Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims on China, Mexico, Condoms in Gaza and More

• Fact-checking Trump's claims that tariffs are a "tax on a foreign country"

  President Trump's new 10% tariff on Chinese goods is now in effect. China has retaliated against the U.S. placing up to 15% tariffs on select American imports that go into effect on Monday. CBS ...
  
  CBS News - 14h

• Trump’s China claims roil Panama as Rubio visits

  Central American nation in ‘panic’ as US president issues threats over canal
  
  Financial Times - 5d
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  Trump Plans Steep Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China

  Also, Hamas said it would free an American hostage. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
  
  The New York Times - 5d
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  Fact-checking Trump's claims about diversity schemes and the Washington plane crash

  He told a news conference that diversity hiring efforts at the Federal Aviation Administration may have led to safety issues.
  
  BBC News - 5d
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  Fact-Checking RFK Jr.’s Health Claims on Obesity, Medicaid and Fluoride

  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made a number of disputed claims.
  
  The New York Times - 6d

• What to know about Trump's claims about U.S. plan to send Gaza condoms

  Neither the White House nor any federal agency has provided evidence for a plan to spend $50 million on condoms for Gaza.
  
  CBS News - Jan. 29
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  Fact-Checking Trump’s 2025 Inaugural Address

  In his Inaugural Address, President Trump delivered a more tempered version of election talking points. But in remarks afterward, he reprised his grievances about the 2020 election.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 20

• Fact checking Trump's claims about the California wildfires

  President-elect Donald Trump has accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of prioritizing environmental policies over public safety, and claimed that FEMA lacked the funds to respond to the crisis.
  
  CBS News - Jan. 11
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  Fact-Checking Trump’s Press Conference at Mar-a-Lago

  The president-elect made inaccurate claims about his predecessor’s energy policies and repeated familiar falsehoods on a number of topics.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 7

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  Trump’s Gaza Plan Reflects Broader Push for Annexation of Palestinian Land

  Right-wing officials in Israel, evangelical Christians in the United States and Trump appointees have become increasingly outspoken in calling for Israel to take more territory.
  
  The New York Times - 5h
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  Midnight Deadline for Federal Workers, and Anti-Trump Protests Across U.S.

  Plus, the N.F.L.’s first fashion editor.
  
  The New York Times - 4h
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  With Trump, California Governor Gavin Newsom Softens Approach

  Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has avoided criticizing President Trump as he has sought disaster aid for fire victims in Los Angeles.
  
  The New York Times - 14h
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  Shen Yun Is Said to Be Under Federal Investigation Over Possible Visa Fraud

  Investigators with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and State Department have also interviewed former performers in the dance group about their working and living conditions.
  
  The New York Times - 7h
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  U.S. Is Holding Migrants in Cells That Once Held Al Qaeda Suspects

  The Trump administration said the 10 men who were sent to a prison on the base at Guantánamo Bay are affiliated with gangs.
  
  The New York Times - 12h

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  Syrians and Bosnian among victims of gunman's attack on Swedish school

  Details of those killed have emerged from embassies in Stockholm, as police describe the scene of the attack.
  
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  Plan to dismantle Grenfell Tower 'unforgivable', families say

  The government plans to take the tower, where a fire killed 72 people in 2017, down to ground level.
  
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  ‘The Damage to the Party Is Profound’: Three Opinion Writers on What Happened to the Democrats

  How do Democrats build trust and faith in them and effectively counter Trump?
  
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  'Evil was in the air' on day of mother's death

  A bereaved daughter tells the Omagh Bombing Inquiry she saw a "scene of complete carnage" that day.
  
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• Millions of federal workers face deadline today over whether to resign

  Unions are suing to halt the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" offer, claiming it is against the law and jeopardizes workers.
  
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