Trump administration’s unsupported claims about Haiti safety
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Temporary Protected Status for Haitians can end, Trump administration officials have said it is safe for Haitians to return to their country —…
How U.S. elections have changed over 250 years
Flashback to 1980: Out of milk? Drive to the store. Need to deposit a check? Wait in line at the bank. Want a new bathing suit? Trudge through the mall.…
America 250: Why some call Florida the ‘14th colony’
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, Florida officials highlighted a nickname for the state with a Revolution-era ring: "the 14th colony." The moniker, used by academics and historians…
Was Ossoff the ‘deciding vote’ in Inflation Reduction Act?
Four years after Congress narrowly approved the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, a Republican Senate hopeful in Georgia, blamed the measure for worsening inflation and pointed voters…
Fact-checking Florida Republicans’ Sunshine State Showdown
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Florida Republicans billed their party’s June 27 gathering in South Florida as the "Sunshine State Showdown." But for U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, the event’s headliner and GOP…
In NY, people with two houses can choose where to vote.
Voting where you live in the city, or your place in the countryside? Can New Yorkers with two homes really choose where to cast their ballot? A group called MoveIndigo…
Examining Trump’s claims of Reflecting Pool vandalism
After complaining about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's appearance, President Donald Trump launched a renovation project to paint the pool's bottom "American flag blue." But the pool once again is…
Do the housing bill’s benefits go to people in US illegally?
President Donald Trump surprised members of both political parties June 24 when he abruptly canceled an event touting the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which had passed the Senate…
