As the Trump administration and Pope Leo XIV publicly sparred over the Iran war, social media users claimed that both the pontiff and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited fictional Bible verses to ...

"My favorite small win for sanity today: After a 5-year gender-neutral absence, Disney has restored ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ to the Magic Kingdom monorail greeting," one user wrote on X April 15.

An ad airing nationwide encourages people to call their senators and tell them to pass the SAVE America Act, a bill that would require photo ID to vote. The ad says the majority o ...

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Despite what you might have seen online, your lettuce isn’t vaccinating you against polio. But there is some real science behind this leafy claim.

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Maine. She was sworn in as the governor in January 2019 and previously served as state Attorney General.

N.C., have been at odds over the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. They can’t even agree on whether Tillis is still a senator.

President Donald Trump issued a flurry of statements Sunday against Pope Leo XIV, saying in part that the U.S.-born pope supports Iran having a nuclear weapon. Trump on Truth Social characterized Leo ...

One reason the U.S. Navy was created in the late 1700s and early 1800s was to counter north African states’ attacks on shipping, during conflicts that became known as the Barbary wars. That situation ...

PolitiFact Ohio has compiled promises that John Kasich made during the 2010 campaign and is tracking their progress on our Kasich-O-Meter.

Moulton voted for another resolution the same month that condemned antisemitic attacks and did not mention ICE. Moulton in recent months has called for overhauling or abolishing ICE.  See the sources ...

U.S. Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Fla., wants to overhaul the U.S. immigration system by providing legal pathways for certain immigrants in the U.S. illegally. The Dignity Act, which increases border ...