House Democrats subpoenaed President Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, for documents as they ramped up investigations of the president's dealings with Ukraine.
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Snopes→ Pelosi Orders Impeachment Probe: ‘No One Is above The Law’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched the House into a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, acquiescing to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply divided nation into an election year clash between Congress and
Snopes→ Trump Outpaces Obama, Bush in Naming Ex-Lobbyists to Cabinet
This puts a substantial amount of oversight in the hands of people with ties to the industries they're regulating.
Snopes→ Taliban Visits Moscow Days after Trump Says Talks ‘Dead’
A negotiating team from the Taliban arrived in Russia, a representative told The Associated Press, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump declared dead a deal with the insurgent group in Afghanistan.
Snopes→ In Small Section of Border Wall, Trump’s Promise Takes Shape
On a dirt road past rows of date trees, just feet from a dry section of Colorado River, a small construction crew is putting up a towering border wall that the government hopes will reduce — for good — the flow of immigrants who cross the U.S.-Mexi
Snopes→ Trump Says Peace Talks with Taliban Are Now ‘Dead’
U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now "dead," President Donald Trump declared, two days after he abruptly canceled a secret meeting he had arranged with Taliban and Afghan leaders aimed at ending America's longest war.
Snopes→ In Arizona, Pentagon-Funded Border Fence Already Underway
Construction on a Pentagon-funded portion of border fence began the first week of September 2019 near Yuma, Arizona, just as federal officials revealed a list of Defense Department projects that will be cut to pay for President Donald Trump's wall.
Snopes→ Military Base Cuts for Border Wall Affect Schools, Target Ranges, More
Schools, target ranges and maintenance facilities are among $3.6 billion in military base projects to be cut by President Donald Trump to pay for 175 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Snopes→ Pentagon Approves Military Construction Cash for Border Wall
Defense Secretary Mark Esper approved the use of $3.6 billion in funding from military construction projects to build 175 miles of President Donald Trump's wall along the Mexican border.
Snopes→ Trump: Secretary Out after Talking about His Children
President Donald Trump says his secretary was dismissed after making indiscreet remarks about his children and saying things that "were just a little bit hurtful."
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Trump Share a Logo Identical to One Used by a White Nationalist Group?
While it denies any links to white nationalists, President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign spread a logo first used by a white supremacist group on August 28, 2019. The logo — a red and white lion’s head inside a blue band adorned wi
Snopes→ US, Mexico Widen Asylum Crackdown to Push Back All Migrants
Both countries are quietly working to keep people out of the U.S. despite threats to the migrants' safety.
Snopes→ Ex-Pentagon Chief Mattis Says Bitter Politics Threaten US
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is warning of bitter political divisions that threaten American society, echoing themes he often cited before he resigned from the Trump administration in protest.
Snopes→ Trump Dismisses Concerns about Climate Change at G-7 Summit
Trump was asked during a press conference marking the end of the Group of Seven gathering what the world should be doing to address climate change.
Snopes→ White House Says No Secret Melania Trump-Kim Jong Un Meeting
The White House is clarifying comments made by President Donald Trump during a news conference in France.
Snopes→ Judiciary Panel Subpoenas Former White House Aide Rob Porter
The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former White House staff secretary Rob Porter as part of its investigation into President Donald Trump's conduct in office and whether he should be impeached.
Snopes→ Construction on Arizona Replacement Border Barrier Begins
The project concentrates on a 2-mile portion of replacement fencing, funded thanks to President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration.
Snopes→ Trump Revives Suggestion He’d End Birthright Citizenship
President Donald Trump said again he was looking "very seriously" at ending the right to citizenship for babies born to non-U.S. citizens on American soil.
Snopes→ Trump’s Fake Accent Angers Asian Americans as They Veer Left
When Amanda Berg heard reports that President Donald Trump mocked the accents of the leaders of South Korea and Japan at a recent fundraiser, it brought back painful memories from her childhood.
Snopes→ 74% of Economists in Survey See US Recession by End of 2021
A strong majority, 74%, of U.S. business economists appear sufficiently concerned about the risks of some of President Donald Trump's economic policies that they expect a recession in the U.S. by the end of 2021.
Snopes→ AP Sources: Trump Has Talked about Buying Greenland for US
Aiming to put his mark on the world map, President Donald Trump has talked to aides and allies about buying Greenland for the U.S.
Snopes→ Trump Claims Credit for Shell Plant Announced under Obama
President Donald Trump sought to take credit for the construction of a major manufacturing facility in western Pennsylvania as he tries to reinvigorate supporters in the Rust Belt towns that sent him to the White House in 2016.
Snopes→ Trump Heads for Golf Club Holiday – But Summer Storms Loom
Now is the summer (vacation) of the president's discontent.
Snopes→ House Judiciary Sues to Force McGahn to Testify
The House Judiciary Committee took another step toward possible impeachment proceedings.
Snopes→ Trump Words Linked to More Hate Crime? Some Experts Think So
President Donald Trump has often railed about an "invasion of illegals" at the southern border, words echoed in a screed the El Paso shooting suspect apparently posted.
Snopes→ A History of Racism Is Woven into the US Presidency
Throughout American history, presidents have uttered comments, issued decisions and made public and private moves that critics said were racist, either at the time or in later generations.
Snopes→ Nearly Half of House Dems Support Impeachment Inquiry
Nearly half the House Democrats now support an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump — a milestone but still probably not enough to push Speaker Nancy Pelosi to launch proceedings.
Snopes→ South Korea Says North Korea Has Fired Unidentified Projectiles
Observers say the launches were aimed at ramping up pressure on the United States to make concessions.
Snopes→ House Passes Bipartisan Budget Bill with Trump Support
Observing a rare cease-fire in their battles with President Donald Trump, the Democratic-controlled House easily passed bipartisan debt and budget legislation.
Snopes→ Trump Vetoes Congressional Effort to Block Saudi Arms Sales
President Donald Trump vetoed a trio of congressional resolutions aimed at blocking his administration from bypassing Congress and selling billions of dollars in weapons and maintenance support to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Snopes→ South Korea Says North Korea Fired 2 Unidentified Projectiles into Sea
North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea, South Korea's military said, the first launches in more than two months as North Korean and U.S. officials work to restart nuclear diplomacy.
Snopes→ Mueller: No Russia Exoneration for Trump, Despite His Claims
Robert Mueller bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump's claims of "total exoneration" in the federal probe of Russia's 2016 election interference.
Snopes→ Trump Associate Proved Invaluable FBI Source, Records Show
Newly unsealed court records confirm that Felix Sater, a former business associate of President Donald Trump, was an invaluable FBI source who used his ties to the criminal underworld to rat out New York's organized crime families and gather intelligen
Snopes→ Deal Sealed on Federal Budget, Ensuring No Shutdown, Default
President Donald Trump and congressional leaders announced they had struck a critical debt and budget agreement.
Snopes→ Trump Expands Fast-Track Deportation Authority across US
The Trump administration announced that it will vastly expand the authority of immigration officers to deport migrants without allowing them to appear before judges.
Snopes→ Trump Falsely Claims He Tried to Stop ‘Send Her Back’ Chant
The taunt's target was Somali-born Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.
Snopes→ House Blocks Maverick Democrat’s Trump Impeachment Effort
Rep. Al Green introduced a resolution in the House to impeach President Donald Trump.
Snopes→ Judge Restricts Social Media Use of Trump Friend Roger Stone
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said Stone's behavior was more appropriate for middle school than a court of law.
Snopes→ Trump Tweets Send Stinging Message to Countless Americans
The president doubled down on his remarks, telling reporters that if the lawmakers "hate our country," they can leave.
Snopes→ Trump Organization Cancels Golf Event with Stripper Caddies
The tournament offered golfers a choice of dancers to be their “caddy girl.”