President Donald Trump delivered a rare primetime address about an issue that has consumed him for years — the results of the 2020 election, which he lost to Joe Biden. In his nearly 30-minute speech, ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that partisan gerrymandering claims are "political" questions that federal courts can’t answer. The court said "excessive" gerrymandering was "incompatible with ...

The stock market has gone up during President Donald Trump’s second term, but his $30,000 figure for average 401(k) gains is not supported. Fidelity Investments data shows that during the majority of ...

We found no record showing that former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers worked for pharmaceutical companies. He was never a registered lobbyist, and there’s no proof he received $14 million to lobby for the ...

A rare cross-party, pre-primary U.S. Senate debate unfolded June 16 in Massachusetts, with Democratic U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton and Republican trial attorney John Deaton making their case to voters as ...

Under current law, the 25 highest-earning billionaires paid a 16% tax rate on average, estimates show, while the top 1% of taxpayers paid an average rate north of 25.6%. More than 91% of households ...

Misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines continues to spread on Facebook and other social media, with help from public figures like Fox News host Tucker Carlson. PolitiFact has fact-checked online ...

Misinformation is spreading about the identity of Salvador Ramos, who authorities say is the person who killed at least 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school on May 24. We found no ...

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After the end of his speech at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Biden turned around and gestured toward the onlookers to his right, who rose to applaud him. He wasn’t trying ...