Latest Stories By Jon Greenberg

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Who is Alexander Vindman?

October 30, 2019

President Donald Trump tweeted about a "Never Trumper" witness in the impeachment inquiry. He was talking about Lt. Col. Vindman, and there's no evidence he opposes Trump.

Elizabeth Warren’s plans: $7 trillion in new spending over 10 years, before Medicare for All

October 23, 2019

Elizabeth Warren has over 50 plans. We added up their costs, and how she plans to cover them.

Mulvaney Ukraine presser

In context: Mick Mulvaney on quid pro quo

October 18, 2019

White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Ukraine aid hinged, in part, on seeking the DNC server. Then he said he didn't say that. Read what he said in his own words.

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What’s the manufacturing job killer, automation or trade?

October 16, 2019

Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Yang sparred over which does more damage to jobs –– trade or technology? The latest studies point to trade, but the real answer is the two factors are hard to separate, and for workers, caught short the real, real answer is having options to adapt to new demands.

Ohio opioid overdose paramedics

Opioid epidemic shifts from prescription painkillers to street drugs

October 14, 2019

Prescription painkillers launched an opioid addiction crisis. That problem remains as the death toll from more deadly street drugs rises.

Cipollone letter

Trump lawyer claims lack of due process in House impeachment. 3 reasons the law doesn’t back him up

October 10, 2019

The top White House lawyer argues that the House has denied Donald Trump his legal due process rights. Constitutional scholars say that's wrong.

Ask PolitiFact: Answers to reader questions about the Trump impeachment inquiry, Hunter Biden

October 8, 2019

Our reporters investigated questions from readers about the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, as well as Joe and Hunter Biden and the whistleblower who set the investigation into motion. ​

Impeach a member of Congress? Over 200 years of history say no

October 7, 2019

The one and only time the Senate had a chance to deliver a clear ruling, it didn't.

9 things Donald Trump got wrong today on Ukraine, a whistleblower and the media

October 2, 2019

We fact-checked multiple falsehoods by President Donald Trump during an Oct. 2 press conference in which he spoke about his phone call with the president of Ukraine.

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Why Ukraine? How an Eastern European country triggered tumult in American politics

September 30, 2019

What happened in Ukraine didn't stay in Ukraine. Nothing is inevitable, but we trace how the past two decades set the table for the president's phone call with Ukraine that led to an impeachment inquiry.

Sanders, Biden, Warren hand raise Houston

The cost of Medicare for All: Sticker shock or bill relief?

September 13, 2019

Medicare for All, Sen. Bernie Sanders' signature single-payer health care plan, dominated the start of the Democratic debate in Houston. Here's what we know about the cost and who will cover it.

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Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren: A short guide to big differences

September 12, 2019

Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren take to the debate stage for the first time. Here's where the two Democrats part ways.

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