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Kirsten Gillibrand

United States Senator from New York since 2009

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Dec 21, 2025
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How much federal funding does PBS receive and how was it affected 2017–2021?

Federal support for public television comes chiefly through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and Congress repeatedly preserved CPB’s appropriation in 2017–2021 even as the Trump administ...

Dec 7, 2025
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What specific allegations are made against New York election officials in the 2024 lawsuit?

Plaintiffs led by SMART Legislation allege that Rockland County’s 2024 presidential and U.S. Senate tallies contain “statistical anomalies,” that some ballots were not counted for specific candidates ...

Nov 22, 2025
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Which organizations endorsed Mahmood Mamdani and why did they support him?

Available sources show Mahmood Mamdani (the Columbia University scholar) is discussed in background reporting but most endorsement lists and campaign coverage in the provided search results concern hi...

Nov 7, 2025

What specific voting irregularities were alleged in Rockland County in 2024?

A lawsuit by SMART Legislation alleges multiple voting irregularities in Rockland County’s 2024 election, including claims of voting-machine alterations, statistical anomalies in vote totals (notably ...

Dec 14, 2025

How have Republicans and Democrats reacted publicly to Trump's statements about violence toward members of Congress?

Republican responses to President Trump’s comments calling for death or execution of some Democratic members of Congress have been mixed: some Republicans criticized the rhetoric as “over the top” whi...

Dec 7, 2025

What are the key claims in the New York 2024 presidential election lawsuit?

SMART Legislation’s May 2025 suit alleges voting “discrepancies” in Rockland County’s 2024 presidential and U.S. Senate tallies, asking for a full public hand recount after identifying “statistical an...

Nov 28, 2025

What reforms or disclosure rules have been proposed to prevent potential insider trading by lawmakers?

Lawmakers currently must disclose most stock trades within 30–45 days and are subject to insider‑trading laws under the 2012 STOCK Act, but critics say enforcement and disclosure windows leave room fo...

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 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...