Topic: congress
Project 2025 urged farm subsidy cuts, but Republicans enacted increases
Project 2025 never proposed bankrupting family farms. Republicans raised the farm subsidies it wanted cut, and the largest farms collect the biggest share.
Congress is older than the voters it answers to, and those voters skew old too
The median senator is 12 years older than the median 2024 voter. Research finds lawmakers follow voters, and voters are older than the country.
One Elected Republican Objected to the Press Ban. Fox News Chaired the Pool That Stopped.
A widely shared article is being read as saying two Republicans denounced the ban. Its own headline says one, and so does its text. The substantive conservative objection came from media…
Congress Would Pass Its Own Medicaid Work Test on the First Line of a Pay Stub
The statute Congress wrote is met by hours or income. The income bar is $580 a month; a member of Congress earns $14,500. The comparison fails on the law’s own terms.
Republicans prompted McConnell’s vote; no one present reported he nearly voted no
The prompting happened and is on the record. The claim that he nearly voted with Democrats traces back to no reporter who was there.
McConnell drew about $43,858 while absent because Senate pay ignores attendance
Three of the four claims in the viral McConnell graphic hold up on the roll-call record. The fourth fails on one word: the Senate has no paid leave for him to have taken.
Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Post: The “No Enrichment” Claim Doesn’t Match the Signed Deal
A real civil nuclear cooperation agreement was signed July 22, 2026 — but the deal Trump signed does not prohibit enrichment (it contains a pathway to an enrichment facility via a joint study, and…
Asleep at the Wheel: Trump’s Public Naps, Rubio’s Denial, and the Global Stage
Snopes confirms the cabinet-meeting footage is real, not satire. The Secretary of State told Congress he had never seen Trump fall asleep, then was shown the video.
AIPAC’s $209 Million Grip: Who Owns Congress, by Party
AIPAC spends 2.5x more per Democrat than per Republican but covers 99% of the GOP; both parties are captured through different mechanisms, and the actual lever is Democratic primaries.
The Pelosi Portfolio: Luck, Skill, or Inside Information?
Paul Pelosi’s trades beat the S&P 500 by 581% over four decades — with suspicious timing on Visa, Nvidia, Tesla, Microsoft, and Google that no investigation has ever explained.
AIPAC Spent $126.9 Million in 2024. Here’s Who Got It.
AIPAC spent $126.9M in 2024 across both parties, but its sharpest weapon targets Democratic primaries, while Israel-friendly bills still pass with overwhelming bipartisan support.