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White House Office of Management and Budget

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Oct 9, 2025
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Did President Donald Trump Actually Cut Funding for Meals on Wheels?

The claim that “President Donald Trump cut funding for Meals on Wheels” is : recent federal actions reduced Nutrition Program funding and White House policies threatened grants, but the specific $8 mi...

Jan 18, 2026
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What is the Presidential Rank Award process and which Obama-era officials received it in 2015?

The Presidential Rank Awards are a competitive, statutorily created program that recognizes a small fraction of career Senior Executive Service and senior professionals for “sustained extraordinary” o...

Jan 29, 2026
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What is the U.S.A. FY25 and FY26 Border Patrol funding?

The available public documents show the ’s FY2025 budget requested an increase for border security—specifically a (7 percent) base budget rise covering and —and has debated appropriations that emphasi...

Nov 26, 2025

Which firms submitted bids for the White House East Wing demolition and what were their proposed costs?

Available sources name some contractors tied to demolition work and report a range of projected total project costs — but none of the provided articles publish a definitive, sourced list of every firm...

Nov 14, 2025

How have presidential events and state dinners evolved on the State Floor over time?

State-floor presidential events have long shifted between formal indoor ceremonies in rooms like the East Room and ad hoc outdoor tents; recent reporting and encyclopedia updates note a 2025 push to b...

Nov 5, 2025

How do dance focus groups support male prostitutes in Haiti?

The claim that U.S. Democrats sought to spend $3.6 million on “dance focus groups and cooking classes for male prostitutes in Haiti” is a distorted summary of political attacks and budget documents an...

Nov 5, 2025

Are federal employees paid for furlough days during the 2018–2019 shutdown?

Federal civilian employees affected by the 2018–2019 partial government shutdown were legally entitled to for furlough days under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019. That law, signed J...

Nov 1, 2025

Are there any public records of the White House basketball court construction costs?

The widely circulated claim that President Barack Obama spent $376 million of public funds to build a White House basketball court is ; independent fact-checks and contemporary reporting show the proj...

Oct 26, 2025

What is the average cost per guest for a White House state dinner?

The available reporting reviewed here does not provide a figure for the at a White House state dinner; none of the examined articles include that specific metric, focusing instead on the proposed Whit...

Oct 26, 2025

How does the National Park Service collaborate with the White House administration on renovation projects?

The available documents do not provide direct, recent evidence that explains how the National Park Service (NPS) collaborates with the White House administration specifically on renovation projects; i...