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“hadn't become a RINO in the last six months”
Trump derided Greg Abbott on Truth Social, saying Abbott wouldn't have lost the Texas governor race without becoming a RINO.
“She makes big deals for the very wealthy in the billionaire class and corporate America on the backs of very small deals that she brings home to Maine. It is a senator’s job to bring money back to their state, and other senators bring a lot more money back to their states than Senator Collins brings brings to Maine.”
Wise criticized Collins for serving wealthy interests while bringing relatively less federal money back to Maine.
“On the field, she played with intensity and determination,”
The club described how Apa played with intensity and determination on the field.
“From the beginning, it was clearly a systematic campaign when Arab citizens mobilised heavily, especially in the villages, the Naqab and the Bedouin areas,”
Abu Amer told Al Jazeera that the political backlash against Palestinian citizens of Israel's election success was preplanned.
“Americans have spoken loud and clear. We should act on the message they’re sending,”
Blinken wrote on X that Americans have spoken and the administration should act on their message.
“[It] gets back to the old half-joke about communism and the wall in Berlin, which is, as Reagan said, they build walls that keep people in where normally we build walls to keep people out.”
Stern compared wealth tax enforcement to the Berlin Wall, quoting Reagan's observation that communist walls keep people in rather than out.
“Looking at that from a national prism, very different conversation than a state-by-state prism. That’s been the debate in California. I think the majority of Californians see that distinction even though they absolutely believe that we need a new tax bracket in this country,”
Newsom distinguished his opposition to a state-level billionaire tax from his openness to a similar federal policy, noting Californians see the distinction.
“I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!”
Trump issued a statement on Truth Social as Democrats won major races on election night.
“They prefer their political interest over the national interest,”
Netanyahu accused left-wing bloc leaders of preferring their political interest over the national interest, according to X's translation.
“Everything is blue. It’s like the ballot itself was painted blue by the time we were done with it.”
Sutter described the ballot as being painted blue after the Democratic victories in Texas.
“Our hearts are broken for the Apa family, and we are deeply sorry for the unimaginable loss of their beautiful daughter, Rachel,”
Bucknell Field Hockey posted an Instagram tribute mourning the loss of Rachel Apa.
“Five words for the American people: relief is on the way,”
Democratic leader Chuck Schumer made this remark to reporters as Democrats secured control of the Senate.
“I know there was a lot of talk out there like, 'she's given up', and that's funny to me.”
Kardashian addresses rumors that she had given up on becoming a lawyer, finding them amusing.
“He always said that when things are going well, we need to stay humble. And when things aren’t going the way we want, we need to stay positive, keep our faith, and get back to work.”
Erika Kirk recalled her late husband's advice about staying humble in victory and positive in defeat.
“I don’t think about it. I did the right thing. I would have done it again,”
Trump told the Wall Street Journal he had no regrets about starting the conflict and would do it again.
“That all goes back to the price of gas. It goes back to the price of groceries because Trump won’t take on the donors and those that are involved in these pricing schemes at the grocery store.”
Garcia said gas and grocery prices are tied to Trump not taking on donors and those involved in pricing schemes.
“This is your victory,”
Sherrod Brown addressed supporters at the Ohio Democrats election watch party after his Senate comeback victory.
“Is it weak to do this? I think it's the opposite of weak. I think fragile weak countries can't face up to their past. I'm really proud of Britain, but being proud of your country is also being willing to face up to things you didn't do, right?”
Miliband argued that facing up to Britain's past is a sign of strength, not weakness.
“I’m going to become a Political Pundit, both good and bad, on the reasons these Candidates won and lost!”
Donald Trump wrote in a series of social media posts as Democrats secured historic wins in the midterm elections.
“any possibility of a unity government led by Netanyahu”
Lapid said the US vote effectively ruled out any possibility of a unity government led by Netanyahu.
“If we have to, we’ll have to.”
Trump warned of further military action against Iran if necessary.
“the high fashion, high drama and heightened reality”
Watts says the second series has doubled down on the high fashion, high drama and heightened reality of the first.
“Honestly, in real time I wasn’t thinking I’m not gonna put this on because I don’t want, like, the Chiefs fans mad or Travis mad or whatever, but after the fact, I didn’t realize that all my teammates had it on, so that made me look worse.,”
Clark explained on Kylie Kelce's podcast that she did not initially think about upsetting Chiefs fans but later realized her teammates all had their Colts jerseys on, making her look worse.
“Americans are not looking for labels and don’t subscribe to unquestioned party loyalty anymore either,”
Erika Kirk wrote that Americans no longer subscribe to unquestioned party loyalty.
“In the past, they were annoyed by our patriotism only; today, they fear our influence. We hope it will actually backfire,”
Tibi said that while opponents were previously annoyed by Palestinian citizens' patriotism, they now fear their political influence, and expressed hope it would backfire.
“I pretended like I believed this,”
Kelly said he pretended to believe van der Sloot's claim about where Natalee's body was located.
“American voters, organizers, and a cohort of enormously talented candidates came together and kicked the door down.”
Friedman credited voters, organizers, and candidates for breaking through on Palestine in the midterms.
“widespread phenomenon involving the influx of substantial funds into Israel from foreign states”
Sohlberg told a Central Elections Committee meeting that Shin Bet intelligence pointed to substantial foreign funds entering Israel.
“The gratitude for saving people’s children is awesome, but there were ones that I didn’t save.”
Giamanco told OPB that while he was grateful for saving some children, others were lost.
“Even with all the speculation that the ending of the $3.8bn grant was some kind of quid pro quo to satisfy the US public, there was still no mention of the access to the weaponry that’s part of that grant,”
Pinkas noted that despite speculation about ending the $3.8bn grant, there was no mention of Israel's access to US weaponry.
“suggested an animal may have been involved”
The BCCOS said evidence at the scene where the women's remains were found suggested an animal may have been involved.
“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.”
Stewart issued an apology via Instagram after backlash over her Halloween costume.
“Charlie’s vision for Turning Point Action was always bigger than one election,”
Erika Kirk described her late husband's broader vision for Turning Point Action as a permanent political operation.
“I always do things that are tough because I genuinely want to learn,”
Kardashian says she chooses difficult challenges because she genuinely wants to learn.
“I thought it was complete bulls–t. I knew he had no intention of giving any truthful information whatsoever, but I told Beth there might be a play to get him trapped with extortion and fraud charge,”
Kelly said he thought van der Sloot's offer was nonsense but saw a chance to trap him with extortion and fraud charges.
“Four dudes that know absolutely nothing about football are trying to chime in on social events that football people are talking about,”
Dakich reacted to Joe Scarborough's criticism of Pat McAfee by saying Scarborough and his deskmates know nothing about football.
“The investigation is ongoing. Support and resources have been offered to both students.”
Walsh stated that the investigation is ongoing and that support and resources have been offered to both students involved.
“love[s] seeing rich famous people get hammered for their costumes the day after.”
Kimmel noted he enjoys seeing celebrities criticized for their Halloween costumes the next day.
“Data centers went from being a popular economic development tool in 2024 and 2025 to something of a pariah by the time the midterm campaigns gathered steam,”
The Washington policy team at Optimal Advisory wrote this week about the political shift around data centers during the midterm campaigns.
“Let’s be clear: if the Billionaire Tax passes, none of the billionaires will actually lose money. They have been averaging a growth rate of 7 or 8 percent per year in their wealth. Thus, a 5% hit doesn’t even cut into what they have; it just slightly slows down the growth of that wealth.”
DSA materials argued that billionaires' wealth growth rate of 7-8% per year means a 5% tax would only slow growth, not reduce existing wealth.
“At those speeds I don’t know that it would’ve been effective even if it had still been attached to the aircraft, but knowing that it was lost is a very important piece of evidence in terms of pointing us toward other things to investigate,”
Chapman said the loss of the elevator is important evidence pointing investigators toward other things to investigate.
“third-party supplier and was outside Coolworld's direct control.”
Coolworld said the vulnerability that enabled the cyberattack was related to a component from a third-party supplier.
“That’s safe. It gives you the immunity, and it’s very appropriate.”
Dr. Desai said getting an MMR booster is safe, provides immunity, and is very appropriate.
“The Apas are in the thoughts and prayers of the entire Bucknell Field Hockey family during this incredibly difficult time.”
The Bucknell Field Hockey organization wrote that the Apas were in their thoughts and prayers.
“If God is in charge, why did he let our country get taken over by Muslims and communists?”
Loomer tweeted on Tuesday night questioning why God allowed the country to be taken over by Muslims and communists.
“Google is trying to use its monopoly power to force AI into our public schools,”
Mamdani voiced outrage on social media over Google's new policy surrounding AI in schools.
“showed us a legacy of unconditional love and devotion.”
In a joint statement, the families said Cetina showed a legacy of unconditional love and devotion.
“stepping up in the second season”
Watts says Kardashian is on a trajectory that sees her stepping up in the second season.
“A good place to start: a diplomatic resolution to President Trump’s war of choice with Iran.”
Blinken wrote on X that a diplomatic resolution to the Iran conflict would be a good place to start.
“On the second day as my time as foreign secretary, I was told, 'look, one of your tasks is CHOGM 2024, which happened in Samoa, didn't go well.' To use sort of diplomatic speak, it ended up in a sort of punch up, a sort of verbal punch up about this whole issue.”
Miliband described how he learned that the previous CHOGM in Samoa had gone poorly on his second day as foreign secretary.
“There are no words of comfort. There is absolutely nothing to mitigate this feeling full of sadness,”
Tenerife confirmed the death of forward Jesus de Miguel in a statement on Tuesday morning.
“It is a historic win. It is the first time Florida has elected a Black governor,”
Sanders Townsend explicitly acknowledged the significance of Donalds' election as the first Black governor of Florida.
“I and all members of the United Arab List are not afraid of any investigation and are prepared to appear before any law enforcement authority,”
Abbas said he and all United Arab List members were prepared to appear before any law enforcement authority, provided the process is conducted under the attorney general and judicial system.
“I worked in Sarajevo for 10 days and then the rest in Zenica, a large regional center in central Bosnia,”
Hamawy described his 1994 volunteer work in Bosnia with the Benevolence International Foundation in a 1996 interview with the Newark Star-Ledger.
“it will be dispatched in accordance with provincial human-wildlife conflict response guidelines to protect public safety”
Inspector Jeff Tyre said any captured bear found to have been involved in the attack would be dispatched under provincial guidelines to protect public safety.
“We know that true peace comes only from the Lord, and we pray that His presence and comfort will be deeply felt by all who are grieving and by all whose lives were touched by Rachel’s extraordinary life and legacy.”
Faulkner prayed that comfort would be felt by those grieving Rachel Apa's death.
“They went all in on one of the ugliest campaigns we've seen in a long time,”
In his victory speech, El-Sayed accused his opponents of running an ugly campaign and attacking him over his name and faith.
“Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power,”
Pritzker wrote on X that Trump is calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
“I thought they'd do better,”
In a Fox News interview, Trump said he was a little surprised at the outcome and thought Republican candidates would do better.
“They did this with honor and with an unwavering sense of duty to their oath to serve and protect the citizens of Spokane County; they heroically placed themselves in mortal danger.”
The sheriff's office praised the deputies' sense of duty and heroism in placing themselves in mortal danger during the shooting response.