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They would use it if they could.

— Donald Trump justifies attacks on Iran with nuclear hypotheticals in a post on Truth Social.

It is so grossly unconstitutional.

— Senator Bernie Sanders commented on the U.S. strikes on Iran, emphasizing that only Congress has the right to take the country to war.

Rebecca is a working class fighter who developed her populist roots in rural Western Wisconsin.

— Bernie Sanders on Rebecca Cooke in a statement shared first with NBC News.

I think there needs to be a more robust Democratic Party.

— Tim Walz speaking at a Center for American Progress event earlier this month.

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.

He knows my name.

— Senator Alex Padilla responds to JD Vance after he mistakenly referred to him as 'José'.

I've just signed the Executive Order extending the Deadline for the TikTok closing for 90 days (September 17, 2025).— President Trump announced the extension of the TikTok closure deadline on Truth Social.

It’s an issue that our members, regardless of what party they affiliate themselves with, they can connect with this because even though they may have voted for the Trump administration, they’re sensing that they are being left behind with the legislation he’s passing.— Brian Bryant, President of IAM Union, discusses the disconnect between workers and current legislation.

Hello Bluesky, I was told that this app has become the go-to place for political discussions and analyses with common sense.

— JD Vance stated in his first post on Bluesky.

It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???— Donald Trump posted on social media after ordering a surprise attack on three of Iran’s nuclear sites.

We had a good relationship, I wish him well, very well.

— Donald Trump spoke during an event at the White House.

You need to take responsibility and accountability for what you are saying and doing out there in the social media world.

— Senator Tina Smith confronted Mike Lee directly in the Capitol, urging him to take responsibility for his statements on social media.

Any country in the region or elsewhere that is used by American forces to strike Iran will be considered a legitimate target for our armed forces.

— Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned that bases used by US forces could be attacked in retaliation.

We will liberate Los Angeles and make it free, clean and safe again.

— Donald Trump during his speech marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army.