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Brian Schatz

American educator and politician (born 1972)

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Dec 18, 2025
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Which members of Congress sponsor or oppose the Born in America Act and why?

The Born in the USA Act was introduced by Senator Jacky Rosen and a slate of Senate Democrats to block implementation of President Trump’s January 20, 2025 executive order targeting birthright citizen...

Nov 3, 2025
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Which Democratic members of the House voted for the short-term CRs and which voted against them?

House Democrats overwhelmingly opposed the short-term continuing resolutions (CRs) put forward by Republicans, with multiple reports indicating , while a small number of Senate Democrats broke ranks t...

Dec 11, 2025
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Who are the primary sponsors and opponents of the Born in America bill?

The term “Born in America” has been used in two separate contexts in 2025 reporting: a Democratic-sponsored Born in the USA Act (Senate S.646 / House H.R.3368 and related House cosponsor materials) th...

Nov 7, 2025

How did world leaders and U.S. legislators respond to Trump's Charlottesville comments in August 2017?

President Trump’s August 2017 remarks after the Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally—where he blamed “many sides” for the violence and said not all participants were neo‑Nazis—drew widespread inter...

Jan 19, 2026

What oversight, audit, or congressional review has been requested or conducted regarding the Venezuelan oil proceeds?

Congressional actors have begun pressing for oversight of the Trump administration’s handling of Venezuelan oil proceeds, with at least one formal Senate probe launched and multiple requests for infor...

Jan 8, 2026

Which senators were linked to venezuelan-linked funds investigations and what were the findings?

A viral claim that Venezuela’s former intelligence chief Hugo Carvajal “released” a list naming U.S. senators who took millions from the Maduro regime has no publicly authenticated evidence and has be...

Dec 17, 2025

When did the vote on the "Born in America" bill occur and who were the key sponsors?

Reporting and public records show no Senate vote on a bill called the “Born in America” Act that removed naturalized or dual‑citizen federal officeholders; the viral claim conflated multiple real prop...

Nov 16, 2025

What major state laws banning child marriage were passed between 2020 and 2024 and who sponsored them?

Between 2020 and 2024, multiple U.S. states tightened marriage-age laws: notable changes in 2020 included laws in Pennsylvania and Minnesota; states that enacted full bans (no exceptions) or raised mi...

Nov 7, 2025

Which Democrats in the Senate are leading shutdown negotiations in 2025?

Senate Democrats have not coalesced around a single “lead” negotiator in the 2025 shutdown talks; . Reporting across outlets shows Democrats speak with one voice on key demands (health-care subsidies ...

Nov 7, 2025

Did Democratic senators publicly oppose the 2025 government reopening deal and who were they?

The available reporting shows , with liberal and some centrist Democrats voicing specific objections about health-care protections and the sufficiency of Republican commitments. Named opponents in con...

Nov 7, 2025

Which U.S. senators have publicly opposed the 2025 government reopening deal?

Several Senate Democrats publicly opposed the Senate GOP’s 2025 government reopening deal, arguing the proposal lacked firm commitments to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies and protections for fede...

Nov 7, 2025

How did Senate GOP leaders respond to any 2025 demands for climate or clean energy funding during shutdown threats?

Senate GOP leaders responded to 2025 demands for climate and clean energy funding during shutdown threats primarily by proposing rollbacks and new penalties for clean-energy programs rather than prese...

Nov 4, 2025

Did any prominent Democrats switch votes between the 13 funding measures and when?

Multiple reporting rounds covering different moments in 2025 show that a small number of Senate Democrats and one independent voted with Republicans on certain stopgap funding measures, and several of...

Nov 2, 2025

Which members of Congress were pivotal in negotiating the 2024 budget impasse?

The provided analyses converge on a clear finding: and were the central negotiators who brokered deals that resolved the 2024 budget impasse, with other congressional leaders and appropriations chairs...

Oct 28, 2025

How do democrats propose to fund government agencies during a shutdown?

Democrats have proposed paying all federal workers and related measures during a shutdown through legislation titled the True Shutdown Fairness Act and related proposals, making payment for furloughed...

Oct 5, 2025

Were there any other high-ranking officials who criticized Trump's urban warfare comments?

President Trump’s “urban warfare” and troop-deployment comments prompted a range of public criticisms from state and local officials, Democratic federal lawmakers, and at least implied unease from mil...