WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "To Boost Military Budget, Trump Targets Popular Programs at Home" [New York Times] * Vulnerable House Republicans' closing midterm message: Guns Not Butter House Republicans are recklessly plotting to crush hardworking families to fund Trump's war of choice in Iran. The New York Times reports, "Trump has eyed a series of potentially unpopular and divisive domestic spending cu more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center posted the following news release: * * * Americans back NATO; Republicans split along Trump-party lines * A nationally representative survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania finds that a majority of Americans value U.S. membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and consider it a meaningful security asset, but views are  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on April 10, 2026: * * * John James Picks Public Fight With Local GOP Leaders, Stretching Out Embarrassing Losing Streak John James is facing blowback from GOP leaders in Oakland County, a critically important battleground in Michigan, as his stretch of rough weeks on the campaign trail shows no sign of ending soon. Most recently, James pulled out of a debate organized by the Oakland County Republican Part more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Friday Takeaways: Senate GOP's Corruption Caucus, DC Dan Balling Out, and Rogers' Reality Check TGIF. Welcome back to Friday Takeaways from the DSCC - your weekly update from the DSCC Press Team on what you need to know across the Senate battlegrounds. There are 206 days until the midterms. DROP US A LINE: press@dscc.org. REPUBLICANS SWEAT THE MAP: New reporting from Bloomberg a more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 11 -- Politico issued the following news release: * * * Full Transcript: Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns" This is a full unedited transcript of POLITICO's interview with Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns" Marjorie Taylor Greene: ...Republicans are going to get slaughtered in the midterms. I think right now it's looking...definitely losing the House and potentially the Senate. Dasha Bur more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 6 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU researcher proposes strategies for political depolarization in, outside classroom * LAWRENCE -Ashley Muddiman has been ruminating on the nation's politically polarized society. But as an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas, she has done more than that: In two recent publications, she prescribes constructive approaches to polarization both in the cla more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 10, 2026: * * * Back From Caribbean, John James Now Fighting With Largest Republican County Party in Michigan Fresh from Turks and Caicos, where he was spotted vacationing last week after rejecting a bipartisan bill to stop the unnecessary chaos at airports, Republican gubernatorial candidate John James is now locked in a brewing battle with the Oakland County Republican Party, with vicious more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 7 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on April 6, 2026: * * * 24 DAYS SILENT: Michael Whatley Elevating A Convicted Child Sex Predator "Getting National Attention" Michael Whatley continues to face scrutiny - even from the conservative Daily Haymaker - for knowingly elevating a convicted child sex predator and dodging reporter questions for the last 24 days. Read More: WFAE: Did Whatley elevate sex offender to positions in state G more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 8 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on April 7, 2026: * * * Michael Whatley Has Dodged Questions 7 Times About Elevating A Convicted Child Predator Nearly a month ago, Michael Whatley was exposed for knowingly and repeatedly appointing a convicted child sex predator to positions of leadership. When pressed for answers, Whatley has continued to dodge reporter questions about putting his political allies ahead of North Carolina kids' more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * DHS Secretary Mullin visits NC to Highlight Ongoing Relief and Recovery Effort Yesterday, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin traveled to western North Carolina to survey hurricane damage and highlight ongoing relief and recovery efforts. Joined by local leaders, Secretary Mullin highlighted that FEMA has surged billions of dollars into North Carolina, including two p more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 8 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following news release on April 7, 2026: * * * Will Republicans Stand Up to Trump's Threat of Genocide in Iran? Donald Trump said that "a whole civilization will die tonight" if Iran doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as the White House and Pentagon carry out a deeply unpopular war that is killing civilia more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jasmine Crockett Calls on Vice President Vance, Cabinet to Invoke the 25th Amendment * Washington, D.C. -Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) sent a letter to Vice President JD Vance calling on him, along with the President's Cabinet, to invoke Section Four of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment and declare President Donald Trump unfit to serve. In the letter, Rep. Crockett writes that it has beco more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 8 -- The Republican Party of Virginia posted the following news on April 7, 2026: * * * Republican Party of Virginia Announces Candidates for U.S. Senate Primary Today, the Republican Party of Virginia certified to the Virginia Department of Elections three candidates whose names will appear on the ballot for the United States Senate in the August 4 Republican Primary. Bert Mizusawa, Kim Farington, and David Williams all submitted the sufficient number of signatures more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 6 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Semafor Uncovers How Trump Ally, Sinclair Owner, David Smith Is Personally "Ideologically Reshaping" The Baltimore Sun * Sinclair Hired Former Republican Party Officials To Masquerade As Reporters to Advance David Smith's Ideological Goals Last night, Semafor dropped a bombshell article showing how Trump donor and ally, billionaire David Smith is personally involved in "ideologically reshaping" t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release: * * * Statistical Summary of 12-Month Campaign Activity of the 2025-2026 Election Cycle * Congressional candidates collected approximately $1.5 billion and disbursed $851.9 million, political parties received $834.1 million and spent $664 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $4.6 billion and spent $3.4 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commi more PR