“We have also seen this spate of incidents, racially-charged incidents, across the country right now. What should President-Elect [Donald] Trump do to get that under control?” ShouldCountryPresidentTrumpRight NowIncidents Author:George Stephanopoulos
“I am not worried about the country. I'm just worried about anything that gums up the potential of the country. And right now, it's pretty gummed up.” CountryRight NowWorriedGum Author:Warren Buffett
“I'm not American, but I do have an opinion, and I think that right now, it is what it is, and I think the country needs to come together to say: What is the America we want to create right now? The same thing will happen on television now going forward if we do have a female president. It will be something that will be discussed.” IfsThinkingWantNeedsCountryHappensTogetherAmericaPresidentOpinionTelevisionRight NowFemaleIt Is What It IsFemale President Author:Priyanka Chopra
“I hope what we can talk about is something that happened, you know, within the last 25 years, the things that are relevant to our country right here, right now, including all people, fighting for the rights of working people, fighting for the rights of people struggling for dignity and respect in our society.” PeopleKnowsYearsCountryLastsFightingStruggleRightsHappenedRight NowDignityIncludingOur CountryOur SocietyRelevantDignity And Respect Author:Keith Ellison
“They came to this country they, they were Hungarians, they were Communists from a Communist country. And right now those Hungarian freedom fighters can get jobs that student sit-ins can't get. They can go and sleep and live in hotels that Martin Luther King himself can't live in.They are recognized and respected because they are fighters, not because they are sit-iners or freedom.” CountryJobsSleepStudentsKingsRight NowFighterHotelCommunistLutherFreedom FighterHungarians Author:Malcolm X
“Right now what my job is, and I think the job of Democrats and Republicans, is to protect the middle class and working families of this country from some devastating ideas that [Donald] Trump has proposed.” ThinkingIdeasCountryJobsClassMiddleTrumpRepublicanRight NowProtectDemocratMiddle Class Author:John Lewis
“Those are things that we're going to be discussing over the next several weeks. But certainly ObamaCare is something that isn't very popular around the country. In fact, it's like an 80/20 issue right now for Republicans. It's not working. People aren't choosing their doctor. They're not keeping their health care. Premiums are not going down, they're going up.” PeopleCountryFactsCareNextIssuesWeekRepublicanRight NowDoctorsHealth CareObamacareDiscussingVery Popular Author:Reince Priebus
“Whether it's being repealing or replacing Obamacare, rolling back excessive regulations, making the kind of investments that'll support infrastructure, or reducing taxes and reforming business taxes across the country. That's just a sampling of the things that we're working on right now.” KindCountrySupportRight NowTaxesInvestmentRegulationRollingInfrastructureReducingObamacareSamplingRepealing Author:Mike Pence
“More American companies are getting bought by foreign firms or they`re becoming foreign firms or they`re outsourcing. Right now the tax code says if you want to make something in another country and re-import it back into America, go ahead and do that. We don`t want to incentivize that.” IfsWantCountryAmericaCompanyBecomingRight NowTaxesCodeFirmImportsOutsourcing Author:Paul Ryan
“You figure out, what is the crucial issue facing the country right now? And for Trump, it was that the global economy and the international world order were failing regular people.” PeopleWorldCountryOrderEconomyIssuesFailingFiguresTrumpRight NowInternationalCrucialWorld OrderGlobal Economy Author:David Brooks
“Steve Bannon is the biggest threat to democracy that we've faced since the Civil War, but in the Civil War the champion of democracy was in the White House. So, even then, we were probably in less danger as a country than we are right now.” WarCountryHouseWhiteDemocracyDangerRight NowThreatChampionCivil WarWhite House Author:Van Jones
“The animosity between India and Pakistan is deeply unfortunate and dangerous, and it's something I've long campaigned to reduce. But right now, when there's artillery being exchanged in Kashmir - which is not for from here, either - and there are 100-ish nuclear weapons on each side of the border, there's never really been a case like this where two nuclear armed countries are happily shelling each other.” LongTwoCountrySidesCasesDangerousRight NowWeaponsIndiaNuclearBordersNuclear WeaponsUnfortunatePakistanAnimosityArtilleryKashmirIndia And Pakistan Author:Mohsin Hamid
“I am extremely energized to be in the Senate, because the Senate is the only emergency brake on the Trump train right now. And we have to use that emergency brake in a smart way to keep him from hurting our country, our reputation, our values, and our citizens.” WayCountryUseValuesHurtTrumpCitizensRight NowSmartTrainReputationOur CountrySenateEmergenciesBrake Author:Tim Kaine
“Hispanics are the fastest-growing evangelical group in the country right now, an important constituency. But Trump's views, especially his views on immigration, did not exactly go over well with this faith constituency. Rev. Rodriguez told me that Trump's invitation created something of a stir in his world.” WorldWellsImportantCountryViewsGrowingGroupsTrumpRight NowImmigrationInvitationsEvangelical Author:Tom Gjelten
“There's probably never been a more important time for mayors in America than there is right now in this country, because the people who are being targeted, and the fear that's happening out there, those people live in our cities.” PeopleImportantCountryAmericaCitiesRight NowHappeningsMayors Author:Marty Walsh
“Look at the ozone story. As long as it was the southern hemisphere that was being threatened, there was very little talk about it. When it was discovered in the north, very quickly actions were taken to do something about it. Right now there's discussion of putting serious effort into developing a malaria vaccine, because global warming might extend malaria to the rich countries, so something should be done about it.” ShouldLooksLittlesLongCountryDoneStoriesMightActionEffortRichTakenSeriousRight NowDevelopingDiscussionGlobal WarmingSouthernThreatenedVaccinesHemisphereMalariaRich CountriesOzone Author:Noam Chomsky
“The new [Donald Trump] administration may not want the benefit of [Dan Fried] expertise in terms of figuring out what Russia is up to with us right now but I do. I mean, we can all benefit from it as a country as we figure out what`s going on right now with this presidency and with Russia in particular.” WantMayMeanCountryTermFiguresParticularTrumpRight NowBenefitsRussiaAdministrationPresidencyExpertise Author:Rachel Maddow
“If you look at sort of how politics has divided itself here in this country, the big divide right now is between urban areas, which have become increasingly Democratic, and rural or exurban areas that feel as if they're being ignored.” IfsFeelsLooksCountryBigsRight NowAreasDemocraticDividedDividesUrbanIgnoredBeing IgnoredUrban Areas Author:Barack Obama
“Right now too much American time and resources are spent dealing with situations caused by our dependence on oil that we import from unstable countries.” CountrySituationToo MuchRight NowResourcesOilDependenceUnstableImports Author:Dan Lipinski
“Right now, every American is affected by high energy prices. Working families, small businesses and consumers across the country are feeling the pinch with no end in sight.” EndsCountryFeelingsEnergyRight NowSightConsumersAffectedSmall BusinessHigh Energy Author:Dan Lipinski
“I just love where I am right now in my career. I love country music. I don't ever feel restricted by the genre. I've been able to have a solid career that we've built one step at a time and a family. I know that I'm in a good place.” KnowsFeelsCountryAbleStepsCareersRight NowBuiltGenreGood PlaceOne Step At A TimeCountry Love Author:Martina McBride
“Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we're hardwired not to always think clearly when we're scared. And the country's scared.” ThinkingDoeCountryReasonFactsSeemsWinningRight NowToughArgumentScaredWinning The Day Author:Barack Obama
“It's like our country is being run by a bunch of bad alcoholic dads right now.” CountryRunningDadRight NowBunchOur CountryAlcoholics Author:Patton Oswalt
“A lot of people in this country right now are living with multiple generations under one roof, struggling to make ends meet.” PeopleEndsCountryStruggleGenerationsRight NowMultipleRoof Author:Martha Plimpton
“I've been to therapists my whole life. I find the less attention I pay to food, the healthier I am. Any obsession is dangerous. And a whole country that's obsessed with one thing, unless it's, like, jeans, it's very dangerous. Everyone's obsessed right now with carbohydrates in this country. It's ridiculous.” CountryWholePayAttentionOne ThingDangerousRight NowWhole LifeRidiculousObsessionObsessedJeansTherapistsCarbohydrates Author:Christina Ricci
“I feel bad for the kids that are in school right now and the young people all across America who don't realize that the grownups who are supposed to be running this country are the verge of leaving them as the first generation of Americans worse off than the generation before.” PeopleFeelsFirstsCountryRunningKidsSchoolAmericaRomanceYoungRealizingGenerationsRight NowLeavingSupposed To BeVergeGrownups Author:Marco Rubio
“This is the greatest society in all of human history, the greatest country ever. Many of the decisions being made in Washington today by both parties are threatening that greatness. And if we stay on this road we're on right now, our children are going to be the first Americans ever to inherit a diminished country.” IfsFirstsHumansChildrenMadeCountryTodayDecisionPartyGreatnessRight NowOur ChildrenThreateningHuman History Author:Marco Rubio