President Biden slammed the arrest of a journalist by Belarus, which diverted a commercial flight over its airspace for a forced landing in Minsk.
Author: Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY
Biden gives K-pop fans a shout-out as part of global cultural connections
“K-pop fans are universal,” President Joe Biden said at a press conference on Friday.
Collins says she was ‘appalled’ at boos for Romney from Utah Republicans at censure vote
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney was booed by Utah state Republicans during a vote to censure him for voting to impeach former President Donald Trump.
Biden nominates Texas Sheriff Ed Gonzalez to head ICE
Ed Gonzalez, sheriff of Harris County, Texas, has publicly criticized Trump-era immigration policies.
Manchin: ‘No circumstance in which I will vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster’
Sen. Joe Manchin came out against eliminating the filibuster, a stance that could jeopardize President Joe Biden’s legislative priorities.
GOP lawmakers call for boycotts, chastise companies that criticize Georgia voting law
Republicans are responding to corporate criticism of Georgia’s new voting law by calling for boycotts of MLB, Coke and Delta.
Fact check: Some states with GOP governors did have mask mandates
A social media claim suggests 16 states do not have mask requirements because they are governed by Republicans. But that lacks context.
Fact check: Quotes from Democratic leaders about riots, unrest taken out of context
A claim referenced incomplete and outdated quotes from Democratic leaders in an attempt to compare responses to BLM and pro-Trump protests
Debate fact check: Where Trump, Biden claims land on COVID-19, fracking, race, more
The last debate before election day included some falsehoods and half-truths from both candidates. Here’s what’s true and outright false.
Fact check: Claims of nationwide protests affecting Biden’s poll performance lack context
There is no proof of a direct correlation between nationwide protests and Biden’s polling numbers.