conv.politics

“You would actually hurt me”— Adam Hamilton, Democratic Senate candidate in Kansas · full quotes →

“These tactics unacceptably draw from the playbook of the antisemitic boycotts, divestments and sanctions movement”— Draft statement attributed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of State (draft document) · full quotes →

“Democrat James Talarico has seen a massive 28-point swing in vote share in Texas State Senate District 9, compared to President Donald Trump's numbers in 2024.”— Newsweek · full quotes →

“What world is Melania living in?”— Mother Jones, Outlet headline/framing · Bluesky · full quotes →

“Why use the name COGE, given that DOGE has "caused so much harm. People lost their jobs and important services were cut. Is that what COGE is?"”— Public commenter · full quotes →

“BREAKING: Judge Kelly just concluded there's no "national security" argument in this case”— muellershewrote.com · Bluesky · full quotes →

“It makes it that there will be a referral from us to the Department of Justice, but there also will have to be a further examination of her recent records to…”— Rand Paul · full quotes →

“The home of Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham has joined rival networks in suspending its coverage of pooled presidential events.”— Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times reporter · Mastodon · full quotes →

“WHO'DA THUNK IT?? 😂”— MaryAustinBooks · full quotes →

“a blatant violation of our most fundamental constitutional principles”— CNN, MS NOW and Politico, Plaintiffs, joint lawsuit · YouTube · full quotes →

“We asked her to publicly acknowledge that she is a white woman of Jewish heritage and an Israeli settler family.”— Philly Educators for Palestine and Racial Justice Organizing Committee, Joint statement from activist organizations · full quotes →

“Collins: White House drops effort to politicize health research grants”— Politico headline · Politico · full quotes →

“The overwhelming majority of the Americans captured in those records did nothing wrong. Instead of serving discrete local investigations, as contemplated by…”— Sen. Josh Hawley · Roll Call · full quotes →

“Well, I think the Iranians misread our system. I think the Iranians are under this illusion that Democrats are going to win in November, and the president will…”— Marco Rubio · full quotes →

“We want to show these elected officials and the candidates that the public is interested in this topic, and the public is demanding justice for survivors and…”— David Garrett, Executive director, Institute for Primary Facts · full quotes →

“It's not a contribution, it's an investment, with the donor or investor expecting something in return. Here is an instance where organized money from a company…”— Greg Coleridge · full quotes →

“a resolution" to the Iran war”— Mike Johnson · full quotes →

“Agencies should use this authority to provide larger awards to their highest performers, ensuring that the employees who contribute most to agency missions and…”— Scott Kupor, OPM Director · full quotes →

“He's doing the best that he can”— Melania Trump · full quotes →

“Hello, my name is Miley Heider. I'm a Springfield, Missouri constituent, and I'm here to oppose the usage of ALPR cameras… They are an invasion of our privacy.”— Mia Heider, Springfield resident · full quotes →

“Because we don't have any noteworthy Canadians that we still need to look to the US, right??”— Mech2021, Reddit commenter · Reddit · full quotes →

“This revelation throws serious doubt on the idea that Politico's reporting posed a security threat that justified revoking their access.”— Matthew Chapman, Raw Story reporter · Mastodon · full quotes →

“This is more galling than the Kennedy center because this asshole thinks he is in the same league as Washington and Lincoln.”— -chadwreck · full quotes →

“Paul LePage is no friend to immigrants or their families. He spent eight years demonizing them as governor, and he welcomed ICE's overreach into Maine.”— Matt Dunlap · full quotes →

“We are concerned by President Trump's description of Taiwan as 'a very good negotiating chip' in engagements with Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party”— Sen. Mitch McConnell and other senators, Republican senators · Press · full quotes →

“Missouri's 116 local election authorities are implementing the 2022 map — the only lawful map under Missouri law. Voting has already begun: military ballots…”— People Not Politicians, Anti-gerrymander advocacy group · full quotes →

“We need this never, ever to happen again and destroy another family or a community.”— Donna Ganger, Mother of Renée Good · full quotes →

“Paul LePage wants ICE to only go after gang members, now that the leopards ate his own family's face.”— @wellborn.net@bsky.brid.gy · full quotes →

“if you're interested in how atrocities are covered up and forgotten, I wrote a book about the worst massacre in American history that you have never heard…”— kimatiwagner.bsky.social · full quotes →

“I'm not sure I'm done with running for office”— Andy Beshear, Kentucky Governor · full quotes →

“mobile detention centers”— NPR, News organization · NPR Up First newsletter · full quotes →

“responsibility to say what others are thinking”— Sen. John Curtis · full quotes →