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Dick Durbin, Illinois' longest serving U.S. senator, won't seek re-election

Apr 23, 2025 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -54% Medium Liberal

  • Reliability

    40% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    -64% Medium Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    55% Positive

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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4% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : But in my heart, I know it's time to pass the torch.
58% : He fought for compassionate immigration policy.
55% : He championed many causes, including immigration reform, and oversaw the confirmation of the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Dick Durbin, the longest-serving U.S. senator from Illinois, announced on Wednesday that he won't seek re-election in 2026 for a sixth term.

*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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