratic primary, will face Collins despite controversies ^26%

MS NOW - By Sydney Carruth - 6/10/2026, 1:36 AM

Negativity Bias 26.6% - Biased Writer Voice 16.5% - Framing Effect 11.8%

Graham Platner prevailed in the Maine Democratic Senate primary, breaking 50% of the vote and clinching the nomination to face Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican whom national Democrats hope to topple on their way to recapturing control of the Senate in November. Platner had 75% of the votes with only 8% of the ballots counted when The... more

Raúl Castro, 94-year-old brother of Fidel, indicted on murder charges ^4.4%

MS NOW - By Sydney Carruth - 5/20/2026, 8:35 PM

Framing Effect 27% - Negativity Bias 21.9% - Appeal to Authority 20.6%

A federal grand jury has indicted 94-year-old former Cuban President Raúl Castro on murder charges in the 1996 downing of two small planes by a Cuban fighter jet while Castro was in charge of the country’s armed forces, U.S. authorities announced Wednesday. The indictment marks the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s pressure... more

Mullin confirmed as Trump’s Department of Homeland Security secretary ^0%

MS NOW - By Sydney Carruth - 3/24/2026, 12:44 AM

The Senate voted on Monday to install Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, handing the MAGA firebrand the reigns of the agency tasked with enforcing President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration agenda. Mullin was confirmed 54-45, with all but one Republican, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky,... more

Mullin’s DHS nomination clears committee by 1 vote, heads to Senate ^0%

MS NOW - By Sydney Carruth, Jack Fitzpatrick - 3/19/2026, 2:03 PM

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., is on his way to a Senate confirmation vote as President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, after clearing a committee vote Thursday thanks to a Democratic colleague. The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted 8-7 to send Mullin’s nomination to the Senate for a final vote... more

Trump flew on Epstein’s jet at least 8 times in the 1990s, according to latest Epstein files release ^0%

MS NOW - By Clarissa-Jan Lim, Sydney Carruth - 12/23/2025, 9:42 PM

Update: This story has been updated to include the Justice Department's statement on a purported 2019 letter from Jeffrey Epstein to sex offender Larry Nassar. DOJ said in a social media post that the FBI has determined the letter is "FAKE." Donald Trump flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet at least eight times in the mid-1990s,... more

Trump Media enters $6 billion deal with fusion energy company ^0%

MS NOW - By Sydney Carruth - 12/18/2025, 10:31 PM

President Donald Trump’s social media and cryptocurrency company is adding clean energy to its balance sheet in a $6 billion merger with fusion power company TAE Technologies. The deal comes as tech companies are turning to the experimental energy to satisfy the growing demands of artificial intelligence data centers. Trump Media &... more

Pipe bomb suspect confesses and has expressed support for Trump, sources say ^0%

MS NOW - By Ken Dilanian, Carol Leonnig, Sydney Carruth - 12/5/2025, 4:14 PM

The man charged with planting pipe bombs outside Republican and Democratic national party headquarters before the Jan. 6 Capitol riots told the FBI he supported Donald Trump and believed Trump won the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with his interview. Brian Cole Jr., 30, who was arrested Thursday at his family home in a... more