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"The Trump administration is trying to roll back decades of critical health and safety regulations that have saved millions of lives and are all that's standing between us and runaway climate change," said one campaigner.
"He, like all presidents, must abide by the rule of law—and because he has not, Congress must adhere to its own obligations to carry out an impeachment investigation."
"This targeting sends a chilling message to people across this country, on and off campuses, that anyone exercising their rights will be subject to repression, detention, and possible deportation," said one advocate.
"By making these commitments, you would increase Americans' trust in your ability to serve the public interest during your time at CMS—rather than the special interests of companies in your network."
"The public Postal Service is a democratic right, and we won't back down in defending it...Together, we say: The U.S. Mail Is Not For Sale!" said the American Postal Workers Union.
The president, said one expert, "is for corruption and is undermining any federal efforts to combat it."
"A lot of people feel betrayed by our closest ally," said one marketer in Canada, where President Donald Trump has imposed 25% tariffs.
One D.C.-based observer accused the GOP of "attempting to casually cut the budget of a major city simply because they hate us and they can."
After doubling down on calling Rep. Sarah McBride "mister," Rep. Keith Self explained, "It is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female."
"Instead of trying to lower the cost of living, he's doubling down on his plans to give massive tax breaks to billionaires and giant corporations," said one Trump critic.
"There is a very serious danger that Senate Democrats are on the verge of folding," said the leader of one progressive advocacy group.
"So many people will needlessly die because of this," said one critic.
"Khalil's abduction, in its cruelty and unlawfulness, has horrified people around the country. Let us be clear: This is what fascism looks like, and it is part of a much broader campaign," said the director of Palestine Legal.
Opposing the Republican president's lawless rampage against the federal government, a massive giveaway to billionaires, and vicious attacks on the working class "should be an open-and-shut case," said one commentator.
"Trump and Elon Musk have aimed their wrecking ball at public schools and the futures of the 50 million students."
The exchange on the Senate floor came after the Finance Committee chair blocked passage of the Vermont Independent's bill.
Ukraine's foreign minister called the endorsement a "step that proves Ukraine is ready to move forward on the path to a just end to the war."
"If Oz is confirmed as the CMS administrator, attacks on traditional Medicare are likely to move into overdrive," said one advocate, calling to strengthen the program, "not weaken it through further privatization."
"They slipped in a little clause letting them escape ever having to debate or vote on Trump's tariffs," said one Democratic critic. "Isn't that clever?"
"While Trump cuts programs you need to live, he's turning the White House into a car dealership to advertise his unelected shadow president's failing company," said one critic.
"Everybody that is in prison now is keenly aware of the environment, and it's become a very hot topic within the low- and minimum-security inmate communities," said a consultant who has advised white-collared convicts.
"Allowing companies like Apple, PayPal, and X Money to avoid federal laws creates a blind spot for rampant financial abuse and fraud," said one watchdog group.
"This administration is targeting our state for retribution," said Rep. Chellie Pingree, "all because our elected officials are standing up for the rule of law."
"God has sent us the U.S. administration, and it is clearly telling us—it's time to inherit the land," she said.
The next Canadian prime minister has said that "my government will keep our tariffs on until the Americans show us respect."
"Duterte's arrest on an ICC warrant... shows that suspected perpetrators of the worst crimes, including government leaders, can and will face justice," said one human rights advocate.
Democratic leaders "helped create the conditions for this framing anti-genocide speech as antisemitic/terrorism," said one journalist.
"Why do you lie so much about Social Security? To get people to lose faith in the system, and then you can give it over to Wall Street," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
"You owe the American public an explanation for why you took part in PhRMA's influence-peddling events with President Trump," wrote Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden, and Bernie Sanders.
"Threatening to punish hardworking Americans for their employers' perceived political views is about as flagrant a violation of the First Amendment as you can imagine," said one critic.
"If the feds can snatch up an American green card holder for speech they don't like and get away with it, they won't stop here. They'll be able to erase the right to speech they don't agree with and kidnap anyone who dares resist."
"As Wright speaks to industry insiders, members of impacted communities, faith leaders, youth, and others are assembling for a 'March for Future Generations,'" one campaigner said of the action at CERAWeek.
"This just exposes the blatant fallacy in Bezos' new rules: civil liberty for him but not for anyone who disagrees," wrote one journalist.
"While a recession may not be fully baked into the cards at this point, the risk is evident and it's almost entirely coming from Donald Trump's policies."
"This program was designed to save money for hard-working Americans who are struggling to pay for groceries and keep the lights on," said the head of a climate group that had been awarded funds to finance green energy expansion.
"The Trump administration seems hellbent on dismantling the system of checks and balances which are the pillars of a democratic society," said one senior leader with the group CIVICUS.
One expert noted that "this collective punishment of civilians" violates the Geneva Conventions as well as a preliminary injunction from the International Court of Justice.
"Arresting and threatening to deport students because of their participation in political protest is the kind of action one ordinarily associates with the world's most repressive regimes."
"There is someone who is trying to weaken our economy: Donald Trump," said Carney in his victory speech.
Advocates expressed concern for wildlife as emergency crews completed rescue and firefighting efforts.
One top Democrat called the seven-month continuing resolution a "power grab" that "further allows unchecked billionaire Elon Musk and President Trump to steal from the American people."
"The arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil—a green card holder whose wife is eight months pregnant—is a blatant assault on the First Amendment and a sign of advancing authoritarianism under Trump," said one critic.
"By openly trying to starve and freeze an entire civilian population to death, the far-right government of indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu has once again clearly demonstrated its genocidal intent in Gaza," said CAIR.
"We will not accept oligarchy, we will not accept authoritarianism, we will not accept kleptocracy," the democratic socialist senator said. "We're gonna fight back, and we're gonna win."
"This is our day to stand together, make our voices heard, and show the world that we are not backing down," said Women's March.
"Let's be clear: This is the beginning, not the end, of the fight for Americans' fundamental rights to join a union," said one labor leader.
"By executing Brad Sigmon, South Carolina has also executed the possibility of redemption," said one critic. "Our state is declaring that no matter what you do to make up for your wrongdoing, we reserve the right to kill you."
"They'll only come for those bad people, right?" quipped one observer.
"What Donald Trump and Elon Musk aren't telling you is that under the banner of DOGE they are gutting Americans' jobs and eliminating their essential services all across the country," said one critic.
"The massive income and wealth inequality that exists in America today is not just an economic issue, it is literally a matter of life and death," said Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
"You can't appease the Zionists," said one critic. "Stop playing the game—refuse the terms."
"When research stops, people suffer and people die," said one campaigner.
"As Trump repeatedly undermines our democracy and ignores the Constitution, we will continue to call on Congress to fulfill its duty by investigating and, if necessary, removing this corrupt executive from office," said one legal advocate.
"Donald Trump is on track to be the first president to deliberately engineer a severe depression," warned one observer.
"Those pushing for this repression will come to realize the dangerous precedent it will set for freedom of speech," warned one critic.
The Social Security Administration abruptly canceled contracts that allowed new parents in the state to sign up their babies for Social Security numbers at the hospital, but on Friday reinstated those contracts.
DOGE staffers returned to the U.S. African Development Foundation Thursday with U.S. marshals, demanding access to the agency.
"Really reassuring that the SpaceX guy is taking over the FAA," one observer quipped.
"Taking away a child's freedom and deliberately putting them in these conditions is unconscionable, as is denying a parent their most fundamental role of providing their child with a loving and nurturing environment."
"The president seems intent on pushing the bounds of his office and exercising his power in a manner violative of clear statutory law to test how much the courts will accept the notion of a presidency that is supreme."
"Local news blocked," one employee said. "So if there was a local shooting or something, I wouldn't be able to see."
"My constituents in Vermont and constituents all over this country want to know what the hell is going on with the federal government right now," the democratic socialist senator said.
"It's pretty shocking, really, that we've lost that much biodiversity in such a short time," said one of the study authors.
"Everything Trump does on trade maximizes chaos and uncertainty," said one lawmaker.
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