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Politics Feb 14
AP fact check: Declaring an emergency to build a border wall would be an extraordinary stepThe emergency action Trump has been contemplating would be rare. The presidents he has cited did not use emergency powers to pay for projects that Congress wouldn't support.
Politics Feb 11
AP fact check: Trump claims he’s vindicated in Russia probePresident Donald Trump is declaring exoneration prematurely in the Russia investigation. Here's a closer look at that claim and more made by the president this past week.
Politics Feb 04
AP fact check: Trump’s untruths on Russia probe, wall, jobsPresident Donald Trump is glossing over the facts when it comes to the Russia investigation and his economic performance. Here's a closer look at the president's claims.
Politics Jan 28
AP fact check: Trump’s shift on a concrete border wallForced to back down on a government shutdown, President Donald Trump is shifting his story regarding his campaign promise to build a border wall. He's also once again inflating the number of immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Here's a look…
Politics Jan 14
AP fact check: Trump says he hasn’t left White House in ‘months.’ Actually, he has.Eager to defend a prolonged government shutdown over his border wall, President Donald Trump is pretending that he's holed up nonstop at the White House waiting for a deal with Democrats. Here's a look at the president's claims in the…
Politics Jan 02
AP fact check: Trump’s claims on border wall, drug prices, MattisPresident Donald Trump is, at once, demanding billions of dollars from the U.S. Treasury for a border wall and insisting the wall won't really cost America anything.
Politics Dec 29
Military women, female veterans are shifting away from GOPLong seen as a bastion of support for Republicans, the face of the U.S. military and its veterans is changing — and perhaps too is their political bent.
Politics Dec 17
AP fact check: Trump’s distorted reality in expanding Russia probePresident Donald Trump keeps changing his story in the swirling investigations into Russia election interference and hush money payments to women who say they had affairs with him. Here's a look at the president's claims.
Politics Dec 16
White House digs in on border wall demand, risking shutdownThe White House on Sunday pushed the federal government closer to the brink of a partial shutdown later this week, digging in on its demand for $5 billion to build a border wall as congressional Democrats stood firm against it.
Politics Dec 10
AP fact check: Manafort, Cohen filings do not exonerate TrumpPresident Trump insists he's been fully vindicated by court filings released Friday that lay out the level of cooperation from two of his former top advisers, whom prosecutors have accused of lying to federal investigators or Congress. In fact, Trump's…
