Political-Weaponization

Government Shutdown Becomes Longest in U.S. History at Day 36

2025-11-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Trump administration’s government shutdown reached its 36th day on November 5, 2025, officially surpassing the previous record of 35 days set during the December 2018-January 2019 shutdown under Trump’s first term. Over 1 million federal employees continued working without paychecks, …

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Dies Committee (HUAC) Formed by Conservative Democrats to Discredit New Deal as Communist Infiltration

1938-05-26 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The House of Representatives establishes the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), commonly known as the Dies Committee after its chairman Representative Martin Dies Jr. (D-TX), on May 26, 1938, as a special investigating committee to probe alleged disloyalty and subversive activities by …

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