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Nov 29, 2025
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Is the United States a democracy or a republic, and what's the difference?

The simplest, most widely supported answer in available reporting is that the United States functions as both a republic and a form of democracy: specifically a constitutional, representative (or “lib...

Nov 20, 2025
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What is the annual budget for ICE in 2025?

Available sources present conflicting figures but converge on one point: 2025 saw an unprecedented, multi‑billion dollar increase in funding tied to the 2025 “One Big Beautiful Bill” / reconciliation ...

Nov 19, 2025
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Is Pelosi being charged for insider trading and treason

Allegations that Nancy Pelosi has been charged with insider trading or treason are not supported by authoritative reporting in the provided sources: multiple fact‑checks and timelines say she has neve...

Feb 2, 2026

What is hte annual funding of ICE

The simple, current accounting is that ’s core annual appropriations have been reported between roughly $8 billion (agency figures) and about $10 billion (news reporting of recent base budgets) — but ...

Jan 25, 2026

What federal reports or oversight audits exist on criminal‑background checks for law‑enforcement personnel in ICE, FBI, and DEA?

and agency policies for vetting law‑enforcement personnel exist in fragments: the ’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) and Identity History Summary checks provide the technical backbone for...

Jan 4, 2026

How much did corporate PACs and super PACs give to Democratic candidates and causes in 2024?

Corporate PACs and super PACs were central engines of 2024 campaign money, channeling billions into the cycle overall and hundreds of millions into groups that aided Democratic candidates — but availa...

Nov 22, 2025

Who has operational control of troops and can congress interfere

The President is the Constitution’s Commander in Chief and has primary operational control over federal armed forces, but that control is shaped and constrained by statutes (like the Insurrection stat...

Nov 14, 2025

Has Nancy Pelosi faced ethics investigations related to her role as Speaker in 2007, 2011, or 2022?

Available sources show no direct record of formal ethics investigations of Nancy Pelosi tied to her role as Speaker in 2007, 2011, or 2022; watchdog and pro-reform accounts describe her as a Speaker w...