Washington: House Democrats oppose immigration enforcement bill

 

In Washington, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced on June 9, 2026, that House Democrats will formally oppose pending immigration enforcement legislation, posing a major obstacle to its passage. The bill seeks to increase federal resources for border detention and expedited processing, and has been a central element of current...

Unknown location issues brief test news description

 

Unknown location – An item labeled as a news article from source JQJO carries only the placeholder headline “test news” and a single line of body text reading “test description.” The text does not reference any people, institutions, locations, or dates, and it does not outline any specific actions, decisions,...

At least 18 false claims in Trump interview

 

In a wide-ranging 60 Minutes interview, President Donald Trump repeated numerous previously debunked claims. Fact-checkers counted at least 18 inaccuracies, spanning the 2020 election, grocery prices and inflation, tariffs, AI power generation, conflicts, Ukraine aid, immigration and Democrats’ spending proposals, plus false assertions about the Insurrection Act, impeachment and his...

Trump claim on SNAP impact meets nuance

 

President Trump said an imminent lapse in SNAP funding would hurt largely Democrats as the shutdown entered its second month, even as millions of recipients live in Republican states and districts. A federal judge ordered payments to continue during the shutdown, but delivery remains uncertain and Trump warned November benefits...

Times Retracts Fake de Blasio Interview

 

The Times apologized and deleted a story after a reporter was duped by someone posing as Bill de Blasio, who blasted the fabricated quotes as an 'absolute violation of journalistic ethics.' The fake remarks, criticizing mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani’s cost estimates as unrealistic, were briefly published and picked up by...

Fact check: Trump repeats multiple false claims

 

A fact check found President Donald Trump made numerous false claims in a Tuesday address to U.S. service members aboard an aircraft carrier in Japan. He again said he won the 2020 election and misstated the economy, asserting grocery prices are “way down” and inflation “defeated.” Trump exaggerated his record...

Musk launches Grokipedia, AI-run Wikipedia rival

 

Elon Musk launched Grokipedia, an AI encyclopedia he says aligns more with his rightwing views than Wikipedia, even as many entries cite Wikipedia. With no human authors, pages are “fact-checked” by Grok, his chatbot; Musk credits the idea to David Sacks. A critic of “mainstream media,” he urges reliance on...

Reagan Foundation’s Misrepresentation Claim Mostly False

 

Ontario’s ad using Ronald Reagan’s 1987 remarks on tariffs drew fire for selective editing, but a fact-check finds the spot captured his broader message: trade barriers spark retaliation and hurt Americans. The ad reordered quotes without changing their meaning and omitted Reagan’s acknowledgment of a narrow, temporary tariff action against...

Springsteen Biopic Stays True to Nebraska Era

 

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere hews closely to the record, zeroing in on 1981–82 as Bruce Springsteen crafts Nebraska, battles depression, and pushes his label to release stark home demos. Guided by Springsteen, the film gets major beats right: childhood bar pickups of his father, ad-hoc Stone Pony jams, a...

Inflation Data Contradict Trump on Grocery Prices

 

New inflation data contradicts President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that grocery prices are “down.” The Consumer Price Index shows average grocery costs rose 0.3% in September after a 0.6% jump in August, leaving prices 2.7% higher than a year earlier and 1.4% above January, when Trump returned to office. Most...