Arizona state Rep. David Stringer, a Republican. Under fire, he later defended his comment: "Diversity may be a great thing, there might be a lot of advantages, I’m not arguing against diversity at all, but no country can be demographically transformed without any political or social consequences."
Vaughn Stewart, a nominee for the Maryland House of Delegates endorsed by Democratic Socialists.
Jim Nelson, interim superintendent of Ector, Texas, which approved a plan on Tuesday to hire virtual teachers to fill some of its 240 vacant positions.
Margaret Chapman Pomponio, CEO of WVFree, an advocacy group campaigning against a West Virginia ballot measure that would make it illegal to receive or perform an abortion. If passed, the law could not be enforced unless Roe v. Wade is overturned or severely gutted.
California Gov. Jerry Brown's announcement at the Global Climate Action Summit last week.
New definition of anti-Semitism adopted by the U.S. Department of Education. Critics say it "classifies virtually all criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic."
A 75-year-old resident of Charleston, S.C.'s James Island, referring to her husband's resistance to heed evacuation orders as Hurricane Florence approaches.