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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.

talkingpointsmemo.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 18, 2026

I am considering a presidential run in 2028.

thefp.com
Mike DeWine
@mikedewine· Republican · OH· Jun 18, 2026

I questioned the value of the death penalty.

huffpost.com
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.

huffpost.com
Mike DeWine
@mikedewine· Republican · OH· Jun 18, 2026

Therefore, I believe Ohio should abolish the death penalty.

huffpost.com
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.

huffpost.com
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.

huffpost.com
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.

foxnews.com
Nikki Haley
@nikkihaley· Republican · SC· Jun 18, 2026

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

foxnews.com
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.

foxnews.com
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.

cbsnews.com
Matt Meyer
@mattmeyer· DE· Jun 18, 2026

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

cbsnews.com
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.

cbsnews.com
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.

npr.org
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.

oklahomavoice.com
Tate Reeves
@tatereeves· Republican · MS· Jun 17, 2026

It really wasn’t a miracle at all. It was the direct result of very good, strong policy followed by a plan to properly implement, and also — and perhaps most importantly — an accountability piece that was built into the statute.

oklahomavoice.com
Kay Ivey
@kayivey· Republican · AL· Jun 17, 2026

For Alabama to remain the best state in which to live, work and raise a family, we need good people serving in public office, including on our Public Service Commission. I am proud to tap these four experienced leaders to serve their…

alabamareflector.com
Mike Dunleavy
@mikedunleavy· Republican · AK· Jun 17, 2026

When you get all the geopolitical stuff that’s changed the world and then you get Trump 2.0 in here and data farms and cryptocurrency and electrification, it’s a different project.

alaskabeacon.com
Mike Dunleavy
@mikedunleavy· Republican · AK· Jun 17, 2026

For decades and decades and decades, this gasline project has been a dream of many Alaskans. And we’re closer today than we ever have been.

alaskabeacon.com
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Jun 17, 2026

I’d rather do what’s right, and I’d rather protect the people that I was elected to serve.

floridaphoenix.com
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Jun 17, 2026

We’ve saved taxpayers from medical care and schooling [of undocumented immigrants] and all these different things.

floridaphoenix.com
Kim Reynolds
@kimreynolds· Republican · IA· Jun 17, 2026

That is wrong. These are Iowa children. Their parents pay taxes too. Their futures matter too.

iowacapitaldispatch.com
Abigail Spanberger
@abigailspanberger· Democratic · VA· Jun 17, 2026

This is a great example of what the commonwealth can do to provide real-world opportunities for young, talented people entering the workforce.

virginiamercury.com