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Jan 27, 2026
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What are the facts about Somali immigrants creating fake daycare centers and stealing federal funds

systematically created fake daycare centers to steal federal child-care funds exploded after a viral video by , prompting federal attention and a temporary freeze on payments; however, multiple state ...

Nov 15, 2025
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How many democratic versus how many republicans have been charged with sexual misconduct

Available reporting does not provide a single, up-to-date tally that cleanly counts “how many Democrats versus how many Republicans have been charged with sexual misconduct” across all levels of U.S. ...

Nov 17, 2025
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which politicians been convicted of more sex crimes, democrat or republican

Available reporting does not provide a definitive, up‑to‑date count that answers “which party has had more politicians convicted of sex crimes.” National counts typically track accusations or miscondu...

Nov 28, 2025

What specific sexual misconduct and harassment claims did Miss America and Miss USA contestants make about Donald Trump?

Several former Miss USA and Miss America–connected contestants and pageant participants have accused Donald Trump of a range of inappropriate sexual behavior while he owned the pageants, including sta...

Nov 30, 2025

What exact words did Trump use when commenting on teachers and education?

President Trump has repeatedly said he wants to close or dramatically shrink the U.S. Department of Education and “return” much authority to states; he framed this as ending “heavy‑handed federal inte...

Nov 18, 2025

Which US states set the minimum marriage age at 16 with parental consent in 2025?

As of mid‑2025, multiple reputable compilations report that around 20 U.S. states set a minimum marrying age of 16 (with variations and exceptions), while others list roughly two dozen states at 17 or...

Dec 5, 2025

Has Donald Trump been criminally charged for child abuse in federal court?

No available reporting in the provided sources shows Donald Trump has been criminally charged in federal court for child abuse or child molestation; fact-checkers and major outlets say there are no cr...

Nov 27, 2025

Who are the women who accused Donald Trump of sexual assault or harassment and when did each allegation occur?

Multiple news outlets and compiled timelines report that more than a dozen women have publicly accused Donald Trump of sexual assault or harassment spanning the 1980s through the 2010s; one case — wri...

Nov 16, 2025

What is the current legal status of the Ivana Trump rape allegations case?

Ivana Trump’s allegation that Donald Trump “raped” her appears in a 1990 divorce deposition and a 1993 book, but she later qualified and disavowed a literal criminal meaning; reporting and fact-checks...

Dec 14, 2025

Which NGOs have investigated the Trump administration's human trafficking rescue operations?

Multiple U.S. advocacy NGOs and legal centers have publicly criticized the Trump administration’s handling of human-trafficking funding and programs; Freedom Network USA and the Human Trafficking Lega...

Dec 11, 2025

Has Erika Kirk participated in podcasts or video interviews discussing work–family balance or parenthood?

Erika Kirk has a public record of appearing on podcasts and livestreams, including hosting a devotional podcast called Midweek Rise Up and appearing on The Charlie Kirk Show and Megyn Kelly’s live Sir...

Nov 26, 2025

Has Donald Trump been acquitted of any felony charges in 2025?

Available reporting shows Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts in New York in May 2024 and sentenced to an unconditional discharge (no jail time or fines) on January 10, 2025; sources do not...

Feb 6, 2026

Did Zohran Mamdani delete or apologize for any 9/11 social media post and when?

faced a social-media and press backlash in late October 2025 over remarks about a Muslim relative who he said stopped riding the subway after ; reporting shows he clarified the anecdote and engaged in...

Feb 6, 2026

Are archived versions (Wayback/archives) or screenshots available for Zohran Mamdani's 9/11 comment?

The available reporting shows multiple news outlets and commentators quoted and reacted to about his aunt’s experience after 9/11, and social posts (notably on X) circulated responses to that speech ....

Jan 24, 2026

Which states have existing procedures accepting marriage certificates or name‑change orders for voter registration today?

Only a handful of the provided sources cite specific state-level practices for accepting or other name‑change documents when registering to vote, and among those sources is the clearest example: Arizo...

Jan 19, 2026

What protocols do Houston police use to verify identity and reunify missing youth with caregivers, especially when a formal disability diagnosis is not documented?

The Houston Police Department (HPD) publicly states it prioritizes missing children and people with mental illness, provides mechanisms to file missing-person reports and maintains youth-focused units...

Jan 1, 2026

How have prosecutors and law enforcement agencies handled allegations that Trump sexually abused or exploited underage individuals?

Prosecutors and law enforcement have treated allegations that Donald Trump sexually abused or exploited underage individuals largely through civil litigation, investigatory probes tied to third partie...

Dec 17, 2025

How did Republican party leaders and campaigns respond to sex crime allegations against their members 2020-2025?

From 2020 through 2025 Republican leaders and campaigns responded to sex-crime and sexual-misconduct allegations with a mix of immediate disavowals, legal deference, internal investigations, and parti...

Dec 2, 2025

How have media outlets and social platforms handled allegations of sexual misconduct against Trump?

Mainstream news outlets have repeatedly catalogued dozens of women accusing Donald Trump of sexual misconduct and have reported legal developments including a civil jury finding him liable for sexual ...

Nov 28, 2025

How did Donald Trump and his legal team respond to the sexual misconduct allegations from pageant contestants, and were any lawsuits filed?

Donald Trump and his lawyers consistently denied the pageant-related sexual-misconduct accusations, framing them as false or politically motivated; multiple former Miss USA/Miss Teen USA contestants p...