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The debt limit fight: Why does it matter? How could it be resolved?

The debt limit fight: Why does it matter? How could it be resolved?

By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2023
Trump, Biden classified documents cases differ in key ways. Here’s how.

Trump, Biden classified documents cases differ in key ways. Here’s how.

By Louis Jacobson • January 11, 2023
Why ousting the House speaker could be easy in 118th Congress

Why ousting the House speaker could be easy in 118th Congress

By Louis Jacobson • January 5, 2023
What could be next for George Santos in the House?

What could be next for George Santos in the House?

By Louis Jacobson • January 4, 2023
How a House speaker could kick some lawmakers off committees

How a House speaker could kick some lawmakers off committees

By Louis Jacobson • December 19, 2022
Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine

Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine

By Rebecca Catalanello • December 13, 2022
We asked, you answered: PolitiFact readers’ choice for the 2022 Lie of the Year

We asked, you answered: PolitiFact readers’ choice for the 2022 Lie of the Year

By Louis Jacobson • December 13, 2022
Corporate profits do not drive inflation, but inflation boosts company profits

Corporate profits do not drive inflation, but inflation boosts company profits

By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2022
What Raphael Warnock's win means for Democrats' Senate advantage

What Raphael Warnock's win means for Democrats' Senate advantage

By Louis Jacobson • December 7, 2022
Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos?

Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos?

By Louis Jacobson • December 5, 2022
Trump says he left Biden a perfect economy, but the facts say otherwise

Trump says he left Biden a perfect economy, but the facts say otherwise

By Matthew Crowley • November 16, 2022
Kevin McCarthy won the GOP nomination for House speaker. Getting elected may be tricky.

Kevin McCarthy won the GOP nomination for House speaker. Getting elected may be tricky.

By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2022
Does running for president protect Donald Trump from legal issues? No.

Does running for president protect Donald Trump from legal issues? No.

By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2022
Where abortion laws stand after the 2022 midterms

Where abortion laws stand after the 2022 midterms

By Louis Jacobson • November 9, 2022
Why days of ballot counting isn’t suspicious

Why days of ballot counting isn’t suspicious

By Madison Czopek • November 9, 2022
No se conocerán todos los resultados la noche de las elecciones de 2022. Lo cual es normal

No se conocerán todos los resultados la noche de las elecciones de 2022. Lo cual es normal

By Clara Hendrickson • November 7, 2022
Fact-checking Joe Biden’s final midterm rallies in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s final midterm rallies in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida

By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2022
GOP leaders are proposing tax cuts. Could that drive inflation?

GOP leaders are proposing tax cuts. Could that drive inflation?

By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2022
Fact-checking Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker in Georgia's Senate race

Fact-checking Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker in Georgia's Senate race

By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2022
Joe Biden and manufacturing jobs: A closer look

Joe Biden and manufacturing jobs: A closer look

By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2022