Rapid at-home COVID-19 tests are flying off store shelves across the nation and are largely sold out online as the delta variant complicates a return to school, work and travel routines. For Americans looking for swift answers, the cheapest over-the-counter COVID test is the Abbott Laboratories BinaxNOW two-pack for $23.99. Close behind are Quidel’s QuickVue tests, at $15 a pop. […]
UPDATE, Sept. 17: The FDA’s committee of outside advisers voted Sept. 17 for a limited booster rollout, stopping short of what the Biden administration had proposed for the general population. The FDA is not bound by the panel’s vote, but it counts for a lot when the FDA makes the final decision on boosters. The […]
Question: Did the Supreme Court overturn Roe vs. Wade? Answer: As a legal matter, no. But its decision to let a Texas law banning most abortions to take effect effectively voids the Roe decision in Texas for now, and some legal experts say it may be a signal of the court’s thinking in future cases […]
Congress is considering how much of President Joe Biden’s public investment agenda to implement — but in an unusually confusing fashion. In August, the Senate passed a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill backed by Biden, winning the support of all Senate Democrats as well as 19 Republicans. The infrastructure bill now needs to be approved […]
Outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a New Jersey man held up his hand for a camera as he told a local TV reporter about the chaotic scene he’d just witnessed inside the building. His palm was smeared with blood — blood that belonged to Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot by law enforcement […]
To prevent or treat COVID-19, would you consider using a drug labeled “for oral use in horses only”? How about one whose creation, for human beings, won a Nobel Prize? Both drugs are ivermectin. So perhaps it’s no wonder that debate continues to swirl about whether ivermectin, for the coronavirus, is only for crackpots or […]
President Joe Biden’s statements about Afghanistan, misinformation about COVID-19 and political discussions about inflation continue to be frequent topics of our fact-checking. Here’s a selection of reader reactions in emails and on our Facebook page to our fact-checks, lightly edited for length and clarity. Readers can email us fact-check ideas and feedback at truthometer@politifact.com • • • […]
As President Joe Biden stuck to a deadline for pulling U.S. forces out of Afghanistan, he was criticized for leaving some Americans and thousands of Afghan allies behind and for not responding fast enough to the Taliban’s takeover. Biden was also lashed over several things he didn’t do or that just didn’t happen. Influential GOP […]
President Joe Biden’s decision to follow through on a U.S. pledge to withdraw from Afghanistan led to a rush of people seeking to leave the country, including Afghan nationals who had worked with the U.S. military or non-governmental organizations. “We’re going to continue to try to get you out,” Biden said Aug. 26 following the […]
An image of dog crates sitting in front of a battered helicopter spread quickly online during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, drawing the ire of fans of dogs and the U.S. military. “Our helpless service dogs, caged and abandoned at the Kabul airport, left to starve to death,” tweeted actor James Woods. “Infuriating,” said Sen. […]
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — At a special West Virginia University meeting on Sep. 1, faculty members began consideration of a proposal to strengthen the university’s rules on the coronavirus by making vaccines mandatory on campus. Currently, the university “strongly” recommends that students, faculty, and staff get vaccinated, but it does not require them to do so. […]
When the Taliban controlled Afghanistan two decades ago, they were known for banning music and television, conducting public executions and imposing a fierce interpretation of Islamic law that sharply restricted the rights of women. Today, they intend to run the nation again — in very different times — and it’s not clear what that might […]