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PolitiFact FL: Would Florida US Rep. Maria Salazar’s ‘Dignity Act’ grant mass amnesty to immigrants?U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., wants to overhaul the U.S. immigration system by providing legal pathways for certain immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Republican critics say her bill is too lenient, calling it "mass amnesty."PolitiFact and WLRN analyze whether this legislation would amount to amnesty.
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Uthmeier, who has used his position to challenge diversity, equity and inclusion policies before, told the NFL that its "Rooney Rule" is discriminatory and illegal in Florida, and ordered the league to stop enforcing it.
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As part of its 'Year of the Lies' series, PolitiFact FL reports on a pediatrician who quit her long practice of seeing patients in person, after the Trump administration’s unproved claims on everything from Tylenol to vaccines had added chaos and safety concerns to her days.
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Democrats are seeking to roll back around $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts and extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire.
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The U.S. military started attacking boats off the coast of Venezuela on Sept. 2, killing 17 people in what leaders say is an effort to thwart drug smuggling. Trump has focused on Venezuela in his second presidency. Experts in crime, drugs and Venezuela say the South American country plays a minor role in trafficking drugs that reach the U.S.
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For years, Tylenol has generally been considered safe for treating pain and fever — even during pregnancy, when doctors discourage patients from using many medications. But recent news reports about the federal government connecting Tylenol to autism have drawn fresh questions about the drug, and concerns. PolitiFact and WLRN analyze the reports, and tell you what else you should know.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved 2025-26 COVID-19 vaccines for anyone age 65 and older and any person 6 months and older who has at least one underlying health condition that increases their risk of severe COVID-19 infection.
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Before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed James Uthmeier, his former chief of staff, as attorney general, Uthmeier worked in the first Trump administration in the Department of Commerce, which oversees the U.S. Census Bureau. Now Uthmeier’s past is present after President Donald Trump called for a rare, mid-decade census to exclude immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
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Trump officials defended Abrego Garcia’s detention and deportation by continuing to level accusations against him since wrongly deporting him in March to an El Salvador maximum-security prison. Here’s what we know about Abrego Garcia’s history.
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Resurrecting longstanding complaints about how U.S. elections are run, President Donald Trump this week reiterated that he wants faster election results, but doesn’t want voting machines.
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PolitiFact Florida explores House Speaker Mike Johnson's larger point about what Democrat lawmakers said before this year about releasing Epstein records or investigating the case.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said every person held at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility has been issued a final order saying they must be deported. Lawyers say he's wrong.