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Ballotpedia

Online encyclopedia about American politics

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Jan 12, 2026
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Did Trump get arrested today?

There is no credible reporting in the provided sources that President Donald J. Trump was arrested today; the news items instead document arrests of other figures and policy moves by the Trump adminis...

Dec 16, 2025
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how many felonies has trump been convicted of

Donald Trump has been convicted on 34 felony counts — all for falsifying business records in the New York hush‑money case — and was sentenced to an unconditional discharge on January 10, 2025, meaning...

Dec 13, 2025
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What are Donald Trump's major achievements as president?

Donald Trump’s second-term record to date centers on a rapid flurry of executive actions (218 EOs in 2025) and an administration portrayal of big economic and policy “wins” — including a claimed net g...

Dec 21, 2025

Was trump removed from office today

No — there is no reporting or primary-source record in the provided materials that President Donald J. Trump was removed from office today; instead the record shows active impeachment resolutions and ...

Dec 19, 2025

How many days did congress spend in session in 2025

The public record contains official daily calendars and "days in session" listings for the 119th Congress but the specific total count of calendar or legislative days Congress spent in session in 2025...

Dec 2, 2025

the top 10 positive accomplishments of donald trump's second presidential term

Requests for a “top 10 positive accomplishments” of Donald Trump’s second presidential term must rely on partisan claims, executive actions, and early statutory wins rather than an authoritative, neut...

Dec 6, 2025

Are democrats going to take over in the 2026 elections?

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...

Dec 11, 2025

Has Donald Trump done anything good in his second term?

Donald Trump’s second term so far is defined by a barrage of executive actions—218 executive orders as of early December 2025—and a small number of high-profile legislative wins such as the One Big Be...

Dec 5, 2025

What specific lies has Trump told as president

Donald Trump has been widely documented by news organizations and fact-checkers as making repeated false or misleading statements during his presidencies, including claims about election fraud in 2020...

Dec 9, 2025

Which republican politicians were charged with sex crimes between 2020 and 2025?

Available reporting identifies multiple Republican officeholders and political figures who faced criminal charges for sex-related crimes during 2020–2025, including a South Carolina state representati...

Dec 5, 2025

how many lawsuits are against Donald trump right now

Counting “how many lawsuits are against Donald Trump right now” depends on definition: trackers of litigation targeting the Trump administration report figures ranging from about 186 suits by April 20...

Nov 5, 2025

How many states currently have no Republican members in the U.S. House in 2024?

Seven states had no Republican members in the U.S. House of Representatives following the 2024 elections: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Rhode Island. Thi...

Dec 15, 2025

Will Trump eventually be held to account for his obvious corruption and crimes

Donald Trump has faced multiple criminal indictments (four cases, 88 counts across them) and been convicted on many counts by late 2025, but his political power and post‑2025 actions have reshaped pro...

Dec 5, 2025

is ilhan omar still in congress

Yes. Multiple official and news sources show Rep. Ilhan Omar continues to serve as the U.S. representative for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District and is active in the 119th Congress (2025–2026) — ...

Dec 15, 2025

What court cases challenged 2024 election results and how did judges rule on claims of fraud?

Multiple post‑2024 election lawsuits sought to overturn or question results, but courts largely rejected claims to invalidate outcomes or found insufficient evidence of fraud; for example, a New York ...

Dec 3, 2025

What is the current status of each criminal conviction against Donald Trump as of November 19, 2025?

As of November 19, 2025, available reporting shows Donald Trump had been convicted on 34 felony counts in the New York “hush‑money” case (May 30, 2024) and that the Georgia racketeering prosecution ha...

Jan 12, 2026

How likely is it that there Will be no mid terms élections in the US?

The prospect that the United States will simply have "no midterm elections" in 2026 is effectively vanishingly small: federal law provides no mechanism for a president to cancel or postpone congressio...

Nov 6, 2025

are there any us states that dont require an id to vote

States vary widely on whether voters must present identification at the polls; , using signatures, affidavits, or other non-documentary verification, while the remaining states require photo or non-ph...

Dec 9, 2025

is trump a good president

Evaluations of whether Donald Trump is a “good president” split sharply along policy lines and partisan views: his administration has issued at least 217 executive orders and dozens of major actions t...

Jan 12, 2026

how many people has trump pardoned in both terms

Donald J. Trump’s record on pardons is unusually concentrated in two forms: hundreds of individually named pardons across his presidencies plus at least two mass proclamations that extend clemency to ...