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Nov 14, 2025
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How many times did Trump-owned casinos file for bankruptcy and in which years?

Reporting varies because “how many” depends on whether you count separate corporate entities or individual properties: several reputable fact checks and academic work list four Chapter 11 filings tied...

Nov 19, 2025
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How many corporate bankruptcies has Donald Trump been linked to and which companies were they?

Reporting and fact-checking commonly state that Donald Trump never filed for personal bankruptcy but was tied to multiple corporate Chapter 11 cases; mainstream counts vary between “four” and “six” de...

Dec 8, 2025
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How many times did Donald Trump's casino companies file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and what were the outcomes?

Multiple reputable fact‑checks and academic accounts report that companies tied to Donald Trump’s casinos and hotel holdings filed for Chapter 11 reorganization at least four distinct times (1991 Taj ...

Nov 21, 2025

Did Donald Trump ever formally leave the Democratic Party, and what records show his party registrations?

Public records and contemporary reporting show Donald Trump has changed party registration multiple times: registered Republican in 1987, joined the Reform Party in 1999, registered as a Democrat in t...

Dec 5, 2025

How many presidential pardons did Barrack obama grant by number and list of recipients?

Barack Obama granted between 70 and 212 presidential pardons during his presidency depending on how sources count discrete actions; the Department of Justice and White House archival pages list a deta...

Nov 16, 2025

What are the most popular right-leaning news sources in the US?

Most surveys and rankings identify a set of repeat names as the most popular right‑leaning U.S. news sources: Fox News (especially for cable), Breitbart, Newsmax, Tucker Carlson Network, and newer dig...

Dec 19, 2025

How did 2025’s days-in-session compare to the historical average for the House and Senate since 2001?

Public records and aggregators establish multi-decade baselines for days-in-session: Ballotpedia reports that from 2001–2022 the Senate averaged 168 days and the House averaged 151 days per year , whi...

Nov 19, 2025

Why is the US House fixed at 435 members?

Congress fixed the House at 435 voting members through statutes in the early 20th century: the Apportionment Act of 1911 set membership at 435 (effective with the 63rd Congress in 1913) and the Reappo...

Nov 26, 2025

What is the most common royal ancestor for American presidents?

Genealogical researchers argue that most U.S. presidents trace one or more lines back to British or other European royal and noble ancestors; Gary Boyd Roberts’ book Ancestors of American Presidents i...

Nov 22, 2025

Which Trump businesses filed for bankruptcy and what happened to their assets afterward?

Donald Trump’s business entities have gone through multiple Chapter 11 reorganizations tied largely to his casinos and hotels in the 1990s and two later corporate restructurings in 2004 and 2009; repo...

Nov 21, 2025

Can quantum physics explain or disprove God's existence?

Quantum physics does not prove or disprove God; it is interpreted in competing ways by philosophers, theologians and some scientists who read metaphysical meaning into features like measurement, super...

Nov 23, 2025

How many pardons did Franklin D. Roosevelt issue during his presidency?

Franklin D. Roosevelt issued thousands of acts of clemency during his four terms; multiple sources cite that he pardoned roughly 2,819 individuals and also issued many commutations and other clemency ...

Jan 11, 2026

Which Trump-related companies filed Chapter 11 and what were the court case numbers and dates?

Public reporting agrees that multiple companies tied to Donald Trump sought Chapter 11 protection between 1991 and 2009, but the count and the granular court docket details vary across sources: some s...

Jan 15, 2026

What were the biggest controversies and scandals in Trump's first presidency?

Donald Trump’s first presidency was dominated by a handful of recurring controversies — the probe into Russian contacts and election interference, two impeachments tied to Ukraine and to the post‑2020...

Dec 13, 2025

How can I evaluate a source's reliability for genealogy research?

To judge a genealogy source’s reliability, treat it as evidence, not truth: check provenance, original vs. derivative status, citations, and whether professional standards or peer review apply (exampl...

Nov 26, 2025

What are the current per diem rates for US Senators?

There is no single, fixed “per diem rate for U.S. Senators” in the sources provided; Senate per diem authority references the General Services Administration (GSA) per diem schedules and rules set by ...

Nov 25, 2025

Which creditors were owed money in each Trump corporate bankruptcy and how much?

Available reporting in the provided sources lists between four and six Trump-related corporate bankruptcies (most commonly four Chapter 11 filings are cited) but the sources do not provide a comprehen...

Nov 23, 2025

What types of offenses did FDR most commonly pardon during his terms?

Franklin D. Roosevelt issued more pardons and commutations than any other 20th‑century president and used mass proclamations to pardon World War I–era offenses (notably violations of the Espionage Act...

Nov 19, 2025

how many bankuptcies has trump had?

Donald Trump’s businesses have been tied to multiple corporate Chapter 11 reorganizations across decades; many mainstream reports count four corporate bankruptcies tied directly to Trump-controlled pr...

Nov 18, 2025

What was the total number of pardons granted by Barack Obama?

President Barack Obama granted 212 presidential pardons across his two terms in office, a figure consistently reported by the White House archive and multiple legal and news summaries . Obama’s clemen...