Politics Oct 31 AP fact check: Trump far off track on birthright citizenship President Donald Trump has astonished legal scholars with his claim that he can end birthright citizenship with a swipe of his pen. No, they say, he can't.
Politics Oct 30 Fact-checking Trump’s claims about birthright citizenship President Donald Trump has astonished legal scholars with his claim that he can end birthright citizenship with a swipe of his pen. No, they say, he can't.
Politics Oct 24 AP fact check: Pence flubs federal statistics on terrorists Vice President Mike Pence misstated federal statistics Tuesday when trying to help President Donald Trump make the case that terrorists are among thousands of migrants moving through Mexico toward the U.S. border. Trump himself acknowledged he's got no proof terrorists…
Politics Oct 23 AP fact check: Trump overreaches in bragging about judges President Donald Trump overreached Monday night when he boasted that he's seated more federal judges than any president except George Washington. Here's a closer look at his claim.
Politics Oct 22 AP fact check: Trump on migrants, Saudis, and the Hispanic vote Here's a closer look at some of President Donald Trump's words over the past week.
Politics Oct 02 AP fact check: New trade deal not as big as Trump claims President Donald Trump inaccurately described his new trade deal with Canada and Mexico as the biggest ever — it's not even close — and glossed over some possible consequences of the agreement, such as higher car prices. Here's a closer…
Nation Sep 03 WATCH: Day 1 of Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings With some ideological mashup, Kavanaugh's judicial record has been conservative in the main, reflecting views that could swing the court right on abortion, gay rights, executive power and more for decades to come.
Politics Sep 02 High court pick Kavanaugh and his carefully constructed life WASHINGTON — Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s life seems as carefully constructed as the Supreme Court arguments he will hear if he is confirmed to the high court. He checks all the boxes of the ways of Washington, or at least the…
Politics Aug 06 AP fact check: Trump’s imagined steel mills and denial of Russian interference It's been a week of puzzling disconnects and untruths from the Trump administration. Here's a closer look at some of the comments by Trump and his officials.
Politics Jul 23 AP fact check: Trump off base on Russia, veterans and Queen Elizabeth II It was a week of bewilderment over what President Donald Trump really thinks about Russian interference in the U.S. election and what he and Russia's Vladimir Putin told each other in their private meeting. Here's a week of statements in…