Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted by a federal grand jury on Sept. 25 for lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. In this story, we cover the few details we know about the indictment and what Comey told Congress.
Month: September 2025
Trump, Project 2025 and Immigration
Trump, Project 2025 and the ‘Dismantling’ of the ‘Administrative State’
Q&A on Changes to Recommendations for Combined MMR and Chickenpox Vaccine
On Sept. 18, the vaccine advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to change its recommendation on the combined vaccine for chickenpox and measles, mumps and rubella, called the MMRV vaccine. We spoke to experts about claims made at the meeting as well as the implications of the vote.
Trump Misleads on Climate Change and Renewables at U.N.
Trump Administration’s Problematic Claims on Tylenol and Autism
Repeated Falsehoods at Autism Press Conference
Rural Health Fund Falls Short of Estimated Medicaid Cuts
In the battle over how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act affects rural hospitals, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has touted a five-year $50 billion fund as “an infusion of cash” that will “restore and revitalize” rural communities. But his statements ignore the higher estimated Medicaid spending cuts to rural areas under the law.
The Facts Behind Claims on Autism, Tylenol and Folate
News reports have indicated Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may point to Tylenol and folate deficiency in his promised announcement on the causes of autism. But neither Tylenol nor folate deficiency has been shown to cause autism. Some evidence has pointed away from Tylenol as a risk factor.
Few Mass Shooters Have Been Transgender
Q: Have many of the mass shooters been transgender?
A: The number of transgender mass shooters in the U.S. varies depending on how “mass shooting” is defined, but is relatively small. The Gun Violence Archive, which uses a broader definition, lists five mass shootings by transgender or nonbinary people since January 2013. That’s less than 0.1% of the mass shootings it says happened in that period.