Latest Stories By Jon Greenberg

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The Senate health care bill: What’s in it and what to watch for in the CBO report

June 22, 2017

The long awaited Senate bill retains some core elements of Obamacare, but changes and revises key pieces to reduce payments to help the less well-off while cutting taxes on the more affluent.

Malaria and mosquitoes: A tough tag team to beat

June 21, 2017

Malaria is one tough disease to beat. It infects about 200 million people and despite enormous efforts and impressive gains, it still kills about 400,000 people each year.

Fact-checking President Trump’s attorney after Comey’s testimony

June 9, 2017

After Comey’s under oath testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 8, Trump’s lawyer Marc Kasowitz, disputed several of Comey’s statements. But there was a lot of spin in Kasowitz’s comments.

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In GA-6 race, fact-checking attacks about campaign cash

June 8, 2017

In the hotly contested Georgia congressional race, Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel accuse each other of relying on outside money. They're both right, but the nature of that money could not be more different.

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s statement withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement

June 1, 2017

President Donald Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from the Paris accord on climate change. All but two countries signed the agreement. But Trump said the deal puts the United States at a disadvantage.

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Is Iowa Obamacare’s canary in the coal mine? Not really.

May 24, 2017

Iowa’s individual market is teetering. But it’s not necessarily a sign Obamacare is collapsing.

 

Donald Trump and Islam: Then and now

May 21, 2017

In a pivotal speech on his first international trip as president, Donald Trump delivered a message on religious-based terrorism that was strikingly more nuanced than his rhetoric from the campaign trail.

What Donald Trump said about the spread of classified material during the campaign

May 16, 2017

President Donald Trump defends sharing top secret information during his meeting with top Russian officials. But when he ran for president, Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server for State Department business was a frequent target.

Trump and Democratic views on FBI’s Comey at key turning points

May 10, 2017

Former FBI director James Comey became a political Rorschach test. How he was judged hinged largely on party loyalty. We put Trump's and Democratic takes side by side at key turning points in the past year.

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Without Obamacare, what happened to kids like Jimmy Kimmel’s son?

May 3, 2017

Jimmy Kimmel brought the debate over the future of Obamacare into the story of his newborn son's emergency heart surgery. He made some policy points and we looked to see if they were on target.

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The facts behind Paul Revere’s ride, cited by Donald Trump in NRA speech

May 3, 2017

Trump evoked the spirit of Paul Revere in a speech to NRA members. His rendition came right up to the line between fact and myth. The historical truth is actually pretty interesting.

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Can Donald Trump get rid of national monument protections?

May 2, 2017

In the ramp up to his 100th day, Trump ordered a review of over 20 national monument designations that protect million of acres of land and seabed. How far he can go to undo the work of previous presidents, Republican and Democratic, takes him into a legal gray zone.

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