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The Senate was set to take up a bipartisan energy permitting bill on Monday, the first major action since the midterm elections, according to the Associated Press. The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act would speed permitting for power plants, transmission lines and other infrastructure, and was expected to face a procedural vote. The New York Times reports that the bill has divided Democrats. One America News reports that it would require major data center operators to pay more toward grid upgrades. President Donald Trump has urged senators to approve it, calling it a “BIG WIN.”

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. The Senate was set to take up the bill on Monday.

    One outletThe Boston Globe· Far Left

  2. The bill would overhaul major environmental laws to streamline the permitting process for energy infrastructure.

    One outletThe New York Times· Left

  3. The bill has divided Democrats.

    One outletThe New York Times· Left

  4. Trump has urged the Senate to pass the bill, calling it a “BIG WIN.”

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Independent
    Far Right
    One America News

  5. The bill reportedly would require major data center operators to pay a larger share of grid upgrades.

    One outletOne America News· Far Right

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that Trump has urged the Senate to pass a bipartisan energy permitting bill as Congress returns after the midterm elections. The left coverage stresses the bill’s overhaul of environmental laws and divisions among Democrats, while the right coverage centers Trump’s call and the data center rules.

  • the left

    4 outlets

    Left-side headlines frame the event as the Senate weighing a sweeping energy bill, a question about how Congress will speed permits, or a test of how Congress handles data center backlash.

    Permitting bill emerges as Congress' first test of how to tackle Sensational language“data center fury”The word fury escalates public concern beyond the frustration the article itself describes in its excerpt.More neutral: data center concernsDisagree with this highlight?
    The IndependentLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The only right-side outlet, One America News, a Far Right outlet, leads with Trump’s call for the Senate to pass the bill and centers the data center regulations; no other right-side coverage is present.

    Trump calls for Senate to pass bipartisan energy permitting bill with regulations for data centers
    One America NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left2

    data center furysoundly repudiated

  • Center

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  • Right0

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In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    data center furyMore neutral: data center concerns

    The word fury escalates public concern beyond the frustration the article itself describes in its excerpt.

    Permitting bill emerges as Congress' first test of how to tackle data center fury

    Used byThe Independent (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    soundly repudiatedMore neutral: defeated

    It states a judgement about what voters meant, beyond the reported election result.

    …projects, in the first major action since last week’s election that soundly repudiated President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans.

    Used byThe Boston Globe (Far Left)

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  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    BIG WINMore neutral: a significant win

    A promotional boast quoted from Trump that asserts a value judgement rather than a checkable fact.

    …American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA), telling Senators it would be a “BIG WIN” as the upper chamber of Congress returns to Washington after the midterm elections.

    Quoted byOne America News (Far Right)

    These are Donald Trump’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

4 outlets

Leads with

  • sweeping overhaul of environmental laws
  • divisions among Democrats
  • data center backlash
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  • The GuardianLeft

    Senate votes on bill to speed up projects from gas pipelines to clean energy

    Environmentalists torn over procedural vote to boost infrastructure projects but weaken environmental laws It’s a bill that would make it easier to build big infrastructure projects in America – everything from fossil fuel pipelines to transmission lines that would add more …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
  • The Boston GlobeFar LeftAssociated Press report

    Senate weighs sweeping energy legislation in first major action since midterm elections

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday is set to take up bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for data centers and other infrastructure projects, in the first major action since last week’s election that Loaded verb“soundly repudiated”It states a judgement about what voters meant, beyond the reported election result.More neutral: defeatedDisagree with this highlight? President Donald Trump and …

    Read at The Boston Globe (opens in a new tab)
  • The New York TimesLeft

    What Is Congress’s Plan to Speed Up Energy Permits?

    The sprawling bill, which has divided Democrats, would overhaul major environmental laws to streamline the permitting process.

    Read at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
  • The IndependentLeft

    Permitting bill emerges as Congress' first test of how to tackle Sensational language“data center fury”The word fury escalates public concern beyond the frustration the article itself describes in its excerpt.More neutral: data center concernsDisagree with this highlight?

    President Trump endorsed the bill and has urged the Senate to pass it

    Read at The Independent (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Trump’s call for passage
  • “BIG WIN” endorsement
  • regulations for data centers

Leaves out

  • division among Democrats over the bill

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • One America NewsFar Right

    Trump calls for Senate to pass bipartisan energy permitting bill with regulations for data centers

    President Donald Trump has called on the U.S. Senate to approve the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA), telling Senators it would be a “Sensational language“BIG WIN”A promotional boast quoted from Trump that asserts a value judgement rather than a checkable fact.More neutral: a significant winThese are Donald Trump’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?” as the upper chamber of Congress returns to Washington after the midterm elections.

    Read at One America News (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    The Independent, Nov 9, 10:54 AM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    1 hr 19 min later

    Its first report, Nov 9, 12:13 PM EST

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  1. The IndependentLeftNov 9, 10:54 AM EST
  2. One America NewsFar RightNov 9, 12:13 PM EST
  3. The New York TimesLeftNov 9, 12:14 PM EST
  4. The Boston GlobeFar LeftNov 9, 12:40 PM EST
  5. The GuardianLeftNov 9, 1:42 PM EST

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