Musk referred to a report from the Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan auditing arm of Congress that examines federal spending. In 2024, the office estimated there are $233 billion to $521 ...

In a speech to the National League of Cities, Vice President JD Vance said home costs got out of control under former President Joe Biden. "Under the previous administration, I’ll get a little bit ...

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., blamed recent economic turbulence — a falling stock market, declining consumer confidence and uncertainty from on-again, off-again tariffs — on President Donald Trump’s ...

Biden-era government job gains did make up a larger portion of overall job growth beginning in June 2022, when employment returned to its prepandemic peak. Of about 6.6 million jobs created between ...

When wildfires spread, so do conspiracy theories about "smart cities." We saw that happen following fires in Maui, Hawaii, California, Canada and Spain’s Canary Islands. Now, social media users are ...

A Republican House resolution directed a committee to propose ways to reduce the deficit by at least $880 billion over a decade. Lawmakers have taken Medicare off the table for cuts, which makes it ...

Armed services recruitment rose from 200,000 in fiscal year 2023 to 225,000 in fiscal year 2024, a 12.5% increase, under the Biden administration. The U.S. Army made changes to boost recruitment ...

Some Facebook posts shared a closeup image of first lady Melania Trump weeping, supposedly about the recent death of her mother. On its own, that may not sound suspicious, but it’s important to note ...

Trump was referring to that successful 2018 bid when he made the Oval Office remarks featured in these social media claims. Trump didn’t say the 2024 election was rigged in his favor. He was talking ...

"71 out of 72 Wisconsin counties filed lawsuits against Purdue Pharma. Brad Schimel refused to join them," the ad states. That refers to litigation launched around 2017 in Wisconsin and nationwide ...

The one-year figure is accurate, but during Biden’s full term, the number of auto jobs rose by 47,000. From June 2022 to the end of Biden’s term in January, auto jobs initially rose and then declined, ...

The Trump administration identified $1.9 billion in federal dollars going to a “decarbonization of homes” group Stacey Abrams “headed up.” Georgia Democratic nominee for governor Stacey Abrams greets ...