WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following statement on May 8, 2026, Executive Director Jordan Sekulow: * * * Victory: Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Partisan Power Grab The Constitution won. The people won. And today, we're celebrating. We've been sounding the alarm on Virginia's brazen redistricting scheme since the moment it began. We warned that the legal battle was headed straight for the Virginia Supreme Court. And now, in a landmark ruling handed down today - May 8 - the Su more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following statement on May 8, 2026: * * * DNC Statement on the Supreme Court of Virginia's Decision to Overturn Free and Fair Elections In response to the Supreme Court of Virginia invalidating the votes of over three million Virginians, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: "Last month, Virginians made their voices heard by voting for a constitutional amendment to redraw their Commonwealth's congressional map. The process was a legal, fair, and necessary co more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Litigation Bernegger v. FEC (Case No. 25-4072) On May 5, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Default Judgment Against Defendant Federal Election Commission and a Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Default Judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Bernegger v. FEC (Case No. 25-4559) On Ma more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on May 8, 2026: * * * ICYMI: The Telling Exaggeration in How Republicans Are Talking About Rural Health Care [Washington Post] In case you missed it, new reporting from The Washington Post exposes the "telling exaggeration" in how Republican Senate candidates are attempting to deceive voters about the health care crisis they created, while the issue continues to become "a liability for the party as the impacts of the Medicaid cuts under the Re more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following joint statement on May 8, 2026, with Papua New Guinea: * * * Joint Statement on the United States - Papua New Guinea Strategic Partnership Dialogue The following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Papua New Guinea on the occasion of the second United States - Papua New Guinea Strategic Partnership Dialogue in Port Moresby. United States Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Michael George DeSombre and Independent S more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Morgan McGarvey for Reelection to Congress * AFGE says McGarvey fights for working families and all Kentuckians INDIANAPOLIS - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Rep. Morgan McGarvey for reelection to the U.S. House representing Kentucky's Third Congressional District in the 2026 elections. The statewide primary is Ma more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "WE ALL HAVE TO COME TOGETHER TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THIS UNPRECEDENTED ATTACK ON OUR DEMOCRACY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's Velshi, where he made clear that despite efforts by extremists to rig our elections and suppress the right to vote, Democrats will win back the House and focus on lowering costs, fixing our broken healthcare system and cleaning up r more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 6 -- The New York Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * NYGOP: Hochul, Dems Drive Corning to Build in Texas and North Carolina The NYGOP released the following statement following the announcement of Corning's partnership with Nvidia to build three new advanced manufacturing plants in Texas and North Carolina, creating at least 3,000 new jobs in those states: "One of New York's great companies has sadly but understandably made the decision to expand into more business-friendly states than New York. " more PR