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No, Joe Biden did not instruct ICE to release all detained immigrants Updated Jan 30, 2021; The following are some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: False claims target Bible used for Biden’s presidential inauguration CLAIM: President Joe Biden swore on a “Masonic/Illuminati” Bible during his inauguration last week. THE FACTS: Following Biden’s inauguration, false social media posts spread about the Bible he ...

Because D.C. is not a state, the president is considered the commander in chief.

Local members of Congress propose giving D.C. control of its National Guard troops Meagan Flynn Local members of Congress have reintroduced a bill to give D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser control over the D.C. National Guard, arguing that the federal government’s control of the troops inhibited their response to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The legislation by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), the District’s nonvoting delegate in the House, and Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.) would give Bowser the same rights that governors have to mobiliz...

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week by The Associated Press Last Updated Jan 29, 2021 at 3:58 pm EDT A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ CLAIM: President Joe Biden swore on a “Masonic/Illuminati” Bible during his inauguration last week. THE FACTS: Following Biden’s inauguration, false social media posts spread about the Bible he used to take his oath of office. Some social m...

Republicans unite behind Trump On Tuesday, 45 of the 50 Republicans in the US Senate voted to quash the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The motion was introduced by Rand Paul of Kentucky, a far-right libertarian, who made the legally false argument that the Senate trial, scheduled to begin February 9, is unconstitutional because Trump is no longer in office. Paul said the trial would “drag our great country down into the gutter of rancor and vitriol, the likes of which has never been seen in our nation’s history.” He called it “deranged.” Newly elected Alabama Senator Tommy Tuber...