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Did Trump’s freeze on Ukraine aid violate the Impoundment Control Act?

December 5, 2019

The Democrat-led House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment report makes the case that President Donald Trump violated an obscure Nixon-era law by freezing aid to Ukraine.

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Should Trump be impeached? What law professors said at the House hearing

December 4, 2019

The House’s impeachment inquiry moved to a new phase on Dec. 4, as the House Judiciary Committee invited four legal scholars -- three called by Democrats, one by Republicans -- to testify about the history and law of impeachment.

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Who is Michael Bloomberg? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

December 3, 2019

Editor's note: This story is part of PolitiFact’s ongoing coverage of the 2020 campaign; these reports will be updated as the campaign continues. For more candidate profiles and fact-checking, go to www.politifact.com/2020/

 

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Fact-checking House Republicans’ impeachment report defending Trump on Ukraine

December 3, 2019

House Republicans released a 123-page impeachment report defending President Donald Trump’s actions on Ukraine. Several key points needed a fact-check.

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Read House Republicans’ response to impeachment report

December 3, 2019

House Republicans issued a response to a Democrat-led impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump. The GOP's 123-page report says Democrats have not proven "evidence of bribery, extortion, or any high crime or misdemeanor."

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Read the House Intelligence Committee’s full impeachment report

December 3, 2019

The House Intelligence Committee released an impeachment report that accuses President Donald Trump of abuse of power in his foreign policy exchanges with Ukraine. 

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What we know about the Politico story at the heart of a Ukraine conspiracy theory

December 3, 2019

PolitiFact has previously reported on the similarities and differences between Ukrainian and Russian election meddling. But we decided to take a closer look at the Politico story to outline what it does — and doesn’t — show about Ukraine’s involvement in 2016.

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The State of PolitiFact in 2019: A report to our readers

December 3, 2019

PolitiFact started as a politics news website in 2007, but these days, it feels more like a mission.

Send us your questions about the House impeachment inquiry into Trump’s actions on Ukraine

December 3, 2019

What question do you have about impeachment, Ukraine or the whistleblower complaint?

Trump mischaracterizes Ukrainian president’s comments from new interview

December 2, 2019

After Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky answered questions about the House impeachment inquiry in an interview, President Donald Trump said Zelensky announced that Trump did nothing wrong. We looked at Zelensky's remarks in context. 

Who is Democratic presidential candidate Deval Patrick?

December 2, 2019

After deciding not to run, the former Massachusetts jumped into the Democratic primary as a centrist candidate. Here's his profile.

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PolitiFact Michigan partnership wins Report for America support

December 2, 2019

PolitiFact Michigan will launch next summer, thanks to an innovative partnership between PolitiFact and the Detroit Free Press supported by Report for America.

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