The Federalist media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Federalist on the right. We have seen it on 64 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Federalist biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Federalist on the right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Federalist left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Federalist on the right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is The Federalist reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Federalist are Ad Fontes Media: Low factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Federalist has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Federalist’s own report linked underneath.
175 House Democrats have sent a letter to federal officials demanding an end to the investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar's immigration history. They argue the probe is a partisan attack and an attempt to influence her re-election bid.
The Federalist reported it asMN Rep: By 2016 Everyone Knew Ilhan Omar Married Her Brother (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
Former Minnesota state representative Joe Radinovich stated on X that the marriage fraud allegation against Ilhan Omar is 'almost certainly true.' Omar's campaign responded by calling Radinovich a 'deeply troubled individual.' The federal probe into Omar's immigration status and finances continues.
The Federalist reported it asMN Rep: By 2016 Everyone Knew Ilhan Omar Married Her Brother (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
President Trump has called for Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola to be removed from the ballot, alleging election fraud after reports surfaced of her campaign's alleged involvement in recruiting a candidate with the same name as her opponent, Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.
The Federalist reported it asRussia Collusion Hoaxer Marc Elias Tied To Alaska Ballot Scandal (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was arrested for allegedly using a sledgehammer to decapitate a figure on the Iwo Jima monument. Police estimate the damage to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The suspect's motive remains unclear, with police reporting "multiple contradictory reasons" for his actions.
The Federalist reported it asMedia Roll Out 'Virginia Man' Label For Illegal Alien Statue Vandal (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
The US Department of Defense has designated Confucius Institutes as a threat to national security. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that 80 new propaganda cells were identified across 30 universities and have been dismantled.
The Federalist reported it asPentagon Designates Confucius Institutes As Security Threat (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
A 17‑year‑old male from McKinney, Texas was arrested by the FBI after federal sources said he planned to obtain a gun and carry out an ISIS‑inspired assassination of U.S. Rep. Keith Self at a public event on 17 October.
The Federalist reported it asTeen Plotted To Assassinate Texas GOP Rep On Behalf Of ISIS (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox, who challenged her dismissal by President Donald Trump. The court's decision upholds a lower court's ruling that validated Trump's executive authority in the firing.
The Federalist reported it asSCOTUS Says Judge Can Order 'Trans' Procedures For Prisoners (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin has stated that Democrats should pursue "signature cases" against individuals associated with a future Trump administration to create a "deterrence message." She made these remarks at a University of Chicago podcast recording, predicting a contested 2028 Democratic primary. Conservatives have condemned her statements.
The Federalist reported it asThe Democrat Party Platform Is Throwing Conservatives In Prison (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy stated that all customers are welcome at the company's restaurants. However, he declined to directly comment on LGBTQ+ rights when asked by interviewer Craig Melvin, a departure from his father's public stance against same-sex marriage.
The Federalist reported it asMedia Interrogate Chicken Sandwich Boss About Trans Stuff (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
A federal appeals court has ruled against a California law that mandated U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers display visible identification. The court found the state's "No Vigilantes Act" unconstitutional, siding with the Department of Justice.
The Federalist reported it as9th Circuit Court Smacks Down CA Law Unmasking ICE Agents (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico defended past statements on God's gender, capitalism, and the abolition of ICE during a CNN-hosted town hall. He stated his 'God is nonbinary' comment was meant to be provocative and that his capitalism remarks were taken out of context.
The Federalist reported it asTalarico Is As Ignorant About The Bible And Abortion As He Is TX (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
A U.S. banking regulator found that nine of the nation's largest banks denied services to customers based on political, religious, or social views. The report, spanning 2020 to September 2025, was based on 100,000 complaints and hundreds of individual bank decisions.
The Federalist reported it asBombshell Report: Big Banks Debanked 'MAGA' (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith's office and the Biden Department of Justice collected personal information on over 639,000 Republican voters and donors as part of the Arctic Frost investigation. The data included physical addresses, credit card information, and occupations.
The Federalist reported it asJack Smith Nabbed 639K GOPers' Personal Data In Arctic Frost (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by a watchdog group seeking public records related to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). DOGE was an initiative led by Elon Musk during Donald Trump's second presidential term.
The Federalist reported it asSCOTUS To Decide If Leftist Group Can Acquire DOGE Records (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has established a committee of inquiry to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. The committee, comprising three executive branch officials, will examine allegations that Cook made false statements related to mortgages. This action is part of Trump's ongoing efforts concerning Cook's position on the Fed's board.
The Federalist reported it asTrump Renews Bid To Remove Federal Reserve's Lisa Cook (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
The Food and Drug Administration's safety review of the nation's main abortion pill, mifepristone, will extend into next year, according to a court-ordered update. The agency expects to complete a safety study by mid-December and issue a report by March 2027.
The Federalist reported it asDA Says It Won't Act On Abortion Drugs Till March, 2 Years After Pledging To Review Safety Concerns (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech in Athens on Western civilization, its history, and current challenges. He spoke at the Pnyx, with the Acropolis in the background, and referred to Greece as a model ally.
The Federalist reported it asRubio: Only The Christian West Could Build The 'Greatest Civilization' (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
Internal emails from October 2021 reveal that senior Justice Department officials expressed discomfort with Attorney General Merrick Garland's memo concerning threats against school board members. Some officials suggested renaming the initiative the 'Anti-MAGA Task Force'. The National School Boards Association later apologised for its initial letter.
The Federalist reported it asReport: Biden White House Drove DOJ Targeting Of Parents (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
The Supreme Court will hear a case challenging the Trump administration's policy of mandatory immigration detention without bond hearings. The policy affects immigrants in the U.S. illegally, including those who have lived there for years. Federal appeals courts are divided on the issue.
The Federalist reported it asSCOTUS To Hear Major Case On Trump's Deportation Agenda (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas are suing New York, California, and Massachusetts, alleging their abortion shield laws unconstitutionally facilitate the distribution of abortion drugs. A separate suit targets individuals and groups for shipping these drugs.
The Federalist reported it asSCOTUS Asked To Stop Blue States From Shielding Abortion Drug Dealers (opens The Federalist 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
- FDRLST Media, LLCIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Official site
- thefederalist.com
- Seen publishing on
- thefederalist.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
- 64
- Reports listed
- 64
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
63 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 13 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and The Federalist ran the story anyway.
Across the 64 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Federalist’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 32 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 October 2026.
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