WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to Donald Trump's recently-nominated running mate JD Vance pandering to anti-choice extremists at a Faith and Freedom Coalition event the day after reporting showed he wants abortion to be "illegal nationally," DNC Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: "JD Vance is leaving zero doubt about his extreme anti-choice agenda, telling the radically anti-choice Faith and Freedom more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The Democratic coordinated campaign is doing the work on the ground to win As the MAGA Republican Party prepares to officially nominate Project 2025 collaborator, and 2020 election loser Donald Trump for president, the DNC announced $15 million in direct expenditures to battleground state parties helping fund the best coordinated campaign ground game and infrastructure that has ever been laid to this  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Americans for Tax Fairness issued the following statement on July 16, 2024: * * * In light of this week's Republican National Convention, Americans for Tax Fairness executive director David Kass put out the following statement: "As the Republican Party gathers this week for its national convention, Americans should be aware that many of the GOP's policy proposals are alarming. The radical 'Project 2025'--a governing blueprint created by scores of former Trump administra more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following transcript of a conference on Arctic security and homeland cruise missile defense hosted by the Missile Defense Project: * * * John J. Hamre: We're delighted to have you here. Unfortunately, Senator Sullivan is not in the room, but that's because he's a senator, and he's up doing all the work for us, representing the great state of Alaska. And thank you, Senator, we can now see you, and it's really g more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Yesterday, Brandon Williams' extreme Republican Party picked JD Vance as Donald Trump's Vice Presidential candidate. Vance, whose agenda includes "eliminating abortion," has a history of opposing women's reproductive rights, including: * Supporting a total abortion ban without exceptions for rape or incest. * Arguing that "two wrongs don't make a right" when asked whethe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Yesterday, George Logan's extreme Republican Party picked JD Vance as Donald Trump's Vice Presidential candidate. Logan has pledged to back Trump's ticket after months of dodging questions on it. Vance, whose agenda includes "eliminating abortion," has a history of opposing women's reproductive rights, including: * Supporting a total abortion ban without exceptions for ra more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Josh Riley not only outraised Marc Molinaro once again, he lifted his cash on hand advantage to over $1.7 million. Upstate New Yorkers are fed up with Molinaro putting his political career over them and consistently siding with his extreme Republican Party at the expense of working families - from raising taxes on the middle class to pushing for a national abortion ban with no exceptions f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Yesterday, Marc Molinaro's extreme Republican Party picked JD Vance as Donald Trump's Vice Presidential candidate. Vance, whose agenda includes "eliminating abortion," has a history of opposing women's reproductive rights, including: * Supporting a total abortion ban without exceptions for rape or incest. * Arguing that "two wrongs don't make a right" when asked whether  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Mondaire Jones not only outraised Mike Lawler once again, but he also continued to build on his cash on hand and now has an advantage of over $380,000. Lower Hudson Valley families are fed up with Lawler putting his political career over them and consistently siding with his extreme Republican Party at the expense of working families - from raising taxes on the middle class to pushing for  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Yesterday, Nick LaLota's extreme Republican Party picked JD Vance as Donald Trump's Vice Presidential candidate. Vance, whose agenda includes "eliminating abortion," has a history of opposing women's reproductive rights, including: * Supporting a total abortion ban without exceptions for rape or incest. * Arguing that "two wrongs don't make a right" when asked whether ab more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 19 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Former President Donald Trump ended the Republican National Convention with a speech touted as signal of unity for the party and the country. Political scientist Karen Hult and media and public relations expert Cayce Myers provide their analyses of the ways Trump achieved that goal, the ways he fell short, and what strategies could be employed by Republicans and Democrats going forward in the general election. Cayce Myer more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As JD Vance prepares to address the RNC for the first time since joining Donald Trump's losing MAGA ticket, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "JD Vance pretends to be a populist but is just another MAGA Republican in the pocket of special interests. At every opportunity, Vance leaves hard-working Americans behind, siding with his Silicon Valley benefactors, Projec more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- TThe Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on July 15, 2024, by Commissioner Nathan Simington: * * * "The world was shaken on July 13, 2024, when President Donald J. Trump avoided assassination by the slenderest of margins. The assassin's bullet struck his ear, and yet, within seconds, President Trump was on his feet, calling on the shocked crowd not to surrender, but to fight. The image of President Trump, blood streaming down his face, on hi more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 17 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news on July 15, 2024: Today, Donald Trump announced that J.D. Vance would serve as running mate for his presidential campaign. Vance, a U.S. Senator from Ohio, is best known for his 2016 memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, which exploited the stories of people living in rural Appalachia and framed poverty as a moral failing. In response, the Florida Democratic Party has issued the following statement: "J.D. Vance built more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 15 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on July 13, 2024: * * * Governor Kim Reynolds issued the following statement regarding the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania earlier this evening: "This assassination attempt on a former president, current nominee for president, and leader of the Republican Party marks a dark day in American history. Kevin and I are grateful that President Trump is s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- George Washington University issued the following news: A proposed Republican Party platform is set for approval at the upcoming national convention, but the detailed Project 2025 plan from the Heritage Foundation is drawing significant attention. Spearheaded by former Trump administration officials, this nearly 900-page document advocates for significant changes, including sacking civil servants, expanding presidential powers, dismantling the Department of Education, a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The DNC is doing the work on the ground to win On Tuesday, as Republicans gathered during the Project 2025 Republican National Convention to fall in line behind Donald Trump, the Democratic National Committee announced the largest-ever investment to date made to battleground state parties $15 million to state Democratic parties in battleground states like Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Neva more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare issued the following statement on July 15, 2024, by President and CEO Max Richtman: * * * Donald Trump's pick for Vice President, J.D. Vance, cannot be trusted any more than Trump himself to protect Social Security and Medicare. Like Trump, Vance has talked out of both sides of his mouth on this issue in order to hoodwink American seniors. Long before he ran for Senate from Ohio, J.D. Vance called for trill more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 18 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: Tonight, Monica De La Cruz's speech at the Republican National Convention conveniently ignored that it was her MAGA allies in Congress who failed to deliver a single bill for Texas working families, despite President Biden and Democrats' efforts to strengthen border security, uplift middle and working class Texas, and protect reproductive healthcare. Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa released the follo more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 17 (TNSres) -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following news release: The Republican Party has endorsed its official platform as part of the Republican National Convention. Included in their statements of principles and policy recommendations is a 10% tax on all imported goods. National Taxpayers Union (NTU) has examined the impact of a broad tariff and has found that it will fail to achieve the goal of strengthening the U.S. economy and, in fact, will have a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America issued the following statement on July 15: * * * The following is a statement from the CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Allison Jaslow, on former President Donald Trump's decision to add Senator J.D. Vance to the Republican Party Presidential ticket as his future Vice President. "The Post-9/11 generation of veterans is ascendant in America today," said Jaslow. "We applaud former President Trump for choosing a post more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on July 14, 2024, about President Trump: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Last night, I spoke with Donald Trump. I'm sincerely grateful that he's doing well and recovering. And we had a short but good conversation. Jill and I are keeping him and his family in our prayers. We also extend our deepest condolences to the family of the victim who was killed. He was a father. He was protecting his family from the bullets that more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 15 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EXPERT Q&A The Republican Party convenes in Milwaukee for its National Convention to highlight its platform and unify members. Will Thomas, assistant professor of business law, said the four-day event, which begins Monday, comes at an opportune time as news reports indicate infighting among Democrats. Why are party conventions important, especially when voters know the presumptive presidential candidates? O more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * As CEO of Bridgewater, David McCormick Oversaw the Investment of Tens of Millions in Chinese Military Companies * * * David McCormick's record of selling out to U.S. adversaries -- including investing millions in blacklisted Chinese military companies -- is under new scrutiny as he's at odds with the Republican Party's plan to promote standing up to China at the Republican National Convent more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to the final night of the RNC Convention, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison released the following statement: "This week, convicted felon Donald Trump reminded the American people why they voted him out of office four years ago because he doesn't care about working families, he only cares about himself. In Trump's Republican Party, there's only space for unquestioning loyalists who will put him abov more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 17 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 16, 2024: * * * Chair Barnes slams Trump's attempt to disenfranchise Michigan voters with politically motivated lawsuit against Gov. Whitmer and Sec. Benson * * * Yesterday, the Trump campaign filed a sham lawsuit to undermine the integrity of November's election. This ridiculous suit claims that Governor Whitmer and Secretary of State Benson overstepped their authority in growing the state's v more PR

NEW YORK, July 20 -- The Office of the Mayor of New York issued the following transcript of an interview on July 19, 2024, by Mayor Eric Adams with J.R. Giddings of GMGT Live's The Reset Talk Show: * * * J.R. Giddings: Welcome back. This is the Reset Talk Show. Tell a friend to tell a friend, audience. New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams is joining us right now. Good morning. Good morning, Mr. Mayor. How are you? Mayor Eric Adams: How are you, brother? Good to see you. Giddings: Always more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release: In response to Donald Trump selecting as his running mate one of the most radical members of the U.S. Senate, JD Vance, American Bridge 21st Century's Communications Director of Presidential Campaigns, Brandon Weathersby, released the following statement: "JD Vance once said Trump could be 'Ameri more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 17 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following commentary on July 15, 2024, by David Dunn, professor in international politics: * * * US Election: Violence is Becoming an Accepted Part of US Politics "History can be shaped by the most apparently inconsequential of human actions. In this case, the chance move of a head out of the path of a would-be assassin's bullet. On this occasion, Trump was spared by chance and the potential for political violence his dea more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 18 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following commentary on July 16, 2024, by Adam Quinn, associate professor in American and international politics: * * * US Election: JD Vance Won't Help Trump Win, But That's Not Why He's on the Ticket "Picking JD Vance, the junior senator from Ohio, as his running mate suggests that Donald Trump must be feeling confident about winning the election. Vance is young, relatively inexperienced in electoral politics, and bring more PR

PORTAGE, Michigan, July 19 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on July 17, 2024, in a moderated conversation with Amanda Stratton and Olivia Troye at a political event held at Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum: * * * MS. TROYE: All right. I get to kick this off. It's an honor. I'm here as a conservative, pro-choice woman. And I don't think 10, 5, or even maybe 2 years ago, we would have been talking about reproductive rights in elections, because it was seen as to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Today in Milwaukee, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler, and Biden-Harris 2024 Deputy Campaign Manager Quentin Fulks hosted a press conference calling out Donald Trump and J.D. Vance's extreme Project 2025 agenda to rip away health care access, slash Social Security and Medicare, and rig the economy for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Today in Milwaukee Senator Alex Padilla, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, and Biden-Harris 2024 Deputy Campaign Manager Quentin Fulks hosted a press conference calling out Donald Trump and JD Vance's extreme, anti-democratic Project 2025 agenda. WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE HERE "Project 2025 is a takeover by Donald Trump, JD Vance, and their MAGA loyalists that rolls more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 19 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: Today, Georgia Democrats hosted a press conference announcing a legal challenge to Georgia's 2021 leadership committee law. The bill, SB 221, was signed into law by Kemp "without any public notification from his office." Though Kemp is longer eligible to seek re-election as governor, this law allows him to sidestep campaign finance restrictions and continue raising money -- stacking  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Today, Donald Trump chose MAGA loyalist J.D. Vance as his running mate, making it clear Trump is running on the Project 2025 agenda. Together, the Trump-Vance ticket will push their extreme Project 2025 plans that put the ultra-rich over working families, rip away basic freedoms, and undermine our democracy. Here's what reporters, Democratic and community leaders, and more are saying about Trump's annou more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Vance said he would like abortion to be "illegal nationally" and would open the door to banning women from traveling across states to get necessary reproductive health care which is only necessary because of Trump's state abortion bans. CNN: "JD Vance said in 2022 he 'would like abortion to be illegal nationally'" "'I certainly would like abortion to be illegal nationally,' Vance said in January 2022  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 13 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: On August 3rd, 2024, the Republican Party of Wisconsin will be opening a new Hispanic outreach center in Milwaukee. This office will serve as a hub for the state party, Republican National Committee, Trump campaign, and other state and local Republican campaigns. "The Republican Party of Wisconsin is committed to expanding both its presence and support in Milwaukee. Hispanic voters are tired of the failed  more PR