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.

It pains me to note that there were a number of significant deficiencies in the vote count by the authorities,

Usually, it is not my habit to address religious issues on the floor. I strongly believe in a person's right to religious freedom, as well as the separation of church and state.

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.

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

We've been very clear, the president, the secretary of state and others have made it very clear that the United States has no plans to invade or attack North Korea.