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Nov 24, 2025
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Has Target donated to political campaigns or PACs supporting Donald Trump?

Target Corp did donate $1 million to President Trump’s 2025 Inaugural Committee, its first-known contribution to an inaugural committee, according to Federal Election Commission filings first reported...

Oct 23, 2025
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How many people were at the Minneapolis no kings rally 10/18/25?

The available reporting on the Minneapolis “No Kings” rally of October 18, 2025, presents a range of attendance claims, with multiple outlets and organizers estimating , while at least one independent...

Dec 11, 2025
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What reporting or investigations have examined Ilhan Omar's birth and immigration records?

Major media outlets and fact‑checkers have repeatedly reported on claims about Rep. Ilhan Omar’s birth, marriages and immigration status; mainstream reporting finds no proven evidence that she entered...

Jan 30, 2026

What has been published from body-camera or surveillance footage in the Alex Pretti case and which outlets provide original clips?

Public reporting has brought multiple bystander and surveillance-angle videos into the record: a clip published by and redistributed by outlets including and New York Times, separate bystander footage...

Jan 29, 2026

What do eyewitness video and bystander testimonies show about the earlier confrontation in which Pretti reportedly broke a rib?

Eyewitness videos and bystander testimony show that about 11 days before was fatally shot, multiple witnesses recorded federal agents tackling and restraining him during a chaotic — actions that sourc...

Dec 10, 2025

What dates do immigration or naturalization documents show for Omar’s marital history?

Available public records and reporting show multiple marriage-related dates in Rep. Ilhan Omar’s history: an Islamic/faith-based marriage to Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi in the early 2000s (reported as 2002 ...

Jan 15, 2026

What evidence has been publicly released about the identity of the ICE agent in the Minneapolis shooting?

Federal authorities have not issued a formal, plain‑spoken press release naming the officer who fired the fatal shots, but multiple court records, agency disclosures and news organizations have public...

Dec 19, 2025

How have federal or state investigations addressed allegations about Ilhan Omar's marriage and potential ballot eligibility issues?

Allegations that Rep. Ilhan Omar married a brother to obtain immigration benefits have circulated since 2016 and resurfaced in 2025 after public comments by President Trump, but multiple official revi...

Dec 6, 2025

What evidence did Somali elders provide about Ilhan Omar's marriages and divorces?

Somali elders and community figures are repeatedly cited in reporting and rumor threads as sources who allege Ilhan Omar admitted to marrying a brother to help him stay in the U.S.; mainstream fact‑ch...