Trump nominates Matt Zandi to EEOC seat
The White House announced the nomination of a Justice Department official to a civil rights agency seat.
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Trump nominates Matt Zandi to EEOC seat
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What this story says
- President Donald Trump has nominated Matt Zandi to a vacant seat on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
- The seat was previously held by Democrat Jocelyn Samuels, who was dismissed by Trump.
- Zandi currently works as chief of staff for the Justice Department’s civil rights division.
- If confirmed, Zandi would serve a five-year term ending July 1, 2031.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 82 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 85 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
65/100
Hype
20/100
85 sources · methodology
President Donald Trump has nominated Matt Zandi to fill a vacant seat on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The White House announced the nomination, which signals the administration's intention to challenge diversity policies it claims discriminate against white workers and others. Zandi currently serves as chief of staff for the Justice Department’s civil rights division.
The seat Zandi has been nominated for was previously held by Democrat Jocelyn Samuels, who was dismissed by Trump. If confirmed, Zandi would serve a five-year term concluding on July 1, 2031. The nomination comes as the administration seeks to alter diversity policies.
Disagreement on the reason for the vacancy
Washington Top News reported that the seat was left open by the firing of Democrat Jocelyn Samuels. The Winnipeg Free Press, The Toronto Star, The Seattle Times, Yakima Herald-Republic, goSkagit, and Loonie Politics also stated the seat was left open by a Democrat's firing. The Associated Press News digest did not mention the specific circumstances of the vacancy.
What the coverage left out
None of the reports mentioned the specific date of the White House announcement of the nomination, other than Washington Top News stating it was "late Monday."
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 10 Nov 2026, 21:45, and will add the sides that appear.
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
24 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports from the Associated Press News, The Toronto Star, The Seattle Times, and goSkagit focused on the nomination of Matt Zandi to the EEOC. These reports highlighted the administration's stated intent to dismantle diversity policies it claims discriminate against white workers and others. The Associated Press News digest also mentioned charges against three men for plotting terror attacks, a separate story.
Centre
48 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports from Washington Top News, the Winnipeg Free Press, and the Yakima Herald-Republic led with the nomination of Matt Zandi to the EEOC. These reports noted the administration's aim to challenge diversity policies. Washington Top News provided additional context, including the fact that Samuels was fired by Trump and that Zandi's confirmation would shift the EEOC's balance of power. It also mentioned potential Senate opposition due to the firing of Democratic commissioners.
Right
10 rated outlets
- Right-rated outlets reported that US authorities charged three men with plotting terror attacks. The digests agreed the targets included the joint US-UK military base RAF Fairford in England.
- Several reports mentioned a plot to attack Jewish communities in Europe and the US. One digest stated one suspect was an Iran-backed operative directing the plot from a US prison cell.
- The digests noted the men were Iran-backed operatives or suspected Iranian agents. One report mentioned a dual Iranian-Iraqi national was arrested and brought to the US in May.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump nominates Matt Zandi to EEOC seat?
- Of the 82 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 29% are rated left, 59% are rated centre, 12% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 85. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trump nominates Matt Zandi to EEOC seat left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 82 rated outlets on this story, 29% are rated left, 59% are rated centre, 12% 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 Trump nominates Matt Zandi to EEOC seat biased?
- Trump nominates Matt Zandi to EEOC seat is one event reported by 85 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 outlets covered Trump nominates Matt Zandi to EEOC seat?
- 85 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.
- Who has President Trump nominated for the EEOC seat?
- President Donald Trump has nominated Matt Zandi to fill a vacant seat on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Zandi currently serves as chief of staff for the Justice Department’s civil rights division.
- What is the stated reason for this nomination?
- The nomination signals the administration's determination to challenge diversity policies that it claims discriminate against white workers and others. The seat was previously held by Democrat Jocelyn Samuels, who was dismissed by Trump.
- How long would Matt Zandi serve if confirmed?
- If confirmed, Matt Zandi would serve a five-year term on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. His term would end on July 1, 2031.
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93 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
27- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Coast Reporter in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens The Independent (US) in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens The Independent in a new tab)
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- U.S. charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Terre Haute Tribune-Star in a new tab)
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- Trump nominates Justice Department official to a EEOC seat that was left open by Democrat’s firing (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
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- Trump nominates Justice Department official to a EEOC seat that was left open by Democrat’s firing (opens The Seattle Times in a new tab)
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- Trump nominates Justice Department official to a EEOC seat that was left open by Democrat's firing (opens goSkagit in a new tab)
- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens The Washington Post in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Timmins Today in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
The Toronto Star
- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens StratfordToday.ca in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Prince George Citizen in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Guelph Today in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens CambridgeToday.ca in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens The Seattle Times in a new tab)
The Seattle Times
- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens goSkagit in a new tab)
goSkagit
- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens Oskaloosa Herald in a new tab)
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- Sent Encrypted Messages to Family From Prison. Targeted at US Military Planes (opens IndexHR in a new tab)
- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens The Record in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens The Hamilton Spectator in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Durango Herald in a new tab)
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Centre
52- United Kingdom. Incident Near a Military Base: Three "Iranian Agents" Charged with a Planned Attack (opens leprogres.fr in a new tab)
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- DOJ: Iran-Backed Suspects Plotted Fuel-Van Attack on US Troops (opens Internewscast in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase – WTOP News (opens Washington Top News in a new tab)
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- Trump taps Justice Department lawyer to bolster Republican control of EEOC (opens Reuters in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens WYFF in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens WXII in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens WVTM in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens WPTZ in a new tab)
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- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens WPBF in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens WMUR in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens WMTW in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens WLWT in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens WLKY in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens WJCL in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens WISN in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens WGAL in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens WDSU in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens WCVB in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens WBAL-TV in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens WAPT in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens MOR-TV in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens Koco News5 in a new tab)
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- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens KSBW in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens KMBC in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens KCRA 3 in a new tab)
- 3 men charged with plotting terror attacks, including one involving UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens KCCI in a new tab)
- Trump nominates Justice Department official to a EEOC seat that was left open by Democrat's firing (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
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- Trump nominates Justice Department official to a EEOC seat that was left open by Democrat’s firing – WTOP News (opens Washington Top News in a new tab)
Washington Top News
- Trump nominates Justice Department official to a EEOC seat that was left open by Democrat's firing (opens Yakima Herald-Republic in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens The Record in a new tab)
The Record
- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Pioneer Press in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Battlefords NOW in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Yakima Herald-Republic in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Weatherford Democrat in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Audacy in a new tab)
- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assau (opens WBAL in a new tab)
- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens Cherokee Tribune Ledger News in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens WPLG in a new tab)
- US Charges Three in Iranian Plot Against RAF Base, Other Targets (opens Bloomberg in a new tab)
- Iranian operative used coded messages on NY jail call to direct failed UK terror plot (opens KVIA in a new tab)
- From a NY jail, Iranian operative directed terror plot on UK Air Force base used by US, DOJ alleges (opens KRDO in a new tab)
- Iranian operative used coded messages on NY jail call to direct failed UK terror plot (opens KEYT in a new tab)
- Iranian operative used coded messages on NY jail call to direct failed UK terror plot (opens KESQ in a new tab)
- From a NY jail, Iranian operative directed terror plot on UK Air Force base used by US, DOJ alleges (opens KMIZ in a new tab)
- Iranian operative directed terror plot on UK Air Force base used by US from a NY jail, DOJ alleges (opens KIFI in a new tab)
- From a NY jail, Iranian operative directed terror plot on UK Air Force base used by US, DOJ alleges (opens KDRV in a new tab)
- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press
- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens KSHB-TV in a new tab)
- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens KBZK in a new tab)
- Iran-backed militant helped plot attack on UK's Fairford base from US jail, Justice Department says (opens Reuters in a new tab)
Reuters
Right
10- Incident Near Fairford Air Force Base in England: Washington Charges Three "Iranian Agents" (opens Le Figaro in a new tab)
- Iran-backed militant helped plot attack on UK's Fairford base from US jail, Justice Department says (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
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- Iran-backed terror suspects charged with 'plotting bomb attack on RAF base while behind bars' (opens GB News in a new tab)
- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
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- Iran-backed terror suspects plotted attack on US troops using vans packed with fuel, DOJ says (opens Fox News in a new tab)
- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase (opens Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer in a new tab)
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase used by US Air Force (opens The Batesville Daily Guard in a new tab)
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- Exclusive | Three Iran-backed operatives charged in plot targeting UK air base hosting US aircraft (opens New York Post in a new tab)
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4- United Kingdom. Incident Near a Military Base: Three "Iranian Agents" Charged with a Planned Attack (opens vosgesmatin.fr in a new tab)
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- United Kingdom. Incident Near a Military Base: Three "Iranian Agents" Charged with a Planned Attack (opens estrepublicain.fr in a new tab)
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- 3 charged with plotting terror attacks in U.S., Europe (opens BizToc in a new tab)
- Trump nominates Justice Department official to a EEOC seat that was left open by Democrat’s firing (opens Loonie Politics in a new tab)
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