Rick Perry’s Talking Point on Defense Cuts
Rick Perry says the U.S. is at risk because “our spending on defense has declined 21 percent over four years.” But that includes war funding, which has sharply declined now that U.S. combat troops are...
View ArticleFactChecking the State of the Union
Summary President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address came up short of the facts on several topics: He embellished his record on jobs, citing “more than 14 million new jobs,” without...
View ArticleCruz’s Misleading Ad on Military Cuts
A Ted Cruz TV ad running in South Carolina blames President Obama for “threatening 3,000 jobs at Fort Jackson.” Actually, only 180 jobs were cut. The potential for deeper cuts was avoided by a budget...
View ArticleU.S. Foreign Military Support
Republican Donald Trump criticized U.S. military support for several countries — Saudi Arabia, Japan, Germany and South Korea — during a discussion on nuclear proliferation at a CNN town hall in late...
View ArticleFactChecking the NBC Forum
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump made some inaccurate claims during an NBC “commander-in-chief” forum on military and veterans issues: Clinton wrongly claimed Trump supported the war in Iraq after it...
View ArticleKaine Twists Words of GOP Rivals
In a speech in Michigan, Tim Kaine cherry-picked the words of his Republican opponents, Donald Trump and Mike Pence, to leave a misleading impression of their public statements on military service...
View ArticleClinton on the Stump
Summary Hillary Clinton admits she’ll “never be the showman my opponent is and that’s OK with me.” While Donald Trump boasts of holding larger and more frequent rallies, Clinton touts the number of...
View ArticleGroundhog Friday
At this stage of the campaign, we often hear similar claims repeated over and over in stump speeches. As part of our running feature on those repeats, “Groundhog Friday,” we note here some of the...
View ArticleDems Stood for Widow’s Ovation
Q: During President Trump’s address to Congress, did top Democrats remain seated during a standing ovation for a Navy SEAL’s widow? A: No. There were two ovations and video shows Democratic leaders...
View ArticleMcConnell Revises History on Syria
Sen. Mitch McConnell revised history when explaining why he supported President Trump’s missile strike on Syria but opposed President Obama’s call for a targeted strike against Syria after a chemical...
View ArticleRick Perry’s Talking Point on Defense Cuts
Rick Perry says the U.S. is at risk because “our spending on defense has declined 21 percent over four years.” But that includes war funding, which has sharply declined now that U.S. combat troops are...
View ArticleFactChecking the State of the Union
Summary President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address came up short of the facts on several topics: He embellished his record on jobs, citing “more than 14 million new jobs,” without...
View ArticleCruz’s Misleading Ad on Military Cuts
A Ted Cruz TV ad running in South Carolina blames President Obama for “threatening 3,000 jobs at Fort Jackson.” Actually, only 180 jobs were cut. The potential for deeper cuts was avoided by a budget...
View ArticleU.S. Foreign Military Support
Republican Donald Trump criticized U.S. military support for several countries — Saudi Arabia, Japan, Germany and South Korea — during a discussion on nuclear proliferation at a CNN town hall in late...
View ArticleFactChecking the NBC Forum
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump made some inaccurate claims during an NBC “commander-in-chief” forum on military and veterans issues: Clinton wrongly claimed Trump supported the war in Iraq after it...
View ArticleKaine Twists Words of GOP Rivals
In a speech in Michigan, Tim Kaine cherry-picked the words of his Republican opponents, Donald Trump and Mike Pence, to leave a misleading impression of their public statements on military service...
View ArticleClinton on the Stump
Summary Hillary Clinton admits she’ll “never be the showman my opponent is and that’s OK with me.” While Donald Trump boasts of holding larger and more frequent rallies, Clinton touts the number of...
View ArticleGroundhog Friday
At this stage of the campaign, we often hear similar claims repeated over and over in stump speeches. As part of our running feature on those repeats, “Groundhog Friday,” we note here some of the...
View ArticleDems Stood for Widow’s Ovation
Q: During President Trump’s address to Congress, did top Democrats remain seated during a standing ovation for a Navy SEAL’s widow? A: No. There were two ovations and video shows Democratic leaders...
View ArticleMcConnell Revises History on Syria
Sen. Mitch McConnell revised history when explaining why he supported President Trump’s missile strike on Syria but opposed President Obama’s call for a targeted strike against Syria after a chemical...
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