Senate eyes vote on 3 top military leaders after Marine general hospitalized

Oct 31, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -20% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    5% ReliablePoor

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    98% 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.

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"Tuberville isn't the only Republican aiming to force action on senior picks."
Positive
4% Conservative
"The trio of senior nominees is caught up in Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) blockade of hundreds of military promotions in protest of the Pentagon's abortion travel policy."
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-56% Liberal
"Majority Leader is also set to tee up votes on President Joe Biden's picks to serve as the top officers in the Air Force and Navy."
Positive
10% Conservative
"Tuberville isn't the only Republican aiming to force action on senior picks."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) has been circulating cloture petitions in recent weeks to force votes on Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Gen. David Allvin, the nominees to lead the Navy and Air Force, respectively."
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-2% Liberal
"The Senate confirmed Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. C.Q. Brown, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George and Smith in separate votes."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"The New York Times reported that Smith had an apparent heart attack while jogging, though the service has declined to go into specifics."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Tuberville is pushing for a vote to confirm Lt. Gen. Christopher Mahoney as assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, a day after it was aounced that Commandant Gen. Eric Smith was hospitalized on Sunday."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Tuberville is pushing for a vote to confirm Lt. Gen. Christopher Mahoney as assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, a day after it was aounced that Commandant Gen. Eric Smith was hospitalized on Sunday."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Senate Armed Services Chair Jack Reed (D-R.I.) speculated that Smith's need to perform two jobs amid the hold may have contributed to his medical emergency."
Positive
8% Conservative
"Senate Armed Services Chair Jack Reed (D-R.I.) speculated that Smith's need to perform two jobs amid the hold may have contributed to his medical emergency."
Positive
8% Conservative
"The Alabama Republican is receiving renewed criticism over his hold after the Marines tapped a three-star general to take over for Smith, while the assistant commandant position is also vacant."
Negative
-42% Liberal
"The trio of senior nominees is caught up in Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) blockade of hundreds of military promotions in protest of the Pentagon's abortion travel policy."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"Reed said Smith's condition demonstrates how destructive these holds are."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Reed said Smith's condition demonstrates how destructive these holds are."
Positive
4% Conservative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : "Tuberville isn't the only Republican aiming to force action on senior picks.
22% : The trio of senior nominees is caught up in Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) blockade of hundreds of military promotions in protest of the Pentagon's abortion travel policy.

*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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