Latest Stories By Amy Sherman

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, warned in an ad that Project 2025, a conservative guidebook of presidential policy recommendations, would harm Black Americans, including at the voting booth. “Trump’s Project 2025 Agenda will give him unchecked political power with no guardrails,” said the TV ad that began airing in early September, targeting […]

During her interview with the National Association of Black Journalists, Vice President Kamala Harris criticized former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, for spreading misinformation about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio. “When you have that kind of microphone in front of you, you really ought to understand how much your […]

After law enforcement said it was investigating an apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, social media users quickly declared they knew the suspect’s registered voter party affiliation. “Ryan Wesley Routh, the second Trump shooter. He looks like a MAGA republican but is a registered democrat,” stated a Sept. 15 Facebook post.   The phrase […]

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign said “the dangers of Trump’s Project 2025 agenda will be on full display” in the Sept. 10 presidential debate. Former President Donald Trump said Harris has “changed every policy” and “doesn’t even know what she is talking about.” It’s safe to assume the first and so far only debate between […]

In an interview from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump tested themes he might repeat in next week’s ABC debate against his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris. Fox News’ Sean Hannity hosted the hourlong Sept. 4 event. He questioned Trump during the first hour; audience members questioned Trump for a second hour. That second […]

PolitiFact fact-checked Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, in their first joint interview since accepting the Democratic nominations for president and vice president at the party’s convention in Chicago. The segment, hosted by Dana Bash, aired Aug. 29 on CNN. PolitiFact has rated Harris on our Truth-O-Meter 52 times […]

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will give the most nationally watched speech of his political career when he takes the stage Aug. 21 at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Before Vice President Kamala Harris selected Walz as her running mate, PolitiFact had not fact-checked Walz on the Truth-O-Meter. But he got our attention in August. […]

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California ruled in favor of PolitiFact and its parent organization in a lawsuit filed by Children’s Health Defense, a legal advocacy group founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The Aug. 9 ruling affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a complaint brought by the Children’s Health Defense against Meta […]

La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris eligió al gobernador de Minnesota Tim Walz como su compañero de fórmula, culminando una búsqueda de vicepresidente corta a nivel histórico. Walz ascendió en la lista de finalistas gracias a su simpatía y su experiencia como gobernador. Así como su historial en el Congreso como representante de un distrito de tendencia […]

Vice President Kamala Harris has tapped Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, capping a historically compressed vice presidential search. Walz rocketed up the list of finalists on the strength of his folksy relatability, gubernatorial experience and congressional record representing a conservative-leaning district. “I am proud to announce that I’ve asked @Tim_Walz to be […]

Miembros del Partido Republicano argumentan que es demasiado tarde para que los demócratas sustituyan a su candidato. Esta narrativa empezó incluso antes de que el presidente Joe Biden renunciara a su presunta nominación presidencial para 2024 y respaldara a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris para el cargo.  En el programa “State of the Union” de CNN […]

Even before President Joe Biden announced that he would relinquish his presumptive 2024 presidential nomination and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the role, Republicans were laying the groundwork to argue that it is too late for Democrats to replace their candidate. On CNN’s “State of the Union” July 21 — just hours before Biden […]