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Guests at President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress

March 1, 2017

In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump brought some special guests to highlight his plans to help victims of crime and crack down on illegal immigration. 
 

Why were Democratic women wearing white to Trump’s speech?

March 1, 2017

Dozens of Democratic women in Congress filled the aisles of Trump’s address donned in the color.

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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s address to Congress

March 1, 2017

President Donald Trump is addressing a joint session of Congress Tuesday. PolitFact is fact-checking his comments live.

Fact-checking the Gov. Rick Scott, Florida House feud over Enterprise Florida

February 27, 2017

The Florida House produced videos showing Florida’s jobs and tourism agencies as failures while Gov. Rick Scott fired back with his own defense.

Anatomy of a statistic: Do 80 percent of Americans oppose sanctuary cities?

February 24, 2017

On Feb. 22, websites favorable to President Donald Trump touted a poll result that showed wide support for one of the president’s highest-profile immigration policies -- cracking down on "sanctuary cities."

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Trump moves on promises on immigration, deportations in first month

February 24, 2017

An overview of President Donald Trump's executive orders on immigration signed in first weeks of his administration.

Promises kept, promises stalled: Rating Donald Trump’s first month in office

February 23, 2017

Donald Trump promised much on the campaign trail, but even the leader of the world’s leading economic and military power can only go so far to reshape policy in the direction he likes.

The possible ties between Trump and Russia, explained

February 22, 2017

The slew of accusations about Trump and Russia has our heads spinning, so we decided to summarize the big ones here, for our edification and yours.

What the statistics say about Sweden, immigration and crime

February 20, 2017

President Donald Trump claims large scale immigration in Sweden is negatively impacting the Nordic country. Here's what Swedish government data says on immigrants and crime.

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Are leaks about Russia contacts ‘illegal,’ as Trump says?

February 20, 2017

Amid a slew of reports suggesting improper contact between members of President Donald Trump’s inner circle and Russia, Trump says the media is missing the real problem: leaks. "Illegal" leaks to be specific.

Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s Florida rally

February 18, 2017

President Donald Trump celebrated his administration’s early achievements at a campaign rally Saturday in Melbourne, Fla., while declaring the media "fake news."

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