Who said what. Verbatim.

“The reason we lost is the war,”

Vance blamed the war with Iran for Republicans' midterm losses in a post on X.

“We’re making it a national monument, and it will not be allowed to be touched by anybody, destroyed, ripped down by stupid people, in order to build something in a slightly different shape,”

Trump announced the Oval Office national monument designation at a signing ceremony following his party's midterm election losses.

“The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night,”

Vance said his party lost because of the war in Iran.

“But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there.”

Vance said any honest conversation about where Republicans go from here must start with the war.

“I take this action because I firmly believe that state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values, undermines the foundations of our legal system, and diminishes each of us.”

Newsom declared the state's capital punishment system fundamentally flawed and morally incompatible with California's core values.

“Tony never met a stranger,”

The official band statement described Tony Butala's character and love of entertaining audiences.

“After nearly 30 years in public office, I have come to understand the limits of what government can justly accomplish,”

Newsom wrote in a letter to constituents announcing he would spare the lives of 548 inmates on death row.

“not every commitment and promise can be fulfilled”

Herzog urged both camps to compromise to avoid a new election.

“His life was a living example of talent, perseverance, and refinement. But, above all, his true joy was entertaining and sharing his music with audiences worldwide.”

The official band statement described Tony Butala's character and love of entertaining audiences.

“If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest,”

Vance challenged those who might argue losing the Senate was worth the cost of the war.

“My name is Abdul Rahman Mohammed El-Sayed,”

El-Sayed declared his full Arabic Muslim name to a cheering crowd at his victory rally, a name that had been a target for many of his opponents.

“JD, habibi, there is this delicious irony in the fact that you’re constitutionally obligated to swear me in January.”

El-Sayed addressed Vice-President JD Vance, noting the constitutional irony that Vance would be obligated to swear him in as senator in January.

“Michiganders, we want our taxes spent here, for schools here, and healthcare here, and infrastructure here. We don’t want our money sent to do apartheid or genocide or war.”

El-Sayed used his victory speech to call out the genocide in Gaza and demand taxes be spent domestically rather than on apartheid or war.

“Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message,”

Ghalibaf said in a post on X that voters had rejected conflict.

“He went back to his original formula, and it wasn't pretty!”

Trump wrote on Truth Social that Abbott went back to his original formula and it wasn't pretty.

“If the 40-day bombing campaign didn’t work, how is the three-day bombing campaign going to work?”

Mearsheimer questioned in a video commentary whether a shorter renewed bombing campaign could achieve Washington's objectives, warning Iranian retaliation could draw the US into a longer confrontation.

“they don’t need it”

On election morning, Trump suggested he would cut military aid to Israel at the end of the year.

“Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now,”

Musk posted on X in the early hours on Wednesday, referring to speculative plans to build AI infrastructure off-planet.

“I don’t even know if I can put it into words. You get voted captain, that says a ton, especially with this group of guys. He earned every bit of that. He’s trustworthy. He’s dependable. He’d give you the shirt off his back,”

On Monday, Lions coach Dan Campbell paid tribute to Jack Campbell's contributions to the team after the linebacker sustained a serious neck injury.

“We seem to be getting everything we want,”

In an earlier telephone interview with the Financial Times, Trump suggested he was content with the state of the stand-off with Iran.

“See, they try to call you hateful if you believe that Palestinian kids should get to grow up in the land of their forefathers without being murdered by our tax dollars,”

In his victory speech, El-Sayed criticized those who label supporters of Palestinian rights as hateful.

“He’s just all heart, all effort. And just an unbelievable person. Down to earth. Very genuine. There’s not a man on this team that doesn’t respect Jack Campbell and care about him.”

On Monday, Lions coach Dan Campbell paid tribute to Jack Campbell's contributions to the team after the linebacker sustained a serious neck injury.

“remain committed to the negotiation process”

Al-Ansari said that indirect talks between the US and Iran were continuing and both sides remained committed to the negotiation process.

“real-time exchange of proposals between”

Al-Ansari said Qatar was facilitating a real-time exchange of proposals between the US and Iran.

“If Greg Abbott, the Governor of Texas, hadn't become a RINO in the last six months of his Political Life, he wouldn't have lost,”

Trump wrote on Truth Social that Greg Abbott wouldn't have lost if he hadn't become a RINO in the last six months.

“If we have to, we’ll have to.”

Trump warned of further military action, suggesting force would be used if necessary.

“She loved the freedom. It was completely different seeing the world from the top.”

Camila Corteleti, mother of copilot Nathalia Filgueiras, told the New York Times her daughter loved the freedom of flying.

“It is a grave political provocation against the DPRK that the US misleads the international public opinion as if all the cyber crimes in different parts of the world are our deeds,”

Kim Yo-jong accused the US of misleading international public opinion by blaming North Korea for cyber crimes.

“a devastating reminder of what’s at stake when Washington deliberately erodes decades of progress in protecting Americans from preventable illnesses.”

Gov. Hochul said the child's death was a devastating reminder of the consequences of Washington eroding progress on preventable illnesses.

“it is the consistent policy stand of the DPRK government to resolutely oppose all sorts of malicious acts in cyberspace”

Kim Yo Jong stated North Korea's policy of opposing all malicious acts in cyberspace amid accusations linking Pyongyang to the Binance hack.

“The US has made a trite provocation of linking it with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea again,”

Kim Yo-jong issued a statement denying North Korean involvement in the $6.3bn Binance hack.

“Never before in American history has the federal government, on the eve of an election, sought to coerce a state and local government to abandon their own Constitutional elections procedures and bend to the will of the Executive Branch,”

Judge David Carter wrote this in his ruling denying the DOJ's request to block California from counting certain mail-in ballots.

“Homelessness continues to remain one of America’s greatest challenges and ongoing crises, something that I care deeply about and I have spent a significant amount of time and effort supporting charities that combat this ongoing social epidemic,”

Stewart added in her Page Six interview that she has supported charities combating homelessness.

“I am distressed that my Halloween costume yesterday, which was intended to bring more awareness to the very serious subject of homelessness, has offended people, which was never my intention,”

Stewart told Page Six on Sunday that her Halloween costume was intended to raise awareness of homelessness.

“are stabilising as expected”

Binance said an initial spike in withdrawals later declined and was stabilising after the hack.

“The attackers are layering these funds across many thousands of addresses, across thousands of deposits,”

Alec Zebrick told the BBC's Today Programme that attackers were dispersing stolen funds across thousands of addresses and deposits.

“Our commitment remains the same: Binance will fully cover the financial impact of the funds stolen in this incident,”

Binance stated it had replaced customers' assets using corporate treasury and reserve funds and reaffirmed it would cover all losses from the hack.

“My comment was ill-judged, and I now understand that it hurt many people in China and in Chinese communities around the world,”

Mbappé apologised later on Tuesday following backlash over his remarks about a meme involving Mao Zedong.

“We continue to see funds being laundered quite actively,”

Chainalysis, working with Binance and governments, reported that stolen funds from the hack were still being laundered.

“Between 06:00 and 15:30 [GMT] on November 1, we processed $4.649 billion in withdrawals and $1.01 billion in deposits, resulting in a net outflow of approximately $3.64 billion.”

Binance posted a statement on X reporting net outflow figures following the largest-ever crypto hack.

“Jack’s deal was definitely scary,”

Lions quarterback Jared Goff described Jack Campbell's neck injury as scary while observing the situation.

“Who we are as Michiganders is not hate, and [that] is not what we are getting out of our Democratic nominee right now,”

Stevens criticized what she described as coming from the Democratic nominee amid tensions with Abdul El-Sayed.

“I honestly have no idea.”

Before a rally on Friday, Peltola was asked whether someone on her campaign could have been involved in recruiting the other Sullivan.

“No, I’m going to accept the election results.”

Sullivan said in a CNN interview that he would accept the results of his upcoming election.

“Recognizing they couldn't run on their record, so they had to cheat,”

Sen. Dan Sullivan blasted Peltola's campaign and the DSCC in a CNN interview before the ruling was issued.

“I think a lot of Alaskans, even Democrats, are thinking she is not fit for office; she's continually lying to the Alaskan people, and I guarantee you she's lying right now.”

Sullivan accused Peltola of lying to the Alaskan people and said many Alaskans think she is not fit for office.

“It's hard to admit when you've really screwed up. My earlier statement didn't go far enough. I know many people are suffering economically. Wearing a costume like I did was insensitive and not funny. I am very sorry. - Martha.”

Stewart shared a further statement on her Instagram grid hours after addressing the controversy to Page Six.

“You know who else doesn’t agree with everything I do? Michelle Obama.”

Obama bridged the gap with a joke about disagreements at a rally in Detroit.

“None of this matters.”

El-Sayed dismissed the significance of Stevens' endorsement when asked about it by reporters on Sunday.

“This whole town runs on diesel,”

A longtime Unalaska resident described how soaring diesel prices are squeezing the remote Alaskan town.

“will receive all the necessary humanitarian assistance”

Lubinets said on Friday morning that residents who decided to stay in Oleshky will receive all necessary humanitarian assistance.

“I didn’t want to, but I kind of have to, otherwise I’m going to become a charity.”

Looby is considering raising menu prices due to increased fuel surcharges from distributors.

“I have no idea,”

Peltola denied knowledge of an alleged scheme to recruit a candidate sharing her Republican opponent's name.

“I should kill you right now.”

A woman alleged Jacobs physically assaulted her at his home in January 2022 and made this threat during the altercation.

“If confirmed as a dwarf planet, ED138 would join a very small family of worlds,”

Holman comments on the significance of ED138 if its dwarf planet status is confirmed.

“Objects like this are very rare, so I immediately started checking whether I or the code had done something wrong.”

Holman explains that he immediately began verifying his discovery of the unusually large trans-Neptunian object.

“My first reaction was one of excited disbelief,”

Holman describes his initial reaction upon discovering the potential dwarf planet 2026 ED138 while analyzing Rubin Observatory data on 13 October 2026.

“In the summer of 2025, a staffer for Mary Peltola, the Alaska Democrat who was eyeing a run for Senate, received unusual instructions from top campaign aides: Find as many people named Dan Sullivan in Alaska as you can,”

The Times began its Wednesday report on the alleged Peltola campaign scheme to recruit a spoiler candidate named Dan Sullivan.

“The staffer complied, combing through voter records to produce a list of Dan Sullivans from across the state. ... [I]f the Peltola campaign or its allies could track down and persuade another Dan Sullivan to run for Senate, the confusion could cost the senator crucial votes on the state’s unusual, four-person ballot. The plan worked,”

The Times report detailed how a Peltola campaign staffer compiled a list of Dan Sullivans in Alaska to exploit voter confusion.

“The evidence will determine what happens next.”

Dunleavy announced his investigation order in response to a New York Times report on the Peltola campaign and DSCC allegedly recruiting a second Sullivan candidate.