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“After she upended the division’s mission-critical work, the civil servants who dedicated their careers to protecting vulnerable communities were instead told to target them – and more than three-quarters of the division’s lawyers left. Dhillon wielded the enormous power of the justice department to threaten universities, state and local officials, and election workers in spurious cases that rarely won in court.”

Young added that Dhillon redirected civil servants to target vulnerable communities, causing most of the division's lawyers to leave.

“unable to identify a person responsible by a preponderance of the evidence.”

The Supreme Court announced in January 2023 that Marshal Gail Curley's investigation was unable to identify the leaker by a preponderance of the evidence.

“He’s the one who should decide how he wants to end his time with the national team. In my first call-up, I said, ‘I need you, I need you to be close to me, playing or not playing, I need you’. And now I’m saying the same thing.”

Jesus said Ronaldo should decide how to end his time with the national team, reiterating his need for the forward's presence.

“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.

“That’s what Democrats have always needed in a place like out here.”

Landry commented on Talarico winning nearly 41% of the vote in Lubbock County, the last time a Democrat hit 40% there being Ann Richards in 1990.

“There is no bright line between an engineer's expertise and proprietary information,”

Chan discussed the difficulty of distinguishing between an engineer's general expertise and proprietary information in Singapore.

“Now it's going to take a lot of time and effort to rebuild. It will not happen in just one election cycle. But Florida shows how you can build a coalition, not only to convert on all your promises in good times, but also to withstand the bad times,”

DeSantis said rebuilding the Republican Party will take time and offered Florida as an example.

“But the more important question is not simply how many missiles they still possess; it is the scale and nature of the external support they continue to receive – whether in intelligence, targeting assistance, components, technical expertise or weapons replenishment,”

Al-Jeddawy said the more important question regarding continued Houthi missile attacks is the scale and nature of external support the group receives.

“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.

“I totally blew it,”

Damon admitted he regretted missing the celebration after The Departed won best picture at the 2007 Oscars.

“The manager had broken his word to me.”

Ronaldo accused Jesus of breaking his word regarding his playing time against Norway.

“[The researchers] took advantage of the fact that Guinea-Bissau does not have a very strong research capacity … a very strong critical mass of public health professionals, very well vested in understanding what the politics that surround global health are,”

Robalo told Al Jazeera that the researchers exploited Guinea-Bissau's limited research capacity and lack of public health professionals versed in global health politics.

“If he wants to, he’ll return to the national team. We can talk before the next call-up, but Cris is the one who’s going to decide,”

Jesus indicated Ronaldo could return to the national team if he chose to, noting he also coached Ronaldo at Al-Nassr.

“And I thought, it’s time we get fresh blood up there.”

Olson decided it was time for new representation in the Senate.

“the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone.”

Vance said in a social media post on Wednesday that the real reason Republicans lost is obvious.

“prides himself in leaving everyone, including the Iranians, constantly guessing”

Cafiero said Trump prides himself in leaving everyone, including the Iranians, constantly guessing.

“Secretary Hegseth has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as Secretary of Defense and subversive of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States of America,”

Massie read from his 34-page impeachment resolution on the House floor for more than 67 minutes in September.

“So it's more who are the intermediaries in this world who are taking on risks that you don't know about. ... You do wonder where in the intermediary sector is the biggest risk.”

Barkin raised concerns about which intermediaries are taking on risks related to debt issuance to hyperscalers.

“He has definitely secured the serial killer vote now,”

Klaas added a pointed criticism of Newsom's mass commutation of death row sentences.

“prepared to find what we can do”

Andy Burnham said the government was prepared to find what it could do to help save the Poundland chain.

“because they realize that there's some intelligence value and something that they want to collect.”

CrowdStrike has seen remote IT workers hand off access to malware teams when North Korea identifies intelligence worth collecting from a target.

“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.

“Because everybody else turns on their AC.”

Ren compared data center cooling demand on hot days to widespread air conditioning use that strains power supply.

“I just want to make good stuff and definitely keep working with Ben,”

Damon told GQ he wants to keep making good work and continue collaborating with Ben Affleck.

“force tens of thousands of Washington girls each year to undergo invasive, embarrassing, and potentially harmful genital exams just to play sports”

Opponents of Initiative 638 warned the measure could force girls to undergo invasive genital exams to participate in school sports.

“No, I think he’s doing a very good job.”

Trump defended Hegseth when asked by reporters on Wednesday whether he was considering replacing him.

“We are outraged because even I, as the minister responsible for this sector, was not informed.”

Nantote expressed outrage that the trial might proceed without his knowledge as the minister responsible for the health sector.

“I spent my life working to become the best player in the world. Today I realise my greatest victory was earning the honour of representing the best country in the world.”

In his farewell video, Ronaldo said his greatest victory was earning the honour of representing Portugal.

“I did not do anything wrong, and they should never have done that. I don’t want this to happen to anyone else.”

Zepeda said he did nothing wrong and did not want the experience to happen to anyone else.

“These species are attractive because of the colors, because of the size and, more than anything, because they can be intended for collectors,”

Suarez said the creatures can be valuable to collectors after more than 3,000 tarantulas were found hidden in socks in luggage at a Peru airport.

“multiple cases across the country”

The rights group said protesters were subjected to excessive force in multiple cases across the country.

“Republicans lost because they didn’t give rural Texas enough of a reason to show up,”

Bellsnyder said Republicans lost because they failed to give rural Texas a reason to turn out.

“shutting down the borders between Canada and Mexico and the United States has probably not been so good for policy,”

Cohn says shutting down borders between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico has probably not been good policy.

“It’s part of an approach of ‘grab first, justify later’. [They] detain people because they appear ‘suspicious’ – and here ‘suspicious’ just means Latino,”

Wilfong said Zepeda's detention matched a pattern of ICE grabbing people who appear Latino and justifying it later.

“No one confessed to publicly disclosing the document and none of the available forensic and other evidence provided a basis for identifying any individual as the source of the document,”

The marshal's report concluded that no one confessed and no forensic evidence identified the source of the leaked draft.

“there'll be plenty of time to worry about [2028] after the midterms.”

Cruz told ABC News' Linsey Davis in September he was focused on the midterms and would address 2028 afterward.

“Dez didn’t start this. He was targeted by someone who wanted a reaction, and they got one,”

Bryant's attorney alleges the former NFL star was targeted and set up to create a viral moment after an altercation with 19-year-old Noah Reyes in a parking lot.

“My sense is that the economic expansion will continue to roll on, featuring above trend growth near 2½ percent,”

Brusuelas says the economic expansion will continue with above-trend growth near 2.5 percent.

“A culture of personal excellence is the foundation of a great country. There is no election, politician, policy or law that can substitute for that … and the best thing about that is the same behaviors that make you a better American also make your own life better quickly. If we want a better America … It starts with better Americans. There is no other way. Personal excellence is the Ultimate Rebellion.”

Sophie Cunningham shared this post from Andy Frisella on Instagram one day after the midterm elections.

“He just gave the gift of life to [hundreds of] people who took the gift of life from their victims,”

Klaas, whose daughter was kidnapped and murdered in 1993, expressed disappointment over Newsom's commutation decision.

“The post-Trump era begins now,”

Hillary Clinton declared in a Wednesday post on X that the post-Trump era had arrived following the midterm elections.

“The outcome of the election was immaterial to that estimate.”

Brusuelas says the election outcome was immaterial to his recession probability estimate.

“They both have contracts with ESPN, and they get summarily dissed.”

Brando argued that the Big 12 and ACC are overlooked despite having ESPN contracts.

“People would respond to that.”

Bonner said people would respond to candidates who come through and ask if they are doing alright.

“got hurt so bad”

Duever, a semi-retired farmer, attributed Republican losses in the midterms to Trump's impact.

“And I turned to Lucy, and I was like, 'S---, we should be there!'”

Damon recalled telling his wife they should have been at the Oscars when The Departed won best picture.

“It's very, very important because that audience was ignored for centuries, it seems, since John Wayne,”

Stallone explained that Taylor Sheridan found success by tapping into a Middle America audience Hollywood had long ignored.

“As a lame duck who is increasingly focused on his personal legacy rather than the Republican Party's success, Trump may resist increased pressure for confrontation with China and continue his pursuit of 'strategic stability,'”

Gabriel Wildau said Trump may resist pressure for confrontation with China and continue pursuing strategic stability as a lame duck focused on his legacy.

“They'll probably gain some courage and some confidence from what's happened in the courtroom over the last few weeks.”

Furphy believes more women may come forward following Brand's conviction.

“I’m sad to be leaving the World Cup like this,”

Ronaldo expressed sadness following Portugal's round-of-16 exit at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

“won’t even take power until January 2027”

Cafiero noted that Democrats will not take power until January 2027, giving Trump a window to act aggressively.

“Any brown person regardless of their legal status is at risk of being pulled over, stopped and questioned.”

Hernández said any brown person regardless of legal status is at risk of being pulled over, stopped, and questioned by ICE.

“make himself richer instead of really helping the people”

Olson expressed frustration that Trump had been acting to enrich himself rather than helping ordinary people.

“I think the key thing is the integrity of the game,”

Davis said protecting the integrity of the game should remain the top priority for professional sports leagues even as gambling partnerships generate revenue.

“I’ve seen what Roger Marshall did over the eight years or so that he’s been doing this,”

Olson explained her dissatisfaction with defeated Republican senator Roger Marshall's record.

“is the most important risk right now ... and I hope that our move in September and whatever else we might choose to do in the future will have some impact on inflation.”

Barkin identified inflation as the most important risk and expressed hope that Fed rate moves will have an impact on it.

“Our students do not want to live in fear.”

Soto said students do not want to live in fear following Zepeda's detention near Santa Maria high school.

“We are going to consider congressional redistricting,”

Neubauer spoke on a call with reporters about Democrats' plans after winning a majority in Wisconsin's state assembly.

“it has been a disaster internationally and domestically for them”

Musgrave said the war has been a disaster internationally and domestically for hawks such as Cruz.

“I mean, we're so easy to condemn and I think that's just something that if I hadn't had a second chance, third chance, fourth chance, I mean I really sometimes would make a mess when I was younger and you don't realize, you know, maybe this is it for me and thankfully people gave me another chance, and if they hadn't, I wouldn't be here. I wouldn't be in this position, and I'm grateful for that.”

Bauer explained his personal belief in forgiveness and second chances, reflecting on his own past mistakes.