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Wiretap: First came the 37-page indictment and then Trump’s Category 5...

It was, even by Trumpian standards, the tweet storm to end all tweet storms, a Category 5 Twitter tempest that began Saturday night at...

Wiretap: Trump’s tax plan may skimp on details, but one thing...

Donald Trump says he doesn't benefit from his new tax cuts. But, of course, he does. Although there are many details of the plan...

Gardner fact check: He and Udall voted for same Medicare ‘cuts’

The congressman repeated a line that has become a staple of Republican stump speeches around the country, but he went beyond stretching the truth and twisted it into an ironic tangle.

Treasurer race update: Kennedy factchecks Stapleton ad

In the unusually high-profile treasurer's race this year, the GOP challenger, real estate investor Walker Stapleton, has attempted to paint Democratic incumbent Cary Kennedy as a career politician cloistered from the world of business. In a new ad he argues that he "hasn’t spent a day of [his] career inside of government and my opponent hasn’t spent a day of her career outside of government."

Bachmann ‘government takeover’ talking points refuted by CBS

As the Minnesota Independent reports, Tea Party Congresswoman Michele Bachmann appeared on Face the Nation and railed against the "government takeover" of the economy...