Latest Stories By Matthew Crowley

When former President Donald Trump said he’d let Russia “do whatever the hell they want” to NATO nations that didn’t pay for collective defense, he alarmed world leaders — and spurred President Joe Biden to imagine a world without the alliance. Biden in February asked voters to contemplate this scenario — Trump winning the election […]

Once more, with feeling. Michelle Obama is not, never was a man, even if social media users argued otherwise all year long. False statements about whether Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates was trying to poison people through produce, whether Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes used illegal drugs during the Super Bowl and whether Rep. Alexandria […]

The stumping and stomping of the 2024 presidential election are here. Amid the rallies, debates and rhetoric, voters are trying to discern truth.  The Poynter Institute and PolitiFact, its Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism arm, will help people separate fact from fiction at this year’s United Facts of America. Register for the free event here. The three-day […]

Is the end near for U.S. automakers? Former President Donald Trump recently told an audience of nonunion autoworkers near Detroit that electric cars are poised to doom their industry. “Under Biden’s mandate, the entire car industry will be packed up and shipped to China,” Trump said during a Sept. 27 speech at an auto parts factory […]

Speaking to supporters in New Hampshire, former President Donald Trump blamed President Joe Biden for Hamas’ attacks in Israel and asserted that New Hampshire — and the nation — were far better off under his administration. “The attack on Israel would never ever have happened. The attack on Ukraine … inflation would never have happened. […]

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has asked the House to open an impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden, accusing the president of lying about knowledge of his family’s foreign business dealings — something the Biden administration forcefully denies. House Republicans have already spent months investigating Hunter Biden, primarily over money he received when on the board […]

Even before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 presidential race, he faced criticism from Republican rivals who were waiting for him to make it official. Those competitors include former President Donald Trump, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. Here’s […]

Florida Gov Ron DeSantis’ presidential announcement lurched before it launched — technical problems had the Twitter Spaces audio cutting in and out for 15 minutes, sometimes leaving long silences. When the audio finally steadied, DeSantis promised success. “If you nominate me, you can set your clock to Jan. 20, 2025, at high noon,” he said, […]

In a raucous town hall where an audience of invited Republicans often cheered him on, former President Donald Trump insisted he didn’t know the woman who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation verdict against him, suggested the U.S. might as well default on its debt and dodged questions about whether he would sign […]

Could new rules aimed at encouraging electric vehicle production in the U.S. slow their sales? Analysts’ answers are mixed. On April 17, the Biden administration issued regulations that initially made only 10 of the more than 90 electric vehicles on the market eligible for the full $7,500 tax credit. That followed a proposal five days […]

A ProPublica report that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury trips from a high-profile Republican donor without disclosing them prompted a fresh flurry of criticism from Democrats and raised a question: Does the Supreme Court have a formal ethics code? The answer is no, although the executive and legislative branches do.  Federal laws, some […]

Hours after appearing in a Manhattan courtroom devoid of television cameras, with limited photography and encircled by agitated protesters in the streets outside, Donald Trump returned home to Mar-a-Lago, his luxurious estate in Palm Beach, Florida.  There, on a ballroom stage with bright lights and a bank of cameras, he faced a supportive crowd and delivered […]