If this how this administration responds to a senator with a question, if this is how the Department of Homeland Security responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country.— Senator Alex Padilla spoke about his forcible removal during Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference.

Iran should make a deal over its nuclear programme to prevent further conflict with Israel 'before there is nothing left.'— US President Donald Trump urged Iran to negotiate to avoid further escalation after Israeli strikes.

He called us and he said: 'I am in the plane and I have boarded safely and everything was okay'. That was his last call.— Ashfaque Nanabawa, who was searching for his cousin who was on board.

To put it bluntly, there is no invasion or rebellion in Los Angeles; there is civil unrest that is no different from episodes that regularly occur in communities throughout the country, and that is capable of being contained by state and local authorities working together.

— Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California, in an emergency filing.

The enemy thinks it can fight Iran the same way it fights defenceless Palestinians who are under an Israeli siege.

— Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, spoke about Iran's military readiness and its stance against Israel.

Our farmers are being hurt badly, they have good workers that have worked for them for 20 years. They are not citizens, but turned out to be great. We will do something about that.

— President Donald Trump discussing the impact of immigration policy on farmers.

I call myself Brian Willpower Wilson.

— Brian Wilson discussing his mindset and approach to life.

We're honoring the 250th anniversary of the greatest fighting force in history, the United States Army. We will celebrate a spectacular military parade in Washington DC, like no other.— President Donald Trump on Truth Social, regarding the upcoming military parade.

I do feel like the timing wasn’t a coincidence.— Sabrina Carpenter reflecting on her career and the feeling that everything is happening at the right time.

The president is escalating events in Los Angeles not to prevent violence, but to stoke fear and division.

— Nick Brown, the attorney general of Washington State, whose office led the filing in federal court in California of what is known as an amicus brief.

Moran said that Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller "is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred."— Terry Moran about Stephen Miller in a post on the social media platform X.

Democracy is under assault before our eyes. The moment we've feared has arrived.— Gavin Newsom, California Governor, during a speech addressing the challenges facing democracy.

This is totally a miracle for me.

— Bhoomi Chauhan reflects on narrowly missing her flight that crashed shortly after take-off.

Eliminating FEMA would be a man-made disaster; we need FEMA to help us address natural disasters. Let’s work together to improve FEMA so we are ready for future disasters.— A spokesperson for North Carolina Governor Josh Stein (D), emphasizing the need for FEMA.

He ought to be tarred and feathered, I'll say that.— Mike Johnson on Governor Gavin Newsom at a news conference.

The protests in Los Angeles fall far short of 'rebellion.'— U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer regarding the illegal deployment of the National Guard by Trump.

Everything happened in front of my eyes. I don't believe (know) how I survived.— Viswash Kumar Ramesh describes his experience after the plane crash.

Where there is love, there is no room for prejudice, for ‘security’ zones separating us from our neighbors, for the exclusionary mindset that, tragically, we now see emerging also in political nationalisms.— Pope Leo XIV criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world and prayed for reconciliation and dialogue during a mass.

On June 14—Flag Day—President Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn't staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else.— The No Kings website explains the motivation behind the protests.