The McDowell News media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The McDowell News in the centre. We have seen it on 31 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The McDowell News biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The McDowell News in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The McDowell News left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The McDowell News in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The McDowell News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The McDowell News are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The McDowell News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The McDowell News’s own report linked underneath.
Three major news organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging a violation of First Amendment rights after their White House press credentials were revoked. The outlets seek immediate restoration of access.
The McDowell News reported it asCNN, MS NOW and Politico sue Trump over White House ban (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against Donald Trump's plan to significantly alter national mail-voting rules. Following the decision, voting rights groups announced a voter protection campaign, while the Department of Justice and Homeland Security pursue separate election-related investigations.
The McDowell News reported it asHigh court keeps rule on mail ballots blocked (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
Researchers have identified a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in Bolivia's Yungas forest. The small feline, measuring about 45-46 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, is the first new wild cat species described in more than 100 years.
The McDowell News reported it asNew cat species identified in Bolivia (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
President Trump stated Iran is seeking a deal but is not yet prepared, ahead of a planned meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders. He indicated the US would only accept a favourable agreement.
The McDowell News reported it asTrump to face skeptical world leaders at UN (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
Both chambers of Congress are returning to Capitol Hill for a brief session before the midterm elections. The House will meet for one week, while the Senate will be in session for three weeks, leaving limited time for legislative action.
The McDowell News reported it asThe 9 midterm races that will decide control of the US Senate (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
The McDowell News reported it asMcDowell County ceremony honors the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
On 9 September 2026, a coalition of twenty U.S. states and the District of Columbia filed two lawsuits accusing the Trump administration of illegally weakening the Endangered Species Act. The suits target rules that narrow habitat protections and reduce safeguards for newly threatened species.
The McDowell News reported it asUS states sue over changes to wildlife protections (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
The McDowell News reported it asWhat to know about Trump's unusual midterm convention (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
Excavation for a planned 250-foot-tall arch in Washington, D.C. is set to begin within two weeks, the Trump administration announced. The project faces a lawsuit and criticism over its potential impact on historic sightlines.
The McDowell News reported it asJudge reinforces order barring immediate work on Trump arch in Washington (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
Scientists at the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment in South Dakota have observed a single particle interaction that could be a sign of dark matter. While the event is statistically unlikely to be background noise, researchers stress it does not meet the threshold for a confirmed discovery.
The McDowell News reported it asScientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
A 20-year-old Haitian student died by suicide in Springfield, Ohio, after his Temporary Protected Status was terminated. An advocacy group stated the decision to end TPS contributed to his death.
The McDowell News reported it asSupporters of Haitian man who died with ankle monitor blame immigration policy (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
The Trump administration is appealing a judge's decision that blocked an executive order limiting mail voting before the midterm elections. The order could allow the Postal Service to refuse ballots from states not submitting eligible voter lists or following a uniform envelope style.
The McDowell News reported it asElection officials say mail ballot rule could compromise midterms (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs on specific US goods, marking a new phase in the ongoing trade dispute between the two countries. The measures were announced on Tuesday.
The McDowell News reported it asCanada responds to Trump with slew of retaliatory tariffs (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
Ethel Caterham, the world's oldest person, celebrated her 117th birthday on Friday, August 21. Born in 1909, she has lived through two World Wars and survived Covid-19. She met King Charles III in September 2025.
The McDowell News reported it asMeet Ethel, the world's oldest living person (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
Donald Trump suggested reviving the Keystone XL pipeline in a Truth Social post on 18 August 2026, linking it to a trade deal with Canada. The project, cancelled by Joe Biden in 2021, would carry Canadian crude to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Its role in the negotiations remains unclear.
The McDowell News reported it asUS-CANADA TRADE WAR ESCALATES (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
Trade negotiations between Canada and the United States are ongoing, with Canadian outlets reporting on the federal government's focus on domestic economic strengthening and diversifying international partnerships.
The McDowell News reported it asUS-CANADA TRADE WAR ESCALATES (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
Premiers in Eastern Canada have renewed their appeals for citizens to purchase local goods. This comes as the ongoing trade dispute between Canada and the United States intensifies, prompting calls for increased domestic consumption.
The McDowell News reported it asUS-CANADA TRADE WAR ESCALATES (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
The US Department of Education issued guidance on 19 August 2026 directing schools to apply discipline policies without regard to race. The move ends policies that treated statistical disparities as civil rights violations and opens investigations into two school districts for alleged race-based discipline.
The McDowell News reported it asSchools told not to alter policies to reduce racial disparities (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to the United Kingdom after six years in the US, but will not resume their roles as working royals. Their children will attend British schools from September, and King Charles III was informed of the decision on 16 August 2026.
The McDowell News reported it asPrince Harry, Duchess Meghan reportedly moving back to UK (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
A whistleblower alleges a Trump administration task force pressured Ivy League universities into settlements despite incomplete investigations or no evidence of legal violations. The complaint, filed by former Justice Department lawyer Haley Van Erem, claims the probes were politically driven and disregarded constitutional protections.
The McDowell News reported it asEx-DOJ attorney: Trump university probes lacked evidence (opens The McDowell News in a new tab)
Who says so
2 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
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for The McDowell News.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- mcdowellnews.com
- Seen publishing on
- mcdowellnews.com
- Access
- Paywalled
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
- 31
- Reports listed
- 31
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 7 August 2026
31 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. The McDowell News is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 31 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The McDowell News: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 24 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 23 September 2026. Ratings pulled 10 September 2026.
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