This past month saw people from all over the world having their minds blown by the greatness of the U.S.A. From Asia to Africa, World Cup fans couldn’t get over the many benefits of living in America: air conditioning, free refills, barbecue, and Buc-ee’s. They realized their media had sold them the lie that this nation was a terrible place. This past month also saw the American elitist media repeat that same lie to their audiences. From Sunny Hostin whining that she was “embarrassed” by the “failed experiment” that is America to Robert De Niro griping that he “can’t love a country led by a racist, misogynist, xenophobic tyrant,” these are just a few of the most obnoxious outbursts from leftist journalists and celebrities over the past month: [LANGUAGE WARNING]   Sunny Hostin: I’m “Embarrassed” by America, It Is a “Failed Experiment”    Sunny Hostin, who once said she was more comfortable in Ghana than America, says she's "embarrassed" by the country as America nears 250 and calls it a "failed experiment" in self governance: SUNNY HOSTIN: And so I think we have a very complicated history here. I think it's a… pic.twitter.com/gILwK0E8y8 — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) June 5, 2026   “I am embarrassed at our government. I’m embarrassed at our lack of healthcare. I’m embarrassed on the assault on the press. I’m embarrassed of our Congress. I’m embarrassed by the criminal felon president that is in the Oval Office that has a UFC cage on the White House lawn. I’m embarrassed about all those things. And I’m also embarrassed at how America is now seen across the globe. I don’t think that many Americans understand that we are part of a wonderful global community. And when you look at our allies, our allies are now giving us a one-star rating as a country. Why I am conflicted about this country because I feel that it is, at this point, a failed experiment, quite frankly.”— Co-host Sunny Hostin on ABC’s The View, June 5.   Joy Reid: “Nobody Black” is “Excited About the Fourth of July”    “Nobody black I know is really excited about the Fourth of July. Because it is a, it is what Frederick Douglass said it is. It is the celebration of slaveholders who freed themselves from having to pay taxes to the Crown for their slave empire.” — Former MS NOW host Joy Reid on… pic.twitter.com/xHikICxBk9 — Geoffrey Dickens (@GCDickens) July 7, 2026   “Nobody black I know is really excited about the Fourth of July. Because it is a, it is what Frederick Douglass said it is. It is the celebration of slaveholders who freed themselves from having to pay taxes to the Crown for their slave empire.”— Former MS NOW host Joy Reid on her podcast, June 19.   Eddie Glaude on America’s 250th Birthday: I Have Not “Found Joy” in Singing the Star Spangled Banner    Eddie Glaude on America’s 250th Birthday: I Have Not “Found Joy” in Singing the Star Spangled Banner Co-host Mike Barnicle: “But my question to you is, do you see optimism at the end of this July 4th rainbow?” Contributor Eddie Glaude: “No, no Mike, I don’t. And it comes about,… pic.twitter.com/nyk556Ae90 — Geoffrey Dickens (@GCDickens) July 7, 2026   Co-host Mike Barnicle: “But my question to you is, do you see optimism at the end of this July 4th rainbow?”Contributor Eddie Glaude: “No, no Mike, I don’t. And it comes about, I think that, that orientation follows from, from my own formation. I don’t think I’ve ever teared up around patriotism. I don’t ever think I found joy in singing the Star Spangled Banner.” — MS NOW’s Morning Joe, June 30.    America is a “White Republic” That “Takes the Form Where Greed and Selfishness and Grift and Hatred Overwhelm” “We’ve imagined ourselves at once as a beacon of freedom, and as a white republic. And that white republic takes the form where greed and selfishness and grift and hatred overwhelm, in so many ways, our attempt to overwhelm and overrun our most basic principles.”— Contributor Eddie Glaude on MS NOW’s Morning Joe, June 30.    CNN Celebrates America’s 250th Birthday: “There is a Slur” in the Declaration of Independence   Happy 4th of July! CNN anchor Victor Blackwell devoted a segment to "Grievance 27" in the Declaration of Independence and its language about "merciless Indian savages" and the Founders having a "deep hatred for indigenous people." Don't watch CNN this weekend. pic.twitter.com/t61UJTMWWp — Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) June 29, 2026   “There is a slur in America’s founding documents….a list of grievances against the king. A series of reasons the colonies wanted to split from the United Kingdom. And this is the final one. ‘He has excited domestic insurrections among us and has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers the merciless Indian savages whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.’ ‘Merciless Indian savages.’ Words in the Declaration of Independence largely forgotten that line and Native Americans place in the celebrations of the 250 years since our nation’s founding.”— CNN anchor Victor Blackwell on CNN’s First of All, June 27, 2026.   “Donald” Is Now the New “Adolf” of Baby Names   “Well, Donald Trump has scored his lowest job approval rating yet in a Reuters poll at 34 percent. And we have what could be another measure of Donald Trump’s unpopularity and disapproval: baby names. Donald is the new Adolf. The baby name Donald has hit its lowest point in… pic.twitter.com/fdLaqszlee — Geoffrey Dickens (@GCDickens) July 7, 2026   “Well, Donald Trump has scored his lowest job approval rating yet in a Reuters poll at 34 percent. And we have what could be another measure of Donald Trump’s unpopularity and disapproval: baby names. Donald is the new Adolf. The baby name Donald has hit its lowest point in popularity in American history….Adolf dropped rather dramatically in popularity after Adolf Hitler executed six million Jewish people in death camps while he was losing World War II before he took his own life.”— Host Lawrence O’Donnell on MS NOW’s The Last Word, June 23.    Scott Pelley: Unlike Trump, I’ve Been in Combat for This Country   “I’ve never worn the uniform, but I’ve been in combat for this country. In Afghanistan and Iraq, Kuwait. Been shot at. Spent nights in foxholes filling up with water in the desert. I’m not aware that the President of the United States has ever done any of those things for his… pic.twitter.com/VxRrCPhKn9 — Geoffrey Dickens (@GCDickens) July 7, 2026   “I’ve never worn the uniform, but I’ve been in combat for this country. In Afghanistan and Iraq, Kuwait. Been shot at. Spent nights in foxholes filling up with water in the desert. I’m not aware that the President of the United States has ever done any of those things for his country....You become a journalist because you love the country....There is no democracy without journalism. It can’t be done. And that is why I am a journalist.”— Former CBS 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley on The New York Times podcast with Lulu-Garcia Navarro, June 7.     “Tearing Down” of 60 Minutes is “Un-American” and is “Hurting This Country” “It is absolutely un-American. It is absolutely contrary to the values and ideals of this democracy. And - you know - I don’t see anybody else really saying this kind of stuff, so I’m going to say this, that what they are doing is damaging to this country. Bari Weiss, you are hurting this country when you try to tear down an institution like 60 Minutes.”— Jim Acosta on his Substack show, June 4.     Trump’s Name Being Removed from Kennedy Center is Like Fall of Berlin Wall “This is a giant waste of time, and it’s a sign of what a petulant man-child he [Donald Trump] can be. But as we’ve been saying all night long and all day long, for that matter, this is very much like watching the Berlin Wall coming down. It is a sign that mankind, that humankind can stand up against tyranny.”— Former CNN correspondent Jim Acosta live-streaming on his podcast The Jim Acosta Show, June 13.    UFC Fight is Degrading the White House   David Brooks reacts to the upcoming UFC fight at the White House, "I first thought of, like, who are the artists John F. Kennedy brought to the White House? It was like W.H. Auden, Robert Frost, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein. And now we have got cage fighting. Don't anybody… pic.twitter.com/b5ThMTh6ml — Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) June 13, 2026   “This, a cage fight on the South Lawn of the White House, the people’s house, that also has corporate sponsorship that you can see inside the ring, this— talk about degrading the culture. This is degrading the White House, degrading the people’s house. And it’s just unconscionable that this has happened.”— PBS contributor Jonathan Capehart on PBS News Hour, June 12.    Robin Roberts to Barack Obama: Your Presidential Center is About the “Promise of Democracy,” So How Do You Deal with the “Freedoms Being Taken” By Trump?     “And walking the halls here, the museum really, it’s about the promise of democracy. And it’s very difficult for people right now when they feel a lot of their freedoms are being taken from them. They’re very familiar now with Project 2025, many of your policies are being rolled… pic.twitter.com/aiR8LcSCnE — Geoffrey Dickens (@GCDickens) July 7, 2026   “And walking the halls here, the museum really, it’s about the promise of democracy. And it’s very difficult for people right now when they feel a lot of their freedoms are being taken from them. They’re very familiar now with Project 2025, many of your policies are being rolled back. How do you when you see these things, these things happening, how do you deal with that?”— ABC’s Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts to President Barack Obama, June 17.    The Only Reason People Think Barack Obama Was Liberal Is Because He’s Black   “The only reason people think Obama was liberal is because he’s black” – @ChuckTodd on Monday on the So What with @ChrisCillizza podcast: Todd: “What policy was he that liberal on, Chris? It’s one of the biggest-” Cillizza: “It’s because he was black.” Todd: “Thank you. The only… pic.twitter.com/5DjSjfQ7vG — Brent Baker

Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing another wave of backlash after more sexual assault allegations came out from a Politico report on Monday. Since the report went viral, many prominent Democrats, including Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), have called for Platner’s withdrawal from the race. The liberal news hosts, including MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell of The Last Word, have also received their marching orders from the DNC and predicted Platner will eventually drop out. But at the same time he spelled out doom for Platner, O’Donnell took the opportunity to indulge in his favorite hobby - bashing President Trump. “One of the big differences between the Democratic Party and Republican Party is on display in Maine tonight, where Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is at the 'evaluating the path forward' stage of his campaign,” O’Donnell began the coverage, which lasted for a grand total of one minute and 38 seconds, buried deep within his opening monologue.  O’Donnell devoted only one sentence to the new allegations, which he sugarcoated as merely “sexual misconduct and aggression with a former girlfriend,” when the statements made by Jenny Racicot clearly described rape.      He moved on, predicting that Platner would follow Congressman Eric Swalwell’s example and drop out: When the then-Democratic frontrunner for governor in California, Eric Swalwell, issued a similar-style video statement saying he was going to spend some time with his family evaluating his candidacy, 48 hours later, he announced he was dropping out of the race. That's the normal schedule in these matters. No one can remember the last time a candidate announced he was evaluating the path forward, who then found a path forward for his candidacy.  But then O’Donnell immediately shifted to comparing Platner and Republicans, specifically Trump: Graham Platner would probably not be facing any problems at all in his party if he were a Republican nominee. . . no Republican Senators abandoned Donald Trump for the accusations E. Jean Carroll made against him.   In his desperation to smear Trump, O’Donnell equated the two very different cases. Racicot and Lyndsey Fifield both gave detailed accounts of their experiences with Platner, along with dates and contemporary messages with friends and acquaintances about their experiences with Platner. E. Jean Carroll had none of those, and Trump was never found guilty of rape, only liable by a heavily biased jury. Trump is no saint. But he never claimed to embody healthy masculinity like Platner did. Trump also never had the advantage of several friendly media broadcasts downplaying the wrongdoings he may or may not have done in his past. Every time a Trump allegation came up, no matter how unsubstantiated, the well-trained dogs in the liberal networks pounced. But on Democratic scandals, they sat on their haunches until the stories became too big to ignore, or their DNC handlers finally let them loose to further their own political goals. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: MS NOW's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 7/6/26 10:15:31 p.m. Eastern LAWRENCE O'DONNELL: One of the big differences between the Democratic Party and Republican Party is on display in Maine tonight, where Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is at the “evaluating the path forward” stage of his campaign. That's what he said tonight in a video statement after new allegations emerged today of sexual misconduct and aggression with a former girlfriend in Maine. This comes after many other scandalous revelations about the candidate.  When the then-Democratic frontrunner for governor in California, Eric Swalwell, issued a similar-style video statement saying he was going to spend some time with his family evaluating his candidacy, 48 hours later, he announced he was dropping out of the race.  That's the normal schedule in these matters. No one can remember the last time a candidate announced he was evaluating the path forward, who then found a path forward for his candidacy.  Graham Platner would probably not be facing any problems at all in his party if he were a Republican nominee.  Texas attorney general, candidate for Senate in Texas, was impeached by his own party in the Texas House of Representatives, and he has Donald Trump's full endorsement.  Democrats in Maine still have time to replace Graham Platner on the ballot, and now Democratic members of the United States Senate are abandoning his candidacy. But no Republican Senators abandoned Donald Trump for the accusations E. Jean Carroll made against him. 

Remarkably, it’s been a year since the infamous FBI letter about Jeffrey Epstein that triggered a torrent of TV news coverage ghoulishly seeking to tie President Trump to the billionaire sex criminal’s life of ruin. In that time, a Media Research Center analysis has found ABC, CBS, and NBC devoted a gargantuan 1,627 minutes across their flagship morning, evening, and Sunday morning political shows. Put another way, the “Big Three” have devoted an elephantine 27 hours and seven minutes since the FBI memo stated Epstein had died by suicide and there was hard evidence to a “client list.” Since our last update on the afternoon of December 22, they added an astonishing 594 minutes in only 197 days. t Broken down by time of the day, the morning shows blew out their evening and Sunday talk show counterparts with nearly 14 hours obsessing over Epstein (823 minutes) compared to almost nine hours for the evening newscasts (532 minutes) and four and a half hours on Sunday mornings (272 minutes) Disney-owned ABC remained in first place with a runaway tally of 673 minutes, or just over 11 hours. In second, NBC held steady in second place with a hefty 544 minutes (or a tick over nine hours) while CBS was significantly behind both of them at nearly seven hours or 410 minutes of airtime (410:15). Seeing as it’s such a massive and somewhat incomprehensible number, what could you do with 1,627 minutes? Here are some ideas. Watch Lord of the Rings extended edition twice: Clocking in at 682 minutes, you could watch the extended cut twice with time to spare to finish the first film (The Fellowship of the Ring) and the first 35 minutes of The Two Towers. Eat 105 Costco pizzas: In March 2025, the YouTuber Old Guy Eats consumed an 18-inch Costco pizza in 15 minutes and 36 seconds. Using that time, you could eat a bite or two shy of 105 pies while watching ABC, CBS, and NBC drone about Epstein. Run six marathons: Taking the average finish time of a marathon for men of four hours and 21 minutes (as per the shoemaker Brooks), one could hit play with the broadcast networks’ Epstein coverage and finish over six marathons with limited breaks.  Fly non-stop from NYC to Singapore: The world’s longest direct flight takes nearly 19 hours (1,135 minutes), so one could hit play on the Epstein coverage and still have more than six hours remaining upon landing. Fly from JFK to Australia: With connections, a flight from New York City to Sydney, Australia can take up to 22 hours, so even a herculean flight would be fall short of a year’s worth of Epstein coverage. Watch over 10 Major League Baseball (MLB) games: Based on a September 2025 article revealing the average game took two hours and 38 minutes, you could play over 10 games and up to three innings of an 11th game. Walk 88 miles: Addias wrote in an October 2023 blog post that the average adult walking speed is between 2.5 and four miles per hour, so let’s stick with the median number of 3.25. Breaking down each of the networks, each of ABC’s flagship newscasts — Good Morning America (GMA), World News Tonight, and This Week — took the top spot in their respective timeslots with GMA at just over 309 minutes (309:28), World News Tonight at 222 minutes (202:02), and This Week at 141 minutes (141:09). This Week co-host and former Clinton official George Stephanopoulos giddily boasted on February 1 that “[t]he Jeffrey Epstein case has bedeviled President Trump’s second term,” adding it “[led] to a rare break with Republican members of Congress and demand for full disclosure of the Epstein files” with “Epstein’s victims and key members of Congress say[ing] the government has not gone far enough.” ABC's George Stephanopoulos giddily boasted on February 1 that “[t]he Jeffrey Epstein case has bedeviled President Trump’s second term,” adding “Epstein’s victims and key members of Congress say[ing] the government has not gone far enough.” pic.twitter.com/97HmYYjHTO — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 8, 2026 “That massive release sparking new headlines by the hour. And the fallout and pain Jeffrey Epstein has caused his victims is playing out in realtime,” huffed chief Justice correspondent Pierre Thomas on the February 2 Good Morning America. Ten days later, Stephanopoulos huffed now-former Attorney General Pam Bondi “refused to apologize to Epstein victims” ahead of correspondent Rachel Scott lamenting a hearing Bondi appeared at “was a bitter and tense back and forth.” Going to NBC’s lead shows, Today actually finished in third place amongst the mornings shows with about 256 minutes (255:58) while Nightly News (257:53) and Meet the Press (104:10) were firmly in second place over CBS. “The slow, selected, and heavily redacted release of the Epstein files only has served to raise bipartisan suspicions about who the justice department may be protecting,” declared Sunday Today host Willie Geist back on March 8. Over on NBC, 'Sunday Today' host Willie Geist boasted on March 8 that “[t]he slow, selected, and heavily redacted release of the Epstein files only has served to raise bipartisan suspicions about who the justice department may be protecting,” pic.twitter.com/w05ZcFqm7E — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 8, 2026 Correspondent Melanie Zanona proclaimed moments later that even though “he’s been dead for more than six years...the tangled weapon convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein laid for the rich and powerful is only growing wider.” “Congressman Ro Khanna taking to the House floor to name names of rich and powerful men whose names were protected,” gushed NBC Capitol Hill correspondent Ryan Nobles on February 11, an action to imply innocent people were Epstein accomplices with no legal recourse due to the Speech and Debate Clause. As mentioned, CBS Mornings eked out second in the AM race over Today with 258 minutes (257:53) while the other two shows — CBS Evening News and Face the Nation — were behind NBC and seemingly lightyears behind Trump-hating ABC at 126 minutes (126:02) and 26 minutes (26:20), respectively. Deploying a trademark line boasting of a scandal enveloping one of the adversaries, White House correspondent Ed O’Keefe boasted on the March 17 Evening News that “[t]his issue just simply won’t go away.” And CBS doled out on March 17 a classic liberal media trope to describe scandals *they* are foisting upon Republicans... “This issue just simply won’t go away.” pic.twitter.com/jRmq7ousEQ — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 8, 2026 On the June 2 CBS Mornings, Norah O’Donnell spent part of what was supposed to be a book interview with Vice President JD Vance talking up the Epstein case, imploring he “commit” to “push[ing] to have” all government documents “made public, even if they are duplicates” because “other than Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, no one has been held accountable.” To offer two final examples illustrating the depths of their despair to wrap a colossal millstone around the President, at least one network newscast mentioned Epstein and/or Maxwell on 219 days over the last year. That worked out to an astounding 60 percent of days that saw at least a news brief about the infamous criminal And, in the 52 weeks encompassing July 7, 2025 through July 7, 2026, only one week went by with zero coverage and only one with less than a minute.

MRC Watchdogs churn out breaking news on a daily basis. Don't miss Today's Highlights, where you can keep up with the top MRC content, whether it's the latest study on media bias, a glaring omission from the elitist media, or how the Big Tech companies are serving up the same leftist spin as the media.  Top Stories:     MRC Receipts Are Getting Results: 'The View' eased up on political candidate bookings amid FCC inquiry, report says MRC Exposes The View Co-Host Sunny Hostin for Doubling Down on Support of Democrat Graham Platner Despite Rape Allegations MRC Blasts Axios Contributor on CNN for Defending Democrats and Claiming Platner Allegations Were a Complete Stunner   MRC Receipts Are Getting Results: 'The View' eased up on political candidate bookings amid FCC inquiry, report says For decades, conservatives were told to just accept media bias or write strongly worded letters. The MRC took a different approach—they kept the receipts. After documenting 2,473 pieces of evidence and eight full studies proving The View operates less like a news show and more like a Democratic campaign operation, the FCC stepped in, and The View has suddenly, cautiously scaled back its political candidate bookings. The MRC has officially taken the fight to the next level by formally asking the FCC to deny license renewals for ABC’s eight owned-and-operated television stations. Public airwaves are worth billions of dollars, and ABC has a legal obligation to serve the public interest—not weaponize its platform for one-sided political activism. The MRC’s accountability campaign has achieved something nearly impossible: uniting Fox News, Yahoo News, and The Guardian in covering the same story. From The View rethinking its booking strategy to Jimmy Kimmel facing an FCC fight, MRC is driving the national headlines and making a massive media giant incredibly nervous.   MRC Exposes The View Co-Host Sunny Hostin for Doubling Down on Support of Democrat Graham Platner Despite Rape Allegations ABC News co-host Sunny Hostin explicitly refused to retract her political support for Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner following explosive sexual assault allegations.  Hostin proudly declared herself part of the problem by stating she would still hold her nose and vote for Platner anyway to secure power for the Democratic Party.  Co-hosts Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin Tag-teamed to dismiss separate domestic violence claims from a previous accuser simply because she was a Republican.  The panel heavily relied on partisan whataboutism and long-winded comparisons to Republican cabinet officials rather than condemning the alleged conduct of their preferred candidate.   MRC Blasts Axios Contributor on CNN for Defending Democrats and Claiming Platner Allegations Were a Complete Stunner Axios senior contributor Margaret Talev used an appearance on CNN to shield national Democratic figures by claiming there is no evidence they had foreknowledge of the rape allegations against Graham Platner.  Talev characterized the breaking scandal as a complete stunner for the Democratic Party despite weeks of public warning signs and prior abuse reports surrounding the candidate.  The media defense overlooked that another woman had publicly blasted major newspapers over a month prior for ignoring separate sexual assault complaints against Platner.  Prominent national Democrats had actively downplayed the candidate's initial domestic controversies by explicitly counseling that his marital issues should not be placed on the same moral plane as sexual assault.

MRC Original: It’s official: Apple News, Google News, Microsoft’s MSN and Yahoo News hate America, and MRC has the evidence. As Americans rejoiced over the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Big Four News Apps delivered a starkly different message, filling their feeds with bizarre headlines that distorted America's semiquincentennial and turned it into an opportunity to smear President Donald Trump and advance partisan narratives. The Media Research Center found that between July 4 and July 6, the Big Four News Apps promoted 52 stories about America’s 250th anniversary. Rather than highlighting the patriotic significance of the semiquincentennial, the coverage overwhelmingly emphasized negativity, political conflict and criticism of Trump’s celebrations. The ideological imbalance behind that coverage was also clear. Of the 52 Independence Day-related stories promoted across the platforms, the overwhelming majority came from left-leaning outlets, resulting in feeds that largely ignored the celebratory spirit surrounding America’s 250th birthday. MRC’s Findings: The Big Four News Apps largely veered clear of offering headlines with an unambiguously patriotic view of America’s 250th anniversary. Apple News offered 12 negative, non-patriotic or lackluster headlines; Google News promoted 11 negative or non-patriotic headlines; Microsoft’s MSN promoted 10 negative or non-patriotic headlines; and Yahoo News promoted 11 negative or non-patriotic headlines. Rather than overwhelmingly commemorate America’s semiquincentennial, the Big Four News Apps did their utmost to reduce the historic celebration to partisan attacks, cultural grievances and relentless negativity. The Big Four News Apps’ July 4 coverage overwhelmingly relied on left-leaning outlets, with 75% of promoted stories coming from left-leaning sources, compared to 19% from center outlets and just 6% from right-leaning outlets. Big Four News Apps Curated a Bleak Picture of America’s Semiquincentennial America’s 250th anniversary is no small feat. The United States is recognized worldwide as the oldest surviving constitutional republic, one equipped with the oldest continuous constitution. Countries have tried and failed to replicate the vision laid out by the Framers for centuries. Despite some historical shortcomings, America’s semiquincentennial should be a point of pride for everyone. But users of the Big Four News Apps encountered a far different portrayal of the milestone. The MRC found Apple News, Google News, Microsoft’s MSN and Yahoo News promoted 52 stories about America’s 250th anniversary, with the overwhelming majority featuring headlines that either emphasized negativity or lacked patriotism rather than promoting the patriotic significance of the milestone.  Other headlines smeared Trump’s festivities as partisan, linked the celebration to slavery,  highlighted political division, zeroed in on Trump’s approval ratings and downplayed crowd sizes. Examples below: Apple News “Why the Constitution is making our politics worse,” by Apple News, promoted July 4. “Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship as he celebrates America's 'joyous' 250th anniversary,” by The Associated Press, promoted July 5. “DOGE self-deletes on July 4th. The grand experiment fell apart long before that,” by Politico, promoted July 5. Google News “Trump launches US’s 250th birthday celebrations with partisan attack,” by The Guardian, promoted July 4. “America’s 250th celebrations marked by severe weather, political division,” by The Washington Post, promoted July 5. “At Mount Rushmore, Trump Veers From Patriotism to ‘Communism,’” by The New York Times, promoted July 4. “The Great American Betrayal,” by The Hill, promoted July 5. MSN “Trump celebrates installation of slave owner statue in Washington,” by The Independent, promoted July 4. “How Trump’s America 250 crowd size compares to 1976 Bicentennial,” by Newsweek, promoted July 6. Yahoo News “Trump-backed organizer of America’s 250th birthday events may have duped donors, report from House Democrats alleges,” by CNN, promoted July 4. “Trump hails US exceptionalism before veering into darkly political speech to usher in America 250,” by The Associated Press, promoted July 4. “Trump presidency reignites its founding debate - how much power is too much?” by BBC News, promoted July 4. “Through heat, storms and division, how America marked its 250th,” by USA Today, promoted July 5. Big Four’s Negative America 250 Coverage Came Almost Entirely From Left-Wing Sources MRC found that the negative framing that characterized the majority of the headlines was closely tied to the news sources promoted across the Big Four News Apps.  MRC has repeatedly warned that the Big Four News Apps’ heavy reliance on left-leaning sources is not an abstract concern. These digital news aggregators collectively receive hundreds of millions of visits, meaning millions of Americans are repeatedly exposed to coverage shaped by a narrow ideological perspective. For Independence Day, the digital news gatekeepers ensured that their coverage overwhelmingly originated from outlets rated by independent media bias firm AllSides as left-leaning: Apple News: 13 total stories — 12 left-leaning, 1 center Google News: 16 total stories — 13 left-leaning, 3 center MSN: 11 total stories — 6 left-leaning, 4 center, 1 right-leaning Yahoo News: 12 total stories — 9 left-leaning, 2 center, 1 right-leaning The Big Four News Apps overwhelmingly amplified a familiar lineup of left-leaning and legacy media outlets, like CNN, HuffPost, NBC News, The New York Times, Politico, The Associated Press, USA Today and The Washington Post. Even foreign publications like Al Jazeera, The Guardian and The Independent received prominent placements. That imbalance shaped the type of coverage Americans encountered, with the aggregators frequently elevating the most negative or politically charged angles surrounding America’s historic milestone. MRC Free Speech America Intern Abel Jones contributed to this special report. Methodology: The Media Research Center tracked the top 20 stories on Apple News, Google News, Microsoft’s MSN and Yahoo News each morning from July 4 through July 6, highlighting all stories related to America’s 250th anniversary. The focus was on identifying stories related to America’s 250th anniversary. The MRC then evaluated the ideological bias of the news sources promoted by the Big Four News Apps, using ratings provided by the independent media bias ratings organization AllSides. Outlets not yet rated by AllSides were excluded from the tally.