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No, Donald Trump is not the only president to skip his successor’s inauguration ...

House Republicans haven’t introduced a bill to lower Social Security payments for some people ...

What we can VERIFY about the repeal of the 1965 equal employment opportunity executive order ...

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No, 25% of the annual U.S. federal budget does not go to foreign aid ...

No, Trump will not get Oregon's electoral votes even though the state is in the National Popular Vote Compact ...

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On March 29, 2024, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation recognizing March 31, 2024 as Transgender Day of Visibility. He called on Americans “to join us in lifting up the lives and voices of ...