Ian Hanchett

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Dem Rep. Figures: Trump’s Trying to Rig Midterms

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL) said he thinks President Donald Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections. Figures said that he thinks that Alabama’s districts will remain as they are through this

Shomari Figures on 5/4/2026 "Laura Coates Live"

Cruz: Iran Conflict ‘Will Be Over in a Matter of Months’

During an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) stated that the conflict with Iran “will be over. It will be over in a matter of months.” Cruz began by saying that things will “wrap up in time.”

Ted Cruz on FNC, 3/23/2026

Dem Rep. Vindman: Iran Didn’t Want a Nuclear Weapon

On Friday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA) argued that “Iran has not demonstrated a desire to get a nuclear weapon. In fact, there was a fatwa issued by the previous ayatollah prohibiting a nuclear

Iran - Eugene Vindman on China on 4/7/2026 "The Weeknight"

Maher: Left Has to Own ‘Very Violent Rhetoric’ on Its Side

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that people on the left used to argue that violent rhetoric can inspire “the borderline personality” to act, “But the shoe is on the other foot now. It’s on

Education - Bill Maher on 10/17/2025 "Real Time" "Overtime"

Raskin: SCOTUS ‘Has Been Gerrymandered’

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) says that, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-based congressional districts, “we’re going to have to try to transform the way the Supreme Court has been gerrymandered itself.”

Shutdown Affordable Care Act Jamie Raskin Subsidies

GOP Sen. Capito: We Need ‘Everything’ for Power, We Use Wind in WV

On Wednesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) said that “the insatiable desire for more power is going to require everything.” And “I know the president doesn’t have much affection for wind, either offshore or

Guard - Shelley Moore Capito on FEMA on 6/17/2025 "The Hill"

Dem Rep. Sewell: GOP Trying to ‘Steal the Next Election’

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) said Democrats have to win the battle on redistricting “because it’s about making sure that the Republicans don’t steal the next election. And that’s exactly what they’re doing.” Sewell

Terri Sewell on 4/29/2026 "The Arena"