In the closely watched race for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat, incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins and former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson will meet tonight for their second debate this week. Po ...

A GOP ad attacked Troy Jackson for cosponsoring a bill to fund a college while his son served as the school’s legislative coordinator. The college enjoys bipartisan support and it’s unclear whether ...

PolitiFact analyzed claims by U.S. Sen. Jon Husted and President Donald Trump on the national and state economies, Democratic candidate Sherrod Brown’s congressional record, and Husted’s recent bill ...

A Republican-aligned group is running an ad that says Ohio Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown supports “forcing childhood sex change surgery.” It’s a variation on a 2024 ad from the group, ...

Republican Mike Rogers said his U.S. Senate race opponent Democrat Abdul El-Sayed failed to condemn a Michigan synagogue ...

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A reader asked PolitiFact whether President Donald Trump can legally tear down the Kennedy Center, the Lincoln Memorial or the Washington Monument. There are legal hurdles.

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is seeking to retain his Georgia seat, has been airing TV ads aimed at older Americans that say his Republican opponent U.S. Rep. Mike Collins wants to cut their retirement ...

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President Donald Trump recounted his response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in an interview and event leading up to the 25th anniversary this week, repeating statements that lack evidence about ...