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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jun 18, 2026

From every corner of our state, the Knicks have brought New Yorkers together inspired by the game of basketball.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jun 18, 2026

What an outstanding team and an incredible season by the team all New Yorkers love.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jun 18, 2026

It is fitting that we preserve this iconic subway entrance into next season to keep the celebrations going.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jun 18, 2026

After 53 long years, the Knicks are finally NBA Champions again, and New York City has come together like never before to celebrate this historic achievement for our city.

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Larry Hogan
@larryhogan· Republican · MD· Jun 18, 2026

We have to come up with the best candidate.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Jun 18, 2026

I will make my political decision in December, whatever it may be.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Jun 18, 2026

The president’s latest intervention only underscores a simple reality: the biggest obstacle to resolving these issues has not been Senate Democrats or Senate Republicans. It has been the chaos and confusion coming from the White House…

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Jun 18, 2026

What we’re witnessing is an extraordinary display of dysfunction from a president who seems determined to turn America’s national security into a political bargaining chip.

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Brian Kemp
@briankemp· Republican · GA· Jun 18, 2026

I do not believe there is reason to delay the apportionment process, especially with the legislature already convening.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 18, 2026

I am considering a presidential run in 2028.

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Mike DeWine
@mikedewine· Republican · OH· Jun 18, 2026

I questioned the value of the death penalty.

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Mike DeWine
@mikedewine· Republican · OH· Jun 18, 2026

In summary, each decade that the death penalty has been in effect, the chances of a murderer getting executed get more and more and more remote.

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Mike DeWine
@mikedewine· Republican · OH· Jun 18, 2026

Therefore, I believe Ohio should abolish the death penalty.

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Mike DeWine
@mikedewine· Republican · OH· Jun 18, 2026

I do not believe that argument today can be successfully made, nor do I believe that there’s any chance in the future the facts that I’ve cited to support that belief will change.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 18, 2026

The American people deserve to know who ordered this abuse of power and how far it goes.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 18, 2026

Everything I've seen is, like, what's being reported by Bloomberg or the read-out on this thing is, we are giving a lot more to get a lot less than we got in the JCPOA.

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Nikki Haley
@nikkihaley· Republican · SC· Jun 18, 2026

Hitting Iran’s nuclear and missile sites was the right move.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· Jun 18, 2026

The reported MOU with Iran smacks of the kind of appeasement that we saw during the Obama years.

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John Carney
@johncarney· Democratic · DE· Jun 18, 2026

I want to offer my thoughts and prayers for the employees at Wilmington Hospital who I know experienced a terrible day today.

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Matt Meyer
@mattmeyer· DE· Jun 18, 2026

Today is a sobering reminder that nobody is immune from the devastation of gun violence.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Jun 18, 2026

This is a careless White House, a president that is treating our national security with complete disdain, acting at a level of recklessness that puts Americans at risk.

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Tina Kotek
@tinakotek· Democratic · OR· Jun 18, 2026

Due to both the cost of participating in the Fair and growing concerns that the event in Washington, D.C. is shaping up to be a more partisan affair than originally presented.

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Tate Reeves
@tatereeves· Republican · MS· Jun 17, 2026

Because what’s going to happen when you raise the bar, when you raise the level of expectations, what’s happened in Mississippi is exactly what’s going to happen in Oklahoma.

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