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U.S. State Department
U.S. government agency (executive branch); currently reflects Trump administration policy
The State Department is a federal executive agency, so its website, press releases, briefings and remarks present the Trump administration's official foreign-policy positions. It is not an independent news outlet. Its output is the administration's own account of its actions and rationale, and it rarely includes critical or opposing views.
Owned byOwned and operated by the U.S. federal government. It is the executive department led by the Secretary of State (Marco Rubio, confirmed 99–0 on January 20, 2025) and reports to President Trump. Its press office and website are run by the Office of Global Public Affairs (Assistant Secretary Dylan Johnson) and the Office of the Spokesperson.
LeaningU.S. government agency (executive branch); currently reflects Trump administration policy
On the administrationbroadly supportive
7average bias score across 2 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun