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Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2024 in a Truth Social post:

“It has just come out that Democrats in Washington and the Democrat Governor’s Office of North Carolina (Roy Cooper) were blocking people and money from coming into North Carolina.”

By Amy Sherman, Paul Specht • October 12, 2024

X posts stated on June 11, 2024 in in X posts:

Hunter Biden’s trial and conviction were contrived to divert attention from Biden family crimes.

By Jeff Cercone • June 14, 2024

Candace Owens stated on September 9, 2021 in a tweet:

“The Biden administration is attempting to empower the IRS to monitor every single withdrawal, deposit, and transaction you make from your personal banking accounts, PayPal, Venmo, etc."

By Samantha Putterman • October 11, 2021

Tom Cotton stated on February 22, 2021 in a digital ad opposing Xavier Becerra's nomination to be HHS secretary:

“Becerra supports Bernie’s government takeover of your health care, eliminating your employer-provided coverage.”

By Victoria Knight • March 1, 2021

Joe Biden stated on November 18, 2020 in a roundtable with healthcare workers:

The law governing the transition of presidential power “doesn’t require there to be an absolute winner. It says the ‘apparent' winner.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • November 19, 2020

Andrew Cuomo stated on March 17, 2020 in a news conference:

“No city in the state can quarantine itself without state approval.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 20, 2020

Elizabeth Warren stated on January 26, 2020 in comments made while campaigning in Davenport, Iowa.:

"The president of the United States already has the legal authority to reduce the price of many commonly used prescription drugs."

By Shefali Luthra, Victoria Knight • January 29, 2020

Roger Roth stated on December 16, 2018 in an appearance on "UpFront with Mike Gousha" on WISN-TV:

In the lame-duck session, "no power was taken away from the governor. Power was not taken away from the attorney general."

By Eric Litke • January 11, 2019

Christine Hallquist stated on October 10, 2018 in a press conference:

"There have been 44 plans submitted affecting 90 school districts. And the Scott administration has rejected all of them."

By Lola Duffort • October 30, 2018

Whoopi Goldberg stated on January 25, 2017 in a segment on ABC's 'The View':

Says Barack Obama "didn’t do executive orders in the beginning."

By Allison Graves • January 26, 2017

Chuck Grassley stated on June 3, 2013 in a news release:

Says President Barack Obama is trying to "pack" the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2013

Barack Obama stated on August 14, 2012 in a news release:

Says that as Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney "condemned coal-fired plants, saying they kill people."

By Stephen Koff • August 23, 2012

Lamar Alexander stated on March 9, 2010 in an op-ed article:

"No member of the American public has ever been killed by commercial nuclear power — a record unmatched by other fuels."

By Hadas Gold • April 22, 2010

Lindsey Graham stated on April 26, 2009 in a TV interview:

"The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror."

By Robert Farley • April 28, 2009

Sherrod Brown stated on July 1, 2026 in an X post:

Since the passage of the “Jon Husted-backed” HB 6, Ohioans’ residential utility rates have gone up $663 a year.

By Gracey Abernethy • July 20, 2026

Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2026 in an X post:

“The reason (people in Cuba) are forced to survive 22 hours a day without electricity is not due to an oil ‘blockade’ by the US.”

By Maria Briceño, Samantha Putterman • May 22, 2026

Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post:

Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”

By Maria Briceño • April 13, 2026

Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2026 in remarks aboard Air Force One:

“We've had regime change.”

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand • April 1, 2026

Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in a speech in Davos:

Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.”

By Amy Sherman, Maria Briceño • January 26, 2026

Michael Whatley stated on September 6, 2025 in an X post:

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper “bears direct responsibility” for the fatal stabbing of a woman on the Charlotte rail system.

By Paul Specht, Will Doran • September 12, 2025

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U.S. Capitol, police and security barriers 9-24-25

Trump has defied norms on executive power. What actions could he take amid a government shutdown?

By Amy Sherman • September 25, 2025

Donald Trump’s tariff powers face a high-stakes legal test

By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2025

Macrons with King Charles III and Queen Camilla 07-09-2025

Beyond the Macrons’ lawsuit against Candace Owens: Why do people accuse powerful women of being men?

By Madison Czopek • July 24, 2025

Trump President Donald Trump signs an executive order regarding the southern border 01-20-2025

Insurrection Act vs. martial law: What power applies to Trump’s April 20 deadline?

By Madison Czopek • April 16, 2025

Elon Musk at Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, 1-20-2025

Do Elon Musk and DOGE have power to cut spending, close agencies?

By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2025

What the indictment about the 2020 election and Jan. 6, 2021, tells us about Donald Trump’s actions

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • August 2, 2023

Jan 6 hearing: Trump recording Rose Garden speech July 21

What the Jan. 6 hearings revealed about Trump’s actions before and after the Capitol attack

By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • December 9, 2022

United Facts of America: Sen. Mark Warner embarrassed by inaction on tech regulation

By Harrison Mantas • May 12, 2021

A timeline of Donald Trump’s false wiretapping charge

By Jana Heigl • March 21, 2017

Jeb Bush’s questionable attack on Barack Obama and the use of U.S. power

By Katharina Fiedler, Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2015

Will recess appointment handcuff consumer cop?

By Stephen Koff • January 17, 2012

Are U.S. actions in Libya subject to the War Powers Resolution? A review of the evidence

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • June 22, 2011

What’s next for a Democratic Congress: Oversight. Maybe impeachment.

By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2026

Methylene blue: What to know about this textile dye being used as a wellness supplement

By Grace Abels • October 30, 2026

Santa Claus or Tony Soprano? Trump’s midterm ‘goodies’ are conditioned on GOP control

By Amy Sherman • October 23, 2026

Fact-check: Healey, Minogue spar on energy, fired state worker in Massachusetts governor’s race debate

By PolitiFact Staff • October 15, 2026

Trump renamed AI to ‘super intelligence.’ That label means something already.

By Loreben Tuquero • October 7, 2026

AI data centers, explained: Why do tech companies request NDAs? What’s a moratorium?

By Maria Briceño • September 28, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed Haley Stevens Michigan Senate debate

Fact-checking Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary

By Amy Sherman, Caleb McCullough • August 3, 2026

From booze-filled parties to mail ballots: How did American voting actually evolve?

By Amy Sherman • June 29, 2026