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Did Bruce Springsteen call Trump an ‘unfit president’?
Springsteen spoke about the state of the U.S. and Trump before a song in a May 2025 concert.
Fact Check
Donald Trump – Trump exaggerates about how much illegal immigration raised rental housing prices
President Joe Biden "raised the cost of housing by 40 and 50% — the cost of (a) rental — because they were housing illegal aliens in all of those empty units."
Fact Check
Yes, Sen. Lindsey Graham has died
He died at 71 after suffering a "brief and sudden illness."
Politics & Government
More WNY legislative candidates sign up for public financing program, first financial reports filed; a note about online sports gambling
New York is kicking off the operation of its new Public Campaign Financing Program (PCFP), which is intended to make it easier for new...
Politics & Government
Coming to a fork in the road
Sometimes major problems for governments come at them out of nowhere like a punch in the gut. Pearl Harbor; 9/11; COVID. Recovery is hard...
Politics & Government
Is past prologue? A look at results and turnout in recent presidential election years in Erie County
Since the 2024 presidential election is likely to be a re-run of the Biden/Trump election in 2020, it might be helpful for political aficionados...
Politics & Government
The NY26 campaign takes shape; additional analysis of Kennedy’s campaign receipts
We now have the official lineup for the special election on April 30 in NY26. State Senator Tim Kennedy is the candidate of the...
Politics & Government
Some facts, observations, and heard-on-the-streets
The political parties are gearing up for candidate petitioning, which starts on February 27th. Spring thankfully seems like it wants to start early. Here...
Politics & Government
New York State is about to start providing money to run political campaigns. How will that work in practice?
One of the most difficult and awkward chores in a political campaign is about to get easier for some candidates in New York. If...
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Fact Check
Did Bruce Springsteen call Trump an ‘unfit president’?
Springsteen spoke about the state of the U.S. and Trump before a song in a May 2025 concert.
Fact Check
Donald Trump – Trump exaggerates about how much illegal immigration raised rental housing prices
President Joe Biden "raised the cost of housing by 40 and 50% — the cost of (a) rental — because they were housing illegal aliens in all of those empty units."
Fact Check
Yes, Sen. Lindsey Graham has died
He died at 71 after suffering a "brief and sudden illness."
Sports
GAME RECAP: Buffalo Bisons vs Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 7/12/26
Although the Buffalo Bisons took the game...
