MS NOW media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place MS NOW on the left. We have seen it on 34 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is MS NOW biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place MS NOW on the left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is MS NOW left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place MS NOW on the left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is MS NOW reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for MS NOW are Ad Fontes Media: Mixed factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What MS NOW has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with MS NOW’s own report linked underneath.
A federal judge has ordered Attorney General Todd Blanche to provide unredacted Epstein files by September 24, 2026. Judge Emmet Sullivan warned of potential contempt of court charges if the deadline is not met, finding Blanche's arguments against release to be without merit.
MS NOW reported it asAG Blanche ordered to release Trump accuser interview notes in Epstein probe (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated the nation will take necessary steps to protect its trade and economic interests.
MS NOW reported it asHouse passes Russia sanctions bill over Democratic objections about Trump’s new authority (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
The U.S. House Oversight Committee voted to recommend holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Reports differ on whether the vote was unanimous, and Black's lawyers denounced the resolution as a complete abomination.
MS NOW reported it asHouse votes to hold Leon Black in contempt for defying Epstein-related subpoenas (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
The board of the Kennedy Center voted to close the performing arts venue due to financial problems and a disagreement about naming the building after President Donald Trump. A judge had previously blocked the venue from being renamed.
MS NOW reported it asTrump-appointed Kennedy Center board votes to shutter building (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
A super PAC linked to Donald Trump, No Going Back PAC, has reported spending approximately $21 million on independent expenditures in competitive Senate and House races. The largest Senate expenditures targeted Democratic candidates.
MS NOW reported it asDid Trump’s Super PAC wait too long to start funding GOP candidates? (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
US politicians are split on how to approach artificial intelligence regulation. House Speaker Mike Johnson and former President Donald Trump have warned against rushing to regulate AI, citing competition with China. Conversely, Democrats and some AI industry leaders advocate for a slower pace of development due to potential risks.
MS NOW reported it asTrump, Mike Johnson cite China as both downplay AI doom warnings (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
During a visit to Dublin, President Donald Trump said he would "love" a unified Ireland and that it would happen eventually. The comment triggered unionist leaders to reject interference, while Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald called the remarks timely and urged preparation for reunification.
MS NOW reported it asU.K. leaders explode over Trump’s ‘unified’ Ireland suggestion (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
A Russian disinformation campaign is using doctored celebrity videos with AI-cloned voices to target US midterm elections, aiming to discredit Democratic candidates. Researchers attribute the operation to a Kremlin-backed group known as Matryoshka, or Storm-1679.
MS NOW reported it asA Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee is facing a primary challenge from Helena Foulkes. McKee is attempting to avoid a rare defeat for an incumbent governor, while Foulkes has focused on his administration's handling of the Washington Bridge replacement project.
MS NOW reported it asRhode Island governor loses primary amid backlash over stalled bridge project (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro refused to answer reporters' questions about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case, which President Donald Trump has urged her to revisit. Pirro became visibly frustrated, at one point yelling, 'No! No and no! How many times do I have to say no?!'
MS NOW reported it asPirro rejects questions about Reflecting Pool: ‘How many times do I have to say no?’ (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
Russia's Foreign Ministry announced the closure of Germany's consulate in St. Petersburg, with operations to cease by September 18. This action follows Germany's recent decision to close Russian diplomatic facilities in Bonn and Berlin, which Russia labelled an "unfriendly" move.
MS NOW reported it asRussia closes German consulate in St. Petersburg (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
A Wall Street Journal report has led to criticism of Senator John Fetterman from former staffers and Democratic lawmakers. The report alleges Fetterman has shown little interest in his work, including constituent meetings and attending certain events.
MS NOW reported it asPennsylvania Democrats denounce Fetterman as a ‘disgrace’ after WSJ report (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
Dan Koh has won the Democratic primary for Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District. He will seek to replace Rep. Seth Moulton, who is running for the Senate. Koh, a former Biden White House aide, defeated state Rep. Tram Nguyen in a crowded field.
MS NOW reported it asLast House Democrat who voted against the ACA survives primary scare (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
A whistleblower has raised alarms about a new U.S. Postal Service system designed to verify mail ballots, alleging it is being developed with inadequate testing and a rushed timeline. The system, intended to comply with a Trump executive order, could lead to the rejection of large numbers of ballots.
MS NOW reported it as‘Rushed, risky and haphazard': Whistleblower account of USPS mail ballot process alarms Dem lawmaker (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
Preston Parra, a former staffer for Republican Mike Collins, posted images including a swastika and himself in Ku Klux Klan-like regalia on social media. Parra also used an anti-Black slur and posted the phrase 'White Power'. He described himself as a 'twink fascist' and claimed his posts were 'satirical'.
MS NOW reported it asTrump normalized gutter racism. Now the GOP has a young Nazi problem. (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has declared an 'economic D-Day' against Iran, vowing to impose the 'toughest sanctions in history' to sever all financial lifelines supporting the regime. Oil prices fell following the announcement.
MS NOW reported it asBessent broadens secondary sanctions against Iran as war nears 6-month mark (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
Surrogate McKenna West sued for $100,000 after refusing abortion for baby with heart condition
Trust 58A nurse from Alaska who carried a baby for a California couple is being sued for over $100,000 after refusing to terminate the pregnancy when the fetus was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. The biological parents allege breach of contract, while the surrogate says she acted to protect the child’s life. A Texas court will hear custody and parentage disputes on 25 August.
MS NOW reported it asA controversial surrogacy case exposes the far reaches of the abortion wars (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
A surrogate mother in Texas refused an abortion request for a baby diagnosed with a heart defect, leading to a custody battle. The intended parents are suing for breach of contract, while Texas law grants parentage to the birth mother.
MS NOW reported it asA controversial surrogacy case exposes the far reaches of the abortion wars (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
A surrogate who refused to abort a fetus diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. McKenna West is challenging a California court order that recognized the intended parents as the child's legal guardians.
MS NOW reported it asA woman fled to Texas for its abortion ban, exposing the messiness of the surrogacy industry (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
The Pentagon has fired Stars and Stripes editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer, and reporter Lara Korte. Slavin stated he was dismissed for insubordination after an interview where he objected to potential military censorship of news for service members.
MS NOW reported it asHegseth’s Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes newspaper’s publisher and editor (opens MS NOW 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.
Mixed factuality
Who owns it
- Versant Media GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
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
- 34
- Reports listed
- 34
- We could read
- 10
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
24 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 10 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 6 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and MS NOW ran the story anyway.
Across the 34 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than MS NOW’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 28 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as MS NOW, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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