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Politics: Republican Party (Weekly) Newsletter for 2026-07-26 ( 30 items )  
A Better Wisconsin Together: Tom Tiffany Admits He Opposes Taxing Billionaires (10)
MONONA, Wisconsin, July 23 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * Tom Tiffany Admits He Opposes Taxing Billionaires Tiffany is finally saying the quiet part out loud: he puts billionaires ahead of everyday Wisconsinites - In an early morning interview on right-wing radio July 21, Republican Congressman and candidate for Wisconsin governor Tom Tiffany admitted he opposes asking billionaires to pay what they owe in state taxes. During his appea more PR

Americans for Tax Reform: No Conservative Support for Bernie Moreno's Giant Tax Increase (10)
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * No Conservative Support for Bernie Moreno's Giant Tax Increase Three weeks after its unveiling with Elizabeth Warren, no elected or unelected conservative has endorsed Bernie Moreno's $3 trillion tax increase which would impose a 56% all-in rate on Ohio small businesses and kill 1.8 million jobs nationwide. In fact the conservative opposition to the tax hike is broad and deep. Let's review who does support the Moreno tax increase. SUPPORTING the Moreno t more PR

Bad News Piles Up for Tom Kean Jr. (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Bad News Piles Up for Tom Kean Jr. * Kean Jr. makes headlines for more stock trades, cashing corporate PAC checks, getting outraised 3-to-1, and refusing to answer questions They say all press is good press... but that certainly is not the case for Congressman Tom Kean Jr. Recent headlines call out Kean Jr. for continuing to trade stocks while in office, refusing to answer questions from his constituents or reporters, cashing more PR

Booker Leads Congressional Democrats in Renewed Push to Guarantee a Nationwide Right to IVF and Lower Costs for Families (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Leads Congressional Democrats in Renewed Push to Guarantee a Nationwide Right to IVF and Lower Costs for Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Patty Murray (D-WA) reintroduced the Right to IVF Act, a sweeping legislative package to tear down the barriers that keep millions of hopeful parents from building their families through in-vitro fertilizat more PR

Cornyn Op-Ed: Closing Texas' GOP Primary Would Be a Costly Mistake That Would Hurt Voters (10)
WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Op-Ed: Closing Texas' GOP Primary Would Be a Costly Mistake That Would Hurt Voters * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman arguing that closing the Texas Republican primary would be a mistake for the party and our nation's democratic republic and could risk silencing the voices of those who are disillusioned with the current government: Closing Texas' GOP primary would be a costly m more PR

Democratic Governors Association: Reminder - Avid Election Deniers Running in Battleground Gov Races (10)
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * REMINDER: Avid Election Deniers Running in Battleground Gov Races Following Trump's speech to the nation attacking democracy, a reminder that Republican election deniers are running for governor in battleground states this year, with the Washington Post recently reporting: "Political figures who took leading roles in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election appear on track to win the Republican Party's nomination for governor in several of t more PR

Duckworth Leads Congressional Democrats in Renewed Push to Establish a Nationwide Right to IVF and Lower IVF Costs for Families (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Leads Congressional Democrats in Renewed Push to Establish a Nationwide Right to IVF and Lower IVF Costs for Families * July 23, 2026 The Senators' Right to IVF Act reintroduction comes nearly two years since Donald Trump promised free IVF for all, which he's still failed to deliver [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Nearly two years after President Donald Trump promised This link or tab. free IVF for all Americans on the campaign trail, U.S. S more PR

FFRF Action Fund: 'Theocratic' Texas Comptroller Will Judge Employees 'on How Christian They Are' (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 25 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on July 24, 2026: * * * 'Theocratic' Texas comptroller will judge employees 'on how Christian they are' The FFRF Action Fund's "Theocrat of the Week" is Don Huffines, the next Texas comptroller, for indicating that he will base the retention of state employees "on how Christian they a more PR

Mich. Democratic Party: As Trump Visits Milford, John James' Feud With Oakland County GOP Will Be on Full Display (10)
LANSING, Michigan, July 25 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 24, 2026: * * * As Trump Visits Milford, John James' Feud with Oakland County GOP Will Be on Full Display With Donald Trump visiting Milford in Oakland County on Monday to try and spin his cost-raising economic agenda, Republican gubernatorial candidate John James' bitter feud with Oakland County Republicans will be on full display. The event in Milford is taking place in State Representative Matt Maddock's district. Maddock, a prominent T more PR

Mich. Democratic Party: This Week in #MIGov - MAGA Candidates Fight Over Denying 2020 Election Results (10)
LANSING, Michigan, July 17 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement from spokesperson Derrick Honeyman: * * * This Week in #MIGov: MAGA Candidates Fight Over Denying 2020 Election Results Happy Friday, there's 18 days until the August 4th primary election and 109 days until the November 3rd general election. As this messy, year-long MAGA primary for governor reaches its final sprint, Perry Johnson, John James, and Mike Cox spent this week fighting over the 2020 election results rather than addressing the issues facing  more PR

Michael Whatley Calls The Police On a SECOND Reporter At Public Campaign Event (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 20 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Michael Whatley Calls The Police On a SECOND Reporter At Public Campaign Event * For the second time in just over a week, DC insider Michael Whatley called the police on a local reporter at a campaign event - this time from the Asheville Citizen-Times, the largest paper in Western North Carolina. It was a public, non-ticketed event and even the town attorney said barring press would be a violation of town policy. Just ten days earlier, more PR

Murray, Duckworth, Booker, Schumer, Lead Congressional Democrats in Renewed Push to Establish a Nationwide Right to IVF and Lower IVF Costs for Families (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Duckworth, Booker, Schumer, Lead Congressional Democrats in Renewed Push to Establish a Nationwide Right to IVF and Lower IVF Costs for Families * The Senators' Right to IVF Act reintroduction comes nearly two years since Donald Trump promised free IVF for all, which he's still failed to deliver WATCH and READ : Senator Murray's remarks at a press conference introducing the Right to IVF Act Washington, D.C. - Nearly two years after P more PR

N.C. Republican Party: ICYMI - Candidate Cooper Now Trying to Blame His Health Insurance Pals for Governor Cooper's 57% Increase in Healthcare Costs in NC (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 21 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI - Candidate Cooper Now Trying to Blame His Health Insurance Pals for Governor Cooper's 57% Increase in Healthcare Costs in NC After wasting $5M on two ads that didn't do jack squat to help him any, Candidate Cooper is now trying to reinvent himself as something other than Best Pals with health insurance companies. After watching NC healthcare costs go up by 57% during Governor Cooper's 8 years in office, Candidate Cooper is  more PR

N.C. Republican Party: ICYMI - Whatley OpEd in News & Observer - Working Families Tax Cuts; $5,700 More for NC Families (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 22 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI- Whatley Oped in News & Observer: Working Families Tax Cuts = $5,700 More for NC Families Working Families Tax Cuts = $5,700 More for NC Families - In Case You Missed It- Michael Whatley recently wrote in The News & Observer about how the Working Families Tax Cuts are already delivering real results for North Carolina families. As Whatley laid out in the oped, in the one year since the the legislation was signed into law, more PR

No Labels Issues Commentary: Defense Divided (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary by senior policy analyst Peyton Lofton: * * * Defense Divided The NDAA was once one of Congress's most reliable bipartisan bills. Recent fights over presidential power, social policy, war and election law are pulling that coalition apart. This week, the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) - the annual bill that sets U.S. military policy and authorizes Pentagon programs and spendin more PR

NYGOP LAUNCHES STATEWIDE AD CAMPAIGN TO JEWISH NEW YORKERS: "YOU HAVE A HOME WITH US" (10)
ALBANY, New York, July 15 -- The New York Republican Party issued the following news: * * * NYGOP LAUNCHES STATEWIDE AD CAMPAIGN TO JEWISH NEW YORKERS: "YOU HAVE A HOME WITH US" The New York State Republican Party today announced a statewide print and digital advertising campaign directly appealing to Jewish New Yorkers who feel increasingly unwelcome in a Democratic Party embracing anti-Semitism. The campaign features an open letter from NYGOP Chair Ed Cox and will run in markets around the state with significant Jewish populations. The ad more PR

On The Senate Floor, Durbin Continues To Call Out Trump For His Election Denialism (10)
WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * On The Senate Floor, Durbin Continues To Call Out Trump For His Election Denialism * July 20, 2026 Durbin debunked the President's false claims about the 2020 election and his attempts to sow doubt in the 2026 & 2028 elections WASHINGTON - Following President Trump's speech on Thursday where he peddled lies about the 2020 election and attempted to sow doubt in the 2026 and 2028 elections, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ra more PR

On The Senate Floor, Durbin Continues To Call Out Trump For His Election Denialism (10)
WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * On The Senate Floor, Durbin Continues To Call Out Trump For His Election Denialism Durbin debunked the President's false claims about the 2020 election and his attempts to sow doubt in the 2026 & 2028 elections - Following President Trump's speech on Thursday where he peddled lies about the 2020 election and attempted to sow doubt in the 2026 and 2028 elections, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Di more PR

SCC announces new endowed scholarship for Wayne County students (10)
SOMERSET, Kentucky, July 21 -- Somerset Community College posted the following news: * * * SCC announces new endowed scholarship for Wayne County students * The family of the late Conley H. Gregory has established the Conley H. Gregory Memorial Endowed Scholarship to support Wayne County students enrolled in a technical or health sciences program at Somerset Community College (SCC). Conley Gregory began his career in the construction industry as a teenager. In 1982, he and his wife, Joanna, founded their own construction business. What st more PR

Senator Marshall: Reconciliation 3.0 Doesn't Go Far Enough on Election Security (10)
WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Reconciliation 3.0 Doesn't Go Far Enough on Election Security * Senator Marshall Joins Mornings with Maria on Fox Business Kansas City - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria to discuss Reconciliation 3.0 and securing voter ID requirements, the Democrats' plan to shut the government down, Republicans' midterm message, and Senator Marshall's call for a special  more PR

Senator Murray Slams Trump for Broken Promise on IVF and Warns of Growing Anti-IVF Extremism in GOP (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Slams Trump for Broken Promise on IVF and Warns of Growing Anti-IVF Extremism in GOP * The Right to IVF Act reintroduction comes nearly two years since Donald Trump promised free IVF for all, which he's still failed to deliver WATCH : Senator Murray's remarks Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), committee delivered the more PR

The Case Against Jay Feely (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Jay Feely * "Extremist Jay Feely has already proven himself to be at the beck and call of the President and extremist GOP leaders. Rather than fight for families, Feely is all-in on a cost-spiking, reckless agenda that leaves working Arizonans behind. Unlike Feely, Dr. Amish Shah will always put his community first. Arizonans already know and trust Amish will work to make their lives more affordable, and that's wh more PR

The Case Against Juan Ciscomani (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Juan Ciscomani * "Take it from Juan Ciscomani himself: he has repeatedly voted to hurt his own constituents. Southern Arizonans deserve a representative who keeps their word and is loyal to the working families they represent, not to D.C. party leaders. Former Marine Corps Drill Instructor JoAnna Mendoza is a patriot who's dedicated her life to serving her country. She's running for Congress to finally put Souther more PR

The Hill: Scalise Embraces House GOP Elder Statesman Role Amid Leadership Shakeup Speculation (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Hill: Scalise Embraces House GOP Elder Statesman Role Amid Leadership Shakeup Speculation * This week, The Hill' s Emily Brooks profiled House Majority Leader Steve Scalise's (R-La.) storied and successful leadership of the House Republican conference as we go into the 2026 midterm elections. Read the full article below or click here. The Hill: Scalise embraces House GOP's elder statesman role amid leadership shake-up spec more PR

The Hill: Scalise Embraces House GOP Elder Statesman Role Amid Leadership Shakeup Speculation (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Hill: Scalise Embraces House GOP Elder Statesman Role Amid Leadership Shakeup Speculation * WASHINGTON, D.C. -This week, The Hill' s Emily Brooks profiled House Majority Leader Steve Scalise's (R-La.) storied and successful leadership of the House Republican conference as we go into the 2026 midterm elections. Read the full article below or click here. The Hill: Scalise embraces House GOP's elder statesman role amid leadership shake-up spe more PR

Trahan, DeLauro, Larsen, Walkinshaw, Gillen Introduce Right to IVF Act (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, DeLauro, Larsen, Walkinshaw, Gillen Introduce Right to IVF Act * Today, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03), Rosa DeLauro (CT-01), Rick Larsen (WA-02), James Walkinshaw (VA-11), and Laura Gillen (NY-04) led the introduction of the Right to IVF Act of 2026. Introduced ahead of World IVF Day on July 25th, the sweeping legislative package that would make it easier to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive tech more PR

W.Va. Secretary of State Kris Warner Issues a Statement Regarding Delegate David Elliott Pritt's Candidacy Status for the General Election (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 25 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news: * * * WV Secretary of State Kris Warner issues a statement regarding Delegate David Elliott Pritt's candidacy status for the General Election WV Secretary of State Kris Warner, along with his legal team, is aware of and has thoroughly researched the serious allegations raised against Delegate David Elliott Pritt. Secretary Warner released the following statement: "Our Office has received numerous calls from West Virginia citizens re more PR

Walkinshaw, Trahan, DeLauro, Larsen, Gillen Introduce Right to IVF Act (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw, Trahan, DeLauro, Larsen, Gillen Introduce Right to IVF Act * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives James Walkinshaw (VA-11), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Rosa DeLauro (CT-01), Rick Larsen (WA-02), and Laura Gillen (NY-04) led the introduction of the Right to IVF Act of 2026. Introduced ahead of World IVF Day on July 25th, the sweeping legislative package that would make it easier to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted  more PR

Ways & Means Committee Approves Legislation Boosting Transparency & Accountability in Tax-exempt Sector, Preventing Foreign Influence in American Politics, & Protecting Religious Freedom (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 24, 2026: * * * Ways & Means Committee Approves Legislation Boosting Transparency & Accountability in Tax-exempt Sector, Preventing Foreign Influence in American Politics, & Protecting Religious Freedom Tax-exempt organizations that abuse the generous benefits afforded to them courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer will face more scrutiny and accountability under legislation approved by the Ways and Means Comm more PR

What Do MAGA Megadonors Want From Bought-and-Paid-For Wisconsin State Government? (10)
MONONA, Wisconsin, July 22 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * What Do MAGA Megadonors Want From Bought-and-Paid-For Wisconsin State Government? Wisconsin Republicans have repeatedly made it clear their loyalty lies with the highest bidder, not their constituents - Campaign finance reports reveal that over the last year and a half, right-wing Illinois billionaires Richard (Dick) and Elizabeth (Liz) Uihlein and Wisconsin billionaire Diane He more PR