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The Christian Science Monitor

American nonprofit newspaper (1908-)

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Nov 12, 2025
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What percentage of donations does Wounded Warrior Project spend on programs vs administration?

Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) reports that for wounded veterans, with the organization stating more than $263 million was spent directly on programs in a recent fiscal year (WWP figures) . Independent...

Nov 17, 2025
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border crossings during each administration

Border encounters and apprehensions have fluctuated strongly across recent administrations: CBP data and news reporting show very high encounter totals under the Biden administration (millions of enco...

Jan 9, 2026
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What evidence exists of paid rioters or protesters in recent demonstrations?

Allegations that rioters and protesters are being paid have surfaced repeatedly around recent demonstrations in the United States and abroad, but available reporting shows a mixed evidentiary picture:...

Dec 14, 2025

How do U.S. mass shooting trends under Trump compare to Obama, Bush, and Biden when adjusted for population?

Comparing U.S. mass‑shooting trends across presidential terms is difficult because the underlying counts are small, definitions vary and year‑to‑year volatility is high; RAND and reporting note that c...

Jan 15, 2026

Was trump campaign paying people to attend rally

The clearest, best-documented instance of people being paid to appear at a Trump event was the 2015/2016 campaign-launch at Trump Tower, where multiple outlets reported extras were offered about $50 e...

Nov 17, 2025

What factors have contributed to increased illegal immigration during Biden presidency?

Illegal border encounters rose significantly during the Biden presidency according to multiple analyses and became a central political issue; experts point to a mix of supply-and-demand factors (stron...

Nov 26, 2025

What were yearly legal noncitizen arrivals (ports of entry admissions) versus illegal encounters under each presidency since 1990?

Available reporting shows U.S. Border Patrol and CBP “encounters” (events at and between ports of entry) rose sharply under President Biden versus prior administrations — e.g., roughly 6.3–7.2 million...

Nov 19, 2025

What are the strongest pieces of physical evidence (hair, footprints, DNA) attributed to Bigfoot and how were they analyzed?

The most scrutinized physical traces attributed to Bigfoot are hair samples, plaster casts of large footprints, and a few videos/photographs — with hair DNA tests repeatedly tracing samples to known a...

Nov 17, 2025

How did congressional calls for Trump to resign affect impeachment, censure, or public opinion?

Calls from some Republicans and many Democrats for President Trump to resign after the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack intensified the push for rapid congressional action — including a second impeachme...

Oct 9, 2025

What were Obama's major accomplishments in his first year as President that led to the nomination?

Barack Obama’s first year in office is credited with major legislative and policy moves: a large economic , expansions of children’s health coverage, enactment of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and...

Dec 8, 2025

Who is the 'umbrella man' and what significance does he hold in JFK conspiracy theories?

The "Umbrella Man" is the figure seen opening and waving a black umbrella on a sunny day in Dealey Plaza as President Kennedy's motorcade passed; he was later identified as Louie Steven Witt and testi...

Nov 13, 2025

is isreal getting rid of free speech

Israel is not uniformly "getting rid of free speech," but multiple credible analyses document significant and widening restraints on expression tied to security, wartime conduct, and recent legislatio...

Jan 16, 2026

Which organizations, if any, have documented paid participation in U.S. protests historically and how were payments verified?

A small number of U.S. firms and campaigns have been tied to paid participation in protests, most prominently event-marketing companies such as Crowds on Demand, where reporting has relied on company ...

Nov 23, 2025

How did the National Guard deployment in 2025 compare to previous years in terms of crime rate reduction in Washington DC?

Washington’s August 2025 National Guard deployment in D.C. coincided with sharp, short‑term drops in some citywide crime counts — multiple outlets report an ~18% decline in total reported crimes in th...

Nov 17, 2025

What motivates Fulani militants to target Nigerian Christians?

Reporting and advocacy groups offer several overlapping explanations for why some Fulani militants attack Christian communities in Nigeria: competition over land and pastoral routes, political impunit...

Jan 12, 2026

Are most of the immigrants here illegally because of Democratic presidents

Most evidence in the provided reporting does not support the claim that “most immigrants are here illegally because of Democratic presidents”; the undocumented population has been substantial under bo...

Nov 28, 2025

How have border enforcement statistics (deportations, arrests, encounters) differed under Biden vs. Trump and Obama?

Border enforcement metrics vary by measure and period: encounters at the southwest border peaked in 2023 under Biden and fell after policy shifts, while DHS data and multiple analysts show Biden’s adm...

Nov 14, 2025

how has president trump abused religion and religious biases to gain political and social power over the people

President Trump’s recent moves to foreground religion — notably an executive order and a “Task Force to Eradicate Anti‑Christian Bias,” guidance asking federal employees to report “anti‑Christian” inc...

Jan 18, 2026

Which national networks coordinated the “ICE Out for Good” protests alongside local groups like PSL?

A broad national coalition of established advocacy and civic groups helped coordinate the “ICE Out for Good” weekend of action, with named national partners including Indivisible, the American Civil L...

Jan 14, 2026

What policy changes under Biden and Trump most affected illegal border crossing numbers (Title 42, Remain in Mexico, parole programs)?

Two sets of policies — public‑health expulsions under Title 42 and courtroom-wait rules like Remain in Mexico (MPP) — plus the creation and rollback of large parole programs (CBP One and CHNV) were th...