ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 17 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Baltimore Banner: "A Party-Switcher And A MAGA Loyalist Are The GOP's Top Options To Take On Moore" * "There's A Party-Switching Retired Banker. A MAGA Supporter Who Got Trounced Last Time Around. A Man Just Convicted Of Stalking His Ex. And Six Others With Barely Existent Campaigns Or Name Recognition." "In All, Nine Candidates Are Vying To Be The Maryland Republican Party's Nominee To Take On Deep-Pocketed, Well-Known Incumbent Democratic Gov. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * CAIR-Texas, CAIR Action Texas Condemn Blatant Anti-Muslim Hate, Exclusionary Platform and Religious and Ethnic Harassment at GOP Convention The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) and CAIR Action Texas today condemned the blatant anti-Muslim hate rhetoric, and exclusionary platform proposals and targeted religious and ethnic harassment targeting Muslim Texans during the 2026 Republican more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Dr. Richard Pan Kicks Off General Election Campaign to Put California Families First * After his primary victory for CA-06, Dr. Richard Pan is full steam ahead in his general election campaign to fight for California families. A pediatrician, educator, and former State Senator, Pan knows what it means to put Californians first: from fighting to make health care more affordable, to standing up for science and public health, to pu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Condemns President Trump's Inaction During Affordability Crisis * June 17, 2026 Durbin: "In my home state of Illinois, the average household has had to spend $3,400 more on goods and services under President Trump, despite his campaign pledge to lower costs on 'Day One.'" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor condemning the Trump Administration for prioritizing poli more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Justin Smith's Nomination, Slams Trump For Nominating His Personal Lawyers To The Federal Bench Durbin on Justin Smith's nomination: "This kind of conflict of interest raises serious questions. These are lifetime appointments to federal judgeships-lifetime appointments which have to be given to people who have been carefully scrutinized." WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 15, 2026: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Justin Smith's Nomination, Slams Trump For Nominating His Personal Lawyers To The Federal Bench In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke against the nomination of Justin Smith to be on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Durbin outlined how Mr. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo on Fox. The Senator discussed President Trump's leadership on Iran and the Republican Party's focus on their agenda of affordability, safety, and prosperity for Americans ahead of the midterms. On a possible third reconciliation package: "...[W]e are not going t more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 18 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Sarah Stevens Will Defend Parental Rights, Anita Earls Won't North Carolina families can depend on conservative Sarah Stevens to defend parental rights on the N.C. Supreme Court. The same cannot be said for radical liberal activist Anita Earls. In a recent appellate decision, a lawsuit filed by a Guilford County mother and her son over a forced Covid vaccination can proceed in part due to court rulings by the N. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on June 15, 2026, by senior policy analyst Peyton Lofton: * * * Locked Out of Democracy With fewer competitive House races and a new redistricting arms race underway, voters need more choices - not fewer. - According to the Cook Political Report, only 35 of this year's 435 House races are considered competitive. In the other 400, the general election is merely a formality. These 92% of districts are so  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 19 -- 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: * * * Jim DeSana's Disgusting Comments Deserve Condemnation from House Leadership State Representative Jim DeSana was caught on hot mic, and House Republican leadership needs to take swift action to hold him accountable for his abhorrent statements. A self-described pro-life conservative Christian, DeSana was recorded on a Zoom cal more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Sounds Alarm on Hegseth's Campaign to Politicize the U.S. Military * WASHINGTON, DC - This week, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, delivered a speech on the Senate floor warning that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is systematically undermining the U.S. military's apolitical foundation and eroding the American people's trust. Senator Reed condemned Hegseth's recent hyper-partisan rema more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Political] (TNSrpt) -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * New Report Exposes Conflicts of Interest in Trump's Department of Commerce * More than a quarter of senior officials in the Department of Commerce have substantial conflicts of interest, a new report from Public Citizen finds. In reviewing the financial disclosures for about 110 senior officials appointed by President Donald Trump to the Department of Commerce, the report identifies 30 appointees with significant conflicts of intere more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 18 -- The Republican Party of Virginia posted the following news on June 17, 2026: * * * Zach Melder Appointed Chairman of the Lynchburg Republican City Committee Today, Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Jeff Ryer appointed Zach Melder as the new Chairman of the Lynchburg Republican City Committee. This follows the 55-17 decision by the Republican Party of Virginia's State Central Committee on June 13, 2026, to declare the previous Lynchburg Republican City Committee as having "failed to function." "Since Saturd more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * RNC Chair Says The Quiet Part Out Loud: Trump and D.C. Republicans Count On Brian Fitzpatrick's Vote * The Chairman of the Republican National Committee just said the quiet part out loud : Donald Trump and the GOP need Brian Fitzpatrick in Washington because they know they can count on his vote when they need it most. In an interview with NBC10, the RNC Chair Joe Gruters said that Trump will "offer assistance" to Fitzpatrick in  more PR