Republicans narrowly win House, ending full Democratic control of Congress

  • Bias Rating

    -18% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    N/AN/A

  • Policy Leaning

    34% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    94% 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

Overall Sentiment

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"Those plans include slashing funding allotted in the Inflation Reduction Act to hiring 87,000 Internal Revenue Service employees as part of efforts to both expand enforcement and account for retirements; approving a parental bill of rights; and putting out a proposal to achieve energy independence."
Positive
8% Conservative
"But Democratic candidates prevailed in many tight races and found success in key areas by elevating abortion as a campaign issue, after the Supreme Court this summer struck down Roe v. Wade."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"Other Republican pickups include Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria's battleground district in Virginia, Rep. Tom Malinowski's seat in New Jersey, Rep. Cindy Axne's Iowa district and several seats in Florida, where redistricting also gave the party a boost and where Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) performed strongly at the top of the ticket."
Positive
26% Conservative
"Other Republican pickups include Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria's battleground district in Virginia, Rep. Tom Malinowski's seat in New Jersey, Rep. Cindy Axne's Iowa district and several seats in Florida, where redistricting also gave the party a boost and where Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) performed strongly at the top of the ticket."
Positive
26% Conservative
"Other Republican pickups include Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria's battleground district in Virginia, Rep. Tom Malinowski's seat in New Jersey, Rep. Cindy Axne's Iowa district and several seats in Florida, where redistricting also gave the party a boost and where Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) performed strongly at the top of the ticket."
Positive
26% Conservative
"Other Republican pickups include Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria's battleground district in Virginia, Rep. Tom Malinowski's seat in New Jersey, Rep. Cindy Axne's Iowa district and several seats in Florida, where redistricting also gave the party a boost and where Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) performed strongly at the top of the ticket."
Positive
26% Conservative
"McCarthy on Tuesday won his fellow Republicans' nomination to serve as Speaker next year, besting far-right Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) in a 188-to-31 secret-ballot vote."
Positive
42% Conservative
"McCarthy on Tuesday won his fellow Republicans' nomination to serve as Speaker next year, besting far-right Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) in a 188-to-31 secret-ballot vote."
Positive
42% Conservative
"Biden carried the area easily in 2020, boosting Democratic hopes to flip the seat."
Positive
26% Conservative
"Biden released a statement congratulating the Republicans on their victory, but noted the Democrats' better-than-expected performances across the country."
Positive
12% Conservative
"Shortly after Republicans secured the victory, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) issued a celebratory message on social media."
Positive
6% Conservative
"They flipped several closely watched seats, even defeating the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D), in an area that Biden carried in 2020."
Positive
6% Conservative
"They flipped several closely watched seats, even defeating the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D), in an area that Biden carried in 2020."
Positive
6% Conservative
"McCoell prevailed in a Wednesday vote of Senate Republicans, and will retain the post of minority leader."
Positive
4% Conservative
"The Washington Post reported projected victories on Monday and Tuesday for Republican Rep. David Schweikert in Arizona's 1st Congressional District; Republican Juan Ciscomani in Arizona's 6th Congressional District; Republican Brandon Williams in New York's 22nd Congressional District; and Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon's 5th Congressional District."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Democrats' One-Party rule is OVER, McCarthy wrote on Twitter, adding that he and House Republicans are ready to get to work for the American people, and fulfill our #CommitmentToAmerica with a GOP House Majority."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Still, a coming shift in power - which in January will end two years of unified Democratic control in Washington - is sure to complicate the second half of Biden's term, as Republicans gain the ability to launch investigations and block legislation."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"In this election, voters spoke clearly about their concerns: the need to lower costs, protect the right to choose, and preserve our democracy, said Biden."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"The president's party almost always loses seats in a first midterm, and Republicans sought to make this year's election a referendum on Biden and the economy as prices soared at their highest rate in 40 years."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Potential investigation targets include the Biden administration's coronavirus response and border policies, the business dealings of Biden's son Hunter Biden, and the FBI."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"Potential investigation targets include the Biden administration's coronavirus response and border policies, the business dealings of Biden's son Hunter Biden, and the FBI."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"Republicans this term have said they will focus in the majority on investigating the Biden administration and they have signaled an intent to use their powers to block Biden's agenda."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Republicans this term have said they will focus in the majority on investigating the Biden administration and they have signaled an intent to use their powers to block Biden's agenda."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Republican candidates benefited from redistricting and strong showings in New York, a blue stronghold where they put Democrats on the defensive in districts that Biden once carried easily and where they also made the race for governor competitive."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"But Smith, a former state lawmaker, lost to Garcia, a former Navy pilot, in two matchups in 2020 - a special election as well as a general election several months later."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"But Smith, a former state lawmaker, lost to Garcia, a former Navy pilot, in two matchups in 2020 - a special election as well as a general election several months later."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"The decisive win came in California's 27th congressional district, where Rep. Mike Garcia (R) fended off Democratic challenger Christy Smith."
Positive
0% Conservative
"The decisive win came in California's 27th congressional district, where Rep. Mike Garcia (R) fended off Democratic challenger Christy Smith."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Without proof, Republicans have accused the FBI of probing Trump's handling of classified documents for political reasons."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"Two vulnerable House Democrats - Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Rep. Daniel Kildee - won their races in Michigan, and Democrat Hillary Scholten flipped the seat held by Rep. Peter Meijer (R), where a far-right candidate who ousted him in the primary struggled to gain traction in the general election."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Two vulnerable House Democrats - Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Rep. Daniel Kildee - won their races in Michigan, and Democrat Hillary Scholten flipped the seat held by Rep. Peter Meijer (R), where a far-right candidate who ousted him in the primary struggled to gain traction in the general election."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Two vulnerable House Democrats - Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Rep. Daniel Kildee - won their races in Michigan, and Democrat Hillary Scholten flipped the seat held by Rep. Peter Meijer (R), where a far-right candidate who ousted him in the primary struggled to gain traction in the general election."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Two vulnerable House Democrats - Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Rep. Daniel Kildee - won their races in Michigan, and Democrat Hillary Scholten flipped the seat held by Rep. Peter Meijer (R), where a far-right candidate who ousted him in the primary struggled to gain traction in the general election."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"One stark outcome came in Washington state, where far-right Republican candidate Joe Kent lost to Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez after Republicans ousted Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) - who voted to impeach Trump - in the all-party primary."
Negative
-40% Liberal
"One stark outcome came in Washington state, where far-right Republican candidate Joe Kent lost to Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez after Republicans ousted Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) - who voted to impeach Trump - in the all-party primary."
Negative
-40% Liberal
"Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) - the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee challenged Sen. Mitch McCoell (R-Ky.) for minority leader in the chamber and argued party leadership has not done enough to lay out their plan for voters."
Negative
-52% Liberal
"Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) - the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee challenged Sen. Mitch McCoell (R-Ky.) for minority leader in the chamber and argued party leadership has not done enough to lay out their plan for voters."
Negative
-52% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Those plans include slashing funding allotted in the Inflation Reduction Act to hiring 87,000 Internal Revenue Service employees as part of efforts to both expand enforcement and account for retirements; approving a parental bill of rights; and putting out a proposal to achieve energy independence.
36% : But Democratic candidates prevailed in many tight races and found success in key areas by elevating abortion as a campaign issue, after the Supreme Court this summer struck down Roe v. Wade.

*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.

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