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Reporting and fact‑checks published in October 2025 find no verifiable public record that Erika Frantzve (also known as Erika Kirk) was married to a man named Derek Chelsvig; multiple outlets state he...
Available reporting shows no credible public record confirming a person named Derek Chelsvig as a spouse or ex-spouse of Erika Kirk; multiple fact-checking-style reports and news outlets describe the ...
Polls and forecasters currently show Democrats favored to make gains in 2026 but not an inevitable “takeover”: several models and polling snapshots project Democrats can win the House (some forecastin...
Reporting shows a large and growing wave of state-level proposals targeting “geoengineering” and related weather-modification activities: outlets and trackers count anywhere from about 10 states up to...
Available reporting shows Derek Chelsvig is a private individual tied in online records and social-media posts to Iowa (Des Moines) and described in some unverified profiles as a broker/stock trader; ...
Recent reporting shows the name Derek Chelsvig chiefly appears in online background‑check databases and as the central figure in an unverified “ex‑husband” rumor about Erika Kirk; multiple news outlet...
A small but growing number of states legally let jackpot winners of multi‑state games like Powerball and Mega Millions remain anonymous; sources identify New Jersey and multiple unnamed states that pe...
Since 2000 dozens of jurisdictions have updated laws that criminalize sex with animals or tightened related animal‑welfare statutes. Reporting and legal trackers show major waves: many U.S. states rew...
Joe Biden did call a New Hampshire voter “a lying, dog-faced pony soldier” at a campaign event in February 2020; multiple outlets transcribed the line and quoted Biden’s campaign explaining it as a jo...
If you miss 2025 estimated-tax payments the IRS can assess an underpayment penalty based on the amount and timing of the shortfall and charges interest that compounds daily; most taxpayers avoid the p...
As of the documents in this file, at least eight U.S. states (California, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Texas, Wisconsin and Alabama) and the U.S. territory of Guam have laws that authorize chemi...
The available contemporaneous reporting indicates that, following the 2024 general election and as the 119th Congress was seated, twelve states had in their U.S. House delegations: . This finding is r...
Julie Green is a name attached to several distinct public figures: a U.S. religious influencer who leads Julie Green Ministries International (described as a self‑proclaimed prophetess and online mini...
Recent reporting documents multiple incidents in which Native American citizens were stopped, questioned, detained or nearly transferred to ICE custody—most prominently a Seattle encounter where an ac...
The analyses present three recurring claims: recent battleground states show as of September 2025, California’s registration remains with Democrats at roughly 45.3% and Republicans 25.2% as of Februar...
State law on whether autopsy reports are “public records” varies widely: several states (e.g., Colorado, Texas, Alabama) have statutes or official guidance treating at least some autopsy reports as pu...
Since 2010, sources compiled in the analyses disagree on the exact roll call but converge that , with lists ranging from about ten to as many as sixteen states depending on definitions and later court...
Thirty‑five Senate seats are widely reported as up in 2026 when counting two special elections (Florida and Ohio); most trackers count 33 Class II regular seats plus those specials, with 22–23 held by...
Federal immigration agents from ICE are operating in Minnesota as part of a campaign called “Operation Metro Surge,” and DHS says ICE arrested “more than 400” noncitizens during the effort; Minnesota ...
A number of U.S. states have laws that allow chemical castration to be required as a condition of parole or sentence for certain sex offenses, typically those against young children; states repeatedly...