RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 12 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, the North Carolina Republican Party hosted a press call featuring NC-06 Republican Congressional nominee Addison McDowell and Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page to highlight the failures of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Biden Administration's so-called "Border Czar" and why neither she or Joe Biden are fit to be President in 2024. Said McDowell: "The idea th more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: In a recent interview, NC Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton said on Raleigh radio station WPTF that she opposed calls for an open convention or replacing Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket. In her comments, she said that the party held a primary, theoretically giving the opportunity to others to run against Biden at that time. However, in North Carolina, that was not the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following news: Today the GOP platform affirmed President Trump's call to make the Trump TCJA tax cuts permanent, and to pursue additional tax cuts. The platform states: "Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent and No Tax on Tips Republicans will make permanent the provisions of the Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that doubled the standard deduction, expanded the Child Tax Credit, and spurred Economic Gr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48122) on July 9, 2024, entitled "2024 Presidential Nominating Process - Frequently Asked Questions" by American national government specialist R. Sam Garrett: * * * SUMMARY The presidential nominating process is one of the most complex aspects of American politics. This report provides brief answers to selected frequently asked questions about that process in 2024. In some cases, the topics a more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 11 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: The Republican National Committee's (RNC) platform committee adopted their 2024 platform on Monday, with their recommendations set to go before the full convention in the coming days. Notably, the opposition to abortion and support for a Christian definition of marriage present in previous platforms were removed. Senator Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, issued the following statement condemn more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 13 -- The Maryland State Education Association issued the following news: * * * Pro-Public Education Senate Candidate Angela Alsobrooks Has MSEA, NEA Support * * * To elect pro-public education leaders in Congress, the National Education Association (NEA) and MSEA have formally announced support for Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) in the race for U.S. Senate. MSEA convened a representative assembly (RA) where delegates voted in favor of the MS more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: With the Republican National Convention mere days awaywhere MAGA Republicans from across the country will descend on Milwaukee to fall in line with Donald Trump's toxic plan to ban abortion nationwide, dismantle democracy, and destroy the economy for the middle classthe DNC is going on the offensive across the city that Trump recently called 'horrible.' In the lead-up to the RNC, the DNC has launched rob more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As Donald Trump continues to pathetically attempt to hide his dangerous and unpopular agenda from voters, new reporting yesterday by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel shows that the main think tank behind his planProject 2025is a sponsor for next week's Republican National Convention. Project 2025drafted by Trump's close allies and former administration staff is an extreme second term agendaso Trump can pus more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: MAGA Republicans from across the country will soon descend on Milwaukee to fall in line with Donald Trump's toxic plan to ban abortion nationwide, dismantle democracy, and destroy the economy for the middle class, but the RNC has already cast a shadow over the beautiful city Donald Trump called "horrible." Here are just some of the headlines: Newsweek: "Water Bottles Banned From RNC Security Perimeter more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined "Kudlow" on Fox Business Network to discuss the current economic state under the Biden-Harris administration and the policies the Republican Party has put forward to get the economy back on track. Senator Tuberville also spoke about the need to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act to ensure illegal immigrants do not vote in our el more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: MAGA Republicans stooped to new lows this week with their extremism, hypocrisy, chaos, and as President Biden would call it malarkey. In case you missed it: The RNC's Platform Committee adopted Donald Trump's extreme, out-of-touch platform; a group behind Project 2025 is going to sponsor the Republican convention; J.D. Vance praised Project 2025 and said it has "good ideas"; Trump and Marco Rubio are ref more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSres) -- National Right to Life, a pro-life organization, issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Today, the Republican National Committee Platform Committee approved the draft language of the Republican Party Platform. "We thank the platform committee for its hard work ensuring that the party's goal of protecting women and their preborn children is clearly stated," said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. "In contrast to what the Democratic Part more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Today, North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Jason Simmons sent a letter to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) concerning their hyper partisan actions in the certification process for three new political parties. Below are comments in part from Chairman Simmons. This board is yet again engaging in blatant partisanship, this time clearly aimed at preserv more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: "First Lady Jill Biden owes members of our military an apology after her husband lied when he said in front of 50 million Americans that no U.S. service members died 'on his watch.' That lie dishonors the soldiers killed at the Abbey Gate due to his disastrous and weak withdrawal from Afghanistan." "The Biden administration has lied, ignored the pain of those families' sold more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 10 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: As both First Lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris campaign in North Carolina this week, the North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) calls on Democrat candidate for Governor Josh Stein to tell the people of North Carolina where he stands on President Joe Biden's fitness for office and his status as the Democrat Party's presumptive nominee for President. "A day after Biden's di more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSres) -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * Survey of Asian American registered voters -- a rapidly growing electorate, which played a decisive role in the 2020 election -- conducted by APIAVote, AAPI Data, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, and AARP 46% likely to vote for Biden, down 8 percentage points since 2020, while 31% likely to vote for Trump, gaining 1 point since 2020 90% intend to vote in No more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 11 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Bernie Moreno repeatedly claimed that he "learned English from watching Ronald Reagan's speeches" at five years old, but new reporting found that the timeline "doesn't make sense." This lie is the latest example in a growing "string of inconsistencies" that is "dogg[ing]" Moreno as he attempts to "turn himself into someone he is not." Read More: Heartland Signal: Bernie Moreno claims to have learned English from R more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: In a new op-ed in the Columbus Dispatch, former chairman of the Ohio Republican Party and a former co-chairman of the Republican National Committee, Robert Paduchik, discusses the importance of Ohio's Thirteenth Congressional District as a "one horse race that could be the ultimate upset and the seat that determines control of the U.S. House of Representatives." The piece also highlights how Emilia more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (OH-5) appeared yesterday morning before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society, delivering remarks about the importance of deploying broadband across the country and other priorities he believes the Energy & Commerce (E&C) Committee should tackle in the coming year. Latta is a member of the E&C Committee and serves as Chairman of the panel's Subcommittee on Communications & Techn more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 13 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * The Advocate: "Republican candidates around the country pose a significant threat to equality. In Nevada, that's Sam Brown." * * * MAGA extremist Sam Brown is in the spotlight for his extreme anti-LGBTQ+ record, which includes praising Florida's "Don't Say Gay" legislation, refusing to support protections for marriage equality, and serving as the local chairman of an extreme anti-LGBTQ+ organiz more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Today, Speaker Johnson delivered his first major foreign policy address as Speaker of the House at the Hudson Institute. Following his remarks, Speaker Johnson participated in a discussion with Hudson Institute Senior Fellow and Director of the Keystone Defense Initiative, Rebeccah Heinrichs. Speaker Johnson's three-part policy framework is built upon three key pillars: stre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: At the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference this morning, Speaker Johnson argued for the swift passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act which would prevent noncitizens from voting in federal elections. Speaker Johnson also highlighted the House's efforts to overturn the Biden Administration's radical Title IX rewrite and called out Congressional Democrat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to MAGA Republicans giving cover to Donald Trump's attacks on our democratic institutions and the rule of law along with his dangerous Project 2025 agenda, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "Donald Trump's VP contenders are lining up to support Trump's plans for a full-throated revenge tour if he's reelected, endorsing the Supreme Court decision that pa more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, July 10 -- Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition promoting a progressive future, issued the following news on July 9, 2024: Following this week's release of the Republican Party's platform, including a swipe at Democrats' record on crypto, Chamber of Progress urged President Joe Biden to speak out on the issue in support of bipartisan crypto legislation. In a letter sent today, the organization highlights crypto policy as an opportunity for the Demo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. QUOTES OF THE WEEK: "With fear for our democracy, I dissent." Justice Sonia Sotomayor in her written dissent on the Supreme Court case Trump v. United States, in which MAG more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 13 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Northwestern University professors in the fields of political science, communications, psychology and management discuss what they will be watching for during the Republican National Convention, which will take place Monday, July 15 through Thursday, July 18 in Milwaukee. Political science "Mr. Trump has not made a strong case for why voters of color should consider voting for him." -- P more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to the Republican Party Platform Committee adopting Donald Trump's extreme, out-of-touch platform ahead of the Republican National Convention, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "Let's be clear: Donald Trump is running to enact his far-right Project 2025 agenda crafted by his top allies, and if given the chance, he'd implement the most extreme, out-of-to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Following the Republican Platform Committee's adoption of Trump's 2024 Republican Party platform, DNC National Press Secretary Emilia Rowland released the following statement: "Trump is so desperate to distance himself from Project 2025 as the American people are grappling with the terrifying truth about his second term agenda that he and his team overhauled the Republican platform process to keep the p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Today, President Biden will speak in Detroit about his positive, winning vision for Michigan a stark contrast to Donald Trump's dark plan to enact an extreme agenda with the help of his Project 2025 allies. If Trump gets his way, Michiganders' rights, freedoms, and livelihoods will be put on the chopping block. "If Trump's Project 2025 becomes a reality, the lives of Michigan families will be completel more PR