President Donald Trump touting his tax bill over Twitter. Politifact Staff Writer Jon Greenberg fact-checks claims Trump made over the impact of tax reform. The GOP tax plan signed into law last week terminates the individual mandate for Obamacare. On Tuesday, Trump tweeted this provision "essentially repeals--over time--Obamacare."
Greenberg says its encouraging to see Trump modify this claim to "over time" but the statement still is not accurate. "Getting rid of the mandate doesn't get rid of (all) those elements so there's no repeal there," says Greenberg. Eliminating the mandate does undercut the Affordable Care Act, but Greenberg says it does not completely repeal it.
Greenberg says Trump's claim that Russia did not interfere in the 2016 U.S. election is Politifact's "Biggest Lie of 2017." "It may be a lot of things but it is not made up," says Greenberg. "He wants to see this whole thing just go away."
New York's Lieutenant Governor, Kathy Hochul, joined Cheddar to discuss new state guidelines set to take effect as COVID-19 cases spike nationwide.
The report by Deutsche Bank proposed a 5% daily tax on each employee that continues to work from home.
California Rep. Ami Bera joined Cheddar to discuss what a transition to the Biden administration could look like for Americans in regards to the coronavirus pandemic. Bera also discusses how a Biden administration will tackle COVID-19 with science.
The Oregon ballot measure permits licensed service providers to administer psilocybin for mental health purposes to those 21 or older, but they don't need to have a medical background or be otherwise credentialed to get certified.
State officials and election experts say the 2020 election unfolded smoothly across the country and without any widespread irregularities.
Ingmar Rentzhog, CEO and founder of We Don't Have Time, joined Cheddar to discuss the difference going forward in climate policy with President-elect Joe Biden.
The popular video-sharing app TikTok, its future in limbo since President Donald Trump tried to shut it down earlier this fall, is asking a federal court to intervene.
Dana Peterson, chief economist at The Conference Board and former global economist at Citi, joined Cheddar to discuss the findings of a study about what is actually leading to wealth disparities between Black and white Americans.
A more conservative Supreme Court appears unwilling to do what Republicans have long desired — kill off the Affordable Care Act.
Democrats did not flip a single state legislature as of Monday after the election, and that means the majority of legislative maps will be redone by Republicans.
