Democratic senator: Fixes to immigration system might already be on the books
Gen. John Kelly addressed questions about visa waiver program during his Jan. 10, 2017, Senate confirmation hearing for secretary of Homeland Security.
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We launch a new project asking our readers to contribute to us directly through a membership program called the Truth Squad.
The Trump-O-Meter: Tracking 102 promises made by Donald Trump
President-elect Donald Trump promised coal jobs in West Virginia and manufacturing jobs in Michigan. He said he would fix the inner city of Baltimore and the airports in New York. He said he would cut taxes and grow the military. Create paid family leave and balance the budget.
Coming Tuesday: the Trump-O-Meter
For the past six months, PolitiFact has been cataloging promises Trump made to voters in speeches, appearances, interviews and debates. Tuesday we launch our Trump-O-Meter, which will track 102 of the most significant pledges emblematic of his unconventional campaign. The Trump-O-Meter will measure whether Trump is able to accomplish what he told voters and ultimately rate each promise Kept, Broken or Compromise. It’s the same process we used to track the campaign promises made by President Barack Obama.
Recap of Rex Tillerson’s Senate confirmation hearing for secretary of state
An overview of Rex Tillerson's senate confirmation hearing for secretary of state.
Could Obamacare repeal cost California 200K jobs?
California Democratic State Senate Leader Kevin de León claimed repealing Obamacare could cost California 200,000 jobs. We found there’s some evidence to back this up, but too much uncertainty to rate it on our Truth-O-Meter.
The Jeff Sessions confirmation hearings, Day 1
The rundown on the first day of Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing
Congress blocked Obama’s call for new gun laws after mass shootings
Lawmakers don't take action after spate of killings, so the president issues multiple executive actions on guns.
Hate crimes, civil rights become law enforcement focus during Obama years
New legislation and agency procedures addressed a spate of incidents.
What would the impact be if the Affordable Care Act is repealed?
Republican Congress and the incoming Trump administration opened 2017 by trying to decide how -- and how quickly -- to repeal President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. What path lawmakers decide to take will determine how much of an impact the repeal will have on the American public. But members of Congress have no shortage of analyses and projections about what the impact of a repeal would be -- and how much slack a replacement plan would have to pick up following a repeal.