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Nov 19, 2025
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What did the official autopsy reports list as the cause and manner of George Floyd's death?

Two separate autopsies concluded George Floyd’s death was a homicide: the Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled he “experienced a cardiopulmonary arrest while being restrained by law enforcement offi...

Nov 27, 2025
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Which presidents had the highest and lowest average approval ratings in modern polling history?

Modern polling aggregates (post‑World War II through present) show wide variation in average presidential approval; Gallup’s historical tables cite Jimmy Carter averaging about 45.5% — “essentially ti...

Dec 15, 2025
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Which high-profile U.S. mass shootings since 2010 were attributed to far-right extremists?

Since 2010, multiple high‑profile U.S. mass shootings have been attributed to far‑right extremists; ADL and media analyses identify incidents such as the 2015 Charleston church shooting (9 Black paris...

Nov 22, 2025

How did Donald Trump's approval ratings compare to other US presidents?

Donald Trump’s approval in late 2025 is clustered in the high‑30s to low‑40s across major polls: Reuters/Ipsos and Ipsos report 38% (net negative) , CNN/SSRS and The New York Times daily average note ...

Jan 18, 2026

Is presidemt trump the most hated president

Public opinion data show President Donald Trump registering unusually low approval numbers and historic partisan divides compared with modern presidents, but whether that equates to being "the most ha...

Dec 10, 2025

How do approval ratings at comparable points in presidency compare for Biden, Obama, George W. Bush, and Reagan?

At comparable points in their presidencies — notably around year-end points in re‑election cycles and first‑term benchmarks like the first 100 days — available sources show wide variation: Reagan and ...

Jan 13, 2026

Is Biden the worst president?

Joe Biden is not objectively "the worst president" on the record of U.S. presidencies, but public sentiment toward his term is predominantly negative: his average job approval ranks among the lowest i...

Dec 5, 2025

How many times has the 25th Amendment been formally invoked and in what circumstances?

The 25th Amendment has been formally used multiple times since its 1967 ratification: Section 2 (to fill a vice‑presidential vacancy) was used twice in 1973–74 when Nixon and then Ford nominated Geral...

Nov 19, 2025

Which Republican lawmakers voted to impeach Trump in 2019 and 2025?

Ten House Republicans voted to impeach Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack; none of the House GOP voted for the first impeachment (though former Republican Justin Amash — by then an in...

Nov 10, 2025

Who were notable recipients of Barack Obama's pardons or commutations?

President Barack Obama used his clemency power to issue a large number of and a smaller number of pardons and high-profile individual grants; notable names cited across official lists and media covera...

Dec 5, 2025

Which Senate seats could flip party control in 2026 based on current polling?

Current reporting and polling-focused trackers identify a short list of Senate races likely to be competitive in 2026: vulnerable Democratic incumbents include Jon Ossoff (Georgia) and seats in Michig...

Nov 24, 2025

George Floyd coroners report

Two separate autopsies — the Hennepin County medical examiner’s report and an independent autopsy commissioned by George Floyd’s family — both concluded Floyd’s death was a homicide, but they describe...

Oct 24, 2025

Which notable politicians identify as liberal republicans?

Horace Greeley and the 1872 Liberal Republican movement are the clearest historical examples of politicians who identified explicitly as , while modern usage of the label is more informal and applied ...

Dec 3, 2025

Which US president has the highest Gallup approval rating average in modern history?

Gallup’s historical presidential approval database shows Dwight D. Eisenhower with the highest sustained average approval among modern presidents tracked by Gallup, with peak ratings and consistently ...

Jan 16, 2026

How do national trackers (Morning Consult, RealClearPolitics, FiveThirtyEight) currently rank all U.S. governors by approval?

Three major national trackers approach gubernatorial approval differently: Morning Consult publishes a rolling, state-by-state ranking that currently names Vermont’s Phil Scott the most popular govern...

Nov 15, 2025

What specific incident prompted Congress to call for the president's resignation in 2025?

Available sources in the supplied set do not identify any single, specific 2025 incident that prompted “Congress to call for the president’s resignation.” The material includes calls for other officia...

Nov 7, 2025

What is Donald Trump's approval rating on FiveThirtyEight in 2025?

FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver/Silver Bulletin reporting shows Donald Trump’s net approval in 2025 was , with snapshots around mid-October and early November indicating a net between , and an October 1...

Oct 31, 2025

What do major poll aggregators (FiveThirtyEight, RealClearPolitics) report for Donald Trump's approval rating in 2025?

Major poll aggregators show President Donald Trump’s 2025 job approval clustered in the with a consistent disapproval majority in the high 40s to low 50s. RealClearPolitics’ running aggregate lists (d...

Nov 23, 2025

Which states gained or lost US House seats after 2020 census?

After the 2020 Census, seven states lost one U.S. House seat each (California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia), while six states gained seats — five states gained ...

Nov 19, 2025

How did James Comey's actions as FBI director impact the 2016 presidential election?

James Comey’s public handling of two FBI matters — his July 2016 press announcement clearing Hillary Clinton and his October 28, 2016 letter to Congress saying the FBI had found new emails — is widely...