Latest Stories By Samantha Putterman

Gov. Ron DeSantis used his annual message to the state Legislature to leave voters in Florida — and maybe caucusgoers in Iowa, too — with an inescapable message: We’re No. 1. DeSantis whisked into Tallahassee from the campaign trail on Jan. 9 to mark the first day of Florida’s 60-day session, six days before the […]

In campaign stops, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has been railing against the government using eminent domain to build carbon capture pipelines on private land.    Ramaswamy incorporated the topic into his stump speech in Iowa, an agricultural state and the first to vote in the primary season, and at the fourth Republican presidential debate in […]

Before we turn the calendar to 2024, we want to reflect. From its beginnings, PolitiFact has focused on examining politicians’ statements and rating them for accuracy. We soon started evaluating claims made by pundits, columnists, commentators and other influential members of the media. As 2023 ends, we wanted to take a look back at which […]

Republicans vying for the 2024 presidential nomination have started taking aim at an old adversary: the Affordable Care Act, the nearly 14-year-old health legislation former President Barack Obama signed into law. Former President Donald Trump, who failed to fulfill his first-term promise to repeal Obamacare, threatened in November to reopen that contentious fight, calling for […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom challenged each other’s records on immigration, crime, COVID-19 lockdowns, the economy and social issues in a rowdy Fox News matchup billed as “The Great Red versus Blue State Debate.” DeSantis is among the Republicans running behind former President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. Newsom, a Democrat, […]

MANCHESTER, N.H. — On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has criticized the shift to electric vehicles, an effort that has been encouraged by his potential 2024 opponent, President Joe Biden. Trump told a Nov. 11 crowd in Claremont that electric vehicles “don’t go far,” using their state of New Hampshire as an example. […]

MIAMI — President Joe Biden wasn’t among the presidential candidates debating Nov. 8, but his foreign policy took center stage among the Republicans vying for their party’s nomination. Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., called Biden’s evacuation efforts for Americans in Israel “atrocious.” U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said there was “blood dripping” from Biden and former […]

If a student group voices support for a foreign terrorist organization, is it breaking the law? That’s what Gov. Ron DeSantis argued after Florida banned Students for Justice in Palestine from operating chapters on the state’s college campuses. “You have a right to go out and demonstrate, but you can’t provide material support to terrorism,” […]

A liberal group says former President Donald Trump has promised more than two dozen “insane” actions if he reclaims the White House, including rounding up all homeless people, pardoning Jan. 6 defendants and ending the war in Ukraine within 24 hours. MeidasTouch Network, a liberal news website, shared an Oct. 21 Instagram reel that highlights […]

EXETER, N.H. — At a town hall in this picturesque New England village, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy came face-to-face with the spirit of the New Hampshire primary process. Ramaswamy was about halfway through his hourlong session Oct. 14 when a woman stood up and delivered a two-minute monologue. She said, “Just a few years ago, we […]

MANCHESTER, N.H. — During a visit to New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would be a commander in chief who unreservedly supports allies, such as Israel, and takes dramatic steps to oppose groups harming Americans. “We are being invaded by these cartels,” referring to drug traffickers in Mexico, DeSantis […]

NASHUA, N.H. — On the closing day of a summit sponsored by the New Hampshire Republican Party, two more presidential candidates — Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and former Vice President Mike Pence — sought support in the crucial early primary state. Scott and Pence spoke at the First in the Nation Summit in Nashua, delivering […]