Presidential candidate and Colorado senator Michael Bennet (D.) said during MSNBC’s climate forum on Thursday that “our democracy” has prevented action to combat climate change.
South Bend, Ind. mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said on Wednesday that he no longer follows LGBT media. 
Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the city of Phoenix cannot coerce Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski, owners of custom invitation designing business Brush & Nib, to provide a service that violates their religious beliefs. 
Rep. Haley Stevens (D., Mich.) did not respond when asked whether she would endorse fellow Michigan Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib. "Congresswoman Stevens, the question is will you be supporting congresswoman Tlaib for her reelection in endorsing her?" a man asked in a video recorded during Labor Day weekend. 
Investment manager and former Democratic candidate for Senate Jim Barksdale tweeted Thursday the "real takeaway" from 9/11 is that the U.S. government is "corrupt" and works for "foreign powers." 
Business leaders and CEOs sent a letter to members of the Senate on Thursday, demanding that it impose background checks on gun sales and strengthen "red flag" laws, the New York Times reported. 
Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) are taking aim at nuclear energy in their climate change plans, even though nuclear plants produce nearly no carbon emissions. 
Republican Sens. Josh Hawley (Mo.), Ted Cruz (Texas), Mike Braun (Ind.), and Kevin Cramer (N.D.) sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday to condemn Facebook’s "so-called fact-check" of the pro-life group Live Action. 
Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D., Mich.) did not respond last week when she was asked whether she would endorse one of her fellow Michigan Democrats, Rep. Rashida Tlaib. 
In an interview on "The Rubin Report" Sunday, Democratic presidential candidate and Hawaii representative Tulsi Gabbard said she did not support third-trimester abortions. 