The federal shutdown — one month long and counting — has an obvious economic impact for government workers who aren’t receiving paychecks and food aid recipients who could lose their benefits Nov. 1.

President Donald Trump demolished the White House’s East Wing and intends to build a new structure. None of the work has approval from Congress or the agency that approves construction and renovations ...

During a press conference about a Midwestern immigration enforcement operation, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said federal agents have not detained U.S. citizens. Chicag ...

Experts said that whatever constitutional interpretation could make a third Donald Trump presidential term possible, it would violate the 22nd Amendment’s clear intent. President Donald Trump once ...

Walmart operates more than 4,500 U.S. stores, excluding Sam's Club stores. A TikTok user said in an Oct. 22 video that Walmart will lock its doors and allow only online shopping and curbside pickup ...

President Donald Trump said his new ballroom ‘won’t interfere with the current building.’ Full Flop! The White House press secretary and a White House news release both indicated that significant ...

Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller told Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents they are legally protected from prosecution and local officials cannot arrest them.

It depends on what metric you use. The most basic overall measure of inflation is steady, or even up a little bit, depending on the time frame. But an inflation measure that excludes volatile food and ...

While a human banner during the "No Kings" protests made an appearance Oct. 18 on Ocean Beach in San Francisco, it was during the day and included text saying, "No Kings YES on 50," a reference to the ...

In a briefing, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about President Donald Trump’s priorities for renovating parts of the White House campus. Leavitt did not say the ballroom ...

Paul’s figure might not translate directly to the recent boat strikes, experts said, since the U.S. could have had intelligence about those specific vessels. PolitiFact contacted the Coast Guard about ...

Every December, PolitiFact looks back on the sum of our fact-checking year and names the most consequential falsehood as our Lie of the Year. The 2024 Lie of the Year went to Trump and Vice President ...