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
During CNN’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner coverage on Saturday, CNN Chief Media Analyst Brian Stelter said there was “a moment of unity” after the shooting at the dinner and said, “One of the first people who checked on me inside
During an interview with “The Joe Pags Show” that took place on Thursday and was released on Friday, Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) addressed his vote in favor of extended TPS for Haitians and said that he thinks some Haitians, like
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” host Larry Kudlow argued that Iran has to give in to what the U.S. wants, arguing, “We have won the war. They’re going bankrupt. They’re starving. And they’re all gruesome, Nazi-like
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) said that Iran is set up for a civilian revolt if they run out of gasoline, like they’re on a path to, and we should keep the
On Friday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Ceasefire,” Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) said that the Trump administration is “struggling with finishing the deal right now” in Iran. Amodei said, “You did it. But now, when you do that, I applaud your leadership,
On Friday’s edition of CBS’s “The Takeout,” former Trump National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said that in Iran, “the nature of the regime hasn’t changed,” and “This pitch that there are moderates and revolutionaries and hardliners, I don’t buy it.
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street,” Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) criticized the prospect of a government bailout of Spirit Airlines in exchange for a stake in the company by saying, “I think it’s going
On Friday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Ceasefire,” Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) expressed his unease with a reconciliation bill on funding ICE and CBP for three years by stating that there have been issues with oversight and saying that there either need to
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Gil Cisneros (D-CA) claimed that for “the last few presidents,” “It has been Democratic presidents always pulling a Republican economic crisis from the ground up, curing it and taking care of it.”
During his closing monologue on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that there already is a lot of socialism and taxation of the rich in the U.S., but it’s not really helping. Maher began by saying,
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) stated that the issue for Democrats isn’t messaging, it’s “a results problem.” Moore said, “Democrats don’t have a messaging problem, we have a results problem. There’s a results
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher argued that while the right has strayed away from the educational purpose of schools in certain areas, there is also “lots of leftist indoctrination in schools.” While discussing putting the
During a town hall with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) that aired on Friday, MS NOW host Chris Hayes said that “the right has been freaking out” over Mamdani’s city-owned grocery store proposal that has “been tried in
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Fox News Senior Strategic Analyst Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.) argued that Iran needs to be issued a deadline so we don’t “play into their hands to drag this thing out and
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” former Trump Economic Adviser Stephen Moore responded to the prospect of a government purchase of Spirit Airlines by saying that “it’s not always the most profitable industry. And so, I think it’s probably
On Thursday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon said that “the U.S. and other countries who [want] to help Lebanon should help them actually have control over the situation, that they can actually mobilize the military and
On Thursday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) argued that China is benefiting from the war in Iran because “it looks like open season on Taiwan, as we sanctify, basically, violating the international rules-based order, attacking
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) said that we have to finish the job with Iran and “Iran may not end until we bankrupt them, just as we did the Soviet
On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones (D) responded to questions on whether language in the state’s redistricting measure was misleading by stating that “there was a vigorous campaign. Both sides were able to lay
On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones (D) responded to a question on the timing issues with the state’s redistricting measure by saying the judge who ruled against the measure is an activist. Co-host Brianna
During portions of an interview with NewsNation aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” Jason Owens, who served as Chief of the Border Patrol from June 2023 until early 2025, said that he doesn’t think the border is secure
During an interview aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “11th Hour,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said that there has been “bravado” due to how “incredibly lucky” we’ve been to not have any deaths of Americans in Venezuela and few
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “The Bottom Line,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) said that he wants to continue the blockade of Iran and also would like to see President Donald Trump start hitting selected targets inside Iran
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) argued that the DHS shutdown didn’t backfire because “what was really important to my constituents is that they saw us fighting to get basic, commonsense guardrails on how
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “The Brief,” host Jim Sciutto responded to Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA) saying that we have “a president that’s trying to rig a midterm election” by saying that “The president, of course, claimed that this
