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July 21, 2019 at 9:17 pm

House Republicans promise tough questions at Mueller hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are pledging tough questioning of special counsel Robert Mueller when he testifies before Congress this week as Democrats plan to...

Stephen Miller, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, looks on during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Trump on Tuesday denied that his tweets suggesting that four minority congresswomen leave the country were racist, and implored House Republicans to reject a resolution condemning his statements. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) XNYT214 XNYT214

July 21, 2019 at 9:04 pm

Fact check: Trump team warps Omar's words on 9/11, al Qaida VIEW

President Donald Trump comes in for some fact-checking this week, as does one of his top advisers, Stephen Miller, as well as Democratic presidential candidates...

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July 21, 2019 at 8:25 am

Nadler: Mueller hearing to air evidence of Trump wrongdoing

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee chairman said Sunday that this week's hearing with Robert Mueller will air "very substantial evidence" of wrongdoing by...

US President Donald Trump waits outside the West Wing of the White House for the arrival of Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani of Qatar on July 9, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS) 1361350 1361350

July 14, 2019 at 9:18 pm

Fact check: Trump spreading falsehoods about Democrats, census, citizenship

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is spreading falsehoods on issues of race, immigration and American-ness, exhorting four non-white female lawmakers to "go back" to...

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July 10, 2019 at 9:02 am

Poll: Military vets back Trump but many wary of his judgment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of military veterans approve of President Donald Trump's performance as commander in chief, reflecting continued support from a group that...

FILE — President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, June 30, 2019. President Trump and his top aides have vowed to continue using “maximum pressure” to force Iran to return to the negotiating table and accept more stringent restrictions. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) XNYTF XNYTF

July 7, 2019 at 9:31 pm

AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts census, Obama-Biden record VIEW

"Citizenship has been on that thing most of the time ..." the president said, incorrectly. Looking at that and other recent statements by Trump on...

President Donald Trump and President Moon Jae-in, left, of South Korea view North Korea at Observation Post Ouellette in the Demilitarized Zone at Camp Bonifas in South Korea, June 30, 2019. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) XNYT3 XNYT3

June 30, 2019 at 9:05 pm

AP fact-checks Trump on N. Korea, wages, climate and lists Dem misfires VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Straining for deals on trade and nukes in Asia, President Donald Trump hailed a meeting with North Korea's leader that he falsely...

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June 18, 2019 at 5:40 pm

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s boasts, blasts and promises at rally

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump boasted with abandon in launching his 2020 re-election campaign, overreached in excoriating his critics and promised progress on his...

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June 16, 2019 at 9:57 pm

AP FACT CHECK: Trump fudges facts on economy, 2020 voting

WASHINGTON (AP) — An eye toward his 2020 campaign, President Donald Trump is turning to a familiar playbook of exaggerated boasts about economic performance and...

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June 15, 2019 at 4:55 am

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s misfires on Iran, trade and that wall

WASHINGTON (AP) — In President Donald Trump's reckoning, an Iran tamed by him no longer cries "death to America," the border wall with Mexico is...

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