PolitiFact analyzed claims by U.S. Sen. Jon Husted and President Donald Trump on the national and state economies, Democratic candidate Sherrod Brown’s congressional record, and Husted’s recent bill ...

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

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, ...

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After a lull, international trade policy leapt back into the news as the U.S. and Canada, long the closest of allies, faced off in a tariff war. President Donald Trump is employing a number of legal ...

On July 22, the U.S. House passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act — which sets funding and policy for the U.S. Defense Department — for fiscal year 2027. The Senate hasn’t taken it up.

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.

Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico has denied being a vegan, and recent campaign posts show him ordering egg and cheese tacos in Austin; eating chicken and steak at San Antonio’s Fiesta; ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined conservative host Chris Salcedo on his Newsmax show Aug. 7 to sound off against the Biden administration and its immigration ...

In the lead-up to the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed said his U.S. Senate opponent consistently opposed funding for 9/11 first responders.

"I think when companies come in and dump their products in the United States, they should pay automatically, let's say a 10% tax." ...