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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jan 2, 2026

It’s the second term strategy of let Trump be Trump without guardrails and that takes him into innumerable places where presidents heretofore did not go.

theguardian.com
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jan 2, 2026

We began to get information about mischief taking place at the Kennedy Center and we got strong enough signals that we mounted an effort to dig into it and see what seemed actually to be going on.

theguardian.com
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jan 2, 2026

You float stuff and you float stuff and you float stuff until people get inured to what a stupid or outrageous thing it is that has been floated and then you pull the trigger.

theguardian.com
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jan 2, 2026

If they weren’t paying the proper ordinary Kennedy Center rates, they’re being given a benefit and those benefits seem only to be going towards groups that are affiliated with Trump and Maga.

theguardian.com
Tommy Tuberville
@tommytuberville· Republican · AL· Jan 2, 2026

Islam is not a religion. It's a cult. Islamists aren't here to assimilate. They're here to conquer.

usatoday.com
Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 2, 2026

That America, our great country, must belong to all of us, not just a few. And that lesson begins today in New York City.

usatoday.com
Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 2, 2026

The billionaire class in this city and country have to got to understand that in America they cannot have it all.

usatoday.com
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jan 2, 2026

But it ought to be pretty plain to people that when a new administration comes to Washington, it is not the ordinary and appropriate thing to start filling your own pockets, your friends’ pockets, your political allies’ pockets with public goods.

theguardian.com
Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 2, 2026

New York, thank you for inspiring our nation. Thank you for giving us from coast to coast, the hope and the vision that we can create government that works for all, not just the wealthy and the few.

abcnews.go.com
Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 1, 2026

The billionaire class in this city and country have got to understand that in America they cannot have it all.

usatoday.com
Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Dec 27, 2025

They’re the kind of the centrist Democrats you need.

politico.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Dec 27, 2025

one of the biggest coverups in American history.

latimes.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Dec 27, 2025

If they’re taking this down, just imagine how much more they’re trying to hide.

latimes.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Dec 27, 2025

The Department of Justice needs to shed more light on who was on the list, how they were involved, and why they chose not to prosecute.

theatlantic.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Dec 27, 2025

A Christmas Eve news dump of ‘a million more files’ only proves what we already know: Trump is engaged in a massive coverup.

usatoday.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Dec 27, 2025

The question Americans deserve answered is simple: WHAT are they hiding — and WHY?

npr.org
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Dec 27, 2025

A Christmas Eve news dump of 'a million more files' only proves what we already know: Trump is engaged in a massive coverup.

npr.org
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Dec 10, 2025

There is a growing demand that everyone get a right in the Senate to see it.

apnews.com