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James Uthmeier
@jamesuthmeier· FL· Jun 22, 2026

I do know that the people that were being brought in for detention, that number was going down — that was always to be expected.

floridaphoenix.com
James Uthmeier
@jamesuthmeier· FL· Jun 22, 2026

The plan has always been to protect the Everglades and take it back to a protected area where it’s not a commercial business, an airport.

floridaphoenix.com
James Uthmeier
@jamesuthmeier· FL· Jun 22, 2026

If you violate our rule, we are going to make you pay for it. You could be looking at up to a 30-year prison sentences — and believe me, we will be looking to make some examples of bad actors.

floridaphoenix.com
Jay Jones
@jayjones· VA· Jun 22, 2026

I pledge to keep fighting for these crucial resources and the people who depend on them.

virginiamercury.com
Jay Jones
@jayjones· VA· Jun 22, 2026

As Virginians face a growing cost crisis, President Trump is politicizing funding for critical USDA programs that help feed vulnerable children, hardworking families, senior citizens and rural communities.

virginiamercury.com
Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Jun 21, 2026

A political stunt from an administration that uses the machinery of government to target its perceived opponents while extending leniency to those aligned with its interests

dailycaller.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 21, 2026

Trump has 'weaponized' the Justice Department, saying it has shifted from pursuing criminal prosecutions to conducting 'political persecutions against political enemies.'

foxnews.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 21, 2026

This is someone who's weaponized the U.S. DOJ time and time again. I think he's doing it now.

foxnews.com
Catherine Hanaway
@catherinehanaway· MO· Jun 20, 2026

This is exactly the Pandora’s box we warned of, and the women of Missouri will pay the price.

huffpost.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 20, 2026

If that doesn't destroy trust and make you doubt the intent behind this probe, I don't know what else I can tell you.

foxnews.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 20, 2026

Everyone knows that he could be president of the United States. So you put that situational awareness and context into this, and what do you conclude?

foxnews.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 20, 2026

I know what I've concluded is that this is highly dubious — there's no trust in it.

foxnews.com
Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Jun 20, 2026

It's wrong though. And if you're a real reporter, you should know that.

foxnews.com
Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Jun 20, 2026

If you ask the newspapers for a forensic accounting, the number you mentioned is tightly identified with people of a very unique political persuasion aligned with the Trump administration.

foxnews.com
Alan Wilson
@alanwilson· SC· Jun 19, 2026

Had we brought down the raise in the rate of spending to the raise of population growth, we could have returned $20 billion to the people of South Carolina

scdailygazette.com
Alan Wilson
@alanwilson· SC· Jun 19, 2026

As South Carolina’s Attorney General, I have been proud to stand with him. And I never backed down. When President Trump needed fighters, I was in the fight.

scdailygazette.com
Dana Nessel
@dananessel· MI· Jun 18, 2026

Romulus simply was not – and never would be – the appropriate place for a large-scale detention center.

michiganadvance.com
Mike Hilgers
@mikehilgers· NE· Jun 18, 2026

My hope is that we’ll be successful at the district court level with the court, and that Omaha will not decide to do what Lincoln did.

nebraskaexaminer.com