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John Hinckley, Who Shot Reagan, To Be Freed from Oversight

A federal judge said that John Hinckley Jr. can be freed from all remaining restrictions...

Jefferson and Reagan Were Alive During Harriet Tubman’s Life

A TikTok video asked viewers to "stop saying everything was 400 years ago."

A History of Racism Is Woven into the US Presidency

Throughout American history, presidents have uttered comments, issued decisions and made public and private moves...

Did Ronald Reagan Always Wear a Jacket in the Oval Office?

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz renewed interest in a longstanding rumor about the former U.S....

Did Ronald Reagan Describe Nancy Pelosi as ‘Extremely Evil’?

President Reagan may have termed the Soviet Union "evil," but Nancy Pelosi?

Did Ronald Reagan Try for Eight Years to Build a Border Wall?

If yes, it would fly in the face of his advocacy of free movement for...

Did Ronald Reagan Warn Against ‘Demagogues’ Willing to Declare a Trade War Against America’s Friends?

During a 1988 radio address, President Reagan railed against those calling for trade tariffs and...

Did the NRA Support a 1967 ‘Open Carry’ Ban in California? A law barring the open carry of loaded firearms was passed in 1967 with the...

Did Ronald Reagan Pave the Way for Fox News?

A Facebook meme gets some facts right about the demise of the Fairness Doctrine but...

Did Ronald Reagan Have Alzheimer’s Disease While in Office?

It has long been rumored that President Reagan suffered from Alzheimer's Disease years before it...

Ronald Reagan: ‘If Fascism Ever Comes to America, It Will Come in the Name of Liberalism’

The former California governor and future U.S. president made the comment during a 1975 interview...

Ronald Reagan Beat Jimmy Carter in a Landslide Despite Trailing 6% in Polls?

The claim that Reagan won the 1980 presidential election in a landslide despite trailing well...