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"The White House just announced that Trump only has four days left," one narrator said in a July 19 TikTok. "Trump’s cancer is getting worse — people are posting these pictures of his ankles. Swollen ...
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer shared a chart July 17 on X showing lower- and middle-income Americans gaining the most from the new law’s tax provisions.
President Donald Trump outraged many of his supporters after the Justice Department published an unsigned memo saying it would not release any more documents related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey ...
The "Epstein files," refer to the federal government’s investigative files pertaining to the prosecution of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  The two federal investigations into Epstein took ...
There is no evidence that Immigration and Customs Enforcement dropped off immigrants in the middle of the ocean. An immigration activist who has tracked ICE flights for over five years said the claim ...
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"California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government," Newsom said in a July 14 X post highlighting the interview. "Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide ...
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But data and news reports about the first month’s arrivals show the majority of Alligator Alcatraz’s detainees do not have U.S. criminal convictions.  President Donald Trump, federal officials and ...
As a candidate, Trump promised to lift taxes on overtime. The new law allows workers to deduct up to $12,500 in overtime compensation (for single filers) or $25,000 (for joint filers). This deduction ...
The Biden Promise Tracker monitors the 99 most important campaign promises of President Joseph R. Biden, elected in November 2020. Biden said his top priorities were fighting the coronavirus ...
"In most respects, ICE facilities operate with less consistent oversight and legal accountability than state or federal prisons or local jails," Brinkley-Rubinstein said. "ICE detention facilities and ...