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So tragic for the children to lose both parents, extra tragic for them to actually be in the home when it occurred,

— Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis, commenting on the shootings and their impact on the children

The judiciary "stays in its lane" and will not be intimidated by "politically charged utterances".— Judge Twanet Olivier, East London magistrate, describing the judiciary's independence and refusal to be pressured by political rhetoric

It is my Honor to nominate the incredibly talented Dr. Erica Schwartz. She is a STAR!

— President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he was nominating Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the CDC, a nomination described as a pivotal move to restore leadership at the agency.

escalating a devastating, illegal war, threatening massive war crimes and targeting civilian infrastructure in Iran

— Yassamin Ansari, Democratic representative from Arizona, accusing Trump of escalating a devastating, illegal war and threatening war crimes in Iran

The judiciary “stays in its lane” and will not be intimidated by “politically charged utterances.”— Magistrate Twanet Olivier, commenting on the judiciary's independence amid the Malema case.

It is no more and no less than a relief package for businesses and employees.

— Friedrich Merz, Chancellor, in Berlin

The time has come for South Africans committed to genuine freedom to reject this sell-out politics.

— Carl Niehaus, EFF MP, in his opinion piece criticizing Ramaphosa's appointment of Roelf Meyer as ambassador to the United States.

"As counsel for President Trump during a disputed presidential election, Eastman made multiple patently false and misleading statements in court filing, in public remarks heard by countless Americans and to others regarding the conduct of the 2020 presidential election and Vice President Pence's authority to refuse to count or delay counting properly certified slates of electoral votes on January 6, 2021," Roland said in her ruling.— Judge Yvette Roland, California State Bar Court, in her ruling on Eastman's disbarment

All decisions required to increase pressure on the aggressor must be unblocked now.

— Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine's Foreign Minister, on X

We are incredibly proud of today's outcome - and especially proud of our coalition made up of red and blue states alike who understood we needed to come together to protect our consumers, businesses, and state economies from Live Nation's illegal conduct.

— California Attorney General Rob Bonta, commenting on the verdict and the bipartisan coalition formed to safeguard consumers, businesses and state economies from Live Nation's illegal conduct

We are irritated by the behavior of the coalition factions. Despite the serious allegations of sexual harassment against former SPD state secretary Umut Sönmez, CDU and SPD, with their majority, ensured that the economics minister could avoid publicly answering our questions.

— Kaya Kinkel, deputy parliamentary group leader of the Greens, commenting after the committee session

I would remind Americans that these were traitors to this country. They planned, incited and carried out an insurrection.

— Michael Fanone, former Metropolitan Police officer who was injured during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot after being shot with a stun gun.

The profit interests of the military-industrial complex never serve peace, neither in the Middle East nor anywhere else; they fuel wars that claim countless lives and can cost entire nations their economic prosperity.

— Ulrich Thoden, a member of the Left party (Linke) and Bundestag deputy, said this in connection with the government's arms export licenses to Israel and the critique of the profits-driven military-industrial complex.