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The Federalist

U.S. right (conservative, pro-Trump)

The Federalist is a conservative online magazine owned by the private company FDRLST Media, which is led by co-founder Ben Domenech. It is funded by advertising, subscriptions and some undisclosed backers, including groups tied to the pro-Trump right. In Trump's second term its coverage and opinion pieces have mostly backed the administration's policies and criticized its opponents.

Owned byFDRLST Media LLC, a privately held company led by co-founder Ben Domenech. It was incorporated in Delaware in 2016 and calls itself a wholly independent division.

LeaningU.S. right (conservative, pro-Trump)

On the administrationbroadly supportive

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6.8average bias score across 17 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun

Stories

7 Supreme Court Declines to Block Texas–Justice Department Deal That Bars Immigration Judges From Pausing Deportation Cases
9 Supreme Court Leaves Block on Federal Prison Policy Ending Hormone Therapy for Transgender Inmates in Place; Thomas and Alito Would Have Granted Stay
6 Supreme Court Blocks Appeals Court's 48-Hour Deadline for FCC to Rule on Party Ad Discounts; Sotomayor and Jackson Would Have Denied
7 Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Trump Administration's Appeal in CREW's Lawsuit Seeking DOGE Records
6 Supreme Court Lets DHS Resume Third-Country Deportations During Appeal, Sets December Argument; Three Justices Note Dissent
3 U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Missouri's 2025 Congressional Map a Third Time, Keeping 2022 Lines for November
7 Supreme Court Votes 6-3 to Let DHS Resume Expanded SAVE Citizenship Checks of Voter Rolls While Appeal Proceeds
8 Unions, Nonprofits and Local Governments Sue to Block USDA's Move of Washington-Area Staff to Five Regional Hubs
6 U.S. Supreme Court Pauses Federal Judge's Order That Missouri Use Its 2025 Congressional Map in November
6 Justice Department Charges Five in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Wisconsin With Illegal Voting or False Registration
7 Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Aug. 6 Birthright Citizenship Order for a Certified Class of Children
9 Maryland Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Redistricting Ballot Question After Two Judges Blocked It
3 Justice Department Does Not Appeal Texas Ruling That Voided NFA Registration for Suppressors and Short-Barreled Guns for Case Parties
9 Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of One Count Against Wisconsin Man Over AI-Generated Child Sex Abuse Images
8 Justice Department Asks Sixth Circuit to Reinstate Smuggling Indictment Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia