Investigation launched into site selection process for new FBI headquarters

  • Bias Rating

    6% Center

  • Reliability

    75% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    2% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    48% 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.

Sentiments

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"Numerous Maryland lawmakers at the state and national level said in a joint statement that any objective evaluation will find that the GSA arrived at this decision after a thorough and transparent process.After assessing the facts, the GSA determined that Greenbelt offers the lowest price and best value to taxpayers, the easiest access to public transportation, the most schedule certainty to ensure the FBI can move to a new headquarters that meets its mission and security needs as soon as possible, and the greatest opportunity to advance the Biden-Harris Administration's equity goals, they wrote."
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-2% Liberal
"That group included U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen; U.S. Reps."
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22% Conservative
"That group included U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen; U.S. Reps."
Positive
22% Conservative
"Steny H. Hoyer, Gle Ivey, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and David Trone; Gov. Wes Moore;"
Positive
12% Conservative
"Steny H. Hoyer, Gle Ivey, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and David Trone; Gov. Wes Moore;"
Positive
12% Conservative
"Steny H. Hoyer, Gle Ivey, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and David Trone; Gov. Wes Moore;"
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12% Conservative
"Steny H. Hoyer, Gle Ivey, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and David Trone; Gov. Wes Moore;"
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12% Conservative
"Steny H. Hoyer, Gle Ivey, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and David Trone; Gov. Wes Moore;"
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12% Conservative
"Steny H. Hoyer, Gle Ivey, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and David Trone; Gov. Wes Moore;"
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12% Conservative
"We intend to begin this work immediately and will share with you and the relevant committees a copy of any report which may result from this evaluation, Erickson wrote in the letter to Virginia Sen. Mark Warner.Eleven members of Virginia's congressional delegation cheered the decision in a joint statement and called for the GSA to pause all activities related to the relocation until the IG's investigation is complete."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Don Beyer, Gerry Coolly, Jeifer McClellan, Bobby Scott, Abigail Spanberger and Jeifer Wexton, and GOP Reps. Morgan Griffith, Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman signed onto the statement."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Don Beyer, Gerry Coolly, Jeifer McClellan, Bobby Scott, Abigail Spanberger and Jeifer Wexton, and GOP Reps. Morgan Griffith, Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman signed onto the statement."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Don Beyer, Gerry Coolly, Jeifer McClellan, Bobby Scott, Abigail Spanberger and Jeifer Wexton, and GOP Reps. Morgan Griffith, Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman signed onto the statement."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Don Beyer, Gerry Coolly, Jeifer McClellan, Bobby Scott, Abigail Spanberger and Jeifer Wexton, and GOP Reps. Morgan Griffith, Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman signed onto the statement."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Don Beyer, Gerry Coolly, Jeifer McClellan, Bobby Scott, Abigail Spanberger and Jeifer Wexton, and GOP Reps. Morgan Griffith, Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman signed onto the statement."
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4% Conservative
"Don Beyer, Gerry Coolly, Jeifer McClellan, Bobby Scott, Abigail Spanberger and Jeifer Wexton, and GOP Reps. Morgan Griffith, Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman signed onto the statement."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Don Beyer, Gerry Coolly, Jeifer McClellan, Bobby Scott, Abigail Spanberger and Jeifer Wexton, and GOP Reps. Morgan Griffith, Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman signed onto the statement."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Don Beyer, Gerry Coolly, Jeifer McClellan, Bobby Scott, Abigail Spanberger and Jeifer Wexton, and GOP Reps. Morgan Griffith, Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman signed onto the statement."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Almost every expert has said that's not tenable, consistent with the security of the FBI, Hoyer said."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Given the overwhelming evidence suggesting that the General Services Administration (GSA) administered a site selection process fouled by politics, we agree that an inspector general investigation is the appropriate next step, the Virginia lawmakers wrote.'Thorough and transparent process'Warner and Sen. Tim Kaine, both Democrats, as well as Democratic Reps."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"Given the overwhelming evidence suggesting that the General Services Administration (GSA) administered a site selection process fouled by politics, we agree that an inspector general investigation is the appropriate next step, the Virginia lawmakers wrote.'Thorough and transparent process'Warner and Sen. Tim Kaine, both Democrats, as well as Democratic Reps."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"Maryland Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer rejected criticism of the GSA's decision during an interview in early November."
Negative
-32% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Numerous Maryland lawmakers at the state and national level said in a joint statement that "any objective evaluation will find that the GSA arrived at this decision after a thorough and transparent process.""After assessing the facts, the GSA determined that Greenbelt offers the lowest price and best value to taxpayers, the easiest access to public transportation, the most schedule certainty to ensure the FBI can move to a new headquarters that meets its mission and security needs as soon as possible, and the greatest opportunity to advance the Biden-Harris Administration's equity goals," they wrote.

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