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Nov 15, 2025
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Which specific states have introduced geoengineering ban bills?

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...

Jan 16, 2026
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Did Trump say he's cutting off all federal funding in blue states?

Donald Trump publicly announced plans to withhold federal payments from “sanctuary cities” and the states that host them, and his administration has already frozen or sought to terminate specific gran...

Nov 26, 2025
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Compare manufacturing increases between the first Trump administration and the Biden administration

Available sources show conflicting claims about manufacturing job changes under the two presidents: the BlueGreen Alliance report and coverage by E&E News/Politico say Biden added large numbers of man...

Jan 13, 2026

Is donald trump Jr. In talks for minerals from Greenland

There is no credible reporting that Donald Trump Jr. is personally “in talks” to buy or secure minerals from Greenland; he did visit Greenland in early January but sources show mining negotiations are...

Jan 8, 2026

which 31 states are moving to ban geoengineering?

A definitive roster of “31 states moving to ban geoengineering” cannot be confirmed from available reporting; coverage variously counts 22, “at least 25,” and “over 30” states with bills or proposals,...

Dec 21, 2025

Are there procurement or audit records that detail the funding sources for the East Wing demolition?

Reporting shows the White House has insisted the East Wing demolition and planned ballroom will be paid for by private donors and the administration released a donor list that several outlets have rep...

Dec 13, 2025

Is climate change primarily caused by human acti

Mainstream science and multiple agencies state human activity—especially burning fossil fuels, land use change and industrial emissions—is the dominant driver of recent global warming (see NASA, IPCC ...

Nov 26, 2025

Did Donald Trump donate his presidential salary in 2020 or defer it?

Tax records released by Congress show Donald Trump reported $0 in personal charitable deductions for 2020, which prompted questions about whether he actually donated his presidential salary that year ...

Nov 22, 2025

Which programs did the DOE reclassify in the 2025–2026 update and why?

Available sources show at least two different reclassification topics in 2024–2026 reporting: the U.S. Department of Energy reorganized and renamed several internal offices in a 2025 overhaul (includi...