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Tom Cotton stated on March 09, 2015 in an interview on Fox News:

Says that "Susan Rice, the president's national security adviser, has already conceded that Iran will have a robust uranium enrichment capability."

By Louis Jacobson• March 16, 2015

Ron Johnson stated on March 08, 2015 in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday':

"The Iranian parliament will get to say yes or no on this deal, and I think the United States Congress should have the exact same input into the process."

By Steve Contorno• March 10, 2015

Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Says Hillary Clinton called Barack Obama "naive" for saying he was would "sit down and talk to the Iranians" during the 2008 Democratic primary.

By Lauren Carroll• January 17, 2016

Marco Rubio stated on November 23, 2013 in a press release:

"Just days ago, Iran's Supreme Leader (Ali) Khamenei, who will oversee implementation of this agreement, was calling Israel a 'rabid dog' and accusing the United States of war crimes."

By Julie Kliegman• November 27, 2013

Michele Morrow stated on September 16, 2024 in a social media post:

The plus in LGBTQ+ includes pedophilia.

By Paul Specht• September 17, 2024

Paul Ryan stated on April 22, 2016 in a news release:

The decision for the United States to buy heavy water from Iran "will directly subsidize Iran’s nuclear program."

By Tom Kertscher• April 29, 2016

Florida Democratic Party stated on April 27, 2017 in a press release:

Donald Trump’s "golf course on the island defaulted, like so many of his other failed business schemes. The failure left Puerto Rican taxpayers with a nearly $33 million bill."

By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2017

Barack Obama stated on November 07, 2010 in a "60 Minutes" interview:

"One of the interesting things about the Recovery Act was most of the projects came in under budget, faster than expected, because there's just not a lot of work there."

By Robert Farley, Michael Grabell• November 10, 2010

X posts stated on October 26, 2025 in a post on X:

Video shows Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025.

By Maria Briceño• October 27, 2025

West Virginians For Health Freedom stated on August 29, 2025 in a billboard in Morgantown, W.Va.:

“Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.”

By Natalie Ribar• October 15, 2025

Jon Hamm, documents say, hazed, hurt UT student in 1990

By W. Gardner Selby• April 10, 2015

Fact-checking a deal with Iran

By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• March 30, 2015

Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics?

By Matthew Crowley• April 13, 2023

Why it’s not ‘grooming’: What research says about gender and sexuality in schools

By Madison Czopek• May 11, 2022

Texas-reared Rand Paul and the Truth-O-Meter

By W. Gardner Selby• April 6, 2015

Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers

By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2013

Ted Cruz photos by Associated Press included several of gun seemingly pointed at him

By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015

Medicare and Social Security: What you paid compared with what you get

By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013

As Joe Biden announces his reelection bid, how has the economy fared on his watch?

By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2023