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Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

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Dec 6, 2025
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Are the groceries more expensive now vs Joe biden

Grocery prices rose sharply during Joe Biden’s presidency—U.S. “food at home” CPI climbed about 20.7% from Jan 2021 to Dec 2023, outpacing average hourly wage growth of 14.7% over the same period (Wis...

Nov 21, 2025
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Can a state ID or driver’s license be used to prove US citizenship to immigration agents?

State driver's licenses or ID cards generally do not, by themselves, prove U.S. citizenship to federal immigration authorities; most states issue standard licenses based on identity and lawful presenc...

Dec 18, 2025
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How much did the U.S. debt increase during the Trump administration (2017–2021)?

The U.S. federal debt rose by roughly $7.8 trillion between the day before Donald Trump’s inauguration and the day before Joe Biden’s, moving from about $19.944 trillion on Jan. 19, 2017 to about $27....

Dec 5, 2025

Has the U.S. ever used the death penalty for sedition charges and in which cases?

The United States has a constitutional statute that makes treason punishable by death (18 U.S.C. ch. 115) and military law can impose the death penalty for certain sedition-related offenses under the ...

Nov 21, 2025

Could state law charges for similar conduct carry the death penalty, and how do they interact with federal sedition charges?

Federal law treats “seditious conspiracy” as a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison for civilians (18 U.S.C. §2384) while the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) contains offenses—mutiny a...