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President Donald Trump spoke to a rally crowd at the Iowa State Fair on Thursday night, but CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale said there were several fibs.

Speaking Friday morning, Dale only had time to cite two major ones. First, Trump's 2024 campaign promise not to tax Social Security. It's not in the bill.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly the one responsible for halting aid to Ukraine, blindsiding the U.S. State Department.

According to NBC News, no one, including members of Congress, officials in Kyiv, and allies in Europe, knew that the allocated aid was going to be paused, officials said.

Congressional Republicans are again facing scrutiny for what is being described as their increasingly familiar political routine: fiery opposition followed by quiet surrender – especially when President Donald Trump is involved.

In a deep dive Thursday night, Politico spotlighted what it called “the GOP’s big fold.” The latest example was on full display in recent days as the House narrowly passed Trump’s massive spending bill. Just hours before the Republican victory, conservative hardliners blasted the Senate’s changes.

The panel on CNN's "NewsNight with Abby Phillip" erupted with laughter after GOP strategist Scott Jennings failed to define communism after claiming New York Democrat Zohran Mamdani is a member of the political party.

Jennings' comments come at a time when the GOP is actively trying to brand Mamdani as a communist. Mamdani is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and has said he wants to implement programs to provide free child care and transportation to New Yorkers.

A national security expert issued a stark warning Thursday night after President Donald Trump’s latest phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin was followed by a massive Russian missile barrage over Kyiv.

Appearing on CNN’s “The Source with Kaitlan Collins,” Beth Sanner, a former deputy director of national intelligence, didn’t mince words as she analyzed the timing of Russia’s latest assault on Ukraine – just hours after Trump himself publicly confirmed his call with Putin.

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador pushed back on claims made by Kilmar Abrego Garcia through his lawyers that he was tortured while he was housed in the country's infamous CECOT prison.

In a court filing on Wednesday, Abrego Garcia claimed that he was physically abused, mentally tortured, and sleep deprived while he stayed at CECOT. His lawyers said they are working with him to file a more detailed account of his stay.

Social media exploded Thursday night after President Donald Trump floated a plan to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with an Ultimate Fight Championship fight on the White House lawn.

Speaking at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, as he took a victory lap to celebrate the passage of his massive spending bill, Trump told rallygoers he wants to mark the country’s upcoming 250th anniversary with a string of events at national parks and historic sites. He also said he wanted a “full championship fight” on the White House grounds.

One member of the Supreme Court of the United States' (SCOTUS) liberal minority didn't hold back in blasting both her conservative colleagues and President Donald Trump's administration.

On Thursday, SCOTUS ruled in favor of the Trump administration regarding the deportation of immigrants to countries other than the one in which they were born. While the administration initially planned to send immigrants to countries like Libya and South Sudan, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy (who was appointed by former President Joe Biden) ruled in April that the administration's proposal for the new deportation destinations was illegal.

Two Democratic political strategists warned the GOP on Thursday that they were drinking some "deadly Kool-Aid" by voting to pass President Donald Trump's massive domestic spending bill.

Overall, estimates suggest the bill will add more than $3 trillion to the national deficit over the next decade. It will also kick more than 11 million people off Medicaid and reduce public benefits for impoverished children and the elderly. The House of Representatives passed it on Thursday by a party-line vote, sending it to Trump's desk.

President Donald Trump took a victory lap Thursday night at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines and touted the passing of his signature "Big Beautiful Bill." But he couldn't slip one falsehood past pesky internet observers.

An exuberant Trump bragged to MAGA attendees, "Just as I promised, we're making the Trump Tax Cuts permanent, and delivering no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on social security for our great seniors."

President Donald Trump casually used an antisemitic slur during his Thursday night rally in Iowa.

Trump was talking about a provision in his mega budget and domestic policy bill that made the $15 million estate tax threshold permanent. That means people who own estates valued at less than $15 million can transfer them to their children or heirs tax-free.