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CNN’s John Avlon breaks down the implications of the Republican National Committee’s unanimous vote to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates, which governs general-election presidential debates.

CNN’s John Avlon breaks down the text messages between Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows discussing efforts to overturn the 2020 election just days after the election.  

CNN’s John Avlon looks at the Trump administration’s immigration restriction measure, Title 42. President Biden plans to retire it, but is receiving push back from Republicans and some Democrats.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis challenged lawmakers to eliminate the special status that allows the entertainment company to operate as an independent government around its Orlando-area theme park after Disney paused political donations in Florida. CNN’s John Avlon reports.

RT America sold conspiracy theories and alternative facts under the slogan “Question More.” Now it’s a casualty of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Reality Check’s John Avlon talks with CNN media correspondent Oliver Darcy about how RT America pushed misinformation to … Continue reading →

CNN’s John Avlon reports a top Florida state legislator’s warning that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R-FL) move to dissolve Disney’s special tax status is a distraction from the state’s new redistricting plan.

witter’s has accepted Elon Musk’s offer to purchase the company for $44 billion. CNN’s John Avlon examines some steps Musk could take to fix the tribal polarization on the platform.

Two of the biggest issues that Democrats and Republicans face going into the 2022 midterm elections will be how to tackle inflation and the abortion debate. CNN’s John Avlon them breaks down.

CNN’s John Avlon examines the right-wing media’s role in elevating the “Great Replacement” theory from fringe conspiracy to the mainstream, and the human cost of that rhetoric.

White identity politics is arguably the most politically influential form of identity politics in America. In the latest “Reality Check with John Avlon: Extremist Beat,” Avlon traces its evolution from slavery to a character in The Great Gatsby to Birtherism … Continue reading →

CNN’s John Avlon examines how much Covid-19 relief fraud is costing American taxpayers.

Beijing is firing back in response to President Biden’s comments on Taiwan, claiming America has “broken its promise on the one-China principle.” What is that principle? John Avlon has more in today’s Reality Check.

CNN’s John Avlon examines possible gun safety legislation that is broadly popular with the American public and could prevent future killings.

CNN’s John Avlon looks at the wide promotion of gun culture and gun politics in the campaign ads for the 2022 midterm elections.

As talk of reparations crop up across the country, CNN’s John Avlon talks with historian Geoff K. Ward about the number of Black communities wiped out by mob attacks and how a young Senator Abraham Lincoln had warned the nation … Continue reading →

CNN’s John Avlon reports on the stark contrast coming to light about what Trump’s inner circle was saying publicly and privately days after the 2020 presidential election, and what the motivations were to mislead the public on election results.

CNN’s John Avlon examines the importance of the Hispanic vote and why Democrats need to pay attention after Republican Maya Flores flipped a long-held Democratic House seat in South Texas.

More than 30 former Trump officials and advisors are speaking out against his leadership and character, yet former President Donald Trump’s supporters seem to ignore the warnings. CNN political commentator Alyssa Farah Griffin, who served as White House Communications Director, … Continue reading →