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Nicolle Wallace, MS NOW
Drawing on years of experience as communications chief for President George W. Bush and senior advisor for the McCain-Palin campaign, Nicolle Wallace provides political insight and clarity on where the decision-makers stand on complex issues. Join her for analysis and discussion with the key newsmakers every weekday.
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True85% confidence7 sourcesSep 7, 2026Michael Cohen was an insider for Donald Trump.Said by DMultiple reliable sources establish that Michael Cohen was deeply inside Trump's circle as his longtime personal lawyer, 'fixer,' and Trump Organization executive, so the claim that he was an insider for Trump is supported. The extracted wording adds 'for Donald Trump,' which the post's context supplies, and the post's truncated 'in the' is not contradicted by any source.True90% confidence6 sourcesSep 7, 2026Donald Trump named Adam Tell as acting Army secretary following the resignation of Dan Driscoll.Said by AMultiple tier-1 outlets (Reuters, AP) report that Trump named Adam Telle, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, as acting Army secretary on September 3, 2026, after Dan Driscoll's resignation. The sources spell the name "Telle" rather than "Tell", but it is clearly the same official, and the claim was true as of the September 7 posting date.True90% confidence5 sourcesSep 7, 2026Adam Tell previously served as a Republican congressional staffer and White House liaison.Said by AMultiple reliable sources (AP, NBC, Senate records, Army bio) confirm Adam Telle spent over 20 years as a Republican Senate staffer (Shelby, Cochran, Hagerty) and served as the White House's chief liaison to the Senate during Trump's first term. The claim's core assertion is supported; the post's 'relative unknown at the Pentagon' framing is peripheral.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True80% confidence9 sourcesSep 7, 2026The U.S. Army currently lacks a Senate-confirmed leader.Said by AAs of 2026-09-07, multiple sources report the Army had no Senate-confirmed civilian secretary after Dan Driscoll's resignation and no Senate-confirmed chief of staff since Gen. Randy George was fired in April, so the claim holds on that date. The extraction is faithful to the post's wording, and later coverage through 2026-10 still shows the Army without confirmed leaders, though most sources are unrated and the confidence reflects that.True85% confidence7 sourcesSep 7, 2026New intelligence reports assess that Iran has grown more confident in its abilities to attack targets in the Middle East.Said by AThe claim is a faithful extraction from the passage and matches the New York Times report (Sept. 4, 2026), syndicated by Moneycontrol and Ynet, that new U.S. intelligence assessments found Iran more confident in its ability to attack targets across the Middle East. The claim is graded as of 2026-09-07; later October coverage (AP, Reuters, ISW) of escalating Iranian attack and plotting efforts is consistent with that assessment and does not contradict it.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True85% confidence6 sourcesSep 7, 2026The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. military personnel will be deployed through 2027.Said by AThe Wall Street Journal's September 3, 2026 reporting said the Pentagon extended Middle East deployments, with about 50,000 troops and some Army units potentially staying 'well into 2027', so the claim that the WSJ reported personnel would be deployed through 2027 is supported. The WSJ's own article, and outlets citing it, describe the extension as reported; the report's language was 'could' rather than a firm 'will', and the post said 'yesterday' while the report ran September 3.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True85% confidence5 sourcesSep 7, 2026The New York Times reported that a more confident Iran has emerged after six months of war with the U.S.Said by AThe NYT headline 'A More Confident Iran Emerges After Six Months of War With the U.S.' (Sept. 4, 2026) is confirmed by multiple outlets quoting it, and the claim's wording matches the headline; the post's own attribution and framing are accurate to the article. The claim is a faithful paraphrase of the headline, which the NYT itself published.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True70% confidence6 sourcesSep 7, 2026Arab diplomats report that Iran is widening the war and there is no way out.Said by APolitico (Sept. 4, 2026) directly reports that Arab diplomats fear Iran is widening the war, with some losing hope that there is any way out, which matches the claim's wording. The sources are thin on this specific report, since only one outlet directly covers it and the other sources show similar Gulf fears; the claim's 'no way out' is attributed to 'some' diplomats, and later sources from Nov. 1-2 describe the situation as changed, but the verdict concerns Sept. 7.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True90% confidence5 sourcesSep 7, 2026The President did not receive a rally around the flag effect following the start of the war.Said by BMultiple sources, including a primary UMD polling review and a NYT analysis, report that President Trump did not get a rally-around-the-flag bump after the Iran war began in early 2026. The claim is a faithful extraction of the passage, and no source contradicts it.True92% confidence5 sourcesSep 7, 2026The U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war and control the purse.Said by AThe Constitution's Article I, Section 8 expressly gives Congress the power 'To declare War,' and the constitution.congress.gov essay identifies Congress's power of the purse (taxing and spending) as among its most significant powers. The claim is a faithful paraphrase of the post, which said 'Well, they did.'True70% confidence7 sourcesSep 7, 2026A judge has not yet ruled on whether the DOJ's vandalism charges against David Hearn can be dismissed without prejudice.Said by AAs of 2026-09-07, the judge had not yet ruled on whether the dismissal could be without prejudice. An August 10 KPBS report says Judge Edelman had yet to weigh in on reopening, and the October 1 AP and NPR reports say he ruled with prejudice nearly a month after hearing arguments, which implies the question was still pending in early September. The claim departs from the passage only in its wording, not its substance, and the later October 1 ruling does not change the state of affairs on the posted date.True90% confidence7 sourcesSep 7, 2026U.S. Attorney Janine Pirro admitted the damaged pool liner was due to a botched installation.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, PolitiFact, PBS/AP) report that U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's July 31 court filing attributed the damaged Reflecting Pool liner to a botched installation by a contractor, and that she moved to dismiss the case against David Hearn. The extracted claim matches the passage's referent (Pirro, the pool liner damage) and no source contradicts it.