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Democrats Overstate Role of Monitoring Program Change in Parasitic Outbreak

Democrats Overstate Role of Monitoring Program Change in Parasitic Outbreak

As a large outbreak of cyclospora has ravaged the Midwest, Democrats have frequently pinned blame on the Trump administration for terminating a monitoring program for the parasite. But the change to the program, called FoodNet, is unlikely to have played much of a direct role in the current outbreak, several food safety experts told us.

Was the Signal Chat Illegal?

Was the Signal Chat Illegal?

As fallout from a Trump administration group chat about a military attack in Yemen continues to unfold, some Democrats are saying the inadvertent inclusion of a journalist in the chat goes beyond incompetence — they say it was criminal.

Competing Keystone Claims

Competing Keystone Claims

Two senators on opposite sides of the Keystone XL pipeline debate are selectively spinning the facts to make their case.

Guns Acquired Without Background Checks

Guns Acquired Without Background Checks

After the December mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., several Democrats advocating for stricter gun-control laws — including a law requiring universal background checks for gun purchases — took to using this talking point to support their case. …