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The HuffPost reported that President Joe Biden is the only president to visit an active war zone. Verdict: FalsePresidents Abraham Lincoln and James Madison came under enemy fire, according to The Washington Post. Biden is the only U.S. president to visit war zones that do not have an active U.S. military presence. Fact Check: Biden visited

October 20, 2023 2:06 PM ET House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan was voted out of the race for speaker of the House on Friday after failing to receive the necessary votes on three separate ballots. Jordan lost in a secret ballot vote 86-112. GOP House members will now go home for the weekend. Any new

Conservative Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, announced on Instagram on Friday she’s separating from her partner after he was caught allegedly making lewd comments to other women, according to multiple reports. Meloni’s partner of 10 years, Andrea Giambruno, was allegedly caught on a hot mic allegedly asking a colleague for sexual favors, according to

House GOP members appear to be split over how to move the speaker election forward as Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan’s bid has failed three times on the floor. Some Republicans are losing hope over Jordan’s bid and others want to keep voting, they told reporters following the third failed round. “We’re not going to get

A viral video shared on Facebook claims President Joe Biden purportedly declared a federal emergency in October 2023. Verdict: False The video was originally posted to YouTube in July 2023 by Patrick Humphrey, who is known for sharing misinformation online, according to Poynter. There is no evidence Biden declared a federal emergency in October 2023.

A video shared on social media  purportedly shows University of Pennsylvania students protesting and chanting “we want Jewish genocide.” Students at UPenn gathered today chanting “We want Jewish genocide” and claimed all Israelis massacred by Hamas on October 7th were legitimate targets of resistance. pic.twitter.com/aoJDiMNMnG — קובי ברדה-Kobby Barda (@kobbybarda) October 18, 2023 Verdict: False The

October 20, 2023 12:00 PM ET House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan failed to receive enough votes Friday to become the next Speaker of the House during the third round of voting. After the third round of votes, Jordan was shy of the necessary 214 to win the Speakership. The final quorum call put the House

The Manhattan judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s New York civil fraud case threatened to jail him on Friday for violating a gag order, according to Courthouse News. Judge Arthur Engoron issued a gag order on Oct. 3 barring Trump from posting about court staff after he made a “disparaging, untrue and personally-identifying” Truth Social

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan failed to receive enough votes Friday to become the next Speaker of the House. After the third round of votes, Jordan was shy of the necessary 214 to win the Speakership. The final quorum call put the House attendance at 427, meaning 214 remains the majority threshold unless members voted “present”

October 20, 2023 11:23 AM ET President Joe Biden and the United States are influencing Israel to scale back its attack on Gaza, three senior Israeli officials told Bloomberg. Biden visited Israel, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reaffirm the United States’ commitment to the Jewish state throughout its war against the terrorist