BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 1 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news item in a blog entry on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * Our democracy works best when candidates and elected officials work hard to reach out to their constituents. Over the past few months, I have knocked on doors in Jerome, Hailey, Lapwai, Boise, Moscow, and Pocatello. I have learned a lot. First, I talked to many voters who identified as Republican but are either voting Democratic -- or seriously considering it. At one door, more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to stay a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that allows voters whose mail ballots have been rejected because of a paperwork mistake to vote a provisional ballot on Election Day and have that provisional ballot c more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 2 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to stay a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that allows voters whose mail ballots have been rejected because of a paperwork mistake to vote a provisional ballot on Election Day and have that provisional ballot counted. The ruling requires Pennsylvania counties to allow voters with disqualifying errors on their mail ballot  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 31 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Harrisburg, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court today ruled that disqualifying a timely vote due to a missing or incorrect handwritten date on the mail ballot return envelope is unconstitutional. In the case, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, national ACLU, and Public Interest Law Center argued on behalf of two voters that they, and dozens of other eligib more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: Kevin Coughlin is desperately trying to distract voters from his anti-abortion extremism just days from the election, calling reproductive rights "yesterday's news." Unfortunately for Coughlin, he can't run away from his own anti-abortion record. As a state representative, Coughlin co-sponsored and voted for legislation that opposed funding and health care coverage for abo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (TNSres) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations of Arizona (CAIR-AZ), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released its 2024 Election Voter Guide to help the American Muslim community make informed decisions in the upcoming election. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of each major candidate, their party affiliation, vice-presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * NYT: "Sue Altman has made a name for herself by taking on political heavy hitters in New Jersey" * * * This morning, the New York Times profiled Sue Altman's increasingly competitive campaign for New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District, characterizing her run as a "tightening race for a key house seat." Despite continuing to mislabel himself as "pro-choice," he more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Ahead of tomorrow's WMUR debate in New Hampshire's First Congressional District, here's a reminder that Russell Prescott is completely out of touch with Granite Staters. Five ways Prescott has proven he's too extreme to represent NH-01: * Prescott has shown he has blind loyalty to the leader of the MAGA movement, endorsing and standing behind Donald Trump. * Prescott und more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In the most critical election of our lifetimes that will decide the direction of the country, editorial boards across the battleground states are taking a stand against Donald Trump and his attacks on our democracy, our freedoms, and anybody who disagrees with him politically. These editorial boards have come to a single consensus: Trump is an extreme, unhinged convict who left America's working families more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu. Virginia Tech experts available to discuss headlines in the news Election experts available as campaigns make final case With just days to go until Election Day, the races for President, the Senate, and the House of Represen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: The Federal Election Commission has voted to certify a payment of $429,324.85 in additional federal matching funds to Mike Pence and Mike Pence for President (MPFP). Mike Pence had previously sought the Republican Party nomination for President in the 2024 election. To become eligible for matching funds, candidates must raise a threshold amount of $100,000 by collecting $5,000 in 20 diffe more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following record on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * The Federal Election Commission has certified a payment of $429,324.85 in additional federal matching funds to Mike Pence and Mike Pence for President (MPFP). Mike Pence had previously sought the Republican Party nomination for President in the 2024 election. To become eligible for matching funds, candidates must raise a threshold amount of $100,000 by collecting $5,000 in 20 different st more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 29 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft is pleased to announce that the former, and most recent, Commissioner for the Indiana Department of Insurance (IDOI), Amy L. Beard, has joined the firm. She will serve as senior counsel leading Taft's insurance regulatory practice. Beard has spent much of her career in public service, developing extensive insurance and regulatory experience while moving up through the ranks of the IDOI. She joined the IDOI as  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to Speaker Mike Johnson doubling down on the Trump-Vance ticket's plans to gut access to health care, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "Mike Johnson is just saying out loud what the Trump-Vance ticket has been planning all along: 'massive' new attacks on the Affordable Care Act and 'no' protections for millions of Americans with preexisting conditions more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In case anyone forgot: here's a reminder of Donald Trump's plans to repeal and undermine the Affordable Care Act and its protections for millions of Americans with preexisting conditions in his own unhinged rants words and actions: Donald Trump: "The problem with Obamacare, it's not good. We'd like to terminate it." [...] Savannah Guthrie, NBC News: "In point of fact, your administration is about to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- 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: Donald Trump said that former Congresswoman Liz Cheney should have to face a firing squad while Vance defended Trump's attacks on the "enemy from within"; Trump tried to cover for his long-running plan to "terminate" the Affordable Care Act ... while  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 30 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Maine Democratic Party Chair Bev Uhlenhake released the following statement: "The actions described in the warrant for the arrest of State Representative Lucas Lanigan for domestic violence aggravated assault are incredibly disturbing and are disqualifying for any elected official or individual seeking public office. "The allegations are appalling, and they are far beyond the conduct  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 2 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown successfully supported the North Carolina National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and two voters in their legal efforts to prevent a last-minute voter purge proposed by the Republican National Committee and the North Carolina Republican Party from sidestepping federal review. This victory casts doubt on their claims that nearly a quarter of a million voters are ineligible to vote in t more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 1 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: The Trump Campaign is not afraid of hard work - like taking out the trash. With two major Trump Campaign stops in North Carolina already this week and several more to come before Election Day, the Trump Campaign is litter-ally outworking the Harris Campaign. President Trump held a huge rally in Rocky Mount yesterday where he absolutely roasted Kamala Harris and Joe Biden who called 225 mil more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 29 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: Desperate Democrat Don Davis is entering panic mode as President Donald Trump is set to rally voters in Rocky Mount on Wednesday alongside Retired U.S. Army Colonel Laurie Buckhout, the Republican nominee for Congress in NC-01. Laurie Buckhout, who is surging toward a historic victory in NC-01, has drawn the attention of national media and high-profile Republicans like President Trump, Sp more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 1 -- The Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: On October 17, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law held its annual Knox Conversations, a discussion series featuring a bipartisan panel of incisive political thinkers and legal practitioners. During the second installment, titled "America, 2024, and a Political Reckoning?" Paul Begala, political commentator for CNN; Michael Steele, former Lt. Governor of Maryland and former chairm more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: With just five days until voting ends, equality remains a winning issue, openly-LGBTQ+ candidates are poised to make history once again, and brazen, cruel attacks against the transgender community are turning off voters. As Vice President Kamala Harris put it during her closing argument this week, "[Trump] is not a candidate for president who is thinking about how to make your life better.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: With over 14 million Americans currently caring for a veteran or military service member in the United States, the 6th Annual Veteran Day Special Edition of The Ripon Forum examines the challenges facing these hidden heroes and what policymakers can do to support them. "Thirty-five percent of military and veteran caregiving households have incomes below 130 percent of the federal poverty line," writes Steve Schwab, the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * NRSC & NRCC Executive Directors Evaluate 2024 Election Cycle * * * For their final political briefing before Election Day, National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Executive Director Jason Thielman and National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Executive Director Chris Winkelman discussed the dynamics of the 2024 House and Senate election cycles at a lunch meeting of The Ripon So more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from a Sept. 24, 2024, hearing entitled "Chaos and Control: How Trump Criminalized Women's Health Care": * * * 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  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: HARRISBURG, Pa. The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court today ruled that disqualifying a timely vote due to a missing or incorrect handwritten date on the mail ballot return envelope is unconstitutional. In the case, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, nation more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2024: * * * On the one-year anniversary of being unanimously elected by his Republican colleagues as Speaker of the House, conservatives are rallying behind Speaker Johnson. Here's what they are saying: "Speaker Johnson stands ready to work with President Donald Trump to secure the border, tear up the administrative state, lower taxes, cut spending, and protect traditional Amer more PR