Indiana-Illinois border bill — criticized as ‘waste of time’ — passes Indiana Senate

The Attorney General must testify before both the House and Senate to explain why gifting Donald Trump a private jet does not violate the emoluments clause — which requires congressional approval — or any other ethics laws.— Chuck Schumer, during his remarks on the Senate floor regarding the situation with Qatar.

"I said that Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the U.S."— Ben Cohen, as he protested during a Senate hearing.

"The Congress pays for bombs to kill children in Gaza."— Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, during a protest against the Gaza war in the U.S. Congress.

"I prefer a big, beautiful plane built in the United States, made in America, bought in America."— Senator Josh Hawley expressed his concerns over Qatar's offer to finance the new Air Force One.

"You should be embarrassed asking that question."— Donald Trump, responding to a reporter's question about the ethics of accepting a luxury jet from Qatar during a news conference at the White House.

"Abortion rights won in this state six months ago, and mark my words: Missourians will protect reproductive freedom again."— Emily Wales, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes, stated this after the vote regarding the repeal of the abortion-rights amendment.

I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me.— Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a House committee hearing when asked about giving medical advice.

"This wing of the party wants Republicans to build our big, beautiful bill around slashing health insurance for the working poor. But that argument is both morally wrong and politically suicidal."— Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in an opinion piece for The New York Times, criticizing 'corporatist Republicans' who favor 'corporate giveaways, preferences for capital and deep cuts to social insurance.'

If I’m going to fight for a team, it will only be a team willing to lay it all on the line to save this country.— Marjorie Taylor Greene made this statement to explain her decision not to challenge Jon Ossoff.

"Libraries are the great equalizer."— Carla Hayden, during National Library Week.

Given the magnitude of the tariffs, even at the reduced levels announced this week, we aren’t able to absorb all the pressure given the reality of narrow retail margins.— Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart, on an earnings call.

I'm not going to just tell people everything is safe and effective if I know that there's issues.— Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defending his statements on vaccines during a Senate hearing.

It is surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.— Representative Joe Morelle (D-NY) on the termination of Shira Perlmutter.

The legal principle is a 'privilege' that could be suspended to make it easier to detain and deport immigrants.— Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, comments on Trump's considerations regarding the suspension of habeas corpus.

We didn’t vote for John Fetterman because he was perfect. We voted for him because he succeeded despite his imperfections.— Sharif Street, chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, on the election of Fetterman despite his health challenges.

"I carry in my heart the suffering of the beloved Ukrainian people."— Pope Leo XIV speaks about the war in Ukraine during his first Sunday blessing.