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The Daily Beast

U.S. left-leaning (liberal/anti-Trump)

The Daily Beast is a U.S. news and opinion site owned by Barry Diller's IAC, with Ben Sherwood and Joanna Coles as minority-stake executives. It leans left and is known for aggressive, often tabloid-style coverage of politics and celebrity. Its coverage of the second Trump administration is mostly critical.

Owned byOwned by IAC Inc., the publicly traded holding company controlled by Barry Diller. Since 2024, CEO Ben Sherwood and chief creative and content officer Joanna Coles have held minority equity stakes. IAC remains the majority owner.

LeaningU.S. left-leaning (liberal/anti-Trump)

On the administrationbroadly critical

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7.8average bias score across 20 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun

Stories

8 House Democrats Name Trump Family Businesses, Including World Liberty Financial, Among First Targets for Subpoenas When They Take Control in January
7 Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens Endorses Republican Mike Rogers Over Party Nominee Abdul El-Sayed Two Days Before Michigan Senate Vote
7 Obama Rallies for Acton in Cleveland, Criticizes Ramaswamy Ad Featuring Her Estranged Mother
8 Katie Zacharia Out as White House Press Secretary After Five Days and One Briefing
7 Trump Waives Russia Sanctions and Tariffs in Graham Act Two Days Before They Were Due to Start, Citing U.S. National Interest
8 Kimberly Guilfoyle Resigns as U.S. Ambassador to Greece After White House Asks Her to Leave; She Denies Wall Street Journal Misconduct Reports
8 Judge Halts DHS-Funded TV Ads Featuring Trump; Justice Department Apologizes After Two Ads Kept Airing Past the Deadline
7 Tillis Memoir 'How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents' Goes On Sale; He Calls His Hegseth Vote His 'Biggest Regret'
8 Kurt Olsen Leaves DOJ's Florida 'Grand Conspiracy' Probe Weeks After Joseph diGenova Resigned; No Charges Filed So Far
7 Taipei Times Cites Unnamed Official Saying Xi Made 'Little Progress' Pressing Trump on Taiwan Arms Sales
6 Fox News Cut Away From Vance's Greensboro Rally Speech After About Eight Minutes
8 Federal Judge Orders 30 Days' Notice Before Any Demolition or Major Physical Change at the Kennedy Center
8 N.C. A&T Awarded Five-Year, $10 Million Department of War Grant for AI, Autonomy and Quantum Research
8 Man Carrying Two Pistols and a Taser Arrested After Pushing Toward Ohio Governor Candidate Amy Acton at Canfield Fair
8 House Cancels Eight September Voting Days, Leaving Four Before the Nov. 3 Midterms