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Several states have written or more generalized “lethal gas” options into law or into proposed bills; , and are among the earliest adopters on the books, Alabama is the only state that had developed a...
In the documents provided there is stating how many children ICE agents have "rescued" in the past five years; individual operations are reported (for example rescued in a Nebraska human‑trafficking b...
The "Franklin cover-up" refers to allegations that a major 1988 investigation into the Franklin Community Federal Credit Union in Omaha—where roughly $38–$40 million was stolen under manager Lawrence ...
The Franklin affair began after the 1988 collapse of the Franklin Community Federal Credit Union and centered on allegations that its manager, Lawrence E. “Larry” King Jr., and other powerful figures ...
Available reporting shows /Homeland Security Investigations () does investigate and dismantle trafficking rings and has publicized individual rescues and reunifications, but independent, verifiable ev...
The is a patchwork: primaries begin as early as March and run through June with a second wave in August in some states, while stages its statewide primary on June 2 and ’s primary and potential runoff...
and its Homeland Security Investigations () routinely report rescues and identifications of child victims in discrete operations, but the agency does not publish a single, consistently updated aggrega...
Available reporting and trackers show hundreds of individual lawsuits have been filed against the Biden administration by states, businesses, advocacy groups and officials — but there is no single, au...
Nine states still tax at least some Social Security benefits as of the 2025 tax year, though the rules differ widely by state and income; West Virginia is completing a legislated phase‑out so it will ...
voted 57–43 to convict on the single article of incitement of insurrection in his , with seven senators joining all Democrats and independents to vote "guilty"—falling ten votes short of the two‑third...
Republicans face a defense-heavy map in 2026 but forecasters still consider the GOP favored to retain its Senate majority; only a handful of Republican-held seats are widely labeled competitive, with ...
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...
In fiscal-year 2024 analyses, USAFacts reports 19 states were net contributors (sent more to the federal government than they received), led in absolute dollars by California ($275.6 billion), New Yor...
Claims that the United States contains widespread, large-scale underground tunnel networks used specifically for child trafficking are . Recent official seizures and criminal cases document localized ...
A plurality of U.S. states have some form of “stop-and-identify” statute that allows police who have reasonable, articulable suspicion of criminal activity to require a stopped person to identify them...
Hillary Clinton won the national popular vote in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, receiving roughly 65.8 million votes (about 48.5%) to Donald Trump’s roughly 63.0 million (about 46.4%), a margin ...
About one-quarter to two-thirds of SNAP recipients are employed at some point during a year, and multiple analyses report large shares of program users who work full time, with specific estimates ofte...
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 ...
Since January 2025, reporting shows enforcement activity on two levels: concentrated, high-profile federal surges — most visibly in — and a broader expansion of detention and local cooperation that to...
and its parent are facing multiple, overlapping inquiries and legal actions tied to , forced‑labor allegations, , , and potential national‑security concerns in the ; those actions range from Congressi...