Tuesday, May 15 2012 9:41 PM EDT2012-05-16 01:41:28 GMT
It has been all over headlines for the past week. President Obama says he now supports same sex marriage and in response former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney says he believes marriage is betweenFull Story >
It has been all over headlines for the past week. President Obama says he now supports same sex marriage and in response former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney says he believes marriage is between a man and woman.Full Story >
Thursday, May 10 2012 11:18 PM EDT2012-05-11 03:18:26 GMT
(FOX19) - One week ago, Reality Check told you about one reason why the Republican Presidential nomination is far from locked up. But one blogger says Ben got it wrong claiming "Urgent, Ben Swann andFull Story >
One week ago, Reality Check told you about one reason why the Republican Presidential nomination is far from locked up. But one blogger says Ben got it wrong claiming "Urgent, Ben Swann and Matt Larson are wrong about Rule 38 and delegates being Unbound based on RNC rules." So, was Ben wrong after all? Full Story >
Wednesday, May 9 2012 9:27 PM EDT2012-05-10 01:27:05 GMT
We have learned much more this week about an al-Qaeda plot to bomb an airplane heading to the United States. U.S. officials now say that the man who was thought to be the bomber was actually a doubleFull Story >
We have learned much more this week about an al-Qaeda plot to bomb an airplane heading to the United States.Full Story >
Tuesday, May 8 2012 11:14 PM EDT2012-05-09 03:14:57 GMT
Political candidates who get elected demanding reform but then take money from those they have been railing against. We all know that it happens. And yet a new report out by Bloomberg shows how someFull Story >
Political candidates who get elected demanding reform but then take money from those they have been railing against.Full Story >
Thursday, May 3 2012 11:01 PM EDT2012-05-04 03:01:58 GMT
An email reached our newsroom and it included this statement "the RNC and Team Romney will start pushing new messaging ahead of the President's trip to Ohio on Saturday: Hype and Blame 2012." RatherFull Story >
An email reached our newsroom and it included this statement "the RNC and Team Romney will start pushing new messaging ahead of the President's trip to Ohio on Saturday: Hype and Blame 2012."Full Story >
Friday, April 27 2012 12:01 AM EDT2012-04-27 04:01:03 GMT
(FOX19) - The U.S. House will vote Friday on a bill that would keep student loan interest rates from rising. Meanwhile, the President is also calling for action to be taken by Congress. Both sides sayFull Story >
The U.S. House will vote Friday on a bill that would keep student loan interest rates from rising.Full Story >
Wednesday, April 25 2012 9:45 PM EDT2012-04-26 01:45:37 GMT
Newt Gingrich has announced that he is now officially out of the GOP race for President. So now that we are down to 2 Republican candidates, why is there so much infighting still taking place at thoseFull Story >
Newt Gingrich has announced that he is now officially out of the GOP race for President.Full Story >
Tuesday, April 24 2012 9:43 PM EDT2012-04-25 01:43:38 GMT
For some time the U.S. has been scheduled to draw down troops in Afghanistan by the year 2014. Most Americans have come to believe that means U.S. involvement in the country will be over at that time. ButFull Story >
For some time the U.S. has been scheduled to draw down troops in Afghanistan by the year 2014.Full Story >
Thursday, April 19 2012 11:11 PM EDT2012-04-20 03:11:21 GMT
Earlier this year we told you about 2 bills in Congress that were supposed to crack down on Internet piracy but went well beyond that. As a result of public outcry, those bills known as SOPA AND PIPA were shelved. But it didn't take long for them to come back in the form of a new bill. The question now, what does this new bill known as CISPA mean for your privacy?Full Story >
Wednesday, April 18 2012 9:50 PM EDT2012-04-19 01:50:18 GMT
You know that the U.S. credit rating was downgraded for the first time ever last year, when credit agencies determined that there is a risk that the U.S. won't be able to pay back debt.Full Story >
Thursday, April 5 2012 11:16 PM EDT2012-04-06 03:16:03 GMT
The state of North Dakota has now selected its delegates to go to the Republican National Convention in August. Even though Rick Santorum came in first and Ron Paul second in the North Dakota caucus, Mitt Romney will win the state. But did that win come as a result of the GOP in North Dakota "railroading" the system?Full Story >
Tuesday, March 27 2012 11:33 PM EDT2012-03-28 03:33:07 GMT
Governor John Kasich has a plan to cut income tax in the state of Ohio and to pay for it by raising taxes on oil companies. So where does this idea come from and would it work?Full Story >
Thursday, March 22 2012 10:49 PM EDT2012-03-23 02:49:37 GMT
A U.S. official says Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder in the massacre of Afghan villagers. The Tri-state soldier gunned down nine Afghan children and eight adults as they slept in their homes in two southern villages. But is the headline the whole story? Did Staff Sgt. Bales act alone?Full Story >
Wednesday, March 21 2012 10:53 PM EDT2012-03-22 02:53:27 GMT
The fight for delegates in the Republican race just gets uglier with each state we look into. We told you about members of the Missouri GOP admitting to attempting to shape the outcome of delegates at the states caucus on Saturday. Tonight, new video out of the state of Georgia where the same thing has happened.Full Story >
Wednesday, March 21 2012 6:28 AM EDT2012-03-21 10:28:49 GMT
It is a March Madness of a different kind. Reality Check has been telling you for months that the real race for the Republican primary isn't happening in the state to state contest.Full Story >
Thursday, March 15 2012 11:03 PM EDT2012-03-16 03:03:23 GMT
New numbers out from the Congressional Budget Office claim that the cost of the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as "Obamacare" will actually be almost twice as much as lawmakers had first claimed. So how could the numbers be that far off?Full Story >
Wednesday, March 14 2012 10:43 PM EDT2012-03-15 02:43:36 GMT
There is a lot of buzz around the idea that President Obama could be impeached if he does not receive Congressional approval for airstrikes in Syria.Full Story >
Friday, March 9 2012 7:25 AM EST2012-03-09 12:25:07 GMT
There is a new bill that has passed both the House and the Senate and is now on its way for President Obama to sign into law. You probably haven't heard much about this because its not making news because the bill is being sold as new law to prevent trespassing at the White House.Full Story >
Tuesday, March 6 2012 10:26 PM EST2012-03-07 03:26:46 GMT
Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney sat down one on one with Ben Swann. The two talked about Romney's plan to cut spending and reduce the national debt. But is that plan sound?Full Story >
Wednesday, February 29 2012 10:22 PM EST2012-03-01 03:22:23 GMT
There is so much talk right now about gas prices. Who's at fault? Is it President Obama for not drilling enough? Is it OPEC for price fixing? Could it be greedy oil companies? There are many reasons being floated as to why gas prices are so high but there is one that you aren't going to hear from most media and it is tied directly to the value of the dollar in your pocket.Full Story >
Wednesday, February 29 2012 6:22 AM EST2012-02-29 11:22:04 GMT
It was the Veteran's march you probably heard nothing about. 320 active duty military and military veterans marched in Washington D.C. on President's day. So why no coverage?Full Story >
Friday, February 24 2012 9:51 AM EST2012-02-24 14:51:27 GMT
We are learning more about that rule change for the Ohio GOP that would mean 2 of three candidates in a state central committee race couldn't be seated.Full Story >
Friday, February 24 2012 9:50 AM EST2012-02-24 14:50:44 GMT
Another day, another Republican presidential candidate visits the Tri-state. And that means another blow-off of local media. During former governor Mitt Romney's visit to the Tri-state, he discussedFull Story >
Friday, February 24 2012 9:50 AM EST2012-02-24 14:50:08 GMT
Reality Check was the first news organization to call out the GOP in Maine after Governor Mitt Romney was declared the winner of the Maine caucus, with only 84 percent of the precincts counted. Since then there have been reports of missing numbers and votes not counted. Ben is now the first in the nation to tell you what some of those recounted numbers look like and why after Saturday, there may be a different winner of the Maine caucus.Full Story >
Friday, February 24 2012 9:49 AM EST2012-02-24 14:49:43 GMT
ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which the United States, along with 8 other countries, have signed on to. The idea is to crack down on Internet piracy and to protect copyright law here in the U.S. and around the world. But is ACTA all that its cracked up to be? Is the treaty even constitutional?Full Story >
Wednesday, February 22 2012 6:27 AM EST2012-02-22 11:27:15 GMT
This case is a little "inside baseball" but when you look at how shady it appears to be, it's no wonder so many people are questioning our current political system.Full Story >
Wednesday, February 15 2012 10:23 PM EST2012-02-16 03:23:34 GMT
President Obama last week reversed a rule in the healthcare law that would have required some religious institutions to provide health insurance coverage for contraception. After a lot of back and forth, the President shifted gears and settled on a compromise. But did that compromise really change anything?Full Story >
Wednesday, February 15 2012 3:52 PM EST2012-02-15 20:52:59 GMT
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is back on track after winning the Maine caucuses. What the headlines haven't told you is that what happened in Maine is the messiest caucus Republicans have had so far, and it may not be over yet. So, was there rampant voter fraud in Maine? Ben is investigating in a Reality Check you won't see anywhere else.Full Story >
Thursday, February 9 2012 7:03 AM EST2012-02-09 12:03:47 GMT
Three contests in the race for the Republican nomination wrapped up Tuesday night. It was a big night for former Senator Rick Santorum who won in Missouri and Minnesota and Colorado. The only problem is, many voters may not realize that winning these caucuses didn't actually mean anything. So, is the caucus process just too confusing and is it leading to chaos?Full Story >
Tuesday, February 7 2012 11:04 PM EST2012-02-08 04:04:13 GMT
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich spoke to a crowd of about 150 to 200 people in West Price Hill on Tuesday. Ben brings you two statements that might call into question whether Gingrich is the conservative he claims to be.Full Story >
Friday, February 3 2012 6:42 AM EST2012-02-03 11:42:57 GMT
There is a new bill working its way through the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill, would grant government authorities the power to revoke the citizenship of anyone declared a terrorist or believed to be working against the United States. But what exactly does it do?Full Story >
Thursday, February 2 2012 6:23 AM EST2012-02-02 11:23:03 GMT
The Obama Administration's Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper warned a Senate committee Tuesday about the new threat of Iran, that the country is now willing to step up aggression toward the west. Even willing to carry out terror attacks on U.S. soil.Full Story >
Wednesday, February 1 2012 6:24 AM EST2012-02-01 11:24:22 GMT
The Indiana State Senate is expected to vote Wednesday to approve the state's new Right-to-Work law. The question is do Right-to-Work states do better than so called "forced union" states? Ben has the Reality Check.Full Story >
Tuesday, January 24 2012 10:55 PM EST2012-01-25 03:55:29 GMT
Tuesday night, President Obama talked about the state of the country. He touched on unemployment and he talked about how he wants to change things in Washington, by making the rich pay their fair share. The President seemed to be very focused on the numbers when it comes to Warren Buffett's secretary and the gap between rich and poor. There are some numbers he didn't touch.Full Story >
Thursday, January 19 2012 10:56 PM EST2012-01-20 03:56:34 GMT
A gun buy-back program in Price Hill on Monday turned up several dozen guns. Cincinnati Police and several groups say the program is designed to cut down on gun violence. One FOX19 viewer wants to know if these programs really work.Full Story >
Thursday, January 12 2012 11:06 PM EST2012-01-13 04:06:35 GMT
Thursday, the Justice Department made its legal opinion known that President Barack Obama's controversial recess appointments last week are constitutional.Full Story >
Thursday, January 12 2012 6:36 AM EST2012-01-12 11:36:10 GMT
A number of people have been asked Ben online to explain where the Republican candidates stand on delegates. Largely because everywhere you look, different numbers are being reported.Full Story >
Wednesday, January 11 2012 6:35 AM EST2012-01-11 11:35:45 GMT
Mitt Romney has taken a lot of heat over the last few days for reportedly saying that he "likes to fire people." Was that statement taken out of context?Full Story >
Friday, January 6 2012 6:16 AM EST2012-01-06 11:16:59 GMT
Wednesday, Ben Swann told you about newsletters that were written under Ron Paul's name that contained some passages that could be deemed racist and certainly inappropriate. Now, Reality Check reveals the author who wrote some of those newsletters.Full Story >
Thursday, January 5 2012 6:21 AM EST2012-01-05 11:21:14 GMT
The talk of Ron Paul's racist newsletters has been all over the news for the past few weeks and seem to dominate all of the Congressman's interviews. So what about these newsletters is true and what is the rest of the media not telling you?Full Story >
Tuesday, January 3 2012 9:47 AM EST2012-01-03 14:47:03 GMT
The National Defense Authorization Act, the controversial law that allows for the detention of American citizens without a trial, is now law.Full Story >
Friday, December 30 2011 6:24 AM EST2011-12-30 11:24:28 GMT
Have your heard that 90 percent of the guns being used by drug cartels in Mexico are coming from the United States? It was that myth that prompted the Justice Department and ATF first under President Bush and to continue under President Obama to enact a program to track U.S. guns being sold into Mexico.Full Story >
Wednesday, December 21 2011 6:33 AM EST2011-12-21 11:33:29 GMT
During last Thursday's Republican debate, a back and forth between Congressman Ron Paul and Congressman Michele Bachmann set the stage for the two sides of this argument over what to do about Iran's nuclear program.Full Story >
Friday, December 16 2011 7:40 AM EST2011-12-16 12:40:46 GMT
Two weeks ago I told you that the U.S. Senate approved the National Defense Authorization Act to fund the military. But within that act is a provision known as section 1031. That section allows the U.S. government to indefinitely imprison any person, whether a U.S. citizen or not, as long as the President deems them a terror suspect.Full Story >
Thursday, December 15 2011 8:24 AM EST2011-12-15 13:24:46 GMT
So, how real is the concern over Congressman Ron Paul's position on Israel? Real enough that the Republican Jewish Coalition last week told Congressman Paul that he was not invited to speak at a candidates forum even though every other Republican candidate was invited.Full Story >
Thursday, December 8 2011 10:52 PM EST2011-12-09 03:52:43 GMT
Wednesday night Ben told you how the opening question in the CNN National Security debate for the Republican candidates was focused around the Patriot Act. As part of their answers to questions about the act, Republican candidates made clear that there is a divide between the war on terror and criminal law. But is there?Full Story >
Wednesday, December 7 2011 7:41 AM EST2011-12-07 12:41:57 GMT
It was a little over a week ago when an Ohio boy made national headlines after he was taken out of his mother's home and placed into foster care for being obese.Full Story >
Thursday, December 1 2011 11:06 PM EST2011-12-02 04:06:55 GMT
Ignoring a Presidential veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate overwhelmingly approved a massive, $662 billion defense bill that would require the military to hold suspected terrorists linked to al-Qaeda or its affiliates.Full Story >
Wednesday, November 30 2011 11:07 PM EST2011-12-01 04:07:20 GMT
Wednesday was Herman Cain's second trip to the Tri-state in just two months. Cain addressed his supporters from the West Chester Marriott but this visit was vastly different that the last one.Full Story >
Wednesday, November 23 2011 10:58 PM EST2011-11-24 03:58:54 GMT
Tuesday night we told you about comments during the CBS debate by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Gingrich stated that as President he would sign a death warrant for U.S. citizens who were suspected terrorists. But his answer also included legal reasoning for why terror suspects, even U.S. citizens are not protected by the Constitution. Again we ask, is he right?Full Story >
Thursday, November 17 2011 6:16 AM EST2011-11-17 11:16:20 GMT
The Reverend Jesse Jackson has spent the last 2 days here in Cincinnati, giving his support to the Occupy movement. In fact, Jackson says that the occupy movement is equal to the civil rights movement of the 1960's. But is that really an equal comparison?Full Story >
Thursday, November 10 2011 11:12 PM EST2011-11-11 04:12:55 GMT
Did you know the debate of government spending is nothing new? In fact, our current debate is the exact same one economists have been having since the Great Depression.Full Story >
Thursday, November 10 2011 6:11 AM EST2011-11-10 11:11:33 GMT
The latest Herman Cain accuser has come forward insisting that Mr. Cain not only was sexually inappropriate with her but sexually assaulted her 14 years ago.Full Story >
Tuesday, November 1 2011 10:52 PM EDT2011-11-02 02:52:35 GMT
Voters have rejected the Lakota levy before, including last November. In a week, they will decide whether to reject it again or instead, this time, pass the levy. Full Story >
Friday, October 28 2011 6:20 AM EDT2011-10-28 10:20:15 GMT
The cost of food continues to rise. Every time you head to the grocery store meat costs more, cereal costs more and even cat and dog food is more expensive. So why is that?Full Story >
Wednesday, October 26 2011 11:12 PM EDT2011-10-27 03:12:18 GMT
Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is responding a day after Reality Check took a look at what he did not say during his visit to Terrace Park.Full Story >
Tuesday, October 25 2011 11:06 PM EDT2011-10-26 03:06:12 GMT
During what could only be described as a very quick trip to Cincinnati, Republican Presidential Contender Mitt Romney made a stop Tuesday at an Republican Party phone bank in Terrace Park.Full Story >
Tuesday, October 18 2011 10:07 PM EDT2011-10-19 02:07:21 GMT
Last week's Reality Check took a close look at Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan. Tonight, we are taking a look at Ron Paul's newly released federal budget. How much does Paul want to cut?Full Story >
Thursday, October 13 2011 10:25 PM EDT2011-10-14 02:25:03 GMT
Ben looked in detail during Wednesday night's Reality Check at Herman Cain's 9-9-9 economic plan. Now he talks to Herman Cain himself about the plan.Full Story >
Wednesday, October 12 2011 7:15 AM EDT2011-10-12 11:15:05 GMT
There is a new battle brewing over Issue 2, which would roll back Ohio's Senate Bill 5. This new battle has begun over the latest rounds of commercials.Full Story >
Thursday, October 6 2011 11:27 PM EDT2011-10-07 03:27:13 GMT
The movement is picking up speed and growing in numbers. Marches continue in New York City where up to 20,000 people are taking part in the marches. So who are the people behind Occupy Wall Street?Full Story >
Thursday, October 6 2011 6:25 AM EDT2011-10-06 10:25:30 GMT
Every day, there is a new ad on television, either warning you to stop the assault on workers that will come through SB5, also known as Issue 2, or, you hear how the unions have caused the State of Ohio to sink beneath their sweetheart deals, and its time to get them to pay their fair share.Full Story >
Wednesday, October 5 2011 6:15 AM EDT2011-10-05 10:15:17 GMT
We told you Friday that a U.S. drone strike killed the man who influenced the so called underwear bomber. Cleric Anwar al-Alwaki, was the head of Al Qaeda in Yemen. But was this killing different than that of the other 53 terrorists killed by the u.s. government in drone strikes?Full Story >
Friday, September 30 2011 6:25 AM EDT2011-09-30 10:25:42 GMT
It has to be one of the biggest cases of government waste in recent years. The Obama administration pouring some $535 million dollars into solar company Solyndra.Full Story >
Thursday, September 29 2011 6:16 AM EDT2011-09-29 10:16:52 GMT
A lot of comments on last night's Reality Check and among those comments, suggestions on how to fix the immediate financial problems the U.S.P.S. is facing.Full Story >
Friday, September 23 2011 7:02 AM EDT2011-09-23 11:02:03 GMT
A Reality Check earlier this week has gained national attention after we explained that despite being the President's backdrop, the Brent Spence Bridge is not a shovel ready project.Full Story >
Thursday, September 15 2011 6:17 AM EDT2011-09-15 10:17:59 GMT
The issue in question, a 2007 executive order by Governor Rick Perry that would require all public school girls, as young as 11 and 12 years old receive a vaccination for HPV.Full Story >
Friday, September 9 2011 6:15 AM EDT2011-09-09 10:15:14 GMT
In his book "Fed Up" Texas Governor Rick Perry wrote that Social Security is an illegal ponzi scheme. During the debate Wednesday night, he was again asked about that comments and the Texas Governor didn't back down.Full Story >
Thursday, September 8 2011 6:17 AM EDT2011-09-08 10:17:18 GMT
Tuesday night we showed you unedited comments by Vice President Joe Biden here in Cincinnati warning of "barbarians at the gates", a term filled with imagery but not very concrete.Full Story >
Wednesday, September 7 2011 6:14 AM EDT2011-09-07 10:14:52 GMT
This Labor Day a number of speeches were made rallying Union workers. One of the biggest speeches was made right here in Cincinnati by Vice President Joe Biden. Full Story >
Thursday, September 1 2011 6:27 AM EDT2011-09-01 10:27:22 GMT
We are getting a lot of response to our Reality Check from Tuesday night on those cameras that were not allowed in Congressman Steve Chabot's town-hall meetings.Full Story >
Wednesday, August 31 2011 6:17 AM EDT2011-08-31 10:17:57 GMT
Republican Congressman Steve Chabot says he has taken steps to allow cameras at his town hall meetings. Up until Monday night, not only could you not videotape the town-halls, people couldn't even ask questions. They had to submit those questions on paper in advance.Full Story >
Thursday, August 25 2011 6:27 AM EDT2011-08-25 10:27:45 GMT
Last night, Ben pointed out that the streetcar signs were paid for with grant money but that city workers had to install them and that taxpayers might have to pay to have them taken down.Full Story >
Wednesday, August 24 2011 6:10 AM EDT2011-08-24 10:10:17 GMT
If Cincinnati's new streetcar is built, it will run 3 miles from Ft. Square to Findlay Market. There are 16 stops on that route. Last week, city leaders put up signs at each one of those stops.Full Story >
Thursday, August 18 2011 6:12 AM EDT2011-08-18 10:12:28 GMT
You've probably heard about the scandal surrounding Rupert Murdoch, the owner of News Corp, which among other things, is the parent company of Fox news, Fox Entertainment, the Wall Street Journal and various tabloids in Great Britain.Full Story >
Wednesday, August 10 2011 6:19 AM EDT2011-08-10 10:19:42 GMT
Unless you have been hiding under a very large rock, you know that the credit rating agency Standard and Poors has downgraded the United States credit rating. Two other agencies, Moodys and Fitch kept the U.S. credit rating at AAA. So why didn't S&P and who is to blame?Full Story >
Friday, August 5 2011 7:56 PM EDT2011-08-05 23:56:33 GMT
The stock market down more than 512 points on Thursday, the worst day since December 2008. In tonight's Reality Check I am getting a little help from Fox 19 financial analyst Nathan Bachrach who is here to talk about all that we saw happen on wall street Thursday.Full Story >
Thursday, August 4 2011 6:50 AM EDT2011-08-04 10:50:17 GMT
There is a lot of discussion right now over a little talked about government program. One that provides free cell phones to low income families.Full Story >
Thursday, July 14 2011 11:22 PM EDT2011-07-15 03:22:42 GMT
The stadium deal Hamilton County made with the Bengals and the Reds may be a classic example why the "get something now, pay for it later model" leaves a costly legacy.Full Story >
Friday, July 8 2011 6:29 AM EDT2011-07-08 10:29:56 GMT
From one day to the next, the debate over the nation's debt ceiling gets more complicated. The White House is now floating the idea of cutting social security as part of their comprise with Republicans.Full Story >
Thursday, July 7 2011 6:23 AM EDT2011-07-07 10:23:33 GMT
The White House is disputing a report which portrays President Obama's stimulus program as hugely inefficient, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars to create one job.Full Story >
Wednesday, July 6 2011 7:45 AM EDT2011-07-06 11:45:38 GMT
With less than 30 days before our nation defaults on its financial obligations, Tuesday, the President gave the media an update on where the negotiations currently stand.Full Story >
Friday, July 1 2011 6:14 AM EDT2011-07-01 10:14:40 GMT
Wednesday's speech by President Obama made it clear that when it comes to dealing with the nation's debt problem, Republican lawmakers need to be willing to raise taxes on the richest Americans.Full Story >
Wednesday, June 29 2011 10:39 PM EDT2011-06-30 02:39:18 GMT
The Greek Parliament voted to approve the nation's austerity cuts. The cuts are meant to slash spending in Greece which is on the verge of collapse and is asking the European Union for a bailout.Full Story >
Friday, June 24 2011 6:13 AM EDT2011-06-24 10:13:22 GMT
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the release of oil is a response to oil supply disruptions caused by turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa, including Libya. So what is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for? Full Story >
Wednesday, June 22 2011 11:02 PM EDT2011-06-23 03:02:18 GMT
During the U.S. Open, NBC created a patriotic montage that included children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The problem, three words were missing "Under God and Indivisible"Full Story >
Thursday, June 16 2011 11:11 PM EDT2011-06-17 03:11:28 GMT
Reality Check told you about the violations of the War Powers Act when it comes to Libya, 2 weeks ago. Shortly after, Congress voted heavily in favor of giving the President 14 days to explain the mission and get proper permission from Congress. On Sunday, that deadline runs out.Full Story >
Thursday, June 16 2011 6:11 AM EDT2011-06-16 10:11:10 GMT
Wednesday's announcement that Governor John Kasich and ROC Gaming have come to an agreement on the Cincinnati and Cleveland casinos, comes after just over a month of delay on the construction of the projects.Full Story >
Wednesday, June 15 2011 6:11 AM EDT2011-06-15 10:11:30 GMT
The ATF operation Fast and Furious is creating big waves in Washington. This week, Congress may issue a citation of contempt to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.Full Story >
Friday, June 10 2011 6:14 AM EDT2011-06-10 10:14:52 GMT
In a 3-2 decision, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled last month that if a police officer wants to enter a home for any reason or no reason at all, a homeowner cannot do anything to block the officer's entry.Full Story >
Thursday, June 9 2011 6:09 AM EDT2011-06-09 10:09:55 GMT
A report issued this week from McKinsey Quarterly, finds that 30 percent of employers say they will "definitely" or "probably" stop offering coverage in the years after 2014, when new medical insurance exchanges are supposed to be up and running.Full Story >
Wednesday, June 8 2011 1:32 PM EDT2011-06-08 17:32:55 GMT
Sarah Palin is making all kinds of headlines on her "One Nation" bus tour. Some say Palin fumbled while talking about Paul Revere's midnight ride which is most famous for the phrase "the British are coming."Full Story >
Thursday, June 2 2011 11:13 PM EDT2011-06-03 03:13:11 GMT
Thursday, Moody's Investors Service threatened that if the U.S. does not raise the debt limit, we will risk a downgrade to our triple a credit rating.Full Story >
Tuesday, May 31 2011 10:33 PM EDT2011-06-01 02:33:47 GMT
On March 17, 2011, U.S. forces began enforcing a no fly zone over Libya and conducting air-strikes. The mission, the President said, would last days, not weeks. But more than 2 months later, while visiting Great Britain, President Obama said, "We will not relent until the people of Libya are protected, and the shadow of tyranny is lifted." There is a major legal problem with all of this.Full Story >
Friday, May 27 2011 6:26 AM EDT2011-05-27 10:26:23 GMT
Chances are the discussion of Medicare will be everywhere you turn this upcoming political season. But depending on how serious lawmakers are about fixing the problem, real solutions, may have just disappeared from the national debate.Full Story >
Tuesday, May 24 2011 10:31 PM EDT2011-05-25 02:31:33 GMT
The debate over the new healthcare law went to a new level this week when opponents of the law began to say that politics are shaping how the Department of Health and Human Services are giving out waivers.Full Story >
Thursday, May 19 2011 11:15 PM EDT2011-05-20 03:15:25 GMT
Right now for lawmakers it's popular to talk about greedy oil companies and how we've got to get rid of tax breaks for those companies because they are ripping off the American people. A new plan from Kentucky Senator Rand Paul flips that idea on its head. He wants to eliminate the federal gasoline tax.Full Story >
Wednesday, May 18 2011 10:10 PM EDT2011-05-19 03:10:23 GMT
The group is called Corporate Accountability International. They have already gotten rid of Joe Camel. Now they say it is time for Ronald McDonald to retire, because he is fueling childhood obesity. So how much influence does Ronald McDonald have?Full Story >
Thursday, May 12 2011 10:05 PM EDT2011-05-13 02:05:50 GMT
From the moment Governor John Kasich said his administration wanted to take a closer look at the Cincinnati casino deal, Rock Gaming started putting out press releases. Full Story >
Monday, May 9 2011 9:49 PM EDT2011-05-10 01:49:35 GMT
Only days after killing Osama bin Laden, U.S. forces take a shot at another high profile terrorist this time in Yemen. On Friday, a U.S. predator drones attempted to take out the leader of Al Queda inFull Story >
Thursday, May 5 2011 7:16 AM EDT2011-05-05 11:16:30 GMT
We know where the road to finding Osama Bin Laden ended. Where it began, however, is becoming the source of heated debate. Mainly because "enhanced interrogation techniques" like water-boarding, which President Obama banned his second day in office, may have actually been the catalyst for killing Bin Laden.Full Story >
Tuesday, May 3 2011 4:07 PM EDT2011-05-03 20:07:43 GMT
Right now, the body of Osama Bin Laden is somewhere at the bottom of the Arabian Sea. The U.S. government says they had few options and exercised the best one.Full Story >
Wednesday, April 27 2011 10:15 PM EDT2011-04-28 02:15:32 GMT
With gasoline prices once again hovering around four dollars a gallon and oil companies set to announce what are expected to be record profits this week, President Obama wants a repeal on subsidies for oil companies.Full Story >
Wednesday, April 20 2011 4:14 PM EDT2011-04-20 20:14:57 GMT
Some believe in the Washington budget battle that not only will a government shutdown send a message about how serious Americans are about fixing our budget problems, but also in the short run will save taxpayers money.Full Story >
Wednesday, April 20 2011 4:14 PM EDT2011-04-20 20:14:25 GMT
$52 Million dollars from the State of Ohio will not come to the Cincinnati streetcar project. Is this decision politics or simple economics?Full Story >