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Jan 30, 2026•29 questions
DOJ releases 3 million Epstein documents after deleting Trump photo
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Jan 30, 2026•22 questions
DOJ arrests Don Lemon, Georgia Fort over church protest coverage
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Jan 30, 2026•20 questions
Homan signals ICE drawdown in Minnesota, but only if local officials grant jail access
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Jan 30, 2026•20 questions
National shutdown day urges millions to skip work, school, shopping to protest ICE
Congressional Members
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Hanna Tetteh
UN Special Representative for Libya
Jan Schakowsky
Democratic Representative from Illinois
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Josep Borrell
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs
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Kevin McCarthy
Former Speaker of the House, former U.S. Representative (R-CA-20)
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Mark Green
Resigning congressman whose vacancy triggered the special election
Matt Fioriti
Opportunity Solutions Project representative
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Mike Lawler
Representative from New York-17 (R)
Rep. Andy Harris
House Freedom Caucus Chair (R-MD)
Rep. Dianne Pauer
New Hampshire Republican Representative
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Ro Khanna
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Sylvester Turner
U.S. Representative
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Rob Bresnahan
Representative from Pennsylvania-08 (R)
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Feb 5, 2026
Congress guts $42 billion from IRS while wealthy tax cheats keep $625 billion
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Feb 5, 2026
January layoffs hit 108,435, worst since Great Recession, as tech and finance cuts surge
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Feb 5, 2026
Rep. Loudermilk becomes 29th House Republican to retire, threatening narrow GOP majority
+34
Feb 5, 2026
Trump calls Rep. Massie a "moron" at National Prayer Breakfast after Massie votes against spending bill
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Feb 5, 2026
Trump directs FBI to seize 700 boxes of 2020 ballots from Fulton County despite multiple audits confirming accuracy
+45
Feb 5, 2026
DOJ removes attorney who complained about overwhelming ICE caseload in Minnesota court
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Feb 5, 2026
Children's Minnesota pauses gender care after Trump HHS threatens to cut federal funding
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Feb 5, 2026
Washington Post cuts 300 journalists as Bezos reshapes newsroom
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Jan 30, 2026
Trump sues IRS for $10B over contractor's tax leak
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Nov 6, 2025
Deck Practice
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Jan 30, 2026
Trump sues IRS for $10B over contractor's tax leak
+12
Oct 16, 2025
Article II defines the presidency and some executive powers
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Oct 16, 2025
Article I - Legislative Branch
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Feb 6, 2026
4th Circuit allows Trump's DEI executive orders to proceed
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Feb 5, 2026
OPM strips civil service protections from 50,000 federal workers
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Feb 4, 2026
Supreme Court rejects GOP challenge to California redistricting map
+21
Jan 30, 2026
Federal judge rejects FACE Act charges against church protesters; DOJ goes to grand jury anyway
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Jan 30, 2026
DOJ arrests Don Lemon, Georgia Fort over church protest coverage
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Jan 28, 2026
FBI seizes Georgia 2020 ballots on Trump orders
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Jan 28, 2026
The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $5 million for defamation
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Feb 6, 2026
Trump calls on Republicans to pass SAVE Act tightening voting requirements
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Feb 5, 2026
Minnesota schools sue to block ICE enforcement near campuses
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Feb 5, 2026
Oregon federal judge blocks ICE from making warrantless arrests, citing Fourth Amendment violations
+21
Feb 5, 2026
Bannon calls for ICE to 'surround the polls' in 2026 midterms, raising voter intimidation concerns
+17
Feb 5, 2026
Children's Minnesota pauses gender care after Trump HHS threatens to cut federal funding
+11
Jan 30, 2026
Man sprays substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall on Jan. 27
+11
Jan 30, 2026
FBI Director Patel investigates Minneapolis Signal chats tracking ICE agents
+11
Feb 6, 2026
Trump refuses to apologize for posting racist video of Obamas
+22
Jan 30, 2026
Federal judge rejects FACE Act charges against church protesters; DOJ goes to grand jury anyway
+9
Jan 30, 2026
DOJ arrests Don Lemon, Georgia Fort over church protest coverage
+39
Feb 6, 2026
Cuba Humanitarian Aid and Oil Embargo
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Feb 6, 2026
US and Iran hold indirect nuclear talks in Oman
+22
Feb 6, 2026
Trump imposes new Iran oil sanctions during nuclear talks
+39
Feb 4, 2026
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi assassinated by masked gunmen in Zintan, Libya
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Feb 4, 2026
US F-35 shoots down Iranian drone near aircraft carrier
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Feb 4, 2026
United States pledges $200 million to Sudan humanitarian crisis as war deepens
+18
Feb 2, 2026
Trump envoys meet Iran in Oman as nuclear talks attempt de-escalation
+11
Jan 31, 2026
Trump State Department bypasses Congress for second time to send Israel $6.67B in weapons
+10
Jan 29, 2026
Trump threatens Iran strike "far worse" than Operation Midnight Hammer as carrier group deploys
+5
Jan 27, 2026
CIA plants permanent flag in Venezuela after Maduro's capture of American
+69
Feb 5, 2026
Trump directs FBI to seize 700 boxes of 2020 ballots from Fulton County despite multiple audits confirming accuracy
+45
Feb 5, 2026
DOJ removes attorney who complained about overwhelming ICE caseload in Minnesota court
+41
Feb 5, 2026
Oregon federal judge blocks ICE from making warrantless arrests, citing Fourth Amendment violations
+21
Jan 30, 2026
Trump sues IRS for $10B over contractor's tax leak
+12
Jan 30, 2026
FBI Director Patel investigates Minneapolis Signal chats tracking ICE agents
+11
Nov 20, 2025
House publishes emails showing Larry Summers sought dating advice from Jeffrey Epstein a decade after sex crimes conviction
+7
Feb 6, 2026
4th Circuit allows Trump's DEI executive orders to proceed
+17
Feb 5, 2026
EPA enforcement drops 87% to record low of 16 actions, letting polluters avoid consequences
+8
Feb 4, 2026
DHS Inspector General investigates ICE use of force after fatal shootings; Congress demands accountability
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Feb 4, 2026
Ganger brothers testify to Congress about ICE killing their sister Renee Good in Minneapolis
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Mississippi MS
Capital
Jackson
Pop.
2.9M
Turnout
57.5%
Civics Req.
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Maryland MD
Capital
Annapolis
Pop.
6.2M
Turnout
69.3%
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Indiana IN
Capital
Indianapolis
Pop.
6.8M
Turnout
58.6%
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Massachusetts MA
Capital
Boston
Pop.
7.0M
Turnout
68.0%
Civics Req.
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Wisconsin WI
Capital
Madison
Pop.
5.9M
Turnout
76.9%
Civics Req.
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Ohio OH
Capital
Columbus
Pop.
11.8M
Turnout
65.4%
Civics Req.
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Alabama AL
Capital
Montgomery
Pop.
5.1M
Turnout
58.8%
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Puerto Rico PR
Capital
San Juan
Pop.
3.2M
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Arizona AZ
Capital
Phoenix
Pop.
7.4M
Turnout
63.6%
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Kentucky KY
Capital
Frankfort
Pop.
4.5M
Turnout
62.1%
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