Two weeks after unfounded rumors said President Donald Trump suffered a health issue, social media users shared a video they said showed proof he was just taken to a hospital. In ...

“83% of us favor requiring a photo ID to vote. In fact, most of the civilized world requires it but not us.” By Amy Sherman • April 17, 2026 Social Media stated on April 14, 2026 in : ...

President Donald Trump’s 2027 federal budget proposal includes a historic military budget increase alongside significant cuts to other federal programs. The Democratic National ...

Trump said April 19 that the U.S. Navy intercepted the Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska after it failed to heed the strait’s U.S. blockade. A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer struck Touska’s engine ...

As the Trump administration and Pope Leo XIV publicly sparred over the Iran war, social media users claimed that both the pontiff and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited fictional Bible verses to ...

"My favorite small win for sanity today: After a 5-year gender-neutral absence, Disney has restored ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ to the Magic Kingdom monorail greeting," one user wrote on X April 15.

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The 83% statistic comes from a well-respected pollster. It asked Americans about voter ID, but not about the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. The poll was conducted in 2025, before the bill ...

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Over the last 30 years, scientists have experimented with ways to harness plant biology to create medications, or even deliver vaccines to animals and humans — but the science has moved away from ...