Ex-Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew nominated to be next U.S. ambassador to Israel

  • Bias Rating

    -24% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    65% ReliableFair

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  • Politician Portrayal

    24% Positive

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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"President Joe Biden on Tuesday selected former Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel."
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16% Conservative
"He currently chairs the board of the National the National Committee on United States-China Relations, is co-president of the board of the National Library of Israel USA and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Biden continued."
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12% Conservative
"Among the highlights of his long and distinguished career in public service, Lew served as Secretary of the Treasury for President Obama and had broad responsibilities for economic diplomacy, President Biden said in a press release Tuesday."
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10% Conservative
"Among the highlights of his long and distinguished career in public service, Lew served as Secretary of the Treasury for President Obama and had broad responsibilities for economic diplomacy, President Biden said in a press release Tuesday."
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10% Conservative
"Lew was appointed to lead the Office of Management and Budget by President Bill Clinton in 1998 and later served as President Barack Obama's chief of staff."
Positive
8% Conservative
"Lew was appointed to lead the Office of Management and Budget by President Bill Clinton in 1998 and later served as President Barack Obama's chief of staff."
Positive
8% Conservative
"The appointment also comes as the Biden administration is pushing for rapprochement between Israel and Saudi Arabia."
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-8% Liberal
"The appointment comes at a time when Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are at odds over judicial changes that have been proposed by Netanyahu."
Negative
-14% Liberal

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