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Senate Republicans Release Revised Clarity Act with New Ethics Language

President Trump has agreed to updated ethics provisions in the cryptocurrency bill ahead of a key procedural vote.

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What this story says

  • U.S. Senate Republicans released a revised draft of the Clarity Act on Monday, September 14, 2026.
  • President Donald Trump has agreed to new ethics language within the bill, which addresses conflict of interest rules.
  • The Clarity Act contains provisions on affiliate trading, state consumer protection laws, and protections for software developers.
  • A procedural vote on the Clarity Act is scheduled for Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

Who covered it

Left 37%(35)Centre 54%(77)Right 9%(10)

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Craft

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Hype

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Missing from the right

Only 10 of the 122 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.

A reader who follows the right would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.

U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday, September 14, 2026, released an updated version of the Clarity Act, a significant piece of cryptocurrency legislation. The revised draft includes new ethics language that President Donald Trump has agreed to, according to statements from senators. The bill aims to provide a legal framework for the digital assets industry.

The Clarity Act incorporates several key provisions, including guardrails on affiliate trading, clarification of state consumer protection laws, and protections for software developers. These measures were outlined by Republican senators involved in drafting the bill. Democrats and some Republicans had previously expressed concerns that the bill lacked sufficient safeguards and could potentially destabilize the banking system.

Disagreement on Trump's concessions

Reports differ on the extent of President Trump's agreement to ethics proposals. Channel News Asia, citing a statement from Senators Cynthia Lummis, John Boozman, and Tim Scott, stated that President Trump voluntarily agreed to "unprecedented ethics restrictions, holding every federally elected official, judge, and their spouses to some of the toughest ethics restrictions in U.S. history." The Hindu reported that Mr. Trump agreed to a measure barring him and his wife from issuing meme coins, and later consented to a tougher ethics proposal. It also stated that the proposal could force Mr. Trump to divest from ventures such as World Liberty Financial, from which he reported significant revenue. A senior GOP aide briefing reporters anonymously told The Associated Press, as reported by FinanceFeeds, that the President had agreed to "about 80%" of a proposal from Senators Ruben Gallego and Thom Tillis.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated, centre-rated, or right-rated reports printed below mention the estimated cost of the crypto industry's lobbying efforts, which Channel News Asia reported as "hundreds of millions of dollars."

Tags:#ClarityAct#Cryptocurrency#USPolitics#DonaldTrump#Ethics

Coverage settled. We checked this 56 times and stopped on 19 Sept 2026, 16:00. The figures above are what it finished at.

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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

35 rated outlets

  • Left-rated reports focused on President Trump's concessions regarding ethics rules. Headlines from outlets such as The Hindu, IBTimes UK, Euronews, The Independent, and NBC Boston highlighted Trump's agreement to tougher ethics provisions, with some suggesting his own crypto fortune complicated the bill's drafting. The Hindu detailed specific ethics proposals, including barring Trump and his wife from issuing meme coins and requiring him to place crypto holdings in a blind trust. Several NBC outlets (NBC Connecticut, NBC Miami, NBC New York, NBC Philadelphia, NBC Chicago) used similar headlines focusing on Trump agreeing to new ethics rules but questioning if it would be enough.

Centre

77 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports led with the release of the revised Clarity Act text and the inclusion of new ethics language agreed to by President Trump. Channel News Asia and Reuters, which published full reports, detailed the bill's provisions on affiliate trading, consumer protection, and software developers, and mentioned previous warnings about potential banking system destabilization. WTVB and Political Wire also reported on Trump's agreement to ethics provisions, with Political Wire citing the Associated Press on the extent of the concessions.

Right

10 rated outlets

  • Right-rated digests reported that Senate Republicans released a revised Clarity Act with new ethics language. President Donald Trump agreed to these provisions, according to Republican senators and a GOP official. The bill includes consumer protections and developer safeguards.
  • Several digests noted the bill was headed for a key vote. One report stated the Clarity Act failed to advance through a procedural hurdle, serving proponents a major blow. Another digest mentioned a procedural vote would determine if the legislation advances.
  • The digests did not mention the specific cost estimate for the bill. One report stated President Trump has amassed significant crypto wealth while in office, complicating dynamics for senators drafting legislation.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Senate Republicans Release Revised Clarity Act with New Ethics Language?
Of the 122 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 37% are rated left, 54% are rated centre, 9% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 193. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Senate Republicans Release Revised Clarity Act with New Ethics Language left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 122 rated outlets on this story, 37% are rated left, 54% are rated centre, 9% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Senate Republicans Release Revised Clarity Act with New Ethics Language biased?
Senate Republicans Release Revised Clarity Act with New Ethics Language is one event reported by 193 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Senate Republicans Release Revised Clarity Act with New Ethics Language?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Senate Republicans Release Revised Clarity Act with New Ethics Language?
193 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What is the Clarity Act?
The Clarity Act is a major piece of cryptocurrency legislation being considered in the U.S. Senate. It includes provisions aimed at regulating the digital assets industry, such as rules on affiliate trading, consumer protection, and protections for software developers.
What ethics rules has President Trump agreed to?
President Donald Trump has agreed to new ethics language within the Clarity Act. Reports indicate these rules address conflict of interest concerns and may include restrictions on issuing certain types of digital assets and potentially require divestment from some crypto ventures.
When is the vote on the Clarity Act?
A procedural vote on the Clarity Act is scheduled to take place in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. This vote could determine whether the bill proceeds to further debate and consideration.

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