“My office did secure toll records from third parties, 3rd party telephone companies in the course of our investigation that were records for members of Congress”
Sep 29, 2026 · WATCH: Smith explains why he approved subpoenas for GOP lawmakers' phone records · at 0:41
In September 2026 hearing footage, the recorded response says the office obtained senators’ toll records, while distinguishing them from call content. The records do not describe seeking senators’ phones or text-message contents.
SIX SEXES REVERSAL: Talarico says he MISSED the mark with his 2021 statement · Fox Business · 2026-09-11 · automated transcript · listen at 0:20
Explanation: “I've missed the mark on some of my past statements. I will be the first to admit it.”
SIX SEXES REVERSAL: Talarico says he MISSED the mark with his 2021 statement · Fox Business · 2026-09-11 · automated transcript · listen at 0:09
The 2021 position was put to him in a May 2026 interview; in September 2026, he acknowledged missing the mark and gave a different formulation. The reporting post (2026-09-05) predates the NOW statement (2026-09-11).
“Any covered policymaking individual or rogue actor who recklessly violates section 8, 9, or 12 or a rule promulgated thereunder shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, and imprisoned for not more than 20 years.”
A draft of S.5493 posted by Sanders’s office on September 23, 2026 provides criminal penalties of up to 20 years for covered policymaking individuals or rogue actors who recklessly violate specified AI provisions or rules. Congress had not yet published printed bill text.
No, and I made that clear on the debate stage in 2020, that I would not ban fracking. As vice president, I did not ban fracking. As president, I will not ban fracking.
2024-08-29 · Vice President of the United States; Democratic presidential nominee
CNN interview with Dana Bash (Savannah, GA, with Tim Walz) — asked if she still wants to ban fracking
Compared on: Use 'defund the police' as a current public-safety policy frame.
THEN · JUN 2020
It looks like a suburb. Affluent white communities already live in a world where the choose to fund youth, health, housing etc more than they fund police.
2020-06-12 · U.S. Representative for New York
Her official House site preserved her response to the question, 'What does an America with defunded police look like to you?'
And I think that the doors were really open in trying to entertain any and every policy that was going to get us to a better place. And I actually think that the discussions that had -- that were had in that time were quite fruitful. I think that when we talk about crime today, it’s fundamentally different than the way that we talked about crime in bringing crime down, right? And I think that we all share in the goals of having as low a crime rate as possible. I think that, you know, during lockdown, of course, rhetoric in that time is not rhetoric that we would use today.
2026-08-09 · U.S. Representative for New York
ABC This Week interview after Jonathan Karl asked whether the movement went too far and noted her brief support for defunding police.
