A Republican-aligned group is running an ad that says Ohio Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown supports “forcing childhood sex change surgery.” It’s a variation on a 2024 ad from the group, ...

Data centers are a contentious point this midterm cycle. Who has the final say on their approval, and why are some cities ...

In 2019, sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on federal charges of recruiting dozens of underage girls for sex acts at his residences between 2002 and 2005. The financier with connections to ...

No direct benefit cuts to Social Security and Medicare, but some changes could have impacts | February 19, 2026 ...

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A reader asked PolitiFact whether President Donald Trump can legally tear down the Kennedy Center, the Lincoln Memorial or the Washington Monument. There are legal hurdles.

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is seeking to retain his Georgia seat, has been airing TV ads aimed at older Americans that say his Republican opponent U.S. Rep. Mike Collins wants to cut their retirement ...

As a Maine state senator, Troy Jackson voted for Medicaid expansion but Republican Gov. Paul LePage repeatedly blocked it. The expansion happened in 2019 under LePage’s successor, a Democrat. In June ...

President Donald Trump recounted his response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in an interview and event leading up to the 25th anniversary this week, repeating statements that lack evidence about ...

The second and final night of the Republican midterm convention mixed somber tributes for 9/11 and Charlie Kirk with warnings of Democrats using the midterm elections to usher in far-left policies. In ...

One prominent conspiracy theory falsely says Kirk wasn’t killed by a bullet but from an exploding microphone he was secretly wearing. Another says the bullet didn’t match the gun found at the scene, ...

President Donald Trump announced his proposed 250-foot arch in Washington, D.C., will now be a “military complex,” marking the second time he has changed a controversial construction project’s scope ...