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Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· May 31, 2026

Our nation was founded on the rock of Biblical Truth, and I will not stand by while the far-left attempts to push our country into the sinking sand.

vox.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· May 30, 2026

He goes by a few names that you all may have heard of. Some people know him as tofu Talarico. Some people call him six-gender Jimmy. I've even heard some people call him James Talafreako.

npr.org
Alan Wilson
@alanwilson· SC· May 29, 2026

Taxpayers shouldn’t be stuck footing the bill for decades due to government red tape, and victims of the most heinous crimes deserve justice in a timely manner.

scdailygazette.com
Alan Wilson
@alanwilson· SC· May 29, 2026

No one’s fought harder or risked more for President Trump and his agenda than I have. I look forward to continuing to deliver real results for South Carolina families as their next Governor.

scdailygazette.com
Anthony G. Brown
@anthonygbrown· MD· May 29, 2026

For decades, the remains of hundreds of Black children have lain in unmarked graves on the grounds of a shuttered institution that was supposed to keep them safe.

marylandmatters.org
Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· May 29, 2026

In Minnesota, we believe in equal justice under the law. That means nobody is above the law, including agents of the federal government.

dailycaller.com
Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· May 29, 2026

We would take every action we can to move away from having any facilities that are privately owned detention facilities located in California.

realclearpolitics.com
Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· May 29, 2026

We will do everything we can to make sure that we show the federal government that we’re not participating in their ICE raids and their ICE actions.

realclearpolitics.com
Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· May 29, 2026

It is more urgent than ever that Congress pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

hirono.senate.gov
Steve Marshall
@stevemarshall· AL· May 29, 2026

After the first full trial on nitrogen hypoxia in the entire country, the district court found it to be constitutional.

cbsnews.com
Phil Weiser
@philweiser· CO· May 28, 2026

When you have a state where one party has control, you lose what (former Gov.) Roy Romer brought intensely to every conversation, which is, ‘What part of the truth am I missing?'

coloradonewsline.com
Phil Weiser
@philweiser· CO· May 28, 2026

That sets out an agenda for this community. An agenda to get the wind at the back of building a growing economic climate, so that Colorado is a place where people want to and can start and build growing businesses.

coloradonewsline.com
Todd Rokita
@toddrokita· IN· May 28, 2026

We have consistently opposed both the reclassification and any softening of marijuana’s status under federal or state law.

indianacapitalchronicle.com
Raúl Labrador
@rallabrador· Republican · ID· May 28, 2026

With better data access and the right reforms, we can recover even more, and I’ll be going back to the Idaho Legislature to secure the additional authority and resources to help make that happen.

idahocapitalsun.com
Raúl Labrador
@rallabrador· Republican · ID· May 28, 2026

Working with the White House and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, we recovered more Medicaid dollars outside of multistate settlements last year than any year in the past decade,

idahocapitalsun.com
Todd Rokita
@toddrokita· IN· May 28, 2026

One of our office’s top priorities is protecting Hoosier families — especially our children and young people — from the serious dangers posed by expanded access to marijuana.

indianacapitalchronicle.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· May 28, 2026

In Texas classrooms, we want the Word of God opened, the Ten Commandments displayed, and prayers lifted up.

vox.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· May 28, 2026

When everyone in Washington told him to abandon me and abandon the people of Texas, he didn’t listen.

huffpost.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· May 28, 2026

Instead, he gave his complete and total endorsement. President Trump is the leader of our party, and his endorsement is the most powerful force in politics.

huffpost.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· May 28, 2026

The reality is James Talarico is going to be nothing more than a Texas-faced puppet for Chuck Schumer and the national Democrats.

huffpost.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· May 28, 2026

This campaign is not about red versus blue. It’s about so much more. My opponent is the most extreme radical the Democrats have ever nominated.

huffpost.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· May 28, 2026

I think we're going to try to highlight what he actually believes, because the people of Texas need to know what his views are.

foxnews.com