August 16, 2026
The federal government conditionally approved a bank for a company the president's family owns. A UAE-backed investor holds 49 percent of it. The regulator who signed off works for him.
April 14, 2026
When members of Congress resign instead of facing expulsion for misconduct, they keep their taxpayer-funded pensions. Swalwell and Gonzales did it today. Packwood did it in 1995. Both parties. Documented.
Read ArticleApril 14, 2026
A French-funded Bitcoin mining company wants to set up shop in Henderson County. The proposed city ordinances have serious gaps — and the Texas record shows why that matters.
Read ArticleApril 14, 2026
Data Factory's founders are French. The operation is in Texas. There is a documented reason — and it tells Henderson County residents something important about who absorbs the costs.
Read ArticleApril 2026
The government that says it cannot afford daycare is spending billions on military AI and leasing public land to trillion-dollar tech companies. Both parties signed off. Nobody asked you.
Read ArticleApril 9, 2026
The average American electric bill is up 26 percent since 2022. Utility profits are up. Data centers consume as much power as entire cities. And $16 billion in unused charges landed on your bill anyway.
Read ArticleApril 8, 2026
A Florida Republican named four specific costs that mass deportation would lower. Plain Citizen checked each one against the documented research.
Read ArticleApril 8, 2026
More than 85 Democratic lawmakers called for invoking the 25th Amendment. Here is what the amendment actually says, why it was written, and what a House letter can and cannot do.
Read ArticleApril 7, 2026
The President promised to always protect Medicare and Social Security. A month later he said the federal government cannot afford them. Here is the documented record.
Read ArticleApril 6, 2026
Trump said Obama filled planes with cash pulled from American banks to buy Iran's loyalty. Here is what the actual government record shows about where that money came from.
Read ArticleApril 2026
Congress has its own taxpayer-funded daycare center with a waiting list. Twenty federal agencies run childcare subsidies for government workers. The president says it is a state problem.
Read ArticleApril 2026
The Pentagon has failed eight consecutive financial audits. The administration is requesting a 42% single-year budget increase. Some questions deserve answers before the check gets written.
Read ArticleApril 2026
What NATO withdrawal actually costs in American jobs, regional security, and global credibility. The numbers nobody is talking about on cable news.
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