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“administration accountable for their deep-seated corruption.”
Harris called for Democrats to hold the Trump administration accountable for corruption in a post on X.
“2026 was not simply a blue wave; it was a blue tsunami. It was an a---kicking. It was not simply a bad 2006 midterm election. It was a Watergate-level repudiation. What happened, and why? What are the consequences, and where on earth do we go from here?”
Cruz called the Republicans' midterm performance a blue tsunami and Watergate-level repudiation during his podcast released Wednesday.
“And the 'league that's yours' that they cover is the SEC.”
Brando specified that the conference broadcasters are most closely associated with covering is the SEC.
“We knew it was only a matter of time before something like this happened,”
Hernández said the rapid response network knew it was only a matter of time before an incident like Zepeda's happened.
“ICE agents illegally assaulted Mr Zepeda and then issued a false public statement to cover it up,”
Zepeda's attorneys said ICE agents illegally assaulted him and issued a false public statement to cover it up.
“new and original show”
Warner Bros Television issued a statement calling the lawsuit baseless and characterizing The Pitt as a new and original show.
“All right, let's talk about basketball.”
Kerr shut down a follow-up question about ICE by abruptly pivoting the room back to basketball.
“Pete, I think you were the first one to speak up, and you said: ‘Let’s do it, because you can’t let them have a nuclear weapon.’”
Trump described Hegseth as a key proponent of the Iran conflict and recalled Hegseth urging military action to prevent a nuclear weapon.
“The market’s moving from the promise of AI to the price of AI,”
Parkhill commented on the market shift from AI's promise to its cost amid a broad tech sell-off.
“It is our firm and immense desire to organise, plan, participate and actively collaborate in what will always be a fitting tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo's immense career, in which fans and the country can applaud and celebrate, once again, the player who has given us so much.”
The PFF issued a statement expressing its desire to organise a fitting tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo's career.
“should never, under any circumstances, give the Ayatollah billions of dollars”
Cruz said in a post on X that Washington should not give the Ayatollah billions of dollars.
“Not everybody that voted for Trump is part of this cult of personality that Trump has tried to make the Republican party into,”
Smith argued that not all Trump voters are part of a cult of personality around the former president.
“It was not an easy decision, because there are decisions that are not made only with the head. They are also made with the heart,”
Ronaldo announced his retirement from international football on Thursday without citing a specific reason.
“The Democratic blue tidal wave across the Senate and House was a seismic shift that will have a negative impact on the pace of the AI Revolution buildout in the US over the next few years,”
Yorkville analyst Dan Ives warned ABC News of potential midterm fallout for the tech sector after Democrats swept Senate and House races.
“The silence after the very breath of a human is violently wrestled out of them is deafening,”
Hood praised Newsom's commutation in a statement reported by The Sacramento Bee.
“The sheer diversity of the winners tonight is staggering,”
Senior observed the diversity of election winners on Tuesday night, including Black, gay, Muslim, and Native American victors.
“The video going around doesn’t show the driving, and it doesn’t show the threat. It shows exactly what it was meant to show: the reaction. We said the full story would look very different. It does.”
McCathern argued that the circulating video only shows Bryant's reaction, not the reckless driving or the alleged threat.
“No, look. I mean, if I were on the ballot, we would have won. You saw the people that were packed, thousands and thousands of people at every rally, and if I was on the ballot, we would have won, but they just -- you couldn't transfer that love. There was such love at those rallies; it was incredible. We weren't able to transfer the love to candidates,”
Trump maintained the party would have won if he were on the ballot.
“We only have a 15% probability of recession over the next 12 months,”
Brusuelas estimates a 15% probability of recession over the next 12 months.
“I'm not a fan per se of gambling on sports, especially the one-on-ones, the proposition types of betting,”
Davis expressed concerns about the rapid expansion of sports gambling, particularly proposition bets, in an interview with CNBC Sports.
“I do have an opinion. But the evidence available at this time is not strong enough for the court or for me to say this is the person who was responsible,”
Justice Samuel Alito said in a Fox News interview that he has an idea who leaked the draft opinion but lacks sufficient evidence to publicly identify that person.
“I've always told you guys that when I was young and single, before I had my wife and family ... I was a fool, man, I was a fool before I lived in the light of the Lord. I was a drug addict, a sex addict and an imbecile. But what I never was, was a rapist. I've never engaged in nonconsensual activity. I pray that you can see that by looking in my eyes.”
Brand posted this on social media in April 2025 in response to being initially charged with rape, indecent assault, and sexual assault.
“maximize our remaining days in power to prepare for what is coming”
Scalise wrote a letter to current House committee chairs on Thursday with instructions on how to brace for expected Democrat-led investigations.
“The top issue, cost of living, is very real. Too many in politics dismissed it. They didn't understand,”
Cruz said the dismissal of the rising cost of living led Republicans to be unsuccessful in the election.
“It's the political equivalent of a meteor strike,”
DeSantis described the midterm election results as the political equivalent of a meteor strike.
“I totally blew it,”
Damon admitted he regretted missing the celebration after The Departed won best picture at the 2007 Oscars.
“There must be accountability for what happened to Erik.”
Schiff called for accountability after ICE's assault and wrongful detainment of Zepeda.
“From day one, Harmeet Dhillon abdicated her responsibility to enforce our nation’s federal civil rights laws and destroyed the crown jewel of the justice department,”
Kristen Clarke criticized Dhillon for what she described as abandoning the division's core civil rights enforcement mission.
“And it very predictably made the five of us in the majority targets for assassination and nearly resulted in the assassination of my colleague Brett Kavanaugh.”
Alito said the leak made the five justices in the majority targets for assassination and nearly resulted in the assassination of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
“A state of worry and uncertainty overwhelmed my family and me,”
A Sanaa resident described his family's reaction to news of the government's Operation Dawn of Yemen offensive against Houthi-held territories.
“Russell Brand was predatory and used his celebrity status to commit sexual crimes. ...Although his tactics varied, at the centre of every assault was an abuse of power and sexual greed, with a complete disregard for the impact of his actions.”
Roberts issued this statement after a London jury found Brand guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
“This has been a structure the likes of which has never been seen anywhere,”
Trump spoke to the press corps at the construction site of the new White House ballroom.
“We've seen this before many times,”
Jeffries added that such wildlife smuggling attempts have been seen many times before.
“The sustenance of democracy in Nigeria, in the midst of encroaching military rule in West Africa, should strengthen our resolve to protect opposition politics and not stamp out opposition parties,”
Obi warned against stamping out opposition parties amid encroaching military rule in West Africa.
“Many of the Houthi field commanders and hundreds of fighters have been killed in air strikes, especially in Taiz and Yemen’s western coast. While the killing of these fighters has not stopped Houthi territorial gains, these gains can be short-lived if the government airpower and ground fighters keep launching coordinated military attacks,”
Mohammed said the Dawn of Yemen offensive exposed Houthi forces to deadly attacks, killing many field commanders and fighters, and that gains could be short-lived if coordinated attacks continue.
“I don’t fault the frustration or the competitiveness in any way, shape or form,”
O'Connell addressed receiver Justin Jefferson's visible frustration following a loss to Detroit.
“Communities are beginning to ask the right questions. They're concerned about water consumption,”
Wellise noted that communities are increasingly asking questions and expressing concern about data center water consumption.
“does not believe that it is appropriate to pursue contempt of Congress charges against a former advisor to the President who did not comply with a subpoena investigating the events of January 6, 2021, based on an asserted belief that he was protected by executive privilege.”
The DOJ explained its argument in a filing to dismiss Bannon's conviction for defying a Jan. 6 committee subpoena.
“He gained weight. I mean, he looked the real deal.”
Stallone remarked on how closely Anthony Ippolito resembled him after gaining weight for the role in "I Play Rocky."
“Mia Love gave me no love, but then she lost,”
Trump said this in a 2018 press conference after Republicans lost the House, referring to Utah Republican Mia Love.
“If there's a market for it, people will attempt to smuggle it,”
Jeffries previously told Fox News Digital that money can drive unusual wildlife smuggling attempts.
“It was a sacrifice for them, and they were awesome about it,”
Damon spoke about his family's support when he spent three and a half weeks away filming Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.
“barely a day after a mammoth crowd turned out in Sokoto [northern Nigeria] to welcome him”
Abubakar said the timing of the judgment was telling, as it came shortly after a large crowd welcomed him in Sokoto at his campaign launch.
“You're right, I definitely misspoke, and I knew that ICE was arresting some criminals,”
When confronted with ICE's actual enforcement record, Kerr admitted he misspoke about the agency targeting kindergartners instead of criminals.
“Following this win, Garcia will become Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, where he has vowed to take on the Trump Crime Family, corporate corruption, DHS and ICE abuses, and the cover-up of the Epstein files. His statement can be found below.”
The committee released a statement Tuesday night after Democrats were projected to win the House, outlining Rep. Garcia's planned oversight priorities.
“create opportunities for local workers and businesses”
OpenAI unveiled a new set of data center policies for responsible AI infrastructure, including commitments to protect local resources and support local workers and businesses.
“the deities of vaccine research”
Kennedy praised the Danish researchers and cited their earlier findings in support of concerns about vaccine safety.
“we continue to oppress marginalized groups that we have targeted since the beginning of time,”
Cloud added this in the same 2023 social media posts following the SCOTUS affirmative action ruling.
“After evaluating Kyler on Monday, getting some imaging and things, we did determine he does have a hamstring strain,”
O'Connell explained the team's decision to bench Kyler Murray due to a hamstring strain.
“In the current reality, in which there is no clear winner after the elections, I ask for originality and creativity, courage and goodwill, so that the State of Israel emerges the winner,”
Herzog called for originality and goodwill after neither bloc secured a majority in the elections.
“The proposed trial reeks of neocolonialism,”
Yamey criticised the proposed trial for withholding a recommended vaccine from newborns in a poor country where hepatitis B is widespread.
“When you lose that trust, especially in the institution that I’m in, it changes the institution fundamentally,”
Justice Clarence Thomas said shortly after the leak that losing trust fundamentally changes the institution of the Supreme Court.
“One of the strangest things about our culture is how much faith we’ve placed in elections to change our lives and how little faith we’ve placed in our own ability to do the same. People will spend months arguing about who should lead the country while spending zero time considering how they could better lead themselves … and THAT is a much bigger problem than most people realize,”
Sophie Cunningham shared this post from Andy Frisella on Instagram one day after the midterm elections.
“It happens more frequently than any of us would like.”
Jeffries said wildlife smuggling happens more frequently than anyone would like.
“Today, I accepted the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who led the Civil Rights Division with conviction the past 18 months. She has defended the civil liberties of every American and enforced the law without fear or favor. The Department is grateful for her dedicated public service, and we wish her every success in her future endeavors,”
Attorney General Todd Blanche announced in a post on X that he accepted Harmeet Dhillon's resignation as assistant attorney general leading the Civil Rights Division.
“House Democrats have signaled they intend to impeach President Trump, but they will not stop there. They will weaponize every single gavel to appease their radical base,”
Scalise warned committee chairs in a letter about Democrats' plans to weaponize oversight authority in the new Congress.
“A couple that we missed maybe a little high, one on schedule, one off schedule.”
O'Connell noted missed passing attempts to Jefferson after the Detroit loss.
“The fear is a total momentum unwind as Democrats pace the frontier and kibosh datacentre buildout … this looks totally overdone but the nature of ‘sell everything’ in this market means we need to look for some stability first,”
Wilson described a capitulation-level event in tech stocks amid expectations that Democratic governors will restrict datacentre buildout.
“And she surprised me and got a dress, and we went out to the after-party because she remembered that the last time it happened, I didn’t do it,”
Damon recalled his wife surprising him by getting a dress and going to an Oscars after-party despite recent surgery.
“Let’s not get too hasty here.”
Smith urged restraint in interpreting the election results given Kansas's enduring conservatism.