Lauren Carroll
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Trump-O-Meter: Bring back waterboarding
“I would bring back waterboarding, and I’d bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding,” → Read More
Trump-O-Meter: Build a safe zone for Syrian refugees
“They should build a safe zone. Take a big piece of land in Syria and they have plenty of land, believe me. Build a safe zone for all these people, because I have a heart, I mean these people, it’s horrible to watch, But, they shouldn’t come over here. We should build a safe zone.” → Read More
Trump-O-Meter: Make no cuts to Medicaid
“I’m not going to cut Social Security like every other Republican and I’m not going to cut Medicare or Medicaid.” → Read More
Trump-O-Meter: Guarantee 6-week paid leave
“We can provide six weeks of paid maternity leave to any mother with a newborn child whose employer does not provide the benefit.” → Read More
Who plays more golf: Donald Trump or Barack Obama?
This post was updated October 10, 2017. For years, President Donald Trump criticized his predecessor Barack Obama for playing golf while on the job. → Read More
Who plays more golf: Donald Trump or Barack Obama?
This post was updated August 1, 2017. For years, President Donald Trump criticized his predecessor Barack Obama for playing golf while on the job. → Read More
Trump-O-Meter: Appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton
“I will ask, to appoint a special prosecutor. We have to investigate Hillary Clinton, and we have to investigate the investigation.” → Read More
Donald Trump says Barack Obama 'did nothing' about Russia prior to Election Day
President Donald Trump on an overseas trip criticized former President Barack Obama, saying he "did nothing" about Russia before the 2016 presidential election. "Now, the thing I have to mention is that Barack Obama, when he was president, found out about this, in terms of if it were Russia, found out about it in August," Trump said during a July 6 press conference in Poland. "Now, the election… → Read More
Fact-checking Trump’s tweets about Russia, Hillary Clinton and the ‘witch hunt’
In between tweets about typical presidential fare — jobs, the Army, the state of Wisconsin — President Donald Trump has been ranting in 140-character spurts about the Russia investigation and his former opponent Hillary Clinton. → Read More
‘Top 10’ graphic misleads about James Comey’s testimony
Did you miss ousted FBI Director James Comey’s big hearing? A graphic circulating on right-wing websites and social media titled the → Read More
How pundits twisted James Comey’s testimony
It seems like everyone in Washington tuned in for ousted FBI Director James Comey’s June 8 Capitol Hill hearing. But watching pundits, reading hot-takes and browsing Twitter afterward can make you wonder: Did we all watch the same hearing? → Read More
A guide to former FBI director James Comey's Senate hearing
Ousted FBI director James Comey will testify about his interactions with President Donald Trump before the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday. → Read More
Three times James Comey’s testimony contradicted Donald Trump
Ousted FBI Director James Comey was so concerned President Donald Trump "might lie" about their conversations that he wrote memos describing their meetings in detail. Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee in a June 8 hearing that it became clear to him early on that his interactions with Trump would be different than past presidents. Senators called on Comey to testify about his… → Read More
James Comey testifies before Senate about Trump, Russia
Former FBI Director James Comey will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee today about his interactions with President Donald Trump before Trump fired him in April. Read our Q&A before the hearing takes off and our story about Comey's prepared remarks, released June 7. Follow our feed of fact-checking analysis from Twitter. Live fact-checking from PolitiFact. → Read More
Read James Comey's opening remarks for the June 8 Senate hearing
The Senate Intelligence Committee released former FBI Director James Comey's opening remarks in advance of his June 8 appearance on Capitol Hill, where he will discuss his interactions with President Donald Trump regarding the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the election. Read his remarks in full: Statement for the Record Senate Select Committee on Intelligence James B. Comey… → Read More
6 questions about James Comey’s upcoming Senate hearing, answered
A high-profile hearing could bring long-awaited answers about President Donald Trump's interactions with ousted FBI director James Comey. Or it could bring a lot of → Read More
The 3 things Comey’s advance testimony corroborates from press reports, Trump
Fired FBI Director James Comey corroborated several anonymous accounts published in media reports, as well as a claim by President Donald Trump, in congressional testimony he is expected to deliver at a June 8 hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. An advanced copy of his prepared remarks shows Comey weighing in on controversial issues like Trump’s request that Comey pledge his… → Read More
In Context: James Comey’s past comments on interference in FBI investigations
When former FBI Director James Comey appears before Congress, lawmakers are sure to ask him about press reports alleging President Donald Trump may have interfered in the agency’s Russia investigation. The New York Times reported in mid May that Trump asked Comey to have the FBI back off from its investigation into ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn, according to a memo Comey wrote… → Read More
Does Donald Trump believe in man-made climate change?
Since President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris climate agreement last week, reporters have pressed the administration about whether Trump believes in man-made climate change. Again and again, top officials have sidestepped those questions or offered responses inconsistent with Trump’s record. → Read More
Does Donald Trump believe in man-made climate change?
Since President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris climate agreement last week, reporters have pressed the administration about whether Trump believes in man-made climate change. Again and again, top officials have sidestepped those questions or offered responses inconsistent with Trump’s record. → Read More