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May 19 2020
Fact Check
Viral post claims Trump sent Obama a $214 million bill for vacations that weren't 'official state business'
A viral Facebook post shared more than 63,000 times claims President Donald Trump sent former President Barack Obama a bill to “repay the government” for vacations that weren’t “official state business.”
Verdict: False. There is no truth to the claim. It originated on a satirical website.
Fact Check: The claim that Trump sent Obama a $214 million bill for vacations that weren’t “
Check Your FactMar 28 2020
News
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Responds to Trump's Interview Praise: "Did Anyone Show You The Rest Of The Show"?
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow responded to a few rare words of praise from President Donald Trump Friday by pointing out several ways he's personally leading "the worst national response of any industrialized nation in the world."
Maddow recently interviewed the commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lieutenant General Todd Semonite, regarding the hospital construction work
NewsweekMay 18 2020
News
Barr doesn't expect review of Russia probe will 'lead to a criminal investigation' of Obama and Biden
Attorney General William Barr on Monday said Barack Obama and Joe Biden are unlikely to be under criminal investigation in a review of the Russia probe that began in 2016 -- addressing simmering accusations by President Donald Trump against his predecessor and his 2020 opponent.
Barr said he was attempting to curtail the politicization of Justice Department investigations, yet his
CNN (Online News)Mar 07 2015
News
The federal government probably won't dismantle the Ferguson police. That's a good thing.
Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday he was "prepared to use all the powers" the federal government has to get the city of Ferguson, Missouri, in line with the Constitution. Asked if that included "dismantling the police force," Holder said, "If that's what's necessary, we're prepared to do that."
It sounds like a radical move on Holder's part. But don't get too swept up in it. The
VoxFeb 01 2018
News
Why releasing the super-secret Nunes memo is so divisive: What you need to know
No one seems to be neutral on a so-called "secret memo." The document, written by Republicans from the House Intelligence Committee, either reveals "shocking" spying abuses by the FBI and Justice Department or is just a Republican-created distraction from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation as it moves closer to President Trump.
USA TODAYJul 01 2020
Analysis
Just 2 states meet these basic criteria to reopen and stay safe
All 50 states have moved to reopen their economies, at least partially, after shutting down businesses and gatherings in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
But a Vox analysis suggests that most states haven’t made the preparations needed to contain future waves of the pandemic — putting themselves at risk for a rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths should they continue to reopen, which
VoxAug 10 2016
News
Newly released Clinton emails shed light on relationship between State Dept. and Clinton Foundation
Newly released emails from Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state raise questions about the nature of the department's relationship with the Clinton Foundation.
CNN (Online News)Apr 23 2020
Opinion
Pollak: No, Trump Did Not Literally Suggest People Inject Disinfectant
After yesterday’s Coronavirus Task Force press briefing, the media quickly seized on a discussion over potential treatments for the coronavirus COVID-19 where the president asked about the potential for a disinfectant injection.
“And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost
Breitbart NewsFeb 24 2020
News
Federal appeals court sides with Trump administration in family planning case
A federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration on Monday in declining to block a rule that restricts what federally funded family planning providers can tell patients about abortion.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the plaintiffs in the case, including several states, Planned Parenthood and Essential Access Health, would not succeed because the rule is a "
The HillMar 27 2019
News
Mueller’s Investigation Erases a Line Drawn After Watergate
After Watergate, it was unthinkable that a president would fire an F.B.I. director who was investigating him or his associates. Or force out an attorney general for failing to protect him from an investigation. Or dangle pardons before potential witnesses against him.
But the end of the inquiry by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, made clear that President Trump had
New York Times (News)