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Dec 1, 2025
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Trump invited the leadership of the Taliban to the White House and to camp David on the anniversary of 9/11

President Donald Trump did announce that he planned to host senior Taliban leaders at Camp David and in Washington in September 2019, then abruptly cancelled those meetings after a Taliban attack; con...

Jan 28, 2026
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Has TIDAL ever issued a public statement on the Israel–Gaza conflict or political boycotts?

A review of the reporting provided turns up a presence as a streaming service and artist-hosting platform (see TIDAL artist page) but no public corporate statement from TIDAL on the – conflict or on a...

Nov 28, 2025
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one world government

Debate over a “one world government” mixes academic ideas, international reform efforts, and public forums that promote global cooperation—none of which the provided sources say amounts to a single gl...

Dec 17, 2025

How have China and Russia structured loans-for-oil and equity-for-investment deals with Venezuela since 2010?

Since 2007–2010 China provided Venezuela roughly $50–60 billion in loan‑for‑oil and credit‑line arrangements that were repaid largely in crude shipments and equity stakes in Orinoco projects (China De...

Dec 14, 2025

Which countries joined the Abraham Accords after the original signatories and when did they sign?

Kazakhstan formally announced it would accede to the Abraham Accords on November 6–7, 2025; prior to that the original 2020 signatories were the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain (September 15, 2020), ...

Nov 18, 2025

How has Russia repaired or protected oil refineries after Ukrainian strikes this year?

Russia has responded to Ukrainian strikes on refineries this year by repairing damaged units, restarting idled spare units elsewhere, and relying on redundancy in the system to limit output losses to ...

Jan 25, 2026

Does Israeli control trump?

No: i control does not unambiguously “trump” — power is contested and situational; recent reporting shows a president () exercising extraordinary leverage over Israeli decisions even as Israeli leader...

Dec 18, 2025

Is trump leading us to isolationism

Donald Trump’s foreign policy mixes isolationist instincts—tariffs, skepticism of alliances, and disengagement from multilateral institutions—with episodic hawkish actions and unilateral military stri...

Dec 14, 2025

What role did ethnic, linguistic, and economic factors play in Donbas's ties to Ukraine and Russia?

Ethnic Ukrainians formed a majority in Donbas according to pre-war censuses — about 57–58% in Donetsk and Luhansk versus roughly 38–39% ethnic Russians — yet Russian became the dominant urban language...

Dec 12, 2025

Chemtrails

The claim that “chemtrails” are chemical or biological agents being secretly sprayed from aircraft is repeatedly described in major reporting and scientific reviews as a long‑debunked conspiracy theor...

Jan 15, 2026

How has political polarization between Democrats and Republicans evolved over the past decade?

Over the past decade political polarization between Democrats and Republicans has intensified in some dimensions—especially among political elites and in congressional voting—while public-level trends...

Jan 31, 2026

What arms manufacturers and companies benefited from previous wars?

— led by giants such as , , , and — have repeatedly profited from wars and spikes in military spending, and and industry rankings show their revenues and market dominance rising when conflicts intensi...

Dec 4, 2025

Which US states have proposed or passed bans on solar geoengineering?

State legislatures across the U.S. have introduced a wave of proposals restricting solar geoengineering in 2024–25, with reporting that between “over 16” and 34 states have proposed bans and three sta...

Nov 18, 2025

What are the most significant foreign policy achievements of Donald Trump's presidency?

Donald Trump’s second-term foreign policy produced both measurable diplomatic wins — notably new trade frameworks and negotiated ceasefire/peace initiatives in the Middle East — and sweeping instituti...

Dec 6, 2025

What were the specifics of Trump's business dealings in Russia prior to his presidency?

Donald Trump pursued Russia-facing business opportunities from the late 1980s through the 2010s but, by most accounts in available reporting, never closed a major real-estate deal in Moscow; his organ...

Jan 29, 2026

Is the Trump presidency the most financially corrupt presidency ever?

The available reporting and institutional analyses portray the Trump presidencies as marked by unusually large and persistent conflicts of interest, self-enrichment through presidential platforms, and...

Dec 16, 2025

Which bilateral trade agreements did the U.S. sign with countries under Donald Trump and after 2024?

Donald Trump’s first term produced one major trilateral agreement he negotiated and signed: the USMCA, signed November–December 2018 and in force July 1, 2020 . After the 2024 election, reporting and ...

Nov 30, 2025

What is the current political status of the Gaza Strip?

The Gaza Strip is in a fragmented, transitional political state: a November 2025 UN Security Council resolution endorses an international stabilisation framework and a U.S.-backed “peace plan” that en...

Nov 25, 2025

How have Trump's policies impacted democratic institutions and norms in the United States?

Trump-era policies and the Project 2025 agenda have prompted broad debate about effects on U.S. democratic institutions: advocates and watchdog groups say the administration has already implemented ma...

Feb 1, 2026

Which democratic backsliding indicators have been most pronounced in U.S. governance during Trump's presidencies?

The most pronounced indicators during ’s presidencies coalesce around attacks on and the politicization of election administration, and norm erosion, targeted undermining of checks and balances, and s...