Latest Stories By Louis Jacobson

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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s rally in West Virginia with Gov. Jim Justice

August 4, 2017

President Donald Trump traveled to West Virginia on Aug. 3 to hold a campaign-style rally. Having promised "big news" earlier in the day, Trump invited West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to the lectern, where Justice announced that he was changing his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican.

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The president and the Boy Scouts: Was there really a phone call?

August 2, 2017

President Donald Trump surprised observers of the national Boy Scout Jamboree in West Virginia with a speech that sounded like one he’d given many times at campaign rallies.

How Congress could pass Obamacare changes now, or change the filibuster rules

July 30, 2017

We checked with experts on congressional policy and procedure to see what the path forward on health care reforms could be.

After the health care bill failure, what’s next for Congress and the Affordable Care Act?

July 28, 2017

Now that efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act have run aground in the Senate, what comes next? We checked with experts on health care policy to see what the path forward may be.

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If the Senate passes a health care bill, what happens next?

July 26, 2017

Unless you’re an expert in parliamentary procedure, the process of passing a health care bill in the Senate may seem mystifying. What if the Senate manages to cobble together the 51 votes necessary to pass a bill? Where would it go from there?

Welcome, Anthony Scaramucci! Here’s some research on illegal voting

July 21, 2017

At his first briefing as White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci acknowledged that he wasn’t ready to answer every question reporters threw at him -- including one about whether there were 3 million illegal votes cast in the 2016 presidential election.

Can the president pardon himself? 4 questions about the presidential pardon

July 21, 2017

With news reports suggesting that the Trump White House and their legal advisors are taking a close look at the president’s pardon power, we decided to take a look ourselves. We’ve asked a dozen legal experts for their views on four questions related to presidential pardons.

How expensive would a single-payer system be?

July 21, 2017

During remarks at the White House to a group of Republican senators, President Donald Trump pushed the visiting lawmakers for repeal-and-replace legislation for the Affordable Care Act.

How big is coal mining compared to other occupations?

July 21, 2017

At an event to tout his "Made in America" agenda, President Donald Trump took a moment to applaud his administration’s success in stopping the coal industry long-term decline.

Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s interview with Pat Robertson on ‘The 700 Club’

July 13, 2017

Trump made a series of claims about the Affordable Care Act, the Paris climate agreement and the economy

5 questions about opposition research and Russia

July 12, 2017

This week, the White House has been grappling with revelations that Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer who was described by a go-between as possessing "very high level and sensitive information" that was "part of Russia and its government’s support" for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.

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In Context: How the White House Edited an AP Story About Health Coverage

July 10, 2017

On July 10, 2017, the White House press office sent a blast email titled, "New Survey Shows United States Uninsured Population Grew by 2 Million This Year."

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