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Images appearing to show ICE arrests have gone viral online, including one of a young girl screaming during an interaction with an ICE agent. VERIFY reader Francisco asked us on Instagram if this ...
Executive orders are the fastest way for a president to try to enact policy changes, as he can issue them on his own, whereas passing a law through Congress requires majority votes in the House and ...
In 2021, the United States withdrew all forces from Afghanistan after nearly two decades. Since then, the U.S. government has focused on providing humanitarian assistance to the country. But viral ...
The rescinded order directed Medicare and Medicaid to test ways to lower drug costs for enrollees. Those tests hadn’t started, so current drug prices are unaffected.
Los Angeles cut nearly $17.6 million in funding from the fire department’s budget this fiscal year. That’s roughly a 2% decrease from the previous year’s budget.
President-elect Donald Trump said in December that he is considering privatizing the United States Postal Service. Government-delivered mail has existed in America longer than the country itself.
Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress, leaving his House seat open. Here's why he can't automatically get it back after bowing out as Trump's attorney general pick.
Trump campaigned on giving police officers immunity from prosecution, although he also said such immunity might “depend” on what happened.
Racist text messages telling people to report to nearby plantations to pick cotton or become house slaves after the 2024 general election are real.
Former President Donald Trump said he’d use the military against Americans who he referred to as “the enemy from within” on Election Day.
Stealing, vandalizing or removing political campaign signs is a crime, usually a misdemeanor, in every state.
Elon Musk’s satellite internet company offered Helene, Milton victims a free month of access. But there’s a $400 catch.