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we join together to say No Kings. Not now, not ever. With an election less than three weeks away, we reaffirm the vision of our founders that we do not need to be ruled by a despot. VOTE EARLY and make sure your voice is heard.

— Senator Adam Schiff, California Democrat, wrote on X.

Well, I don't want to cause any trouble, but I tell you: I would love it if it were united.

— Donald Trump, US President, after a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Dublin

Florida is now a red state.

— Aubrey Jewett, political science professor at the University of Central Florida, told TIME that Florida is now a red state.

Mike Lindell deserves a BIG WIN IN MINNESOTA today. Nobody has worked harder, and given up so much, in fighting for free and fair Elections.

— Donald Trump, on Truth Social, praising Mike Lindell and his efforts for free and fair elections.

The extrajudicial killing of another community member by ICE agents in Maine — just days after the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston — is a devastating and unacceptable escalation of violence. These are not isolated incidents; they reflect an immigration enforcement system that has become increasingly militarized, unaccountable, and willing to use deadly force against the very communities it is supposed to serve.

— Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), in a statement.

Nothing will prevent the Syrians' pursuit of a fully sovereign, secure, pluralistic, and united Syria.

— Emmanuel Macron, after the explosions in Damascus during his visit and a visit to the Syrian president's palace

That could perhaps finally open up a chance for peace.

— Chancellor Friedrich Merz, on the Ukraine situation

the potential partisan intent in the 2026 map is the lesser of the two evils.

— Judge Joshua M. Hawkes, Second Judicial Circuit in Tallahassee; wrote this in denying the temporary injunction.

"Until my last breath, I will continue to fight for social justice and stand against divisive communal forces that go against the spirit of our Constitution," he said.— Siddaramaiah at a press conference in Bengaluru after submitting his resignation as Karnataka CM.

end 30 years of one-party rule in Texas.

— James Talarico, during a Wednesday rally in Houston, said the funds would help end 30 years of one-party rule in Texas.

The battle for Iowa’s governorship is officially a barnburner.

— Cook Political Report; described in its Thursday briefing as the Iowa governor's race a barnburner.

Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating. I call it 'mail-in cheating,' and we've got to do something about it.

— Donald Trump, during a roundtable on crime and public safety