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Politics: Republican Party (Weekly) Newsletter for 2026-06-14 ( 18 items )  
3 Months Later, DC Insider Michael Whatley Still Refuses To Explain Why He Elevated A Convicted Child Sex Predator (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 11 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * 3 Months Later, DC Insider Michael Whatley Still Refuses To Explain Why He Elevated A Convicted Child Sex Predator * Three months ago, DC insider and Big Oil Lobbyist Michael Whatley was exposed for knowingly elevating convicted child sex offender Harvey West. After dodging questions about West at all costs, Whatley faces an enraged base at the NCGOP convention that starts today. When directly confronted, he has "sidestepped" questions o more PR

Bennet, Padilla, Durbin, Whitehouse, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Padilla, Durbin, Whitehouse, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections * Senators call out DOJ's quiet removal of long-standing election prosecution manual ahead of 2026 midterms Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on more PR

BREAKING: Brian Fitzpatrick Makes Historically Early Joint Ad Buy With National Republicans As He Starts to Sweat (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Brian Fitzpatrick Makes Historically Early Joint Ad Buy With National Republicans As He Starts to Sweat * INQUIRER : "The $120,000 worth of cable TV ads represent the first foray by the NRCC in any Pennsylvania district" Vulnerable Republican Brian Fitzpatrick is sweating bullets. New reporting from The Philadelphia Inquirer reveals that Fitzpatrick has made a joint ad reservation with his D.C. Republican Party bosses more PR

Cantwell, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Opening the Door to Midterm Election Interference (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Opening the Door to Midterm Election Interference * 06.09.26 Senators call out DOJ's quiet removal of long-standing election prosecution manual ahead of 2026 midterms WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Seante Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Sens. Alex Padil more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW:"DONALD TRUMP DOESN'T GIVE A DAMNABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFEOF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" (10)
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW:"DONALD TRUMP DOESN'T GIVE A DAMNABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFEOF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's PoliticsNation, where he highlighted the contrast between the extreme MAGA Republicans, who continue to visit chaos, cruelty and corruption on the country, and Democrats, who are fighting hard to make life better for hardworking American taxpayers. REV. AL SHARPTON: Jo more PR

MDP Statement on Aric Nesbitt's Violent AI Video (10)
LANSING, Michigan, June 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * MDP Statement on Aric Nesbitt's Violent AI Video In response to floundering gubernatorial candidate Aric Nesbitt's violent AI video, Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Derrick Honeyman released the following statement: "This AI-generated video from Aric Nesbitt is disgusting and uses violent and inflammatory imagery--and it comes as a man was charged just days ago with threatening the State Capitol. Political violence is unacceptable and i more PR

Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their Senate colleagues in demanding answers over the Trump Administration's decision to remove the most recent version of the Federal Prosecution of Election Offenses manual from the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) website without explana more PR

Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their Senate colleagues in demanding answers over the Trump Administration's decision to remove the most recent version of the Federal Prosecution of Election Offenses manual from the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) website without explanatio more PR

Padilla, Durbin, Whitehouse, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Durbin, Whitehouse, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections * Senators call out DOJ's quiet removal of long-standing election prosecution manual ahead of 2026 midterms WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of more PR

Sen. Grassley Issues Floor Remarks: Democrats' Threat to Judicial Independence (10)
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following floor remarks on June 9, 2026, entitled "Democrats' Threat to Judicial Independence": * * * I want to address recent threats to the Supreme Court made by Democratic members of Congress. Last week, a major newspaper published a piece with a simple title: "Democrats Promise to Wreck the Supreme Court." That title isn't hyperbole. It's a fact. Today, I want to tell the American people what's really going on. Because what  more PR

Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester Join Democratic Colleagues to Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 9, 2026: * * * Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester join Democratic colleagues to sound alarm on Trump administration use of election crimes prosecutions to interfere in midterm elections Senators call out DOJ's quiet removal of long-standing election prosecution manual ahead of 2026 midterms - U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester (both D-Del.), joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R. more PR

STATEMENT: Ahead of NCGOP Convention, Reminder That Republicans Are Disgusted Whatley Knowingly Elevated a Child Predator (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 10 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * STATEMENT: Ahead of NCGOP Convention, Reminder That Republicans Are Disgusted Whatley Knowingly Elevated a Child Predator * As DC insider Michael Whatley is set to speak at the NCGOP Convention that starts tomorrow, here's a reminder that he will face a base enraged by the fact that he knowingly appointed convicted child sex predator Harvey West to NCGOP leadership multiple times: Michele Woodhouse, a Republican activist: "There's real more PR

The Case Against Cody Whipple (10)
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Cody Whipple * "Steven Horsford is a champion for working Nevadans. Whether he's pushing to lower housing costs, working to support small businesses, or securing federal funding to help keep communities safe, Nevadans know Steven's proven record of fighting for them. Cody Whipple, on the other hand, is an extremist with a price-hiking agenda that's flat-out devastating for Nevada. The choice couldn't be clearer fo more PR

The Case Against Kevin Kiley (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Kevin Kiley * "Voters know the difference between a real independent leader and a political opportunist. Kevin Kiley's label may have changed, but his MAGA loyalties and record have not. CA-06 voters deserve better than being lied to, and they have a clear alternative in Dr. Richard Pan - a proven leader who has spent his career fighting to make health care more affordable and putting California families first," sa more PR

The Case Against Marty O'Donnell (10)
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Marty O'Donnell * "A bipartisan problem-solver, Susie Lee is fighting to lower costs for families, keep communities safe, and resurrect Southern Nevada's economy from a 'Trump Slump.' Meanwhile, right-wing podcaster Marty O'Donnell is making it clear his only loyalty is to his political party bosses. Instead of finding common ground to make Nevada more affordable, O'Donnell is championing a price-hiking agenda tha more PR

Van Hollen Joins Padilla, Durbin, Whitehouse, Colleagues in Sounding Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Padilla, Durbin, Whitehouse, Colleagues in Sounding Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R. more PR

W.Va. Secretary of State Kris Warner Announces Certification of 2026 Mid-Term Primary Election, Full Primary Election Report to Be Released Later This Summer (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 13 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news: * * * Secretary of State Kris Warner Announces Certification of 2026 Mid-Term Primary Election; Full Primary Election Report to be Released Later This Summer Yesterday, June 10, 2026, the last of West Virginia's 55 counties certified the results of the 2026 Primary Election. With certification complete, all elections are certified except those that are pending election contest proceedings. In the 2026 Primary Election, 252,008 out of more PR

Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Risk of Trump-Vance Administration Using Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Risk of Trump-Vance Administration Using Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined 22 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump-Vance Administration over the removal of the most recent version of the Federal Prosecution of Election Offenses manual from the Department of Justice' more PR