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Ruben Gallego

American politician (born 1979)

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Dec 15, 2025
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Which Democratic politicians publicly commented on Charlie Kirk's death?

Multiple Democratic figures publicly condemned the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who called the shooting “reprehensible” , and Arizona Sena...

Dec 10, 2025
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What 2025 or 2026 federal bills propose changes to Social Security taxation?

Several 2025–2026 federal proposals and enacted laws touch Social Security taxation: enacted 2025 legislation called the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) created a new $6,000 senior deduction that redu...

Jan 14, 2026
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What are the details and fiscal tradeoffs of the You Earned It, You Keep It Act proposed in 2025–2026?

The You Earned It, You Keep It Act would permanently repeal federal income taxation of Social Security benefits and offset that revenue loss by raising the Social Security payroll tax contribution and...

Dec 17, 2025

Did any Democratic officials apologize or walk back remarks about Charlie Kirk's death?

Short answer: yes — in the weeks after Charlie Kirk’s assassination a number of individuals, commentators and at least some public figures who had posted or spoken insensitively about the killing publ...

Jan 11, 2026

what negative remarks were made by Democrats reagarding charlie kirk's death?

A handful of Democrats and left-leaning commentators made sharply critical or mocking remarks about Charlie Kirk after his assassination, while most Democratic leaders publicly condemned the killing a...

Jan 11, 2026

Which members of Congress have sponsored bipartisan bills to create permanent residency paths for deported veterans and what is each bill’s current status?

Several bipartisan packages and standalone bills in both chambers of Congress seek to create permanent‑residency paths or other reentry routes for deported veterans; principal sponsors include Sen. Ta...

Jan 8, 2026

Did trump's cabinet members and Trump's family profit via suspected insider trading as he issued and retracted tarriffs in 2025?

There is no public, verified finding that President Trump’s family or cabinet members definitively profited from insider trading tied to his April 2025 tariff pause; instead, a chorus of Senate Democr...

Jan 2, 2026

What did the Justice Department’s commutation memorandum for David Gentile say and what documents have been requested by senators?

The Department of Justice has a commutation memorandum on file for United States v. Gentile, 21-CR-00054-001 (RPK), documenting the executive action that shortened David Gentile’s punishment (the memo...

Jan 2, 2026

How did legal experts and prosecutors react to Trump's explanation for Gentile's pardon?

Legal experts, Democratic senators and career prosecutors sharply criticized the commutation of David Gentile — calling it legally questionable, harmful to victims and emblematic of a politicized clem...

Jan 1, 2026

What financial benefits did Trump and his family receive while he was president (2017–2021)?

The public record shows that during Donald Trump’s first term (2017–2021) the Trump family continued to receive money tied to the president’s brand and properties — notably hotel and resort revenues, ...

Dec 16, 2025

How did Democratic social media responses to Charlie Kirk's death differ from their official statements?

Democratic officials publicly and uniformly condemned Charlie Kirk’s assassination as "reprehensible," “despicable,” and “beyond terrible,” urging unity and denouncing political violence . In contrast...

Nov 20, 2025

Have any members of Congress voluntarily declined pay during a shutdown?

Yes — during the 2025 shutdown many individual members of Congress publicly declined, deferred, or pledged to donate their paychecks as a symbolic protest; ABC News counted at least 55 senators doing ...

Nov 11, 2025

Who were the US Senators from key swing states on November 5 2025?

The source analyses make several inconsistent and partial claims about who represented key swing states in the U.S. Senate on November 5, 2025; no single provided source delivers a complete, date-stam...

Oct 26, 2025

What are the key Democrat proposals for border security in the government reopening talks?

Democratic proposals tied to government reopening talks center on a mix of and , exemplified by Senator Ruben Gallego’s May 2025 plan that pairs more Border Patrol agents and technology to stop fentan...