Newsweek Article RatingRead Bryan Kohberger affidavit: Details on police evidence in Idaho murders
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| "In one video posted to Twitter by Brian Entin of NewsNation Now, law enforcement officials can be seen placing a helmet on Kohberger before he is transported to the jail." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Kohberger's family issued a statement following his arrest, saying in part, We have fully cooperated with law enforcement agencies in an attempt to seek the truth and promote his presumption of iocence rather than judge unknown facts and make erroneous assumptions." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Prior to the release of the probable cause affidavit, the Moscow Police Department aounced that Latah County Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall issued a gag order, barring any communication by investigators, law enforcement persoel, attorneys, and agents of the prosecuting attorney or defense attorney concerning this case." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "On December 30, Kohberger was arrested by law enforcement officials in Monroe County, Pesylvania." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Besides Boebert, Gaetz, Good, Roy, Perry, and Donalds himself, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Aa Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Teessee, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Keith Self of Texas." | Positive | 66% Conservative |
| "Besides Boebert, Gaetz, Good, Roy, Perry, and Donalds himself, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Aa Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Teessee, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Keith Self of Texas." | Positive | 66% Conservative |
| "Besides Boebert, Gaetz, Good, Roy, Perry, and Donalds himself, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Aa Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Teessee, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Keith Self of Texas." | Positive | 66% Conservative |
| "Besides Boebert, Gaetz, Good, Roy, Perry, and Donalds himself, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Aa Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Teessee, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Keith Self of Texas." | Positive | 66% Conservative |
| "Besides Boebert, Gaetz, Good, Roy, Perry, and Donalds himself, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Aa Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Teessee, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Keith Self of Texas." | Positive | 66% Conservative |
| "Besides Boebert, Gaetz, Good, Roy, Perry, and Donalds himself, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Aa Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Teessee, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Keith Self of Texas." | Positive | 66% Conservative |
| "Besides Boebert, Gaetz, Good, Roy, Perry, and Donalds himself, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Aa Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Teessee, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Keith Self of Texas." | Positive | 66% Conservative |
| "Besides Boebert, Gaetz, Good, Roy, Perry, and Donalds himself, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Aa Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Teessee, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Keith Self of Texas." | Positive | 66% Conservative |
| "Besides Boebert, Gaetz, Good, Roy, Perry, and Donalds himself, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Aa Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Teessee, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Keith Self of Texas." | Positive | 66% Conservative |
| "Besides Boebert, Gaetz, Good, Roy, Perry, and Donalds himself, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Aa Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Teessee, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Keith Self of Texas." | Positive | 66% Conservative |
| "Besides Boebert, Gaetz, Good, Roy, Perry, and Donalds himself, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Aa Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Teessee, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Keith Self of Texas." | Positive | 66% Conservative |
| "Besides Boebert, Gaetz, Good, Roy, Perry, and Donalds himself, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Aa Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Teessee, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Keith Self of Texas." | Positive | 66% Conservative |
| "Besides Boebert, Gaetz, Good, Roy, Perry, and Donalds himself, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Aa Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Teessee, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Keith Self of Texas." | Positive | 66% Conservative |
| "Besides Boebert, Gaetz, Good, Roy, Perry, and Donalds himself, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Aa Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Teessee, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Keith Self of Texas." | Positive | 66% Conservative |
| "Besides Boebert, Gaetz, Good, Roy, Perry, and Donalds himself, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Aa Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Teessee, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Keith Self of Texas." | Positive | 66% Conservative |
| "Besides Boebert, Gaetz, Good, Roy, Perry, and Donalds himself, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Michael Cloud of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Harris of Maryland, Aa Paulina Luna of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andy Ogles of Teessee, Matt Rosendale of Montana, and Keith Self of Texas." | Positive | 66% Conservative |
| "Byron Donalds is a part of our conversations." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "Byron Donalds, though, is on the same page as I am about what we need to do, Roy said." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Byron Donalds, though, is on the same page as I am about what we need to do, Roy said." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "That said, the congresswoman worked very diligently with Chairman Perry, with Matt Gaetz to get together a plan that got [McCarthy] to 218." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "That said, the congresswoman worked very diligently with Chairman Perry, with Matt Gaetz to get together a plan that got [McCarthy] to 218." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "That can be four, Roy replied." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "that's the reality, right?McCarthy made some concessions earlier in the week, including ending virtual participation and proxy voting by House members, Fox News reported." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "I think that Leader McCarthy knows that he doesn't have the votes, that he's only seen increased opposition, Ben Stout, a spokesman for Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., one of McCarthy's strongest opponents within the House GOP caucus, told The Daily Signal in a phone interview Thursday." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "I think that Leader McCarthy knows that he doesn't have the votes, that he's only seen increased opposition, Ben Stout, a spokesman for Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., one of McCarthy's strongest opponents within the House GOP caucus, told The Daily Signal in a phone interview Thursday." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "I think that Leader McCarthy knows that he doesn't have the votes, that he's only seen increased opposition, Ben Stout, a spokesman for Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., one of McCarthy's strongest opponents within the House GOP caucus, told The Daily Signal in a phone interview Thursday." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Just as the speaker is elected by the whole body, we will restore the ability for any five members of the majority party to initiate a vote to remove the speaker if so warranted, McCarthy said in a letter to fellow Republicans." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., emphasized that he will not vote for McCarthy." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., emphasized that he will not vote for McCarthy." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "All 215 House Democrats continue to vote for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York for speaker." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Byron Donalds wants to change the swamp." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Byron Donalds hasn't been here for the last 13 or 14 years, been a part of raising the debt from about $11 trillion in 2009 to $32 trillion this year ..." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "I'm so thankful that we've had 20 members of Congress show the courage to do what they know to be best for the country, to do what they know is the will of millions of Republican voters who sent us to Washington: to make true transformational change, to not continue what we've always done, to not vote for the establishment status quo, to not vote for a demonstrable failed leader in Kevin McCarthy." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "On Wednesday, 20 House Republicans voted for Donalds." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Boebert, who is begiing her second House term, said Wednesday night on Fox News Chael's Haity that she would never vote for McCarthy for speaker." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Boebert, who is begiing her second House term, said Wednesday night on Fox News Chael's Haity that she would never vote for McCarthy for speaker." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "So he certainly seemed more willing to make concessions than ever before, Stout said of McCarthy when asked how Boebert was feeling heading into the seventh round of voting for a House speaker and if there had been any changes since the sixth round." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "So he certainly seemed more willing to make concessions than ever before, Stout said of McCarthy when asked how Boebert was feeling heading into the seventh round of voting for a House speaker and if there had been any changes since the sixth round." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Boebert's spokesman also said that fellow Republicans who oppose McCarthy for speaker include enough folks that just will not get there, that don't have that trust there and so Boebert feels like it's time to find a consensus candidate." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Boebert's spokesman also said that fellow Republicans who oppose McCarthy for speaker include enough folks that just will not get there, that don't have that trust there and so Boebert feels like it's time to find a consensus candidate." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Boebert's spokesman also said that fellow Republicans who oppose McCarthy for speaker include enough folks that just will not get there, that don't have that trust there and so Boebert feels like it's time to find a consensus candidate." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "And I want an open amendment process, and I want to be able to have the ability to make points of order on the floor if amendments aren't going to be able to be, you know, relevant, if they're not germane, etc.Baier then asked Roy whether Donalds has agreed to all of those things.Now, I can't say that." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "And I want an open amendment process, and I want to be able to have the ability to make points of order on the floor if amendments aren't going to be able to be, you know, relevant, if they're not germane, etc.Baier then asked Roy whether Donalds has agreed to all of those things.Now, I can't say that." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "In a phone interview Thursday, Good told The Daily Signal:I'll never vote for Kevin McCarthy." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Good also discussed what he's heard about other House Republicans deciding to flip their votes for McCarthy and decide to vote for someone else." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "One demand from the internal GOP opposition to McCarthy is that a single lawmaker could seek a vote to unseat the sitting speaker and others seek placement of as many as four members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus on the powerful House Rules Committee, and guaranteed floor votes on border security and term limits bills, Punchbowl News reported." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "McCarthy met Wednesday with a few of the 20 Republicans who voted against him during the six rounds of voting that produced no clear wier, The Hill reported." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "McCarthy, R-Calif., can lose only four votes to get to the 218 votes he needs to claim the speakership, and lost more than that in three ballots Tuesday and three more Wednesday." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "The next speaker of the House has yet to be chosen as about 20 conservative Republicans continued to oppose Republican leader Kevin McCarthy's speakership bid Thursday, when he lost the seventh ballot early in the afternoon." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "The seventh round of voting began shortly after noon Thursday, and McCarthy again came up short." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "McCarthy's office did not immediately respond to The Daily Signal's request for comment." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Fox News Chael anchor Bret Baier asked Roy.Well, I'm not going to give you exact numbers, but I want to be able to have enough members on the Rules Committee that we can block bad bills." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "On the one hand, you've got a number of members who have been contemplating when they're going to go ahead and come out and vote against Kevin McCarthy because they don't support him, truly." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who voted Tuesday for Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., for speaker and then nominated Donalds for the position Wednesday, laid out some concessions that the 20 Republicans opposed to McCarthy are seeking." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who voted Tuesday for Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., for speaker and then nominated Donalds for the position Wednesday, laid out some concessions that the 20 Republicans opposed to McCarthy are seeking." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who voted Tuesday for Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., for speaker and then nominated Donalds for the position Wednesday, laid out some concessions that the 20 Republicans opposed to McCarthy are seeking." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who voted Tuesday for Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., for speaker and then nominated Donalds for the position Wednesday, laid out some concessions that the 20 Republicans opposed to McCarthy are seeking." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "Stout mentioned two other House Republicans, Scott Perry of Pesylvania and Matt Gaetz of Florida, who have steadfastly opposed McCarthy." | Negative | -70% Liberal |
| "Stout mentioned two other House Republicans, Scott Perry of Pesylvania and Matt Gaetz of Florida, who have steadfastly opposed McCarthy." | Negative | -70% Liberal |
| "Stout mentioned two other House Republicans, Scott Perry of Pesylvania and Matt Gaetz of Florida, who have steadfastly opposed McCarthy." | Negative | -70% Liberal |
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53% : In one video posted to Twitter by Brian Entin of NewsNation Now, law enforcement officials can be seen placing a helmet on Kohberger before he is transported to the jail.50% :Kohberger's family issued a statement following his arrest, saying in part, "We have fully cooperated with law enforcement agencies in an attempt to seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence rather than judge unknown facts and make erroneous assumptions."
46% : Prior to the release of the probable cause affidavit, the Moscow Police Department announced that Latah County Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall issued a gag order, barring "any communication by investigators, law enforcement personnel, attorneys, and agents of the prosecuting attorney or defense attorney concerning this case."
43% : On December 30, Kohberger was arrested by law enforcement officials in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. 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. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.