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January 6 criminal defendants

Criminal defendants from the January 6 attack and their motivations, including the influence of Donald Trump's rhetoric

Fact-Checks

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Jan 17, 2026
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who is the worst us president

Historians and expert surveys most commonly name James Buchanan as the single worst U.S. president for his failure to check the slide toward Civil War, though recent polls that mix contemporary criter...

Jan 13, 2026
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Can Trump avoid the next election

The short answer: in the current legal and political landscape, it is improbable that Donald Trump can be barred from the next presidential ballot by state action alone; the Supreme Court has constrai...

Feb 3, 2026

Which political figures or advisors have used civil war rhetoric in U.S. politics, and how have their statements been reported?

A range of contemporary political figures and advisers — most prominently and several Republican allies and commentators — have used militaristic or “” style rhetoric, and outlets have reported those ...

Jan 15, 2026

Have legal or congressional bodies investigated threats of violence linked to Trump's rhetoric?

Multiple legal and congressional bodies have examined threats and violence that commentators and investigators link to Donald Trump’s rhetoric: a bipartisan House select committee probed the Jan. 6, 2...

Jan 13, 2026

What is the timeline and current status for each criminal case against Donald Trump as of November 2025?

Three years of prosecutions that began in 2023 culminated in four separate criminal tracks: a Manhattan state trial that produced a conviction and an eventual unconditional discharge, two federal pros...

Jan 7, 2026

Did he say this? "He tried to kill his own Vice President. Do you think he cares about you?" BARACK OBAMA

The widely circulated line "He tried to kill his own Vice President. Do you think he cares about you?" is a misquotation; Barack Obama did not say "he tried to kill his own Vice President," but instea...