WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release: Today, Senate Republicans once again blocked protecting in vitro fertilization (IVF), contradicting their public support for the procedure. Senators Rick Scott, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, and Deb Fischer -- who are all seeking re-election -- have previously claimed to support protecting access to IVF. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release: Today, CNN reported that one of Donald Trump's closest allies, North Carolina GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson, posted on a pornography forum that he had a history of "peeping" on women in locker rooms, supported modern slavery, and called himself a "black NAZI." Trump has made it exceeding more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release: * * * Decline for Republican Women Underlies Shortfalls * * * The number of women nominees for Congress in the 2024 elections falls short of both record levels and recent election cycles, according to new data from the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. This follows previous data from CAWP more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 27 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release: Seth Ryan, District Attorney for the 7th Judicial District, who had been nominated to the same District Attorney seat, has filed paperwork with the Colorado Secretary of State's Office to withdraw as a candidate in the November 5, 2024 General Election. Because this withdrawal has occurred after the September 9 certification of the ballot content, Mr. Ryan's name will appear on the ballot for voter more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22478) on Sept. 23, 2024, entitled "Navy Ship Names - Background for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 4) * * * Rules for Ship Types Now Being Procured or Recently Procured For ship types now being procured for the Navy, or recently procured for the Navy, naming rules (and exceptions thereto) are summarized below. The July 2012 Navy report to Congress discusses current naming rules (and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement: "During this Congress, just in two years, the House has considered at least six different Continuing Resolutions all because extreme Republicans have hijacked the government funding process to advance Trump's Project 2025 agenda. Today, once again, my Democratic colleagues and I showed up to keep the government open and ensu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 26, 2024: * * * This commentary is part of a report from the CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department entitled The Global Impact of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. The report features a set of essays assessing the meaning of the election for Europe, Russia, Eurasia, the Indo-Pacific, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East. Read the Full Report (https://csi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Demand Justice issued a 4-page white paper on September 18, 2024 entitled "Politics Before The American People: The Maga Court." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction The Supreme Court should be a critical tool in safeguarding our democracy. The most recent term, however, only further underscored the deep politicalization at the heart of the Court-and how that corruption is bleeding not only into the justice's decision-making but into the very functioning of the C more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Presidential candidates collected $815.1 million and disbursed $586.4 million, Congressional candidates collected $2.5 billion and disbursed $1.8 billion, political parties received $1.4 billion and spent $1 billion, and political action committees (PACs) raised $7.3 billion and spent $6 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- House Democratic Caucus issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu were joined by Representatives Sara Jacobs and Nikema Williams in a press conference on how Trump's Project 2025 gives Extreme MAGA Republicans total control to criminalize abortion, gut Social Security and raise taxes for working families. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Good morning. The Vice Chair and I are grateful to be joined by  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to JD Vance fundraising with anti-choice extremists in Florida, including Wilton Simpson, who helped pass Florida's draconian abortion ban and attacked exceptions for rape or incest, DNC Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: "JD Vance has no shame women's lives are on the line because of the abortion bans Donald Trump made possible, but he continues to cozy up to anti-ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: After new reporting revealed a dramatic rise in pregnant women dying under Texas' abortion ban, JD Vance is doubling down on the Trump-Vance Project 2025 agenda by fundraising with an anti-choice extremist in Texas. In response, DNC Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: "While women across Texas are dying under a draconian abortion ban made possible by Donald Trump, JD Vance is cozy more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As JD Vance pushes the Trump-Vance ticket's anti-choice Project 2025 agenda and fundraises with Project 2025 leader Brooke Rollins, DNC Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: "The Trump-Vance ticket isn't just taking policy guidance from Project 2025, they're fundraising with the dangerous plans' architects. JD Vance is continuing to embrace a dangerous, anti-choice agenda today at a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Trump's Plans Would Gut No-Cost Coverage of Birth Control for More than 60 Million Women and No-Cost Emergency Contraception for 48 Million Women On the anniversary of Trump announcing his intent repeal the Affordable Care Act, DNC National Press Secretary Emilia Rowland released the following statement: "Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, most Americans receive contraception without paying out-of-po more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: On the anniversary of Donald Trump calling for the Affordable Care Act to be "terminated" by the Supreme Court, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "Four years ago today, Donald Trump called on his handpicked Supreme Court justices to ensure the Affordable Care Act and its protections for millions with preexisting conditions were 'terminated.' Now, he and JD Vance  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to Donald Trump's handpicked RNC leadership team's close ties to MAGA extremist and Trump-endorsed Republican candidate for North Carolina Governor Mark Robinson, DNC Spokesperson Kenny Palmer released the following statement: "It's inexcusable that the leaders of the Republican Party, North Carolinians Lara Trump and Michael Whatley, have failed to disavow Mark Robinson. After previously  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) issued the following statement following House passage of H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. This funding bill, commonly referred to as a Continuing Resolution (CR), puts Congress on a path to avert a government shutdown by authorizing continued discretionary funding over the course of the next three months more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following commentary to the Washington Post: * * * Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), ranking member of a subcommittee on House Armed Services, published an op-ed today in the Washington Post calling for the Secret Service to answer questions from lawmakers about the security failures that led to two assassination attempts on the former president and to share what additional resources and manpower are needed to prevent future secu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: As reports (https://budget.house.gov/press-release/social-security-and-medicare-continue-on-path-to-insolvency-trustees-confirm) continue to cover the shrinking viability of Social Security and working Americans continue to worry about their ability to rely on the government-run retirement program, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP),  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a finance committee hearing on threats to women's reproductive health care, on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * Today, the Committee meets to discuss the growing threat to reproductive health care. That threat is compounded by the failure of a growing number of states to adhere to the letter and spirit of the law in our committee's jurisdiction that protects the rights of women to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The University of California at San Diego Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research issued a 35-page white paper in September, 2024, entitled "The Party of the President and Well-Being by Race." The report was written by Zoltan Hajnal, professor of political science at the School of Global Policy and Strategy and co-director of the Yankelovich Center. Here are excerpts: * * * America has struggled with racial inequality for most of its history. That inequality per more ST

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Sept. 24 -- The National Thoroughbred Racing Association issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2024: Following the House's failure to pass a stopgap funding bill on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, lawmakers are considering a new plan to keep the government running through mid-December. Government funding is set to expire on Monday September 30th. The failed proposal, which aimed to fund the government until March 28 and included a citizenship proof requirement for voting, w more PR