fact-finding

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Oversight hearings provide members of Congress an opportunity to not only question and investigate the executive branch’s activity, but also to provide their constituents with this fact-finding work and draw attention to policy issues.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

Stalled talks have moved to the fact-finding stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

Silver confirmed "discussions with Real Madrid and other Spanish clubs as well," but said they were "more in the category of fact-finding" rather than issuing invitations to join the league.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

A United Nations fact-finding mission in Venezuela said this week that the release of prisoners was going far too slowly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

It begins before the summer Cade Hernandez and I went on a fact-finding expedition to visit a college in Oklahoma.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith