A 2025 NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found that respondents reported little to no confidence in major U.S. institutions including Congress, the media, political parties, the Supreme Court, and the presidency.
November 19, 2025
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statistical
Public confidence levels in key national institutions as measured by a national poll.
Media and information environments with fewer editorial gatekeepers can allow once-fringe voices and views to gain greater prominence in political discourse.
November 10, 2025
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contextual
Observation about how changes in media gatekeeping affect the visibility of fringe actors in politics.
Media reviews, bystander videos, and activist reports have shown that some vehicles used in immigration-related arrests have lacked visible license plates or have had license plates swapped or removed.
October 29, 2025
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temporal
Observations about vehicle identification during immigration enforcement operations based on video and reporting.
Courts can permit criminal defendants to appear in civilian clothing to help protect the defendants' presumption of innocence when a case has extensive public or media attention, while still imposing physical restraints for courtroom security and restricting media from photographing those restraints.
October 27, 2025
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procedural
Describes judicial measures balancing a defendant's presumption of innocence, courtroom safety, and media access in high-attention cases.
A 'perp walk' refers to a showy arrest in which an arrested person is paraded in front of the media.
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definition
Describes a media-oriented practice related to arrests.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security stated that Mexican gangs have offered bounties of up to $50,000 for the assassination of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the United States.
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general
DHS reporting on threats and bounties directed at immigration enforcement personnel