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Politics: Republican Party (Weekly) Newsletter for 2026-05-17 ( 16 items )  
2026 Supreme Court rulings: MSU experts can comment (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 13 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * 2026 Supreme Court rulings: MSU experts can comment * The U.S. Supreme Court has recently ruled on major cases regarding topics ranging from voting rights to tariff authority to abortion pills. As the end of the term approaches, the high court is set to deliver rulings on key issues touching all aspects of American life. The following legal experts from the Michigan State University College of Law have been following many of these issues. As the c more PR

American Center for Law and Justice: Democrats Rushing to Supreme Court (10)
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Democrats RUSHING to Supreme Court By Logan Sekulow Democrat lawmakers in Virginia are scrambling to rush an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the recent Virginia Supreme Court ruling striking down the far Left's unconstitutional attempt to alter Virginia's congressional districts heavily in their favor. As reported: After the Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, De more PR

Dem Candidates Point Out Hypocrisy On Trump's $1 Billion Taxpayer-Funded Ballroom (10)
WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Dem Candidates Point Out Hypocrisy On Trump's $1 Billion Taxpayer-Funded Ballroom * Vulnerable House Republicans are poised to greenlight the project Vulnerable House Republicans have failed to deliver on their core campaign promise to lower the high cost of living. Instead, they are preparing to give Donald Trump $1 billion of taxpayer dollars for a ballroom that no one but Trump asked for. Echoing the public's anger at House more PR

Democratic Governors Association: Washington Post - "Republicans Who Denied 2020 Election Results Could Be Governors Next Year" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on May 11, 2026: * * * The Washington Post: "Republicans Who Denied 2020 Election Results Could Be Governors Next Year" New reporting from The Washington Post details how Republican election deniers could win the GOP nomination for governor "in several of the country's biggest battleground states," setting them up to hold "key oversight roles in the 2028 presidential election," if they win this November. Of Andy Biggs in Arizona, Burt Jones in Georgia, Stac more PR

Detroit News: "'Nepo baby' criticism of [Mike Bouchard Jr.] comes as primary nears" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Detroit News: "'Nepo baby' criticism of [Mike Bouchard Jr.] comes as primary nears" * Messy Republican primary in Michigan's 10th district! New reporting from the Detroit News exposes how Mike Bouchard Jr.'s campaign is heavily reliant on his father's political and financial connections - and the messy Republican primary dynamic as his rivals " are seizing on his father's campaign involvement as an unsavory emblem of the nepotis more PR

ICYMI: Cornyn-Paxton Senate Runoff Grows Increasingly Bitter as GOP Unity Fears Mount [Houston Chronicle] (10)
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Cornyn-Paxton Senate Runoff Grows Increasingly Bitter as GOP Unity Fears Mount [Houston Chronicle] In case you missed it, the Texas GOP is facing "the worst chasm within the Texas Republican Party since it consolidated power [...] nearly a quarter-century ago" as the "increasingly personal attacks" between floundering incumbent John Cornyn and scandal-plagued Ken Paxton continue to "fracture" the party. Paxton and Cornyn's "mut more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE ECONOMY IS A DISASTER BECAUSE REPUBLICANS DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE PERSONAL FINANCES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE ECONOMY IS A DISASTER BECAUSE REPUBLICANS DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE PERSONAL FINANCES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he made clear that while inflation is skyrocketing as a direct result of Republican policies, Donald Trump and his sycophants in Congress are using taxpayer dollars to rip away healthcare and drag us further into a  more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE ECONOMY IS A DISASTER BECAUSE REPUBLICANS DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE PERSONAL FINANCES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE ECONOMY IS A DISASTER BECAUSE REPUBLICANS DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE PERSONAL FINANCES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he made clear that while inflation is skyrocketing as a direct result of Republican policies, Donald Trump and his sycophants in Congress are using taxpayer dollars to rip away healthcare and drag us further into a reckless war of choice ins more PR

N.C. Republican Party: Report - Roy Cooper Evacuated From Governor's Mansion While Publicly Praising Rioters (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 15 -- The North Carolina Republican Party posted the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * REPORT: Roy Cooper evacuated from Governor's Mansion while publicly praising rioters Yesterday, North State Journal reported in detail the hypocrisy of Roy Cooper's public praise and private actions when downtown Raleigh burned for multiple nights. The evacuation Former members of law enforcement told NSJ that sometime between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on May 31, Cooper and his family were evacuated from the mansion via a more PR

NEW: DC Insider Michael Whatley Lobbied For Duke Energy & "Argued In Favor of Rate Increases" For NC Families (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 11 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * NEW: DC Insider Michael Whatley Lobbied For Duke Energy & "Argued In Favor of Rate Increases" For NC Families * Carolina Public Press : " Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley may have been another player laying the groundwork for Senate Bill 266 and other Duke-friendly legislation to succeed." New reporting is exposing DC insider and Big Oil Lobbyist Michael Whatley for spending more than a decade lobbying for utility compan more PR

Republicans' Effort to Coerce States Into Enforcing Reckless Immigration Agenda Undermines Local Police, Makes Communities Less Safe (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2026: * * * Republicans' Effort to Coerce States into Enforcing Reckless Immigration Agenda Undermines Local Police, Makes Communities Less Safe As Republicans Stage a Performative Hearing on Fairfax County, Va.--One of the Safest U.S. Counties--Democrats Demand Accountability for Trump DHS Killing Americans and Torching the Constitution * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Ju more PR

Ripon Society Holds 2026 Election Preview with NRCC Executive Director Micah Yousefi (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Political] -- The Ripon Society posted the following news release: * * * Ripon Society Holds 2026 Election Preview with NRCC Executive Director Micah Yousefi * WASHINGTON, DC - With less than six months until the 2026 midterms, The Ripon Society held a lunch discussion yesterday focused on another critical campaign in which Republicans will fight to expand their current majority on Capitol Hill. The discussion featured remarks from National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Executive Director Micah Yo more PR

Senator Young: America Must Out-Compete China on Trade, Technology, and Shipbuilding (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Political] -- The Ripon Society posted the following news release: * * * Senator Young: America Must Out-Compete China on Trade, Technology, and Shipbuilding * "Today, advancing freedom requires a unified national economic strategy." Senator Todd Young (R-IN) addressed a luncheon meeting of The Ripon Society on Tuesday, delivering a wide-ranging address on trade policy, technology competition, and American industrial capacity.  On the current trade environment, the Hoosier State's senior Senator offered a nu more PR

Subcommittee Ranking Member Jayapal's Opening Statement at Hearing on Republicans' Coercive Campaign to Force States, Localities to Enforce Trump's Reckless Mass-Deportation Agenda (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Jayapal's Opening Statement at Hearing on Republicans' Coercive Campaign to Force States, Localities to Enforce Trump's Reckless Mass-Deportation Agenda * Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2026) -Today, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on Republicans' campaign to strong-arm states and localities into carrying out an i more PR

U.S. Chamber Endorses Candidate Ed Gallrein for Kentucky's Fourth Congressional District (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber Endorses Candidate Ed Gallrein for Kentucky's Fourth Congressional District * Today, across two stops in Florence and Simpsonville, KY, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsement of Candidate Ed Gallrein for Kentucky's Fourth Congressional District. The U.S. Chamber endorses candidates for federal office who will support policies that drive innovation, grow the economy, and create opportunities for Americ more PR

W.Va. Secretary of State Kris Warner Reports Early Voting Turnout (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 12 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news: * * * Secretary of State Kris Warner reports early voting turnout; Surge in voter participation on Friday and Saturday results in more than 8% higher turnout than the last midterm primary election The last two days of West Virginia's early voting period saw a substantial increase in the number of voters participating in the state's Primary Election. That two-day participation pushed the overall turnout by early voters up more than 8% o more PR