Associated Press News media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Associated Press News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 558 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Associated Press News biased?
The rating organisations do not give Associated Press News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Associated Press News left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Associated Press News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Associated Press News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Associated Press News are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Associated Press News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Associated Press News’s own report linked underneath.
Thousands of people protested outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday evening. The demonstration was against President Donald Trump's stated plans to close and potentially demolish the venue.
Associated Press News reported it asThousands join protest outside Kennedy Center, expressing concern that Trump might tear it down (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
Russia has demanded that Japan remove US-made Typhon missile systems from its territory, citing them as a threat to its security. Moscow sent a protest note on September 3, with China also expressing concern.
Associated Press News reported it asRussia lodges protest with Japan over US Typhoon missile deployment (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
Scientists are engineering soybeans with deeper root systems to improve climate resilience and enhance carbon sequestration. The Salk Institute, with funding from the Bezos Earth Fund, is leading this research, identifying and editing genes to promote root growth and carbon storage.
Associated Press News reported it asScientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
US Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice will investigate AI-related crimes but will not be a regulatory body for the technology. He accused Democrats of using the AI debate to influence the midterm elections and prefers a restrained approach to enforcement actions against AI companies.
Associated Press News reported it asAttorney General Blanche's appearances at political events blur Justice Department boundaries (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
Early in-person voting for the U.S. midterm elections began on September 18, 2026, in Virginia and other states. The elections will determine control of the House and Senate, with key issues including the cost of living and the war in Iran.
Associated Press News reported it asEarly voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
USPS halts Trump‑linked mail‑voting system, Postmaster General David Steiner says work stopped
Trust 56The United States Postal Service stopped work on a computer system designed to support President Donald Trump's plan to limit mail voting. Postmaster General David Steiner confirmed the pause on Thursday, following the Supreme Court's rejection of the related executive order earlier that week.
Associated Press News reported it asPostal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a keynote address at a conference for the anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense, which he formerly chaired. He told attendees they had a friend in the Trump White House and highlighted administration actions to alter vaccine guidance.
Associated Press News reported it asKennedy tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump's White House (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended the mandate of experts monitoring sanctions on Iran. The vote creates a gap in oversight as the sanctions themselves remain in effect.
Associated Press News reported it asRussia and China veto US proposal for UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions on Iran (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, a former Connecticut budget official convicted of corruption, has fled the U.S. for Greece before his sentencing. He travelled by boat and plane, and his dual citizenship may prevent extradition.
Associated Press News reported it asEx-Connecticut official flees to Greece before sentencing for corruption (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
Abu Zubaydah, held at Guantanamo Bay for two decades without charges, appeared at a hearing to review his detention. A U.S. official described him as a trusted facilitator for Osama bin Laden, while his attorneys argued he was never an al-Qaida member and poses no threat.
Associated Press News reported it asMan accused of ties to bin Laden and tortured after 9/11 has 20-year Guantanamo detention reviewed (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
The removal of the last dam on Maine's Narraguagus River has created prime habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon. However, conservationists caution that climate change presents significant challenges to the species' long-term comeback.
Associated Press News reported it asEndangered salmon may soon swim freely up a Maine river, but a comeback isn’t guaranteed (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
Israeli settlers celebrated the inauguration of a synagogue at the Homesh settlement in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian residents say the settlement restricts their access to farmland, and Israel's Supreme Court has acknowledged some land belonged to them.
Associated Press News reported it asIsraeli settlers, some armed, celebrate a new synagogue in the occupied West Bank, in photos (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
Author Kim Stanley Robinson will not read aloud the first chapter of his novel 'The Ministry for the Future,' which depicts a heatwave causing 20 million deaths in India. He feels the scene is too graphic for public reading.
Associated Press News reported it asKim Stanley Robinson won't read aloud his climate disaster scene from 'The Ministry for the Future' (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
The Trump administration has awarded contracts to begin work on President Donald Trump's planned takeover of the East Potomac Golf Links. Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee have demanded project documents, citing a lack of public announcement.
Associated Press News reported it asPark Service quietly awards contracts to work on Trump’s takeover of East Potomac golf course (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong Blocks Warrantless Immigration Arrests in Southern California
Trust 42U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong has blocked immigration officers from making warrantless arrests in Southern California unless they determine a person is likely to escape. The order applies to the Central District of California and follows a lawsuit by immigrant advocacy groups.
Associated Press News reported it asFederal judge restricts warrantless immigration arrests in Southern California (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the 81st session via video link. The decision follows the United States' denial of a visa to Abbas, preventing his in-person attendance in New York.
Associated Press News reported it asTrump administration again denies visas for Palestinian delegation to attend the UN General Assembly (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
Associated Press News reported it asTrump suggests EU allowing Canada as associate member could be a 'hostile act' (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
US Representative Gregory Meeks has placed a hold on a $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel, citing concerns about the use of 40,000 bombs in densely populated areas. The Trump administration is planning the sale, which could be bypassed from normal congressional review.
Associated Press News reported it asTop Democrat places hold on Trump administration’s plan to sell heavy bombs to Israel (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence poses significant risks that require global coordination and stronger oversight. This comes as public alarm about AI's potential dangers grows, while former US President Donald Trump maintains existing safeguards are sufficient.
Associated Press News reported it asUN chief urges global AI cooperation saying world can't afford 'a race to the bottom on AI safety' (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
An Argentine judge has ordered companies to cease oilfield development near the Falkland Islands, escalating a long-standing sovereignty dispute with the UK. The ruling mandates a halt to drilling pending an environmental review, while Argentina also prepares new legal complaints and tougher sanctions.
Associated Press News reported it asArgentine judge orders halt to Falklands oil project as tensions with Britain rise (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Associated PressIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- apnews.com
- Seen publishing on
- apnews.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 558
- Reports listed
- 571
- We could read
- 313
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
258 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 313 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 84 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Associated Press News ran the story anyway.
Across the 558 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Associated Press News’s on 16 of them. Overall it filed a median of 12 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
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