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Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021 — making it Trump's third indictment. Here are some questions and answers about the indictment and what could come next.
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Although immigration authorities nationwide have encountered migrants nearly 7 million times during Biden’s presidency, that doesn’t mean 7 million people have crossed into the country. Customs and Border Protection’s data tracks events, not people.
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The documents case is the first time a former president has faced federal changes. PolitiFact and WLRN explain key aspects of the case.
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A pro-Trump political action committee, MAGA Inc., is portraying Gov. Ron DeSantis as a weak pandemic leader and a fan of COVID-19 lockdowns, ignoring that DeSantis was among the early wave of governors to reopen states.
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Republican Miami Mayor Francis Suarez talked at length about Florida’s newest immigration policies and the uptick in immigration across the country is directly affecting Miami-Dade County Public Schools. PolitiFact and WLRN explain that his claim is true.
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PolitiFact and WLRN fact-checked claims about critical race theory, immigration and school book bans made by Gov. DeSantis' during his presidential announcement with Elon Musk on Twitter.