EDITOR’S NOTE, Aug. 4, 2021: On Aug. 3, the CDC announced it was issuing a “new order temporarily halting evictions in counties with heightened levels” of coronavirus transmission. This follow-up article addresses the scope of the new CDC approach as well as the legal challenges. The eviction moratorium that gave millions of households a cushion as the pandemic […]
Falsehoods about the 2020 election results, voting laws and misinformation about COVID-19 continue to be frequent topics of our fact-checking. Here’s a selection of our reader reactions in emails and on our Facebook page to our fact-checks, lightly edited for length and clarity. Readers can email us fact-check ideas and feedback at truthometer@politifact.com Some readers […]
As President Joe Biden seeks to enact national voting rights legislation, he has turned his attention to attacking new state laws that he says will restrict voting. ”This year alone, 17 states have enacted — not just proposed, but enacted — 28 new laws to make it harder for Americans to vote,” Biden said during […]
Completely apart from the bipartisan blame game over crime, there is the stark reality that in most American cities, murders have gone up. One survey of America’s larger cities found that between 2019 and 2020, homicide deaths rose more than 30%. An analysis of 34 cities found a “historic increase.” Some Republicans say rising homicides […]
Is it safe to fire up the barbecue and party like it’s 1999 — or maybe just 2019? When President Joe Biden set the goal of 70% of all Americans getting at least one vaccine shot by July Fourth, he dangled the nation’s birthday party as a reward. “We need you to bring it home,” […]
Due to the American Rescue Plan Act passed in March, most families with children under 18 will get a minimum of a $3,000 tax credit for each child. For any child younger than six, the amount rises to $3,600. Not only is the tax credit higher than in years past, but for the first time, […]
At a time when Republican-led states are moving to restrict how teachers can talk about the legacy of slavery and racism in their classrooms, Republicans in Congress just rallied in overwhelming numbers to mark the end of slavery in the South. This week, the Senate unanimously approved June 19, or Juneteenth, as a new federal […]
In America’s fraught debate over race and justice, a blend of Republicans, libertarians and conservatives have focused their ire on critical race theory. It’s not a well-defined target. Supporters describe critical race theory as a collection of ideas, not a single doctrine, that explain why racial inequality and disparities persist long after civil rights laws […]
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin come to their summit in Geneva June 16 agreeing on one thing: relations between the two nations are at a low point. The two leaders are poised to clash over cybersecurity, election interference, Ukraine and human rights. And it’s hard to see how they’ll even begin to […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, is pushing forward on a reworked civics education curriculum for K-12. For DeSantis, the new plan is as much on what it bans, as what it promotes. “Let me be clear, there’s no room in our classrooms for things like critical race theory,” DeSantis said at a March press […]
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington has committed over half a trillion dollars to cushion laid-off workers from economic pain. The most recent move came in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that added $300 a week to unemployment checks. The money provided welcome relief to millions of households. But now a debate […]
President Joe Biden believes Washington can deliver on two big promises at the same time: tackling climate change and creating jobs. And his policy dreams depend on his ability to effectively sell that idea. Biden is bullish on the prospect that clean energy can be the same kind of economic engine that the fossil fuel […]