Taking the measure of the federal workforce under Donald Trump
The size, scope and nature of the federal workforce is often misunderstood. So we dove into the data to try to provide a greater understanding.
Everything you need to know about a government shutdown
President Donald Trump, the Republican-controlled Senate and House and the congressional Democratic minority are fighting over how to extend spending for federal operations after the current authority expired on Jan. 19. The key roadblocks are not so much differences on spending levels, but rather on separate issues, notably a renewal of legal status for "Dreamers," people who had been brought illegally to the United States as children. Here’s what happens when government funding expires.
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s ‘results’ from his fake news awards
As part of his much-hyped "fake news awards," President Donald Trump offered 10 pieces of news he said the media was ignoring. "While the media spent 90 percent of the time focused on negative coverage or fake news, the President has been getting results," he wrote. We took a closer look at the 10 items Trump mentioned.
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s fake news awards
President Donald Trump called out some of the biggest U.S. news organizations in his promised "fake news awards" Jan. 18, 2018.
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s economic speech in Nashville
President Donald Trump likes talking about how great the economy is, a theme he expounded on when he flew to Nashville on Jan. 8 to address the American Farm Bureau Federation. He addressed many topics we have previously fact-checked and others we haven’t, with a mix of accuracy. Here’s an assessment of factual claims from his speech.
How Donald Trump, Barack Obama compare on the stock market
President Trump likes to tout the stock market’s growth on his watch. How does he compare to his predecessors?
How trustworthy are the polls, more than a year after the 2016 election?
In many people’s minds, the polls were flat wrong in 2016. Actually, it’s more complicated than that.
How closely did the tax bill resemble Trump’s campaign promises?
The tax bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on Dec. 22, 2017, was a large and consequential piece of legislation. It was also the culmination of no fewer than nine of Trump’s campaign promises. So how did he do?
Mailbag: ‘Please clean up your act’
It’s the holiday season, and our email inbox in recent weeks has been full of lumps of coal -- as well as the occasional treat. Here’s a rundown of recent reader critiques, edited for length and clarity.
Who wins and who loses from the tax bill?
As Congress nears passage of a Republican-backed tax bill, there’s been a lot of discussion about who will benefit and who won’t. Here is some data about the winners and losers under the bill.
What’s in the final version of the tax bill?
Sometime this week, the House and Senate are planning to vote on a tax bill that includes elements of the legislation passed by each chamber in recent weeks. What’s in the final version of the bill? Here’s a rundown.
Do Jefferson, Lincoln prove Donald Trump can tell Justice Department what to do?
President Donald Trump kicked up a dust storm of punditry with a tweet that he "had to fire" former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn "because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI." Was this a key development in the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller?