Biden nominates former US Treasury Secretary Lew as ambassador to Israel

  • Bias Rating

    8% Center

  • Reliability

    20% ReliablePoor

  • Policy Leaning

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  • Politician Portrayal

    8% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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"Mr. Lew is precisely the person for the job of ambassador to Israel we need, Schumer said."
Positive
38% Conservative
"Mr. Lew is precisely the person for the job of ambassador to Israel we need, Schumer said."
Positive
38% Conservative
"The Senate's Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, welcomed the aouncement in remarks as the Senate reopened after its August recess."
Positive
18% Conservative
"Lew was director of the Office of Management and Budget in President Bill Clinton's cabinet from 1998 to 2001."
Positive
18% Conservative
"Lew was director of the Office of Management and Budget in President Bill Clinton's cabinet from 1998 to 2001."
Positive
18% Conservative
"U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday aounced former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew as his nominee to be ambassador to Israel, picking a high-profile political figure for the post at a time of tense relations between the two countries."
Positive
10% Conservative
"U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday aounced former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew as his nominee to be ambassador to Israel, picking a high-profile political figure for the post at a time of tense relations between the two countries."
Positive
10% Conservative
"Earlier, as special assistant to Clinton, he was an architect of the national service program, Americorps.(Reporting by Paul Grant; Additional reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Doina Chiacu and Mark Porter)"
Positive
6% Conservative
"In addition to serving as Treasury secretary, Lew under former President Barack Obama was a White House chief of staff and deputy secretary of state for management and resources."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"In addition to serving as Treasury secretary, Lew under former President Barack Obama was a White House chief of staff and deputy secretary of state for management and resources."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"Lew, who must be confirmed by the Senate, will face a complicated political situation, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushes through a judicial overhaul opposed by many Israelis and the Biden administration."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Schumer gave no timetable for a vote on Lew's confirmation, which would take place after a hearing and vote in the Foreign Relations Committee."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"Schumer gave no timetable for a vote on Lew's confirmation, which would take place after a hearing and vote in the Foreign Relations Committee."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"In both the Democratic Clinton and Obama administrations, Lew served on the National Security Council."
Negative
-38% Liberal
"In both the Democratic Clinton and Obama administrations, Lew served on the National Security Council."
Negative
-38% Liberal
"In both the Democratic Clinton and Obama administrations, Lew served on the National Security Council."
Negative
-38% Liberal

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