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A government shutdown produces measurable short-term economic harm that can raise the national debt modestly through lost output and additional borrowing costs, while its effect on the sovereign credi...
Contemporary reporting does not establish a single, agreed-upon *total* cost for White House renovations during the Obama administration; available documents cite project-level figures and historical ...
The claim that "Trump cut funding to 16 blue states because they voted for Harris" compresses two separate facts into one conclusion: the Trump White House announced cancellations of nearly $8 billion...
In recent reporting and data analyses, nonprofit USAFacts and media outlets show a clear pattern: a group of "donor" states send more federal tax dollars to Washington than they receive back in federa...
Official, public-source tallies show U.S. customs (tariff) receipts rose sharply after the 2018–19 trade actions and fluctuated thereafter: commonly cited figures include roughly $70–90 billion per ye...
There are no reported, enacted cuts to individual VA disability payment amounts in the sources provided; in fact, VA disability compensation received annual cost‑of‑living adjustments (COLAs)—a 2.5% i...
Claims that Donald Trump is “becoming a dictator” are widespread in media and advocacy coverage; critics point to executive orders, Project 2025, memos on domestic threats, and rhetoric about using fo...
The most consistent, contemporaneous reporting indicates the United States collected approximately , equal to about . Reporting in mid‑2025 highlights sharp month‑to‑month increases in tariff receipts...
Federal courts have put temporary or permanent blocks on multiple Trump administration executive actions in 2025 — including injunctions or stays against a passport sex-entry policy, parts of an elect...
The claim that President Trump announced a $1,776 “Warrior Dividend” for roughly 1.45 million U.S. service members has been widely reported and linked in those reports to tariff receipts and to recent...
Federal employees furloughed during the 2025 shutdown are slated to receive retroactive pay after the funding lapse ended: the enacted spending agreement and agency guidance commit to back pay for bot...
President Trump’s administration proposed and enacted measures in 2025 that cut or redirected specific program funding and pushed large tax cuts, but independent analysts and budget offices say those ...
Estimates of deficit spending “under Biden” vary widely depending on definition: the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) counts roughly $4.7 trillion of new ten‑year debt approved during...
The official 2026 retiree COLA was publicly announced in October 2025 and takes effect December 1, 2025 with higher annuity payments appearing in January 2026 for beneficiaries . Operational implement...
Legal challenges and watchdog reports say many of President Trump’s 2025-era executive actions and policy moves are being litigated as unlawful or unconstitutional — including attempts to limit birthr...
The most substantiated figure available in the provided material is that a major White House renovation project beginning in 2010 was estimated at approximately , a multi-year overhaul of heating, coo...
A significant number of individuals who authored or contributed to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 have been nominated, appointed, or confirmed to roles in the current Trump administration, inc...
The best-supported figures in the assembled reporting show the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2025 enacted or requested funding in the range of roughly , with differing documents reporting a FY2025...
The sources provided do not offer a single, authoritative dollar-to-dollar comparison of how much more money is being spent on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) now versus during the Bide...
The Heritage Foundation has produced a steady stream of conservative officials who have moved into influential government roles, particularly in Republican administrations: at least 66 employees and a...