WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "You're All Cowards, and You're Spineless": Mike Lawler Destroyed at 'Trainwreck Town Hall' as Constituents Torch His Support of Trump's War * NY-17 voter to Lawler : "You have abdicated your responsibility to the majority of the constituents in District 17." Selling out your own constituents to stand by Donald Trump and his cost-spiking war might earn you points at Mar-A-Lago - more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, April 15 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Broad Conservative Coalition Rallies Behind Resolution Affirming States' Constitutional Right to Defend Against Border Invasion * The Texas Public Policy Foundation's (TPPF) Secure and Sovereign Nation campaign today announced a coalition letter signed by more than 100 conservative leaders, organizations, and elected officials expressing support for House Resolution 50, introduced by House  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Budget Committee Republicans Highlight Big, Beautiful Tax Relief on Tax Day Today, Republican Members of the House Budget Committee highlighted how the One Big Beautiful Bill is ensuring American taxpayers are keeping more of what they earned during a hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request. This Tax Day, the average tax r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * CA-45 or CA-42? Chuong Vo Isn't Sure Amid a Messy Primary * Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen just endorsed a candidate who doesn't even know which district he's running in. According to Chuong Vo's website, he can't seem to keep it straight: The endorsement comes as a chaotic Republican primary heats up, with candidates throwing jabs at one another and scrambling for their  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A on April 10, 2026, involving Seamus P. Daniels, fellow for defense budget analysis in the CSIS Defense and Security Department: * * * Unpacking the $1.5 Trillion FY 2027 Defense Budget Topline On April 3, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released details of the Trump administration's budget request for the forthcoming 2027 fiscal year (FY) beginning October 1, 2026.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on April 14, 2026: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Senate Democrats "Increasingly Poised to Flip the Upper Chamber" as Republicans Face "Sour National Environment" In case you missed it, a wave of new reporting is highlighting how Senate Democrats are "increasingly poised to flip the upper chamber" as election analysts at Cook Political Report shift multiple Senate races toward Democrats. Voter more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * On Tax Day, Everyday Americans Are Seeing Lower-Than-Promised Refunds That Don't Make a Dent in Trump's High Prices Trump's disastrous economic agenda has cost Americans six times more than the average expected tax refund increase while billionaires reap Trump's massive tax handouts * Donald Trump promised "record-setting tax refunds" -- but today, on Tax Day, Americans are s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Political] -- The Ripon Society posted the following news release: * * * E&C Chairman Guthrie Warns: Without Permitting Reform, America Will Lose the AI Race to China * "We have the money. What we don't have is the energy and the regulatory structure in which to compete." House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) addressed a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society yesterday morning, laying out the committee's legislative agenda across  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11419) on April 15, 2026, by legislative attorney L. Paige Whitaker: * * * Election Law and the Supreme Court in 2026: Pending Cases on Redistricting, Campaign Finance and Mail-In Ballots As the November 2026 congressional elections approach, three cases addressing various aspects of election law are pending at the U.S. Supreme Court. In Louisiana v. Callais, the Court i more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 18 -- Politico issued the following news release: * * * Full Transcript: Republican candidate for California Governor Steve Hilton on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns" This is a full unedited transcript of POLITICO's interview with Republican candidate for California Governor Steve Hilton on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns" Steve Hilton: This state is desperate for change. We've had 16 years of Democrat one-party rule. They've run everything. Dasha Burns: Hel more PR

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, April 16 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Poll 120: North Carolina Likely Voters Weigh in on U.S. Senate, North Carolina Supreme Court Races * HIGH POINT, N.C., April 16, 2026 - A new High Point University (r) Poll of North Carolina likely voters examined preferences in the U.S. Senate race between Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley. The poll also looked at the North Carolina Supreme Court race between Anita Earls and Sarah Stevens more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Heinrich Delivers Remarks on the Senate Floor Urging Senate Colleagues to Protect Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from Minin Last night, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor urging h more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Heinrich Delivers Remarks on the Senate Floor Urging Senate Colleagues to Protect Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from Mining * WASHINGTON -Last night, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor urging his colleagues to oppose a measure that would allow copper-nickel sulfid more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES BLASTS THE GOP'S ONE BIG UGLY BILL ON HOUSE FLOOR: "AS DEMOCRATS, WE'RE COMMITTED TO ACTUALLY SOLVING PROBLEMS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor, where he emphasized that while Republicans are celebrating legislation that harms their own constituents, Democrats are focused on the health, safety and economic well- more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES BLASTS THE GOP'S ONE BIG UGLY BILL ON HOUSE FLOOR:"AS DEMOCRATS, WE'RE COMMITTEDTO ACTUALLY SOLVING PROBLEMS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor, where he emphasized that while Republicans are celebrating legislation that harms their own constituents, Democrats are focused on the health, safety and economic well-being of the American people more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Moreno Op-ed: Trump Gave the GOP a New, Populist Soul * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) wrote a new op-ed in the Wall Street Journal laying out President Trump's bold vision to return the Republican Party back to its foundation: fighting for American workers, ushering in an American manufacturing renaissance, and putting America first. "The Republican Party for decades stood for  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 14 -- The North Carolina Republican Party posted the following news release: * * * Justice Delayed for Iryna Zarutska In case you missed it, DeCarlos Brown has been found to be "incapable of proceeding" with his trial, delaying justice for the brutal murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska. As governor, Roy Cooper cut a deal to release over 3,500 prisoners early, including DeCarlos Brown, a career criminal with 14 prior arrests who was repeatedly let back onto the more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 18 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * North Carolina Workers Thank Republicans for More Money in Their Pockets Refunds are up, paychecks are bigger, and North Carolina workers are seeing the impact of President Trump and Republicans' Working Families Tax Cuts: * Tax refunds are up 24% compared to the four-year average * Nearly 23 million Americans have claimed No Tax on Overtime * Over 6 million have benefited fro more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 18 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following statement on April 17, 2026: * * * NCGOP Statement on Non-Citizen List Maintenance The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) supports the actions taken by the N.C. State Board of Elections (NCSBE) to check the citizenship of all registered voters in North Carolina against federal databases to identify and remove any non-U.S. citizens from the voter rolls. According to information published by the  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 17 -- 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 16, 2026: * * * Michigan Republican Delegate Training: 'We Don't Need non-Christians, Independents, and Minorities' Michigan Republicans have been caught in hot water again. During a Berrien County Republican Party delegate training on April 11, Lance Griffin from the organi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Wyden Probes Appearance of Republican Collusion in Lawsuits Over Tax Return Leaks Two Lawsuits by Top Republicans Appear Coordinated with Treasury's Recent Decision to Terminate Contracts with Firm that Employed the Contractor Who Leaked Thousands of Tax Records During Trump's First Term * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyd more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL30857) on April 13, 2026, entitled "Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2025" by Congress and legislative process specialist Valerie Heitshusen. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Each new House elects a Speaker by roll call vote when it first convenes. Customarily, the conference of each major party nominates a candidate whose name is placed in nomination. A Member normally votes for the more PR