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What Ken Paxton’s projected victory in Texas Senate runoff means for the midterms ABC News’ Ike Ejiochi spoke with former Trump campaign surrogate Mehek Cooke and Dem strategist Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez about Ken Paxton’s …

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What Ken Paxton’s projected victory in Texas Senate runoff means for the midterms ABC News’ Ike Ejiochi spoke with former Trump campaign surrogate Mehek Cooke and Dem strategist Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez about Ken Paxton’s …

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum stated that …. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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Claim 1: “Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum stated that …”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Douglas James Burgum has served as the 55th United States Secretary of the Interior since 2025. This is further supported by multiple news cross-references referring to him as Interior Secretary.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of the interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. The secretary and the Department of the Interior are responsible for the management and conserv…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Douglas James Burgum ( BURG-əm; born August 1, 1956) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 55th United States secretary of the interior since 2025 under President Donald Trum…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources…
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Claim 2: “Trump's name must be removed from Kennedy Center by June 12, memo to staff says”
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The claim is reported by multiple independent cross-references (Flipboard entries) stating that a memo issued to staff requires Trump's name to be removed by June 12.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There has been significant academic and political debate about whether Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, can be considered a fascist according to consensus definitions of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article summarizes the results of polls taken during the second presidency of Donald Trump which gather and analyze public opinion on his administration's performance and policies. At the time wh…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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Claim 3: “President Donald Trump intends to build a promenade behind the Lincoln Memorial, he announced at a White House event June 4”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The religious views of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, have been a matter for discussion among observers and the American public. Trump was raised in his Scottish-born …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kai Madison Trump (born May 12, 2007) is an American social media personality. A member of the Trump family, she is the eldest child of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Pergolizzi and the eldest grandchil…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lincoln Project is an American political action committee (PAC) founded in December 2019 by moderate conservatives and former Republican Party members who oppose U.S. president Donald Trump and Tr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since assuming office in May 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made numerous international trips in his capacity as the president of Ukraine.
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Claim 5: “Republicans Block Proposal to Bar ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund”
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 hours ago · Schumer's amendment would have permanently barred the Trump administration from establishing the nearly $1.8 billion fund, which critics in both ...
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 hours ago ... Most Senate Republicans blocked barring the Justice Department from creating an “anti-weaponization” fund as voting began on an immigration ...
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 hours ago · Senate Republicans on Thursday narrowly scuttled an attempt by Democrats to stop Donald Trump from creating a $1.8bn fund to pay his allies, ...
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