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FACT FOCUS: The Trump administration is falsely claiming Jimmy Carter was against mail-in voting

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The Trump administration is using a 20-year-old report to misrepresent former President Jimmy Carter’s views on mail-in and absentee ballots as it pushes for federal legislation that would impose strict new proof-of-citizenship and photo ID requirements for voting ahead of the midterm elections. On two successive days this week, President Donald Trump and White House … Read more

Fact checking Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address

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CBS News is fact checking President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address Tuesday night. The president is touting his first-year accomplishments and plans for his agenda this year, in the months before the midterm elections in November.  Here are some of the claims the president made during his speech, and CBS News’ ratings and … Read more