Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 1 into law on September 7, 2021. He discussed the new election law and defended the new law banning abortions after 6 weeks, vowing to “eliminate all rapists.” Read the transcript of the briefing speech here.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke at the Jackson Hole Symposium on August 27, 2021. He said the Fed is on track to slow economic aid by the end of this year. Read the transcript of the briefing speech here.

Former President Donald Trump addressed the attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. He said the attack “would not have happened if I were your president.” Read the transcript of his speech here.

Kathy Hochul gave her first address as governor of New York on August 24, 2021. Read the transcript of the speech here.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave a farewell address on August 23, 2021, after resigning from office. Read the transcript of the speech here.

Donald Trump joined Sean Hannity on his Fox News show on August 17, 2021 to talk about the Afghanistan situation and Taliban takeover. Read the interview transcript here.