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Mailbag: 'You contribute to the distrust of media'

Mailbag: 'You contribute to the distrust of media'

By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2017
President Donald Trump's deportation of 'bad dudes'

President Donald Trump's deportation of 'bad dudes'

By Miriam Valverde • March 3, 2017
Four questions about when senators meet with ambassadors

Four questions about when senators meet with ambassadors

By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2017
In Context: What Jeff Sessions told Al Franken about meeting Russian officials

In Context: What Jeff Sessions told Al Franken about meeting Russian officials

By Lauren Carroll • March 2, 2017
What Donald Trump left out about the Yemen raid that killed Navy SEAL Ryan Owens

What Donald Trump left out about the Yemen raid that killed Navy SEAL Ryan Owens

By Lauren Carroll • March 1, 2017
Did Trump inherit a mess? 8 charts show otherwise

Did Trump inherit a mess? 8 charts show otherwise

By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2017
Guests at President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress

Guests at President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress

By Miriam Valverde • March 1, 2017
Why were Democratic women wearing white to Trump's speech?

Why were Democratic women wearing white to Trump's speech?

By Allison Graves • March 1, 2017
Fact-checking Donald Trump's address to Congress

Fact-checking Donald Trump's address to Congress

By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2017
Fact-checking the Gov. Rick Scott, Florida House feud over Enterprise Florida

Fact-checking the Gov. Rick Scott, Florida House feud over Enterprise Florida

By Amy Sherman • February 27, 2017
Anatomy of a statistic: Do 80 percent of Americans oppose sanctuary cities?

Anatomy of a statistic: Do 80 percent of Americans oppose sanctuary cities?

By Louis Jacobson • February 24, 2017
Fact-checking Donald Trump at CPAC

Fact-checking Donald Trump at CPAC

By Jon Greenberg • February 24, 2017
Trump moves on promises on immigration, deportations in first month

Trump moves on promises on immigration, deportations in first month

By Miriam Valverde • February 24, 2017
Promises kept, promises stalled: Rating Donald Trump's first month in office

Promises kept, promises stalled: Rating Donald Trump's first month in office

By Jon Greenberg • February 23, 2017
The possible ties between Trump and Russia, explained

The possible ties between Trump and Russia, explained

By Lauren Carroll • February 22, 2017
What the statistics say about Sweden, immigration and crime

What the statistics say about Sweden, immigration and crime

By Miriam Valverde • February 20, 2017
Are leaks about Russia contacts 'illegal,' as Trump says?

Are leaks about Russia contacts 'illegal,' as Trump says?

By Lauren Carroll • February 20, 2017
Fact-checking President Donald Trump's Florida rally

Fact-checking President Donald Trump's Florida rally

By Allison Graves • February 18, 2017
Did Donald Trump inherit 'a mess' from Barack Obama?

Did Donald Trump inherit 'a mess' from Barack Obama?

By Louis Jacobson • February 17, 2017
Donald Trump repeats his Mostly False claim about Hillary Clinton, Russia and uranium

Donald Trump repeats his Mostly False claim about Hillary Clinton, Russia and uranium

By Tom Kertscher • February 16, 2017