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Michele Bachmann

American politician (born 1956)

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Dec 4, 2025
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Have any current or former U.S. members of Congress held dual citizenship with another country?

Current reporting and legislative proposals show both that some past or former members of Congress have held foreign citizenship and that Congress does not maintain an official roster of dual citizens...

Nov 18, 2025
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Which individuals serve on Turning Point USA’s board of directors and affiliated boards in 2025?

Turning Point USA’s own governance page lists a five-member Board of Directors in 2025 — Charlie Kirk, David Engelhardt, Doug DeGroote, Mike Miller and Tom Sodeika — and an Honorary Board that include...

Jan 11, 2026
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Which past members of Congress have held dual citizenship and how was it handled legally?

Several past members of Congress are known to have held — and in some cases renounced — foreign citizenship (notably Ted Cruz with Canada and Michele Bachmann with Switzerland), but U.S. law itself pl...

Jan 2, 2026

Historical figures accused of being the antichrist

Accusations that a public figure is the Antichrist have recurred across two millennia, applied to popes, emperors, revolutionaries, dictators and modern politicians as a way to name ultimate evil in c...

Dec 20, 2025

Which individuals serve on turning point usa’s national board of directors and advisory boards in 2025?

Turning Point USA’s publicly posted governance materials in 2025 identify a small core board that includes longtime insiders and a broader set of high-profile conservative figures on honorary and advi...

Dec 8, 2025

“The governor of Texas, who, when asked if the Bible should also be taught in Spanish, replied that ‘if English was good enough for Jesus, then it’s good enough for me’.”― Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens’ one-liner about “the governor of Texas” saying “if English was good enough for Jesus, then it’s good enough for me” echoes a long-running apocryphal slogan tied to early 20th-cen...

Jan 14, 2026

Which members of Congress have renounced foreign citizenship while serving?

Two members of Congress who publicly renounced foreign citizenship while serving are Sen. Ted Cruz, who renounced Canadian citizenship in 2014, and Rep. Michele Bachmann, who publicly renounced Swiss ...

Jan 29, 2026

What are the legal and ethical rules in the U.S. governing conflicts of interest or allegiance for elected officials with foreign citizenship?

elected officials from holding foreign citizenship, nor does it require them to disclose dual nationality, though proposed bills in seek to change that . Constitutional requirements differ by office —...

Dec 3, 2025

Have any past U.S. senators or representatives been publicly documented as dual citizens?

Public reporting documents multiple past and current members of Congress who at some point held or were reported to have held dual citizenship—for example, Sen. Ted Cruz was a U.S.-Canada dual citizen...

Nov 16, 2025

How have fact-checkers addressed allegations of Barack Obama's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and when were these claims prominent (e.g., 2010s)?

Fact-checkers and reporting have treated allegations tying Barack Obama personally to the Muslim Brotherhood as part of a broader 2010s-era narrative about U.S. engagement with Islamist movements afte...

Feb 4, 2026

Which members of Congress have publicly renounced foreign citizenship and why?

Two prominent who publicly renounced foreign citizenship are , who gave up in 2014, and , who renounced in 2012; both moves attracted media attention and were framed by proponents and critics as measu...

Jan 20, 2026

What is the 'Seven Mountains' mandate and which American political figures have invoked it?

The Seven Mountains (or Seven Mountain Mandate, 7MM) is a dominionist strategy in parts of contemporary charismatic and evangelical Christianity that urges believers to influence or "take" seven key s...