KIRO Article RatingRep. Cori Bush confirms she's under federal investigation. Here's what we know.
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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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| "I'm going to make sure I have security because I know I have had attempts on my life and I have too much work to do, Bush told CBS News in August 2021." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "For now, House Democrats are taking a wait and see approach with Bush." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Rep. Cori Bush confirmed Tuesday that she is under multiple investigations over her use of campaign funds to hire her husband to provide her personal security." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Representative Cori Bush has indicated that she is fully cooperating with the Department of Justice in coection with the ongoing investigation, Christie Stephenson, a spokeswoman for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, said in a statement." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Representative Cori Bush has indicated that she is fully cooperating with the Department of Justice in coection with the ongoing investigation, Christie Stephenson, a spokeswoman for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, said in a statement." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "I'm going to make sure I have security because I know I have had attempts on my life and I have too much work to do, Bush told CBS News in August 2021." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "As a rank-and-file member of Congress I am not entitled to personal protection by the House, and instead have used campaign funds as permissible to retain security services, Bush said." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "According to the Associated Press, federal prosecutors have been asking questions about Bush's security expenses, the threats she received and her decision to pay her now-husband Cortney Merritts with campaign funds to provide security." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Punchbowl News first reported that Bush was the subject of a federal probe." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Since being elected to Congress in 2020, Bush, a former Black Lives Matter activist, has been the target of right-wing attacks -- and was forced to hire private security even before arriving on Capitol Hill." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Recommended readingAP: Justice Department investigating Democratic Rep. Cori Bush over alleged misuse of campaign fundsUSA Today:" | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "In December, New York Rep. George Santos was expelled from the House following a scathing report by the House Ethics Committee that concluded the first-term Republican defrauded donors by using money raised during his campaign on things like Botox, luxury goods and adult content from the website OnlyFans." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "Bush is not the first member of this Congress to be investigated for alleged misuse of campaign funds." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "More recently, Bush, a member of the so-called Squad of progressive House Democrats, has been the target of criticism by conservative groups for her criticism of Israel's bombardment of Gaza." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| "Rep. Cori Bush under investigation over campaign spending, hiring husbandNBC News:Justice Department investigating Rep. Cori Bush campaign's use of security fundsBush also pointed to a previous investigation into the matter by the Office of Congressional Ethics, which in October unanimously cleared Bush of any wrongdoing." | Negative | -80% Liberal |
| "Rep. Cori Bush under investigation over campaign spending, hiring husbandNBC News:Justice Department investigating Rep. Cori Bush campaign's use of security fundsBush also pointed to a previous investigation into the matter by the Office of Congressional Ethics, which in October unanimously cleared Bush of any wrongdoing." | Negative | -80% Liberal |
| "Rep. Cori Bush under investigation over campaign spending, hiring husbandNBC News:Justice Department investigating Rep. Cori Bush campaign's use of security fundsBush also pointed to a previous investigation into the matter by the Office of Congressional Ethics, which in October unanimously cleared Bush of any wrongdoing." | Negative | -80% Liberal |
| "Rep. Cori Bush under investigation over campaign spending, hiring husbandNBC News:Justice Department investigating Rep. Cori Bush campaign's use of security fundsBush also pointed to a previous investigation into the matter by the Office of Congressional Ethics, which in October unanimously cleared Bush of any wrongdoing." | Negative | -80% Liberal |
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44% : "I'm going to make sure I have security because I know I have had attempts on my life and I have too much work to do," Bush told CBS News in August 2021.*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.