I'm not any kind of kingmaker or any kind of political machine, ... But I do have allies and I do have friends, and I have throughout my career supported my allies and my friends and I will continue to do that.

Generally, until this recent spat, we've had collegiality. Now we're like everyone else. It's a political game.

I don't think that we could be any more forceful in asserting that the election did not meet international standards.

It is clear that the incumbent president allowed the state authorities to be used in a manner which did not allow free and fair elections in Belarus.

Moreover, I want us to urge political and religious leaders, and all peoples of the world, to move forward in a conciliatory spirit, to deal with religious matters in a responsible and balanced way, and to focus on their common grounds.

Today, the Federal minimum wage purchases less than it has at any point in the last 50 years. Let me repeat: The Federal minimum wage purchases less than it has at any point in the last 50 years.