Garbage, feces take toll on national parks amid shutdown

“Unlike shutdowns in some previous administrations, the Trump administration was leaving parks open to visitors despite the staff furloughs, said...”

Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West's iconic national parks, as a partial government shutdown left the areas open to visitors but with little staff on duty. "It's a free-for-all," Dakota...

Trump says 10 terrorists caught trying to enter US from Mexico. But it’s a myth

“"There are no known international terrorist organizations operating in Mexico, no evidence that any terrorist group has targeted US citizens in...”

For some time now, US President Donald Trump has been encouraging people to think of Mexico as a portal for international terrorists who “pour” into the US. Except, he says, for 10 who were recently caught by the US: “These are very serious people.”  These 10 do not exist, except as a federal...

President Donald Trump's 10 biggest falsehoods of 2018

“NBC News spent 2018 fact checking Trump's claims on tariffs, immigration, health insurance, taxes, aviation safety, foiled terrorists, jobs, and more.”

President Donald Trump misled the American public repeatedly in 2018.He championed victories that never happened and complained of challenges that don’t exist, while repeating some of the same false claims dozens and dozens of times — on the campaign trail, at the White House, and on Twitter....

AP Fact Check: On break, no break by Trump in twisting facts

“Before and throughout his Thanksgiving vacation in Florida, Trump took no holiday from twisting facts across a broad front — on Saudi Arabia, the...”

WASHINGTON — Displaying a thin grasp of science, President Donald Trump questioned the reality of global warming because it was cold outside. Then came a federal report laying out the severe consequences of climate change and rebutting the notion that a frigid snap means it isn't happening....

Climate change will shrink US economy and kill thousands, government report warns

“As of now, not a single G20 country is meeting climate targets, research shows.”

A new US government report delivers a dire warning about climate change and its devastating impacts, saying the economy could lose hundreds of billions of dollars -- or, in the worst-case scenario, more than 10% of its GDP -- by the end of the century. The federally mandated study was supposed...

In unusual statement disputing the CIA and filled with exclamation points, Trump backs Saudi ruler after Khashoggi killing

“"Maybe he did and maybe he didn't!" the president said of whether Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman knew of the journalist's slaying.”

President Donald Trump, in exclamation point-filled formal presidential statement, said Tuesday that his administration would stand by Saudi Arabia's rulers and take no actions against them over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In the extraordinary statement, which featured six...

FBI now classifies far-right Proud Boys as 'extremist group', documents say

“Group is now designated ‘with ties to white nationalism’ according to report produced by Washington law enforcement”

The FBI now classifies the far-right Proud Boys as an “extremist group with ties to white nationalism”, according to a document produced by Washington state law enforcement.The FBI’s 2018 designation of the self-confessed “western chauvinist group” as extremist has not been previously made...

U.S. House Republican to subpoena ex-FBI head Comey, ex-AG Lynch

““House Republicans can ask me anything they want but I want the American people to watch, so let’s have a public hearing. Truth is best served by...”

The plans by Republican Chairman Bob Goodlatte were immediately criticized by ranking Democrat Jerrold Nadler, who is expected to take over as chairman of the panel next year. “These subpoenas are coming out of the blue, with very little time left on the calendar,” Nadler said in a statement,...

The tax windfall that wasn't: A troubling new IRS report suggests many Americans may be giving money right back to the government

“But millions of Americans looking forward to their tax refunds are about to be disappointed, even upset.”

Americans like their tax refunds. Refunds are good for tax administration, too. Plenty of evidence shows that tax compliance is higher when taxpayers see refunds on their tax returns. But millions of Americans looking forward to their tax refunds are about to be disappointed, even upset. They...

'A train wreck': Veterans haven't receive GI Bill benefits for months

“It's just confusing," said Roundtree. "Who is there for us? Who is representing us? Who is helping us? Who is doing what they need to do to better...”

Shelley Roundtree departed the U.S. Army in 2013 after seeing friends and fellow soldiers die in combat during his tour in Afghanistan. He was committed to transitioning to civilian life, and one of his first steps was to enroll in college with tuition and housing benefits he'd earned under the...