President Donald Trump likes talking about how great the economy is, a theme he expounded on when he flew to Nashville on Jan. 8 to address the American Farm Bureau Federation. He addressed many topics we have previously fact-checked and others we haven’t, with a mix of accuracy. Here’s an assessment of factual claims from his speech.
President Trump likes to tout the stock market’s growth on his watch. How does he compare to his predecessors?
In many people’s minds, the polls were flat wrong in 2016. Actually, it’s more complicated than that.
The tax bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on Dec. 22, 2017, was a large and consequential piece of legislation. It was also the culmination of no fewer than nine of Trump’s campaign promises. So how did he do?
It’s the holiday season, and our email inbox in recent weeks has been full of lumps of coal -- as well as the occasional treat. Here’s a rundown of recent reader critiques, edited for length and clarity.
As Congress nears passage of a Republican-backed tax bill, there’s been a lot of discussion about who will benefit and who won’t. Here is some data about the winners and losers under the bill.
Sometime this week, the House and Senate are planning to vote on a tax bill that includes elements of the legislation passed by each chamber in recent weeks. What’s in the final version of the bill? Here’s a rundown.
President Donald Trump kicked up a dust storm of punditry with a tweet that he "had to fire" former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn "because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI." Was this a key development in the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller?
A look at how the House and Senate tax bills are similar and different -- and how they could affect poorer and richer Americans.
Most political observers are explaining the losses as a backlash against President Donald Trump. That makes sense -- but it’s a result hardly unique to Trump.
The murder of 26 people at a rural Texas church has raised questions about gun violence, access to weapons, the role of mental illness and the prevalence of mass shootings in America. Here's some research to help you sift through the debate.
It was a story that seemed to reinforce stereotypes of President Donald Trump: On a visit to Japan, he was handed a box of food for a ritual feeding of koi, and after doling out a few spoons’ worth, he got impatient and dumped the rest of the box all at once.