President Trump addressed questions from reporters Wednesday following a news conference with Norway's Prime Minister. PolitiFact Staff Writer Jon Greenberg fact-checks the comments from politicians surrounding the immigration debate.
One of the big themes in all of the government spending discussions coming up involves Trump's plan for a border wall. The Department of Homeland Security estimates the real cost between $21 and $22 billion. "Frankly until you have a design you don't know," says Greenberg.
Back in July Attorney General Jeff Sessions cited a study by the University of California that found crime was higher in sanctuary cities. PolitiFact rates this statement as mostly false. "The reality is the authors of that study said no, you can't say that because you can't draw strong conclusions," says Greenberg.
The daily U.S. count of new coronavirus cases stood near an all-time high Thursday.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can deport some people seeking asylum without allowing them to make their case to a federal judge.
The number of laid-off workers who applied for unemployment benefits fell to 1.48 million last week, the 12th straight drop and a sign that layoffs are slowing but are still at a painfully high level.
As the coronavirus sweeps the globe, Youtube is a leading outlet for information regarding the virus. Youtube chief product officer talks prioritizing channels and videos with relevant information as well as weeding out fake news.
A prosecutor has announced that three men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of a Black man in coastal Georgia, Ahmaud Arbery.
Coronavirus hospitalizations and caseloads have hit new highs in over a half-dozen U.S. states as signs of the virus' resurgence grow.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that travelers to New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey from states with rising coronavirus rates must isolate for 14 days.
President Trump took to Twitter to threaten lengthy prison sentences for anyone caught vandalizing federal monuments.
Phase two of reopening in the Garden State kicked off last week and restaurants in Hoboken were quick to take full advantage.
Camden, N.J., which disbanded and instituted a county-wide police force in 2013, has become an example for some reform activists in the wake of the George Floyd protests, but locals have a complicated view of what happened in the South Jersey city over the last seven years.
