How outlets cover Donald Trump R · PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES · Nov 17 – Nov 23, 2025
Congress Passes Bill Requiring Release of Epstein Records
Rated outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 6 left-leaning, 21 center and 5 right-leaning.
Lead article · Winnipeg Free Press · CENTERHouse expected to vote on bill forcing release of Jeffrey Epstein filesCommunity verdict
16 VOTES- Readers of left-leaning coverage: 77% good look
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
The House passed a bill requiring the Justice Department to release its Epstein-related files, 427-1, and the Senate approved it unanimously. The vote followed months of resistance from President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, both of whom ultimately supported passage.
Outlets by lean
32 RATED · 7 UNRATEDCompare by side
- Substack · What the Epstein Files Teach Us About Power and the PressNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- BBC News · Epstein e Trump: por que presidente dos EUA mudou de ideia sobre divulgação de arquivosNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- The Independent · House votes near unanimously to release the Epstein files after Trump's major about-face over pedophile financier's secretsNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- WWNO · Rep. Clay Higgins was lone 'no' in House vote to force release of Epstein filesNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- Rolling Out · House votes to release the infamous Epstein filesNO PUBLISHED LEAN
How outlets portrayed Trump, by side
33 ARTICLESEach article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read
Left: 0 favorable, 6 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 13 critical, 1 mixed, 8 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 1 mixed, 4 neutral.
9 UNRATED ARTICLES NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
NOV 17 – 23Articles per day by side. NOV 17: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. NOV 18: Left 2, Center 22, Right 4. NOV 19: Left 3, Center 4, Right 1. NOV 20: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. NOV 21: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. NOV 22: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. NOV 23: Left 1, Center 1, Right 0.
Legislation in this story
2 BILLSOthers in this story
Full event ↗- Thomas MassieCongress Passes Epstein Files Release Bill and Sends It to Trump21 ART.
- Marjorie Taylor GreeneCongress Passes Measure Requiring Release of Epstein Files20 ART.
- Ro KhannaCongress Passes Epstein Records Release Bill and Trump Signs It19 ART.
- Mike JohnsonMike Johnson Reacts to Senate Passage of Epstein Files Legislation13 ART.
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