Trump Administration

USCIS reportedly turned away immigrants set to become citizens. Here's what we know

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 9, 2025

The allegation came after USCIS directed employees to suspend all immigration applications from ...

Is FBI compiling list of American 'extremists'? We confirmed leaked memo

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Dec. 9, 2025

Attorney General Pam Bondi's memo asked the DOJ to prosecute the "most serious, readily provable ...

Did Vance say it's 'reasonable to not want neighbors who speak another language'?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Dec. 9, 2025

The vice president called the quote "made up," but added, "You need a common language, and in Am ...

Rumor claims US government memo marks all recent migrants for removal. It says otherwise

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 5, 2025

The memo ordered a "re-review" of applications for migrants from 19 countries who arrived on or ...

Examining claim Trump admin considers passport applicants 'trans until proven cis'

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 5, 2025

In Donald Trump's second term, his administration enacted a policy requiring that sex markers on ...

Did Karoline Leavitt say, 'You're either a US citizen or not'? What we know

Written by: Joey Esposito

Dec. 4, 2025

The rumor spread online following the introduction of a bill attempting to ban dual citizenship.

Trump order prompts removal of report on missing and murdered Indigenous people from federal websites

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 4, 2025

DOJ said it removed the "Not One More" report from its website to comply with a Trump administra ...

Did Kristi Noem genuinely thank Trump for keeping hurricanes away?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Dec. 3, 2025

The homeland security secretary made the remark during a White House Cabinet meeting on Dec. 2, ...

Unpacking rumor Education Department no longer counts nursing, other programs as 'professional degrees'

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 29, 2025

Under Trump's budget bill, those in "professional degree" programs can borrow more in student lo ...

Iwona B. Horyn is DHS acting chief security officer's real name

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 28, 2025

Horyn was named to the role following her predecessor's retirement, according to LinkedIn.

Did Trump administration grant asylum to DC National Guard shooting suspect? What we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Nov. 28, 2025

One National Guard member died and another was wounded in a shooting on Nov. 26, 2025. The suspe ...

Contextualizing claims State Department declared abortion, DEI and LGBTQ+ rights 'human rights violations'

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 26, 2025

Outlets reported U.S. diplomats are now required "to scrutinize the prevalence of abortion and g ...

Unpacking claim ICE will pay $180 million for bounty hunters

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Nov. 26, 2025

According to a November 2025 contract proposal, ICE sought vendors to help find 1.5 million peop ...

Trump admin reportedly plans to target churches in holiday immigration raids: What we know

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 26, 2025

"I stand by the story," said John Keough, the Worcester, Massachusetts, journalist behind the re ...

Trump called budget director Russell Vought 'Darth Vader'

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Nov. 25, 2025

The president also gave a force-ful speech critical of Democrats.

Inspecting claim Education Department stopped counting nursing, other programs as 'professional degrees'

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 21, 2025

The department's proposal may impact how much money student loan borrowers can receive depending ...

Has Biden's $42B broadband equity program connected no one to the internet?

Written by: Emery Winter

Nov. 21, 2025

While the BEAD program hadn't connected anyone yet, government officials were still inching it c ...

Trump accused some Democrats of 'seditious behavior, punishable by death' in post

Written by: Megan Loe

Nov. 20, 2025

Trump's post responded to a joint video in which six Democratic members of Congress urged U.S. s ...

Unpacking claim Trump's 'spiritual adviser' was arrested on child molestation charge

Written by: Megan Loe

Nov. 20, 2025

Morris once served on Trump's evangelical advisory board, but the White House denied claims that ...

Breaking down claim renaming Defense Department would cost more than housing every homeless veteran

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 20, 2025

The Department of Veterans Affairs' budget for homelessness programs was $3.2 billion in fiscal ...