Category
Politics
Government, elections, legislation and the conduct of public office.
Credibility summary
Of the 590 claims in Politics with evidence either way, 85% held up.
Showing 901-920 of 6464 claims
Culleton told Liveline he was returning home after returning items to Home Depot on September 9 when he noticed suspicious car following him
Tuesday's vote was only half of the battle
In April 2025 Republicans inserted nearly identical language in House Resolution 313 to prevent a vote through September on the Liberation Day emergency that Trump used to impose reciprocal tariffs
This allowed Trump's February 2025 tariffs to remain in place until January 3 of this year
In September Republicans repeated the procedural gimmick by passing House Resolution 707 to stall a vote on that national emergency until January 31
Nearly two weeks since the end of the Republicans' National Emergencies Act loophole Trump's updated reciprocal tariff rates should be exposed to congressional scrutiny
Now they are thanks to the Republicans who ended their colleagues' bid to save themselves from painful votes
Republicans avoided complying with this requirement by redefining what qualifies as a day in the congressional calendar
In March 2025 House Republicans passed House Resolution 211 which declared that each day shall not constitute a calendar day for purposes of the National Emergencies Act
Such emergencies are subject to congressional review
Bacon said he must answer to Article I which grants Congress exclusive power to regulate international commerce and impose taxes
Massie defended his decision to break from party ranks as defending the Constitution which vests taxing authority in the House of Representatives not the Executive
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson apparently persuaded Spartz to join McClintock in voting for the resolution
McClintock ultimately voted for that resolution
He caved this time too
The vote on H.R. 1042 was pushed back to 8:30 p.m. due to wariness and opposition from Reps. Tom McClintock Victoria Spartz Kevin Kiley Don Bacon and Thomas Massie
Spartz Kiley and Massie all voted against a similar resolution in September
Trump's tariffs may be challenged in the House following the death of House Resolution 1042 on Tuesday night
Trump's increasingly bizarre behavior can no longer be attributed to a calculated strategy
Trump will overplay his hand
Recently analyzed in Politics
Shutdown is the result of a partisan divide in Congress over new guardrails on federal immigration enforcement
The New York Times
Residents of Minnesota and other cities subject to Trump immigration crackdown recently experienced a version of it
The New York Times
Senator Cory Booker made history today
Heather Cox Richardson
War Department published pamphlets for U.S. beginning in 1943
Heather Cox Richardson
Democrats have demanded restrictions on such patrols as a condition of funding the Department of Homeland Security
The New York Times