Bernie Sanders:

I think when Trump looks out in the world and he sees millions of people working for starvation wages, he might not be unsympathetic to raising the minimum wage to a living wage.

He would love, I think, to take credit for doing what every other major country does, guaranteeing healthcare to all people.

Do I think we can work with Trump? Maybe. By no means am I guaranteeing it, but it is certainly worth the effort.

Adam Hamilton:

If I spent the next two years, my first two years in the Senate, in investigations, I'd be deeply disappointed.

I want to get to work helping the people in my state and helping people across the country.

Yes, let's get guardrails put in place so that we don't see these kinds of things happen again, but let's focus on helping the American people.

If we don't figure that out and get to work on helping people, this is going to be a one-and-done kind of blue wave.

Adam Hamilton:

I mean no disrespect for Chuck Schumer. I've told him that as well. But I think, at least where I live in Kansas, he's a kind of polarizing figure.

What I'd be looking for is a leader who can lead from the center, somebody who can bring Republicans and Democrats together, somebody who can bring the various factions in the Democratic Party together.

Somebody with fresh ideas. It feels like it's time for fresh and new ideas and somebody who can unite us instead of dividing us.

Bernie Sanders:

The United States of America is the only major country on Earth not to guarantee healthcare to all people. That is a disgrace.

We need Medicare for All. First year, lower the age from 65 to 55, expand Medicare to cover dental, hearing and vision, including all of the children.

It's a four-year transition program. It's what the American people want. That is what we have got to do.

Gov. Josh Shapiro:

From my perspective, Hegseth is completely incompetent.

He is like an 8-year-old playing with toy soldiers every day.

He is someone who I think is making America less safe, and there has to be real accountability.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog:

The challenges facing the State of Israel are enormous. Some require urgent and immediate attention.

Iran is not waiting, not even for a moment, in pursuing its plots and threats.

Israel's Gadi Eisenkot:

We are in the midst of a destructive diplomatic crisis.

Even our closest friends and strategic allies are saying that they must reconsider their relations with us.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

Israel is more determined than ever to stand firm regarding its own destiny, to take preemptive action, and to pursue a proactive, offensive policy against our enemies.

Israel's Gadi Eisenkot:

Seventy-four members of the Knesset no longer have confidence in the continuation of the outgoing government and the man who leads it.

This is the voice of the public. This is the decision of the people. We must do everything to respect it and implement it.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Iran:

Regarding Iran, the mission is not yet complete.

Iran is attempting to renew its efforts to acquire nuclear weapons, alongside other grave endeavors that pose a real danger to the State of Israel.

We cannot accept these threats.

Israel's Gadi Eisenkot:

I am committed to using the mandate given to me here today to lead the formation of a national emergency government.

Israel does not have the luxury of wasting time or returning to endless rounds of elections. The challenges are too urgent.

Israel's Gadi Eisenkot:

If you are prepared to sign on to the four principles I have presented, you are a potential partner in the national emergency government under my leadership.

First, recognition of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.

Second, acceptance of the values of the Declaration of Independence.

Third, an obligation of service for everyone, whether military, national or civilian, in order to strengthen the IDF and expand its ranks.

Fourth, recognition of Hamas as a terrorist organization and a commitment to destroying its military and governing capabilities.

Trump:

Israel's Gadi Eisenkot:

If the members of Likud and Religious Zionism truly believe that this is a time for unity, as they told the president, I cannot imagine any reason why they would not come and support a government under my leadership and the principles I have presented.

To all the factions of the Knesset and all elected representatives, my door is open and my hand is extended, wholeheartedly and willingly, to anyone who understands the gravity of this moment and is prepared to take a courageous step for the State of Israel.

Israel's Gadi Eisenkot:

Anyone who tries to sabotage the formation of the government for personal rather than substantive reasons will be remembered in history as someone who failed to save Israel in a time of emergency.

The public is looking to us. This is a test of leadership.

Trump:

If we get help from the Republican Senate, we can still do things that are unbelievable!

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries:

I'm a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution.

The so-called Secretary of Defense has abused his power, undermined our national security, and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran, which has skyrocketed prices on the American people and made the country less safe.

Pete Hegseth has got to go.

Former CIA Director David Petraeus:

The Ukrainian targets are legitimate military targets. They would hold up in any test against the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare.

Russia certainly cannot make that claim.

Former CIA Director David Petraeus:

Last month alone, for example, the Ukrainians estimated that they killed or wounded about 46,000 Russian soldiers.

And we know that the recruiting is roughly somewhere around 30,000.

Former CIA Director David Petraeus:

Keep in mind that the Russians have now sustained 1.5 million killed and wounded. That's more than the United States sustained in all of World War II.

There is a point at which Putin cannot recruit the additional soldiers that would be needed.

And by the way, they don't train these soldiers very well in any event. They really are almost human cannon fodder.

Former CIA Director David Petraeus:

Russia has been engaged in absolutely barbaric activities, whether it's the massacres in Bucha, killings of prisoners, torture, taking children into the Russian Federation from occupied areas of Ukraine.

The list of their violations of the Geneva Convention is very, very long indeed.