Cathy McMorris-Rodgers in Politico.com

On Energy & Oil: FactCheck: Natural gas lowered CO2 only temporarily

FactCheck: It's certainly been a good stretch. But the party may be over.

The US energy sector's carbon dioxide emissions actually ticked up 2% last year, the country's first annual increase in three years, according to new Energy Information Administration data released earlier this month. And the reason for the ups and downs had little to do with the policies Obama put in place and much to do with industry trends tied to the good old marketplace of supply and demand. Just look at the EIA report: Natural gas prices had hit a historic low in 2012, part of a longer trend that led to the major emission cuts Obama took credit for. But those prices also started to tick back up, pushing electric utilities to burn more coal--and in turn pollute more.

On Free Trade: FactCheck: US #1 for FDI, but #14 or #22 on other measures

FactCheck: That depends on which business leaders you talk to. The White House cited an A.T. Kearney survey as the basis for Obama's remark, noting the US indeed landed at the top of the list for expected foreign direct investment. But the US doesn't fare anywhere near as well in other prominent business analysis.

• Forbes' annual report on the best country to do business put Ireland at the top, while the US landed at No. 14.
• India, Brazil, China and Canada all outpaced the United States in an Ernst & Young survey released in November.
• And the Milken Institute--which measures countries on 67 variables, including economic fundamentals and regulations--put the United States at No. 22, behind Hong Kong (No. 1), Estonia (No.11) and France (No. 21).

On Homeland Security: FactCheck: Iran's nuke program is set back, but not "halted"

FactCheck: Obama is right that the international community is getting a level of access to Iran's existing nuclear facilities it has never had before, including daily visits by the IAEA. From there, though, the situation gets more murky.

While Iran is reducing its stockpile of 20%-enriched uranium and won't build more advanced centrifuges while the deal is in place, it's program isn't completely "halted," as Obama suggested.

And although Iran is required to shut down its advanced centrifuges, it doesn't have to get rid of any of them. In addition, Iran can build an unlimited number less sophisticated centrifuges even while the temporary deal is in place.

On Jobs: FactCheck: Net gain of 3.2M jobs under Obama presidency

Fact Check: The GOP fired three separate rebuttal missives at Obama, but the speeches from Rodgers (Wash.) and Sens. Mike Lee (Utah) and Rand Paul (Ky.) were heavy on personal narratives and partisan rhetoric that don't lend themselves to obvious fact checks. Still, Rodgers' jab at Obama over the economy, as part of the official GOP response, did overlook several key points.

To start, that shrinking labor force she harps on is largely due to a wave of retiring baby boomers--not exactly a development Obama has any role in. And while the latest financial numbers are far from rosy, the White House can hang its hat on the fact that the December 2013 unemployment rate is the lowest in Obama's presidency: 6.7 percent, down from a 10 percent peak in October 2009. Also, the U.S. economy is up 3.2 million jobs since Obama took office.