On Friday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “The Brief,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) argued that if there is a termination of hostilities with Iran, that, “in effect, is surrendering.” Host Jim Sciutto asked, “I found it notable that the same day
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) said that there isn’t any confusion as to who is in charge of Iran, and he thinks President Donald Trump claiming that it’s unclear who runs the country, “is
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
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said that “there is kind of a small Communist takeover in Maine” with Graham Platner on track to win the party’s nomination for the U.S.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) rejected the cost estimate of $231 billion for rail in the state and also argued that “It goes back three administrations. I had inherited a mess. We put
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) discussed the proposed billionaire tax in California and said that he opposes it, and one reason is “we’ve already seen dozens and dozens of people leave the state.”
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) responded to a question on whether crippling Iran’s economy will force them to the table since their leadership doesn’t care about public opinion, is willing to be martyred, and
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that when you dehumanize someone, it does get used to justify violence, and the shooter at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner wasn’t insane to the point of delusion,
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
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) condemned the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and said that while he dislikes rhetoric on both sides, “there’s also an asymmetry here. You have the president
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher discussed the Supreme Court districting case and said that “what they were doing, and what the Voting Rights Act was saying, [is] we’re going to draw some districts where black
On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) argued that “We’re looking at a time that parallels exactly what happened at the end of Reconstruction,” because the Supreme Court engaged in a “complete destruction of
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) said that the Louisiana district the Supreme Court objected to “may be” drawn in a ridiculous way to put together populations, but arguing that this violates the 14th and
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.”
During a portion of an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN NewsNight,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said that while there needs to be clarity on the past remarks of Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, “I think his
On Thursday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Sen. Angus King (I-ME) said that “if there are people in Iran, they’re scientists and engineers that have been working on this problem for years, the question is, how do you, ultimately, prevent
On Thursday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press NOW,” Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) argued that Democrats didn’t want the DHS shutdown or start it, “We started this conversation months ago, saying, very simply, if you want our votes for an
On Thursday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press NOW,” Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) said that in the debate over DHS funding, the White House “agreed to implement some of those reforms, but there was never a tangible agreement to put,
On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” House Minority Whip Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) claimed Republicans are “trying every tool in the toolbox to cheat and to rig these elections.” Because they know the elections won’t have a favorable
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
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) said that if the radical elements of the Iranian regime aren’t removed, “the end result will be even worse than it is now.” Sheehy said, “[M]ost importantly,
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “All In,” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) responded to criticism of gas prices in California by the Trump administration by arguing that “they have full ownership of this energy crisis, full ownership of the high
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “All In,” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) argued that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche “may be worse” than Pam Bondi in the sense that “He’s far more competent than Pam Bondi. He puts a better
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
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “All In,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said that while many Democrats have talked about the economic costs of the war in Iran, “My bigger problem is the moral costs of threatening wiping out Iranian
During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Story Is,” Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) cited the Senate’s bill on funding the Department of Homeland Security without funding ICE and Border Patrol in response to a question on how
During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Story Is,” Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) responded to criticism of his rhetoric by the White House by saying that he was criticizing them over “two United States citizens dying in Minneapolis
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” former Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli said that benefits systems at all levels of government have not been adequately set up to catch fraud at the front end, “And so, it’s a
During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Story Is,” Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) argued that the issue with voter ID measures is “If you forgot your ID or you forgot to renew it” then you wouldn’t be
On Tuesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) responded to Energy Secretary Chris Wright touting energy exports by saying, “That sounds like the energy policy of Angola, right? If you’re praising that we can dig holes
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Briefing,” host Jen Psaki claimed that “what I hear over and over again is Democrats saying, please tone it down, please tone down the rhetoric, that’s not what we stand for. And we
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) responded to a question on if there is a rising issue with left-wing political violence by saying, “No. I think there’s political violence on both sides, and one
During an interview with ABC News on Monday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) responded to a question on Iron Dome funding by stating that “Every country deserves to defend itself. And that includes, by the way, the creation of what
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) defends invoking Nazi Germany in reference to the Trump administration, doubling down after a Democrat voter attempted to assassinate the president: “The institutions of this democracy are being attacked by the Republicans and by Donald Trump.”
On Monday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) said that the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is “about how it comes from our leaders. When people talk about destroying civilizations or calling people name[s],
On Monday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “The Record,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) stated that DHS resources have been kept on the sidelines during the shutdown and “Iran already has had an established history of wanting to assassinate Trump. They would
During an interview with CBS News on Monday, Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA) said that toning down rhetoric “starts at the top, and you need to have the president set that tone as well. And so, I invite him to do
On Monday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) discussed DHS funding and said that “we need to be very clear that DHS won’t be funded, longer term, but they do have the resources they need right
On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) said that there shouldn’t be a DHS shutdown and responded to a question on if he views the Democratic approach on DHS funding any differently now by saying that “Senate
On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” co-host Brianna Keilar stated that it’s “because of Democrats” that the DHS shutdown has “extended” as long as it has. While discussing the shutdown in the context of the shooting at the White
