Democrats handily won the U.S. House and Senate from GOP control in the midterm elections. The victory leaves questions about how President Donald Trump may use his veto power, and how much gridlock ...

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Christina Bohannan says tariffs are costing the average family $4,200. That’s higher than other, more credible estimates. Here’s why.

Florida Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon says GOP Sen. Ashley Moody made $2 million since entering Congress. That’s misleading. Federal data shows broad ranges for Moody's income from ...

Jeffrey Epstein. 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.

Fla., “repeatedly” violated the STOCK Act. That claim stems from a financial disclosure with a typo that was corrected days later.

Kansas, said Democrat Adam Hamilton “wants to shut down the beef industry.” That’s wrong. Hamilton has suggested eating less meat to combat climate change, not eliminating consumption entirely.

Although doctors are prescribing more children GLP-1s for weight loss, there is no long-term data about what these drugs will mean for a child’s growth and development.

Abdul El-Sayed called for defunding police in 2020 and said he supported redirecting police funding to public services such as behavioral health, healthcare and education. During a 2020 webinar, he ...

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 ...

Republicans are sharing a resurfaced clip of Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed discussing government control of private corporations — and they’re saying it shows his support ...

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