Biden plans to sign order for government to buy more U.S. goods
President Joe Biden plans to sign on Monday an executive order that aims to boost government purchases from U.S. manufacturers, according to administration officials.
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Biden’s test: Engineering economic boom in a partisan divide
When Joe Biden entered the White House as vice president, the economy was cratering. Job losses were mounting. Stocks were crashing. Millions of Americans were in the early stages of...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s falsehoods on virus, taxes and Bidens
Back fully campaigning after COVID-19 sidelined him, President Donald Trump returned to familiar form, spreading a litany of falsehoods.
FACT CHECK: Mike Pence echoes Donald Trump falsehoods in VP debate
Although more buttoned-up on the stage than his boss, Vice President Mike Pence nevertheless echoed many of President Donald Trump’s falsehoods Wednesday in the one and only debate with Democratic...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s dubious claims on health care, court
President Donald Trump isn’t providing all the facts when he promises that people with preexisting medical problems will always be covered by health insurance if “Obamacare” is ruled unconstitutional.
Views of economy stabilize as election nears, latest AP-NORC poll shows
Most Americans view the nation’s economic situation as bleak, but a rising percentage also see signs of stability six weeks before Election Day — if not reasons for optimism.
FACT CHECK: Trump distorts record; Black Lives Matter falsely accused
President Donald Trump claimed accomplishments he didn't earn on the pandemic, energy and veterans at a Republican convention finale that also heard Black Lives Matter baselessly accused of coordinating violent...
AP FACT CHECK: Pence presses a distorted case on economy at RNC
Vice President Mike Pence and fellow Republicans pressed a distorted case Wednesday that President Donald Trump took over a moribund economy from Barack Obama and supercharged it. That¶¶Ňőap not what...
Many in U.S. saving more money, paying down debt amid economic downturn, AP-NORC poll finds
It's the paradox of a pandemic that has crushed the U.S. economy: 12.9 million people have lost a job and a dangerous rash of businesses has closed, yet the personal...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump muddies facts on mail ballots, Kamala Harris
President Donald Trump is muddying the facts about mail-in voting and vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris on the eve of the Democratic National Convention.