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Nick Brown
@nickbrown· WA· May 8, 2026

It’s American consumers and businesses that have ultimately paid for the president’s illegal tariff campaign.

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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Mar 31, 2026

President Trump’s Executive Order marks a dangerous and unprecedented escalation in his ongoing attacks on our elections. The power to regulate elections belongs to the States and to Congress — he has no role to play. We blocked his…

latimes.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Mar 31, 2026

The power to regulate elections belongs to the States and to Congress – he has no role to play.

theguardian.com
Phil Weiser
@philweiser· CO· Mar 31, 2026

Tuesday's ruling a setback for Colorado's efforts to protect children and families from harmful and discredited mental health practices.

abcnews.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Feb 17, 2026

Confident that the facts and the law favor a permanent block of these reckless and illegal funding cuts

latimes.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Feb 17, 2026

Nothing moves the base like being endorsed by the Houston Chronicle

theguardian.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Feb 17, 2026

Well, I’m not their person and I’m never going to be their person.

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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jan 10, 2026

It doesn’t have the authority to override the U.S. Constitution and trample Congress’ power of the purse.

latimes.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jan 10, 2026

This is funding that California parents count on to get the safe and reliable child care they need so that they can go to work and provide for their families.

latimes.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jan 10, 2026

This is just the latest example of Trump’s willingness to throw vulnerable children, vulnerable families and seniors under the bus if he thinks it will advance his vendetta against California and Democratic-led states.

latimes.com
Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Jan 10, 2026

Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known.

slate.com
Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Jan 10, 2026

Continue to do everything in my power to oppose this brutality, ensure justice is served, and keep Minnesotans safe.

theatlantic.com
Kwame Raoul
@kwameraoul· IL· Jan 10, 2026

It is a cruel and illegal attempt by the Trump administration to play politics with the lives of children and low-income families.

cbsnews.com
Kwame Raoul
@kwameraoul· IL· Jan 10, 2026

There is no justification for this attempted funding freeze.

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Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Jan 10, 2026

I will not allow you to take from Minnesotans in need. I'll see you in court.

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Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Jan 10, 2026

She was a compassionate neighbor trying to be a legal observer on behalf of her immigrant neighbors.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Jan 10, 2026

It was about punishing Democratic states that oppose the President.

npr.org
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jan 10, 2026

This is a political attack on the most vulnerable in our society.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Jan 10, 2026

This decision is a critical victory for families whose lives have been upended by this administration’s cruelty.

nytimes.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Jan 10, 2026

This unlawful funding freeze is about one thing – punishing Democratic states that oppose the president.

cnn.com