Critics, including conservative media outlets, attacked President Joe Biden for selling oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to a Chinese-owned company. Some of the coverage implies a connection between the sales and Chinese investments linked to Biden’s son Hunter. Experts in the international oil markets, however, told PolitiFact that the sales were governed by U.S. law, […]
President Joe Biden signed an executive order July 8 aimed at protecting abortion rights nationwide following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. In his remarks announcing the executive order, Biden said something that led critics to charge that he’d read out loud stage directions from a teleprompter. The moment occurred about […]
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a dissenting opinion that genetic materials derived from abortions were used in the development of the COVID-19 vaccines. Thomas’ June 30 opinion came after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers. “Petitioners are 16 health care […]
When the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, overturned Roe v. Wade, holding that there was no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion, the ruling ignited a firestorm across the country. So, it’s not surprising two fact-checks on issues related to the ruling and abortion took the top two spots in our […]
Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, more than a dozen states are moving toward outlawing or severely restricting abortion within their borders. Some abortion rights advocates have warned that this could put women at risk of having their personal medical records used by law enforcement. There is no guarantee that such […]
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Biden administration could end “Remain in Mexico,” a Trump-era program that sent some migrants seeking asylum to Mexico to await their immigration court proceedings. The decision is a victory for the government, but the ruling also limits the power of lower federal courts in other immigration cases, leading […]
There’s no doubt about it: For election officials across the country, recruiting poll workers is more challenging than ever. COVID-19 made people with health worries want to stay home. Rampant misinformation about election fraud spurred vitriol and even death threats against election workers. Long hours and paltry pay for a seasonal job have never been […]
The gun safety law forged through tense bipartisan talks in the Senate last month has been heralded as the first federal legislation in 30 years to combat rising gun violence. But what often falls below the radar is the new law’s focus on improving mental health services. News coverage has largely centered on the law’s […]
Many social media users are sharing lists of herbs they say or imply can be used to safely induce miscarriages now that abortion is illegal or soon to be in many states. But there’s little scientific evidence to back the claims, and experts warn that many of the herbs, even if they can induce a […]
With Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race set to take place Nov. 8, 2022, it’s time to take a look back on how Gov. Tony Evers has fared on some of his first-term campaign promises. Evers has no Democratic challenger. Republican hopefuls in the Aug. 9, 2022, primary include Rebecca Kleefisch, Kevin Nicholson, Timothy Ramthun and Tim Michels, […]
In most states, an American can buy an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle after their 18th birthday. Law enforcement officials say that’s what happened about a month ago in Texas, when Salvador Ramos purchased AR-15-style rifles and ammunition from federally licensed firearms dealers just days after he turned 18. On May 24, he used those weapons […]
U.S. Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., said her opponent in Florida’s U.S. Senate race, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, has a staunch record of voting to restrict reproductive health care for women. In a campaign ad, Demings’ campaign highlighted Rubio’s previous remarks concerning abortion and his support of legislation to limit the procedure. “Rubio supports forced pregnancy, […]