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Jay Jones
@jayjones· VA· Oct 13, 2026

I was raised by people who understood that the right to vote was never simply given. Generations of Americans had to sacrifice, organize, and show extraordinary courage to claim that right.

virginiamercury.com
Jay Jones
@jayjones· VA· Oct 13, 2026

This work now has a permanent home, and a team focused every day on defending voting rights and enforcing Virginia law.

virginiamercury.com
Mike Hilgers
@mikehilgers· NE· Oct 12, 2026

Without my office’s work, the city would have been able to get away with ignoring the Constitution’s requirements.

nebraskaexaminer.com
Phil Weiser
@philweiser· CO· Oct 12, 2026

It will result in unnecessary costs passed onto Coloradans in higher electric bills and more pollution in the region.

coloradonewsline.com
Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Oct 11, 2026

I will tell you, as governor, when you’re at the table sitting with me, I will listen to what you think we need to do.

calmatters.org
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Oct 9, 2026

I was eager to get back to work and that I was reenergized to do the things the voters sent me to do.

propublica.org
Nick Brown
@nickbrown· WA· Oct 8, 2026

Presidents don’t decide elections. State attorneys general and the millions of eligible voters we represent will exercise our constitutional powers to help keep it that way.

theguardian.com
Nick Brown
@nickbrown· WA· Oct 8, 2026

Voters can do their part by exercising the right to elect their representatives.

theguardian.com
Nick Brown
@nickbrown· WA· Oct 8, 2026

If Trump attempts to intimidate or discourage eligible voters, or to obstruct the counting of votes or certification of the election, Democratic state attorneys general will take swift action.

theguardian.com
Nick Brown
@nickbrown· WA· Oct 8, 2026

Democratic state attorneys general are prepared, and have undertaken the largest multistate effort to protect the vote in modern American history.

theguardian.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Oct 8, 2026

Mr President, I want to thank you for coming for me, for coming for us, and for coming for Texas.

theguardian.com
Alan Wilson
@alanwilson· SC· Oct 7, 2026

So, if you were killed because you’re gay, or killed because you’re a conservative person on a public college campus, we can prosecute you and we can enhance that penalty by even more. So, I’m open to that.

scdailygazette.com
Brenna Bird
@brennabird· IA· Oct 7, 2026

Iowans’ sensitive data and our national security is at risk because of TP-Link and their connection to the communist Chinese government.

dailycaller.com
Mike Hilgers
@mikehilgers· NE· Oct 7, 2026

If you have these kinds of products that have known security loopholes and flaws that allow hackers and others to be able to reach the sensitive information of Nebraskans, then you should tell people that.

dailycaller.com
Mike Hilgers
@mikehilgers· NE· Oct 7, 2026

Some of these older routers can be easily exploited by other foreign intelligence agencies.

dailycaller.com
William Tong
@williamtong· CT· Oct 7, 2026

These proposed changes eviscerate standards for one of our nation’s most successful anti-poverty programs, effectively abdicating responsibility for educational quality for hundreds of thousands of American children and leaving states to…

portal.ct.gov
Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Oct 7, 2026

Donald Trump is a known commodity – you know how he acts, you know how he behaves.

theguardian.com