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Dec 19, 2025
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Where can I find a full photographic gallery of the Presidential Walk of Fame plaques?

A searchable, full photographic record of the White House “Presidential Walk of Fame” plaques is available through multiple major news photo galleries — notably Reuters’ on‑site photo set and wire pho...

Oct 29, 2025
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What are the rules for US presidents accepting gifts from foreign leaders?

The legal framework for foreign gifts to U.S. presidents centers on the , which bar acceptance of payments or benefits from foreign states without Congressional consent, but everyday federal gift rule...

Nov 27, 2025
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How much taxpayer money has Trump spent on legal defense compared to presidents since Nixon?

Available reporting shows no comprehensive, single-source tally comparing how much taxpayer money President Trump has spent on legal defense versus every president since Nixon; most coverage instead d...

Dec 11, 2025

Has Joe Biden issued any controversial or mass pardons in 2024–2025?

President Biden used clemency extensively in late 2024 and the final minutes of his presidency: on Dec. 12, 2024 he pardoned 39 people and commuted the sentences of roughly 1,499 people in a single-da...

Nov 20, 2025

How many US presidents are descendants of the Mayflower pilgrims?

Available reporting identifies at least a half‑dozen U.S. presidents with documented Mayflower ancestry — most commonly cited are John Adams (and his son John Quincy Adams), Zachary Taylor, Franklin D...

Dec 9, 2025

We’re Trumps Felony charges dismissed

Several major criminal cases against Donald Trump were dismissed or dropped after events between 2024 and 2025: federal indictments tied to the 2020 election and classified documents were effectively ...

Oct 7, 2025

Which presidents have used the Insurrection Act most frequently in US history?

Based on the provided materials, no single, comprehensive count of presidential invocations of the Insurrection Act appears in this dataset; the documents repeatedly cite as notable users but do not s...

Dec 17, 2025

Which presidents before Obama made changes to White House recreational facilities?

Several presidents before Barack Obama altered the White House’s recreational footprint — from billiard rooms and bowling lanes to a therapeutic indoor pool and outdoor courts — reflecting changing pe...

Dec 5, 2025

How many times has the 25th Amendment been formally invoked and in what circumstances?

The 25th Amendment has been formally used multiple times since its 1967 ratification: Section 2 (to fill a vice‑presidential vacancy) was used twice in 1973–74 when Nixon and then Ford nominated Geral...

Jan 19, 2026

Can the us president declare war without Congress

The U.S. Constitution vests the power to "declare war" exclusively in Congress, while the President serves as commander in chief — a division that leaves room for dispute about who can start hostiliti...

Nov 7, 2025

When was the White House indoor basketball court built and by which president?

The core claim — that the White House has an indoor basketball court built in 2009 by President Barack Obama — is by multiple summaries that say Obama adapted a tennis court for basketball in 2009, bu...

Nov 28, 2025

How was the 1969 Vietnam draft lottery conducted and how were birthdates assigned risk numbers?

The 1969 Vietnam draft lottery assigned every calendar birthdate (366 days) a lottery number from 1–366 by drawing blue plastic capsules from a large glass container on December 1, 1969; lower numbers...

Nov 17, 2025

How did the 1969 Vietnam draft lottery work?

The Selective Service held the first Vietnam-era draft lottery on December 1, 1969, to assign a random “order of call” for men born January 1, 1944–December 31, 1950 by drawing 366 birth-date capsules...

Oct 18, 2025

Which US presidents issued the most and fewest pardons in American history?

Contemporary sources in the packet describe the history and controversy around the presidential pardon power and highlight notable, high-profile uses, but they do provide a clear, comprehensive list o...

Jan 17, 2026

Does the 22nd Amendment prevent a president who served two terms from succeeding to the presidency via vice presidency?

The Twenty‑Second Amendment bars anyone from being elected President more than twice but does not unambiguously say that a twice‑elected former president cannot later serve as President by succession ...

Nov 24, 2025

Can a former president invoke executive privilege to avoid a congressional subpoena?

A former president can invoke executive privilege, but courts and precedent limit that claim and typically decide disputes — Congress cannot be blocked automatically. Courts have treated presidential ...

Nov 19, 2025

How does Trump's record compare to past presidents accused of corruption (e.g., Nixon, Harding, Jackson)?

Donald Trump’s presidency is widely described in recent reporting and watchdog work as marked by frequent, visible conflicts of interest, alleged profiteering, and institutional rollbacks — earning cl...

Nov 12, 2025

How do Donald Trump's false claims compare to those of previous US presidents?

Donald Trump’s volume of false and misleading statements during and after his presidency is documented as far higher than that of recent presidents, with multiple tracking projects counting thousands ...

Oct 18, 2025

Can trump not spend money that congress allocates?

The short answer is: a President generally does not have free rein to refuse to spend money that Congress has lawfully appropriated; , and longstanding law and precedent restrict unilateral presidenti...

Dec 17, 2025

What is a global financial reset and what historical precedents exist?

A “global financial (or currency) reset” is a broad label for systemic changes in international monetary arrangements — from coordinated debt restructurings and reserve-asset shifts to formal ends of ...