Latest Stories By Amy Sherman

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Donald Trump dijo que ‘devolvió la libertad de expresión’. Sus 100 días dicen algo diferente

Horas después de que el presidente Donald Trump tomó su segundo mandato, firmó una orden ejecutiva que describe su compromiso con la Primera Enmienda y el derecho que, según él, otorga a las personas a “hablar libremente en la plaza pública sin interferencia del gobierno”. “La censura gubernamental de la expresión es intolerable en una […]
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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan

President Donald Trump’s speech in Warren, Michigan, marking his 100th day in office sounded a lot like something Trump clearly loves: a good old-fashioned campaign rally.  During the April 29 speech, Trump touted a record number of executive orders, efforts to slash the federal workforce and deportations of immigrants in the United States illegally, spotlighted […]
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President Trump said he ‘brought back free speech.’ His first 100 days tell a different story.

Hours after President Donald Trump took his second-term oath of office, he signed an executive order describing his commitment to the First Amendment and the right he said it affords people to “speak freely in the public square without government interference.” “Government censorship of speech is intolerable in a free society,” his order said. Over […]
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Trump holds document about Abrego Garcia 4-18-25

Trump skewed the facts about Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, MS-13 gang and deportation

After President Donald Trump’s administration admitted in court it had deported Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El Salvador in “error,” Trump described the 29-year-old deportee as a dangerous man. Democrats and the media portray Abrego Garcia as “innocent,” which is a “total, blatant, and dangerous LIE,” Trump wrote in an April 20 Truth Social post. […]
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Can car shoppers avoid tariff sticker shock by buying American brands? It’s not that simple

President Donald Trump and his allies have offered a solution for avoiding price hikes because of his car tariffs: buy American. Trump told NBC News March 29 that he “couldn’t care less” if foreign car manufacturers raise prices in response to tariffs. “I hope they raise their prices, because if they do, people are going […]
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Venezuelan deportees artwork in Venezuela

Fact-checking misleading statements by Trump and his allies about Judge James Boasberg

Two-plus months into office, President Donald Trump has signed more than 100 executive orders that inspired over 150 legal challenges against his administration. As Trump exercises and seeks to expand executive powers, people affected by his actions on everything from immigration to civil service employment have taken their complaints to the judiciary in hopes of […]
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Elon Musk at CPAC 02-20-25

Elon Musk’s PAC is paying Wisconsin petition signers before Supreme Court election. Is it legal?

Days before a hotly contested Wisconsin state Supreme Court election, billionaire and White House adviser Elon Musk announced that he will give a talk in Wisconsin Sunday night and pay two voters $1 million. “Entrance is limited to those who have voted in the Supreme Court election,” stated the early morning March 28 X post. […]
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AOC and Bernie Sanders at Fighting Oligarchy rally in Tempe

Fact-check: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘fighting oligarchy tour’

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., have drawn large crowds during their “fighting oligarchy” tour criticizing President Donald Trump and Democratic Party leaders as out of touch with Americans. “We are witnessing an oligarchy in America,” Ocasio-Cortez said March 20 before a crowd of 10,000 in an Arizona State University arena […]
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Trump wants to close the Education Department. Here’s what to know.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order “to begin eliminating the federal Department of Education once and for all.” Trump acknowledged at the March 20 event that he can’t close the department on his own — he needs the help of Congress, which passed a 1979 law to create the department.  Trump’s order says, “The […]
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Trump Oval Office economic remarks Mar 7 2025

President Donald Trump called for a judge’s impeachment. It’s unlikely to happen.

President Donald Trump called for the impeachment of a judge who ordered a halt to deportation flights of Venezuelans to El Salvador, but it’s highly improbable the judge will be ousted.  Trump didn’t call James E. Boasberg, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, by name in a March 18 […]
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Elon Musk claims ‘massive’ Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste?

Elon Musk, the billionaire driving force behind President Donald Trump’s budget-cutting Department of Government Efficiency, broached the sensitive issue of Social Security cost-savings on Fox Business. Musk told host Larry Kudlow, a former Trump economic adviser, that the Government Accountability Office estimated in 2024 that federal government fraud was “half a trillion dollars.” While referring […]
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Democrats hearing on Medicaid 3/6/2025

Can House Republicans cut $880 billion without slashing Medicaid? It’s likely impossible.

The prospect of deep Medicaid cuts has become a flashpoint in Congress, with leaders of both parties accusing their counterparts of lying. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Feb. 27 that a Republican budget measure would “set in motion the largest cut to Medicaid in American history,” and Republicans are hiding the consequences. “The […]
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