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AP FACT CHECK: Biden’s fuzzy math on 1 million new auto jobs

By TOM KRISHER, CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and HOPE YEN - Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) — Casting his climate policy as a jobs plan, President Joe Biden left out important context and used fuzzy math when he announced sweeping new green initiatives that he says will boost the U.S. economy with the creation of 1 million new auto jobs. That’s actually far from certain, if not unlikely. A look at Biden’s statements at…

New Biden Health Care Orders Begin to Unspool Trump Policies

 (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is taking his first steps to reverse the Trump administration’s health care policies. The White House says Biden on Thursday plans to sign orders on a range of issues including getting more Americans covered and removing curbs on abortion counseling. The most concrete short-term impact will come from reopening HealthCare.gov insurance…

US Terrorism Alert Warns of Politically Motivated Violence

FILE – In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo smoke fills the walkway outside the Senate Chamber as supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers inside the Capitol in Washington.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) WASHINGTON (AP) – The Homeland Security Department has issued a national terrorism bulletin warning of the lingering potential for…

Biden: ‘We Can’t Wait any Longer’ to Address Climate Crisis

In this Jan. 27, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden says “we can’t wait any longer″ to address the climate crisis, and that’s driving his ambitious effort to stave off the worst effects of global warming. Biden has issued executive…