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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Aug 11, 2025

We have sued the president here in California 37 times in 29 weeks — more than once a week — to great success.

democracynow.org
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Aug 11, 2025

This is something that is deeply rooted in our history and our law as something that is prohibited, and Mr. Trump is blatantly engaged in this unlawful conduct.

democracynow.org
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Aug 9, 2025

Their out-of-state rebellion cannot go unchecked, and the business of Texas must go on.

usatoday.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Aug 9, 2025

These cowards deliberately sabotaged the constitutional process and violated the oath they swore to uphold.

usatoday.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Aug 9, 2025

The rogue Democrat legislators who fled the state have abandoned their duties, leaving their seats vacant.

usatoday.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Aug 8, 2025

I look forward to going into the office of the Attorney General every day, suing [Trump], and then going home.

breitbart.com
Dana Nessel
@dananessel· MI· Aug 8, 2025

Americans should know and understand how deeply compromised our federal law enforcement agencies are.

commondreams.org
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Aug 7, 2025

Deepa Roy and Victor Quimis preyed on an elderly widow in hospice to steal the home she owned for nearly 40 years.

nypost.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Aug 6, 2025

Democrats have abandoned their offices by fleeing Texas, and a failure to respond to a call of the House constitutes a dereliction of their duty as elected officials.

breitbart.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Aug 6, 2025

The people of Texas elected lawmakers, not jet-setting runaways looking for headlines. If you don’t show up to work, you get fired.

thehill.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Aug 6, 2025

The people of Texas elected lawmakers, not jet-setting runaways looking for headlines. If you don’t show up to work, you get fired.

thehill.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Aug 5, 2025

It’s imperative that they be swiftly arrested, punished, and face the full force of the law for turning their backs on the people of Texas.

cnn.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Aug 4, 2025

The federal government is running a cruel and targeted harassment campaign against providers who offer lawful, lifesaving care to children.

theblaze.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Aug 1, 2025

The federal government is running a cruel and targeted harassment campaign against providers who offer lawful, lifesaving care to children.

nbcnews.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jul 29, 2025

The President and Congress are implementing a cruel, backdoor abortion ban through this provision, putting their political agendas over people’s lives.

cnn.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jul 29, 2025

Let me be clear: federal funds don’t pay for abortions. This provision is purely retaliation against Planned Parenthood for its constitutionally protected advocacy for abortion care.

cnn.com
James Uthmeier
@jamesuthmeier· FL· Jul 29, 2025

Florida does appear to have seen evidence of weather modification activities in the state.

nbcnews.com
Todd Rokita
@toddrokita· IN· Jul 29, 2025

Over the last four years, conservative state attorneys general were the last line of defense in fighting back against the Biden administration’s federal overreach and green new scam agenda.

breitbart.com
James Uthmeier
@jamesuthmeier· FL· Jul 22, 2025

If your ex is in this country illegally, please feel free to reach out to our office. We’d be happy to assist.

nypost.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Jul 22, 2025

Now, the federal government is pulling that foundation out from under us overnight, jeopardizing cancer screenings, early childhood education, primary care, and so much more.

breitbart.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Jul 22, 2025

These programs work because they are open, accessible, and grounded in compassion.

breitbart.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Jul 22, 2025

For decades, states like New York have built health, education, and family support systems that serve anyone in need.

breitbart.com