Amy Sherman

3 days ago | kamumedya.com | Grace Abels |Amy Sherman |Politi FactPublished |Politi Fact

Hours after Robert Prevost became the first United States-born pontiff on May 8, social media discussions in the US speculated whether Pope Leo XIV, as he is known after the election, was a “registered Republican”. “SCOOP: Our Turning Point Action team pulled the voting history for Pope Leo XIV,” conservative influencer Charlie Kirk wrote on social media platform X on May 8. “He’s a registered Republican who has voted in Republican primaries when not living abroad.

3 days ago | tampabay.com | Amy Sherman |Loreben Tuquero

Canadians have long spent wintertime in Florida, trading in frigid temperatures for the Sunshine State’s sunny beaches and spending money on restaurants and hotels that cater to Canadian tourists. But President Donald Trump’s rhetoric and actions targeting Canada have given some Canadians pause about spending money in the U.S. Trump has repeatedly said Canada should become the 51st U.S. state, called then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “governor” and enacted substantial tariffs.

6 days ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Amy Sherman |Loreben Tuquero

When we asked Moskowitz’s team for comment, his spokesperson Christopher Bowman said Moskowitz referred to an April 2 report by WPTV, the NBC affiliate in West Palm Beach. The WPTV report said, "Airline reservations from Canada to Florida are down 76% this April compared to April 2024." WPTV’s report cited OAG, an aviation firm. In a blog post , the firm said April bookings recorded in March for the entire U.S.-Canada market were down 75.7% compared with March 2024.

1 week ago | politifact.com | Amy Sherman

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy. We need your help. More Info If Your Time is short President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of making Canada the 51st U.S. state. More than 3 million Canadian tourists visited Florida in 2024, representing about 2% of all tourist visits to Florida. So far in 2025, Canadian travel bookings to Florida airports are down.

1 week ago | politifact.com | Amy Sherman

President Donald Trump issued an executive order to cut off federal funding for NPR and PBS that will likely face court challenge. Trump's May 1 order instructed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to cease funding NPR and PBS. It also directed officials to revise federal grant provisions by June 30 to prohibit direct or indirect funding of the public media channels.