Staff writer for PolitiFact, an independent fact-checking journalism website
Lauren Carroll on KCRW
More from KCRW
The Illegal CIA Operation That Brought Us 9/11
BooksWas it conspiracy or idiocy that led to the failure of U.S. intelligence agencies to detect and prevent the 2001 terror attacks?
Left, Right & Center presents: Two Years, Diaries of a Divided Nation
NationalListen to America change… one person at a time. For these six people, the politics of the Trump era have changed everyday life.
Is it time for impeachment?
NationalDemands for the impeachment of President Trump are on the rise since Democrats re-took the House. But, what if the Senate refused to convict him?
Trump declares national emergency, California sues
NationalPresident Trump today declared a national emergency to get funding for his border wall. California Gov.
How the teachers strike affects low-income minority students
Los AngelesNegotiations are back on between the teachers and LAUSD. We look at what they should be talking about with an education consultant who’s seen both sides.
What are the challenges for Bernie Sanders in his presidential bid?
NationalVermont Senator Bernie Sanders announced this morning he’s running for president in 2020. He almost won the democratic nomination in 2016. Can he do it in 2020?
The Border Story Our Leaders Don’t Want You to Hear
NationalLife, replete with its ups and downs, goes on in U.S. and Mexican border communities despite the political calamity unfolding around them.