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Roger Wicker

American lawyer and politician (born 1951)

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Nov 17, 2025
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Did republicans block unanimous consent for Epstein files senate

Senate Republicans did block a bid to force a vote that would have required the Justice Department to release its Jeffrey Epstein files: Senate GOP leaders and a majority of Republican senators voted ...

Oct 23, 2025
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Has George Soros donated to the Republican Party?

Public records and the reporting in the provided documents show ; the supplied materials contain no evidence of recent, direct donations to the Republican Party. Historical outliers and older reports ...

Dec 2, 2025
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Is Pete hegesteh going to jail?

Available reporting shows multiple allegations and intense bipartisan oversight but no report in the provided sources that Pete Hegseth has been charged, indicted, or sentenced to jail; lawmakers have...

Jan 21, 2026

Which modern senators have the highest number of bills sponsored since 2000?

A definitive, up-to-date ranking of which have sponsored the most bills since 2000 is not published in a single source provided here, but available reporting and congressional data point to a pattern:...

Jan 19, 2026

Has George Soros ever supported Republican candidates?

George Soros is overwhelmingly associated with funding Democratic candidates and progressive causes, and in major recent cycles his personal and foundation-backed giving largely flowed to Democrats an...

Jan 18, 2026

Which Republican members of intelligence committees publicly requested classified briefings or IG reviews after the Signal/DIA leaks?

Roger Wicker — the Republican chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee — explicitly joined a bipartisan request for an expedited inspector general review and said the panel would seek a classified...

Jan 18, 2026

What evidence exists of private Republican criticism of Trump in classified briefings versus public statements?

Reporting shows a mixed record: some Republican officials have expressed sharp private concerns about Trump-era handling of classified information in classified settings or behind closed doors, while ...

Jan 13, 2026

How have Senate Republicans publicly defended or criticized John Kennedy's remarks since the hearing?

Since the post‑hearing flap over Sen. John Kennedy’s comments — most notably his characterization that a U.S. invasion of Greenland would be “weapons‑grade stupid” — Senate Republicans publicly split:...

Nov 28, 2025

How did senior military leaders and NATO allies react to Trump's proposed troop reductions?

Senior U.S. military and NATO-aligned political leaders reacted with alarm and pushback when the Trump administration announced reductions of U.S. troops in Eastern Europe, warning that the move risks...

Nov 20, 2025

What role did Al Franken play in the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act?

Al Franken played a visible, if limited, role in pushing for credit-rating reform during the Dodd-Frank debates: he championed an amendment — often called the “Franken Amendment” or Franken–Sherman pr...