Latest Stories By Amy Sherman

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Trump in Greenville NC July 2019

Fact-checking Trump’s misleading attacks on Omar, Ocasio-Cortez in North Carolina

July 18, 2019

In a North Carolina rally, President Donald Trump misled about statements by Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The Democratic debate resurrected controversy over busing. But is it an issue today?

July 3, 2019

Perhaps the biggest moment of the recent Democratic debate in Miami came when California Sen. Kamala Harris attacked former Vice President Joe Biden on a controversial policy from decades ago: integrating segregated schools by busing.

Rosa Ramirez, grandmother of drowned girl, June 2019

Fact-checking Julián Castro’s claim that asylum ‘metering’ caused drowning of father, daughter

June 27, 2019

The photo of Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his toddler daughter who drowned prompted a discussion about asylum policy at the first Democratic presidential debate. 

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the U.S. is running concentration camps. Many historians are skeptical

June 20, 2019

Recent assertions by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., that U.S.-run detention centers for migrants are "concentration camps" drew immediate rebukes from some Republican politicians, Jewish groups, and social media users.

Cory Booker at a town hall March 2019

Who is Cory Booker? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

June 20, 2019

Cory Booker, a U.S. Senator from New Jersey, has emphasized gun control and reducing poverty.

Joe Biden bio

Who is Joe Biden? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

June 11, 2019

Former Vice President Joe Biden, in his third bid for the presidency, has the longest political resume of anyone in the Democratic field.

Critics say Georgia’s abortion law could land women in prison. Here’s what we know

May 24, 2019

Alyssa Milano and others are claiming that new abortion law in Georgia states that women will be subject to prosecution, but we will have to wait to see how prosecutors and courts interpret the law.

 

 

Stacey Abrams Nov 2018

Kamala Harris says voter suppression kept Stacey Abrams, Andrew Gillum out of office. Really?

May 10, 2019

Many factors contributed to losses by Democrats in the races for governor in Georgia and Florida.

Unpacking the spin from Democrats, GOP over which side is blocking hurricane relief for Puerto Rico

April 1, 2019

Each senator blamed the opposing party for holding up relief funding for Puerto Rico. Here’s what’s going on.

Are New Yorkers really fleeing to Florida over taxes?

March 29, 2019

Sen. Rick Scott lacks evidence that taxes are driving migration.

Mueller leaving Capitol

All of the people facing charges from Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling

March 25, 2019

A look back at who has already been indicted or convicted stemming from Robert Mueller’s investigation

New Zealand mosque shooting memorial

Donald Trump doesn’t think white nationalism is on the rise. Data show otherwise

March 20, 2019

Data show a rise in far-right extremism in recent years

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