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Accidental deaths ranked No. 1 for people ages 18 to 25 in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Firearms were the "leading mechanism."
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fired hundreds of employees at the end of February, including meteorologists. Experts and scientists expressed concern that these cuts will affect forecasting systems’ reliability and accuracy.
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PolitiFact fact-checked DeSantis’ statements about Florida’s insurance rates, workforce, education policy and gun laws. For the Democrats’ response to DeSantis, we fact-checked state Sen. Jason Pizzo’s statement about law enforcement salaries, human trafficking and homeowners insurance.
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Since he became secretary of state and USAID’s acting director, Marco Rubio has criticized the agency and described it as fraught with "rank insubordination" and a hindrance to the president’s foreign policy efforts.
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A Florida Senate analysis estimated that for the 2023-24 fiscal year, the value of the waived out-of-state fees totaled about $40.6 million. But that doesn’t mean the state paid that amount for the program. The program does not technically cost the state money.
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In an executive order about medical care for transgender youth, President Donald Trump called to end "reliance on junk science." But the order itself included claims about gender-affirming care that clash with leading medical research and practice.
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A January U.S. Agency for International Development report said that in 2024, 12.1% of the agency’s money went directly to local organizations in foreign countries.
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PolitiFact found no announcements from the organization signaling any reporting policy change over the last four years. A hotline spokesperson said its policies "have remained consistent" for over a decade.
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In his first week, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency at the U.S. southern border, reinstated some of his first-term policies and ended programs that allowed people to legally enter the U.S.
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Around three dozen other countries offer automatic citizenship to children born within their borders, regardless of their parents’ immigration status.
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Pam Bondi’s hearing came on the second day of high-profile confirmation hearings for Trump’s second-term nominees. PolitiFact fact checked her statements.
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Starting Jan. 14, the Republican-led U.S. Senate plans to hold hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, with the aim of confirming their appointments directly after Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.