President Joe Biden says he has done everything under his authority to try to reduce illegal immigration at the U.S. southern border, and that he’ll be able to do more once Congress passes a new bill. But Republicans disagree. Biden said Jan. 26 that he’s waiting for a bipartisan bill being negotiated in the Senate […]
He dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who had pushed to “make America Florida,” is still aiming to shape national policy. DeSantis is proposing an alternative method of proposing U.S. Constitutional amendments that would let states call a convention if enough of them ask Congress. In a Jan. 29 […]
PolitiFact has hit a milestone: We published our 1,000th rated fact-check of Donald Trump. In classic Trump fashion, he claimed in his New Hampshire primary victory speech Jan. 23 that Democrats used the COVID-19 pandemic to “cheat” in the 2020 presidential election. Unsurprisingly to our regular readers, his claim was Pants on Fire. It’s not […]
PolitiFact has published its 1,000th fact-check of Donald Trump. In addition to our data analysis, we decided to back at the 10 Trump fact-checks that our readers clicked the most. The list included statements about immigrants, crime, terrorism, Hillary Clinton, gasoline prices and his own popularity. Here is the list in descending order: 1. “My […]
If you’re a woman with a thyroid condition, could getting vaccinated against COVID-19 make it worse? That’s the claim in a Jan. 17 Instagram reel featuring a physical therapist who sells supplements and says the vaccine could exacerbate autoimmune or thyroid problems in people, especially women. The reel includes screenshots of scientific articles with headlines […]
Texas and the federal government are fighting each other in court over who should take charge of an area in Texas that borders Mexico. Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott argues that the Biden administration isn’t doing enough to control illegal border crossings. Abbott ordered the state’s National Guard to install razor wire along the Rio […]
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former President Donald Trump, who ran a nontraditional campaign in New Hampshire, beat his onetime ally Nikki Haley in the state’s Republican presidential primary. This was not the typical New Hampshire primary. Trump refused to debate his primary rivals for months, skipped the usual events other candidates attended and largely campaigned in […]
MANCHESTER, N.H. — On the surface, this year’s primary has proceeded as usual. Candidates spoke to packed rooms, with the cleverest booking spaces just smaller than the expected turnout to stoke the excitement. Presidential candidates dropped by the Red Arrow Diner here, including former President Donald Trump and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley. The […]
As former President Donald Trump petitions the courts to be held legally immune for his actions as president, he’s begun comparing presidents and police officers. In a Jan.19 Truth Social post, Trump argued that “a president of the United States must have full immunity, without which it would be impossible for him/her to properly function.” […]
MANCHESTER, N.H. – After a few sporadic campaign events in New Hampshire in the days leading up to the state’s Jan. 23 primary, Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out of the presidential race, saying there was “no clear path to victory” for him. DeSantis said he was sticking to his commitment to back the Republican Party’s […]
PETERBOROUGH, N.H.: On her 52nd birthday, Republican presidential primary candidate Nikki Haley called out former President Donald Trump on his age and for confusing her with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Haley told supporters at the Monadnock Center for History and Culture that during a Jan. 19 rally, Trump, 77, blamed her for failing […]
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., has been campaigning aggressively in New Hampshire, hoping to convince Democratic voters that a new face is needed to keep the party in control of the White House in 2024. In a series of events in the state on Jan. 18, Phillips, who is challenging incumbent Joe Biden […]