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Ron Johnson

American politician (born 1955)

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Oct 20, 2025
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Who are the main proponents of the 9/11 truth movement?

The 9/11 truth movement is a heterogeneous coalition of organizations, individual activists, and some public figures who dispute key elements of the official account of the September 11, 2001 attacks,...

Nov 17, 2025
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Who authored 'An Inconvenient Study' and what are their affiliations?

Reporting and public materials identify Dr. Marcus Zervos as the lead author of the unpublished Henry Ford study at the center of the film An Inconvenient Study; other named authors include Lois Lamer...

Dec 15, 2025
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Hillary Clintons lost email case

The FBI concluded its initial probe of Hillary Clinton’s private email server in 2016 without recommending charges; Director James Comey said investigators reviewed roughly 30,000 emails Clinton provi...

Dec 9, 2025

Who authored An Inconvenient Study and what are their credentials?

The study and documentary titled "An Inconvenient Study" center on an unpublished Henry Ford Health System analysis that several sources identify as authored or led by Marcus Zervos, MD, along with co...

Dec 4, 2025

What accusations have been made against Adam Schiff and who alleged them?

Multiple, primarily political accusations against Adam Schiff in 2025 center on alleged mortgage fraud and earlier claims tied to his role in the Trump–Russia investigations; the mortgage-fraud allega...

Nov 17, 2025

Phone taps of Republican senators

A provision slipped into the November 2025 government funding bill lets “any United States Senator” seek statutory damages—reported as $500,000 per violation and potentially up to $1 million under som...

Oct 30, 2025

Has any U.S. senator voluntarily refused salary during a government shutdown?

Several U.S. senators and House members publicly , with multiple contemporaneous lists and local reports documenting specific senators doing so; this is corroborated by compiled lists and local accoun...

Dec 11, 2025

What is the current status of the FBI's probe into Hunter Biden's laptop?

The FBI has possessed the laptop since December 2019 and investigators initially concluded the device “was genuinely his and did not seem to have been tampered with or manipulated” . As of 2025, the F...

Oct 28, 2025

Was it the democrats or republicans to blame for keeping the government shut down?

Most available evidence shows Americans place more blame on Republicans — particularly President Trump and GOP lawmakers — for the 2025 federal government shutdown, though a substantial share also bla...

Oct 28, 2025

Can the Department of Justice investigate members of Congress while they are in office?

The Department of Justice can and does open investigations that involve sitting members of Congress when there is alleged criminal conduct; on probing or seeking evidence from lawmakers while they hol...

Oct 26, 2025

wire tapping of congress members

The FBI obtained phone “tolling data” — metadata showing call times, numbers called, duration and general location — for eight Republican senators and one House Republican as part of its Arctic Frost ...

Dec 3, 2025

What are the objectives and scope of Operation Arctic Frost?

Operation “Arctic Frost” was a multifaceted FBI investigation launched in April 2022 into an alleged “false electors” conspiracy connected to the 2020 election; whistleblower and Senate disclosures sa...

Nov 22, 2025

Which Republican senators have been criticized by conservative groups like the Tea Party or FreedomWorks?

Conservative outside groups such as the Tea Party movement, FreedomWorks and allied organizations have criticized and targeted Republican senators they view as insufficiently conservative—especially t...

Nov 17, 2025

What data sources and methodology does An Inconvenient Study rely on?

An Inconvenient Study is a 2025 documentary built around an unpublished Henry Ford Health retrospective comparison of vaccinated vs. unvaccinated children; the filmmakers and allied groups say the stu...

Nov 8, 2025

Which Democratic members of Congress have opposed recent funding bills and why?

The reporting shows a pattern: . Key Democratic leaders — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — framed the dispute around health-care tax credits, SNAP autho...

Oct 24, 2025

What was in the shutdown fairness act

The Shutdown Fairness Act was a Republican-drafted proposal to ensure pay for federal workers who remained on duty during the 2025 government shutdown, but it failed to secure cloture in the Senate on...

Dec 19, 2025

How did media and lawmakers explain the close 51-49 vote margin on the bill?

Media and lawmakers explained the 51–49 margin largely as the arithmetic of a narrowly divided Senate where defections, procedural maneuvering and late-night dealmaking determine outcomes, not an indi...

Dec 10, 2025

What federal investigations or lawsuits have named turning point usa or its senior staff since 2020?

Federal records released by Senate Republicans show the FBI’s Arctic Frost probe listed Turning Point USA among 92 Republican-aligned organizations and individuals swept into subpoenas tied to post‑20...

Dec 5, 2025

Which academics publicly supported or defended the findings of An Inconvenient Study?

Public materials show a mix of praise from vaccine-skeptic organizations and sharp criticism from mainstream science commentators: the film An Inconvenient Study and its backers (ICAN/Del Bigtree et a...

Dec 3, 2025

What government or military branch runs Operation Arctic Frost?

Available sources identify "Operation Arctic Frost" (also styled "Arctic Frost") as a Department of Justice investigation led by Special Counsel Jack Smith that involved FBI investigative activity — i...