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Randy Fine
stated on August 16, 2026 in a fundraising email:

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is “requiring ID” to shop at city-run grocery stores.

By Amy Sherman • August 18, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on August 10, 2026 in remarks in the Oval Office:

When the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines are given together in the combined MMR vaccine, “there could be a possibility they’re quite lethal.”

By Amy Sherman, Madison Czopek • August 11, 2026

X posts
stated on August 8, 2026 in X posts:

Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed “openly calls for Sharia law in America.”

By Amy Sherman • August 10, 2026

Seth Moulton
stated on August 5, 2026 in an Instagram post:

“DOJ Epstein files reveal Senator Ed Markey was part of Epstein lobbying effort.”

By Amy Sherman, Caleb McCullough • August 6, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on August 3, 2026 in remarks in the Oval Office:

“There was vandalism” at the Reflecting Pool.

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2026

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on July 25, 2026 in an ad:

Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson hit a female colleague.

By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on July 22, 2026 in a speech in Georgia:

“They caught thousands of votes in New Jersey where illegal aliens were allowed to vote. Thousands and thousands.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 24, 2026

Graham Platner
stated on June 17, 2026 in an ad:

Sen. Susan Collins “sided with Trump, giving billionaires and corporations a hand out, paid for by cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.”

By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2026

Susan Collins
stated on June 12, 2026 in an interview with the media:

The Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling on abortion “has not had an impact on the state of Maine in that Maine actually expanded its law.”

By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2026

Graham Platner
stated on June 9, 2026 in a primary night speech:

Sen. Susan Collins votes “with Donald Trump 95% of the time.”

By Amy Sherman • June 10, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on June 7, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

The ongoing ballot counting in California means “they’re cheating on the election.”

By Amy Sherman • June 8, 2026

James Talarico
stated on May 28, 2026 in an X post:

“Adam Hoffman abused a little boy” and Ken Paxton “let Hoffman off the hook.”

By Amy Sherman • June 3, 2026

Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on April 24, 2026 in an ad:

In 2020, “Amy Acton called off Ohio’s election at the last minute.”

By Amy Sherman • May 13, 2026

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 22, 2026 in a Senate committee hearing:

“As a result of the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ 15 million Americans have been thrown off the healthcare that they need.”

By Amy Sherman • April 30, 2026

Pine Tree Results PAC
stated on April 26, 2026 in an ad:

“Graham Platner blames Maine’s women for getting raped because he says they get f—– up drunk”

By Amy Sherman • April 29, 2026

Restoration of America
stated on April 13, 2026 in an ad:

“83% of us favor requiring a photo ID to vote. In fact, most of the civilized world requires it but not us.”

By Amy Sherman • April 17, 2026

Commonwealth Together PAC
stated on April 8, 2026 in an online ad:

“Moulton voted with Republicans to thank ICE for protecting our homeland. He thanked ICE as they were terrorizing our communities and killed citizens in broad daylight.”

By Amy Sherman • April 13, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on March 23, 2026 in remarks at a Memphis event:

“Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating.”

By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand • March 25, 2026

Mark Kelly
stated on March 17, 2026 in an X post:

The SAVE America Act “requires everyone to re-register to vote in person and your driver’s license, REAL ID, or military ID aren’t even good enough.”

By Amy Sherman • March 24, 2026

Tammy Duckworth
stated on March 18, 2026 in an X post:

“9% of American citizens don’t have the identification that the SAVE act requires to vote. Almost 1 in 10.”

By Amy Sherman • March 20, 2026

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