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Sorry Illinois politicians, PolitiFact is back

August 1, 2017

For a fact-challenged era in a fact-challenged state, The Better Government Association has enlisted as Illinois’ fact-checking referee.

Could Trump end health care ‘bailout’ for Congress?

July 31, 2017

Trump threatened to pull health care coverage for lawmakers if they don’t pass a new bill quickly in a tweet on July 29, 2017.

Donald Trump threatened insurance companies’ ‘bailouts.’ Here’s what that means

July 31, 2017

President Donald Trump warned lawmakers he would cut off billions in federal funding that insurance companies receive through Obamacare if Congress fails to pass new health care legislation.

Previewing the Alabama GOP primary

July 31, 2017

We're two weeks away from the Alabama Republican primary. Here's what you need to know about the candidates and their allegiances to President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

How Congress could pass Obamacare changes now, or change the filibuster rules

July 30, 2017

We checked with experts on congressional policy and procedure to see what the path forward on health care reforms could be.

In Context: Tirade against Reince Priebus

July 28, 2017

President's new communications director blasted Priebus in an article the day before the Wisconsinite was replaced.

After the health care bill failure, what’s next for Congress and the Affordable Care Act?

July 28, 2017

Now that efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act have run aground in the Senate, what comes next? We checked with experts on health care policy to see what the path forward may be.

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Long Island speech to law enforcement

July 28, 2017

President Donald Trump spoke before an audience of law enforcement officials on Long Island, N.Y., about measures his administration is taking to crack down on illegal immigrant gang violence.

What costs more, soldiers’ Viagra or transgender health care? What about Mar-a-Lago trips?

July 27, 2017

Trump's announcement barring transgender service members brought out the examples of things that cost more than military spending on those troops' coverage.

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If the Senate passes a health care bill, what happens next?

July 26, 2017

Unless you’re an expert in parliamentary procedure, the process of passing a health care bill in the Senate may seem mystifying. What if the Senate manages to cobble together the 51 votes necessary to pass a bill? Where would it go from there?

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Fact-checking the St. Petersburg mayoral debate between Rick Baker, Rick Kriseman

July 26, 2017

Mayor Rick Kriseman and former Mayor Rick Baker squared off on the city's sewage crisis and more July 25 in a televised debate.

Immigrant deaths and the science behind temperatures rising inside parked cars, trucks

July 25, 2017

We corraled research behind claims that parked vehicles warm precipitously in sunshine.

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