Government

A full statutory enquiry, done correctly, will expose the multiple failings of the British establishment. I repeat the words 'done correctly' - this cannot be a whitewash.— Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, reacting to the announcement of a national inquiry into grooming gangs.

We will hit every site and every target of the Ayatollahs' regime, and what they have felt so far is nothing compared with what they will be handed in the coming days.— Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, in a video message regarding the escalation of Israeli attacks on Iran.

The message is: de-escalate.

— Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the UK, emphasizing the need to reduce tensions in the Middle East conflict.

Let me be absolutely clear: this was an act of targeted political violence, and it was an attack on everything we stand for as a democracy.

— Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar released this statement Saturday morning regarding the shootings.

This was an act of targeted political violence.

— Governor Tim Walz regarding the attack on Democratic politician Melissa Hortman and her husband.

We’ve got no kings here. We’ve got no queens here. We’ve got no emperors.— Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., told the crowd during the protests against the military parade in Philadelphia.

E. Jean Carroll is very pleased with today’s decision. Although President Trump continues to try every possible maneuver to challenge the findings of two separate juries, those efforts have failed. He remains liable for sexual assault and defamation.— Roberta Kaplan, E. Jean Carroll's attorney, in a statement responding to the appeals court's decision.

My son spent time helping the homeless in Milan and giving his pocket money to those sleeping on the street.

— Antonia Salzano, Carlo Acutis's mother, speaks about her son's commitment to helping those in need.

If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question, I can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country.— Senator Alex Padilla spoke after meeting with Secretary Noem about the treatment of senators by the administration.

The other side [the US] acted in a way that makes dialogue meaningless. You cannot claim to negotiate and at the same time divide work by allowing the Zionist regime [Israel] to target Iran’s territory.— Esmaeil Baghaei, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson of Iran, commenting on the futility of dialogue with the US following Israeli attacks.

We have lost our children ... we are not understanding anything. Please help us get information about our children. Tell us when they are going to release their bodies.

— Rafiq Abdul Hafiz Memon, a relative of a victim, expresses his despair and demands information about the identification of his relatives' bodies.

If I get sad and start crying, then I'll be uncontrollable.— Imtiaz Ali, whose brother Javed and his family were on the flight.

The road to authoritarianism is littered with people telling you you're overreacting.— Tim Walz during a conversation at the Center for American Progress, warning about the dangers of authoritarianism.

Nippon will be a 'great partner.'— President Donald Trump told U.S. Steel workers about the partnership with Nippon.

If we don’t stop it now, it’s just going to keep getting worse.— Jocelyn Abarca, a 21-year-old college student, speaking at the protests in Charlotte.

We continue to take our people out of Russian captivity. This is the fourth exchange in a week.

— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on social media.

For India, the Trump admin’s invitation to Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir is tantamount to inviting an avowed anti-India terrorist.— Derek Grossman, a senior defense analyst at the RAND Corporation, wrote on X.

It should not be about being able to wage a large land war in Europe.

— Ralf Stegner (SPD) expressed his views on the goals of the conscription and warned against massive rearmament.

I have nothing to hide

— Jens Spahn comments on the mask affair and advocates for the publication of the report.

If Chamenei continues to fire rockets at the Israeli civilian population, Tehran will burn.

— Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Iran of severe consequences for further attacks on civilian areas.

We do it every day. Every time I find one of these lunatics, I take away their visa.

— Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, spoke in March about deporting students with pro-Palestinian connections.