President Barack Obama, referring to Congressional leaders, after negotiations to avoid the start of sequestration failed.
A pastor at an event where Dorothy Brown, the Cook County court clerk, announced her candidacy for Chicago mayor. Brown, who has just $8,000 in campaign funds and is under federal investigation, brought her pastor up to encourage attendees to fill the envelopes being passed around with cash, checks or their credit card information.
California Gov. Jerry Brown, threatening to sue the federal government over vehicle emissions standards, which the EPA plans to roll back for some cars.
Federal Judge Ilana Rovner, a Republican appointee, in her ruling last week against the Trump administration's attempt to withhold funding from "sanctuary cities" that do not comply with all federal immigration enforcement.
Sherleen Pike, who lives about a half-mile from the railroad track in Parrish, Ala., where a train carrying human waste from New York City has been parked for two months, waiting to be brought to a nearby landfill. The federal government bans New York from dumping its excrement in the ocean.
Charlotte, N.C, City Councilmember LaWana Mayfield, in a Facebook post sharing an article from Awarenessact.com titled "European Scientific Journal Concludes 9/11 Was A Controlled Demolition." Her comments have sparked a nationwide backlash and led to calls for her resignation.
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, when asked about teachers leaving school to protest at the statehouse. He has since apologized after lawmakers from both parties condemned his comments.