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President Trump delivers epic State of the Union address — How accurate was it?

In a night of high emotion, President Donald Trump used his third State of the Union address to tout the “great American comeback” during his first three years in office. Here’s a fact-check of 11 of his claims.

February 5, 2020 in U.S..
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Clinton campaign veterans run firm that built the disastrous Iowa caucus phone app

The firm behind the phone app that caused delays in reporting the results of the Iowa Democratic caucus is operated by three Hillary Clinton campaign veterans.

February 4, 2020 in U.S..
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Clarence Thomas warns of bid to ‘silence’ Federalist Society with new ethics rule

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas panned a draft ethics rule that would dissuade judges from formally enrolling in ideological groups like the Federalist Society and its liberal counterpart, the American Constitution Society (ACS).

February 4, 2020 in U.S..
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Sanders once compared the poor in Vermont to ‘blacks in South Africa’

Sanders, who spoke at the meeting about the failure of Vermont’s governor and legislature to focus on tax reform, said that the poor in Vermont “are the equivalent of blacks in South Africa.”

February 3, 2020 in U.S..
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Free to succeed: A brief history of school choice

In “The Role of Government in Education,” Milton Friedman argued that basic free-market principles — such as competition and consumer freedom — should be reintroduced into the education marketplace.

February 2, 2020 in U.S..
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New Hampshire lawmakers taking renewed look at marijuana-related bills

As New Hampshire legislators returned to Concord earlier this month, they have been looking at a slate of bills pertaining to marijuana, including legalization and allowing medical patients to grow their own.

February 2, 2020 in U.S..
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U.S. attorney general warns of ‘militant secular effort’ to drive out religion

Attorney General William Barr warned that religious people are not imposing their beliefs on others, but that “militant secularists” are imposing their values on religious people.

February 2, 2020 in U.S..
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New Hampshire to use $7.7 million federal grant to combat homelessness

New Hampshire is set to receive $7.7 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as part of its Housing Continuums of Care Grant.

January 29, 2020 in U.S..
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Bernie Sanders pledges his first executive orders would reverse Trump’s immigration agenda

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his first executive orders as president would undo President Donald Trump’s immigration initiatives, calling them “racist” and “disgusting.”

January 28, 2020 in U.S..
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Thousands of events planned to celebrate National School Choice Week 2020

Polling shows that about 70 percent of Americans support school choice, and an overwhelming majority support scholarship programs that allow parents to send their child to a school other than their local public school.

January 28, 2020 in U.S..
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Sanders tops new polls in Iowa, New Hampshire

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders leads the field of Democratic presidential hopefuls in the first two states that will vote, according to the latest polling, while California businessman Andrew Yang is the latest to qualify for the next debate.

January 27, 2020 in U.S..
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U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce rule barring green cards for migrants using social services

The Supreme Court Monday allowed the Trump administration to enforce a new rule that will deny green cards to foreign nationals who use taxpayer-funded social services, lifting lower court injunctions that blocked the change.

January 27, 2020 in U.S..

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