WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 [Category: Political] -- The Ripon Society posted the following news release: * * * "Independents are going to play a very significant role." * Winston & Miller Assess the Political Landscape for Republicans Heading into the Midterms WASHINGTON, DC - With less than four weeks to go before the 2026 midterm elections, veteran GOP pollsters David Winston and Myra Miller of The Winston Group told a luncheon meeting of The Ripon Society on Wednesday that the party's prospects of holding its House and Senate majorities will tu more PR

MONONA, Wisconsin, Oct. 6 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * Coincidence? Congressman Tom Tiffany Pledges Not to Raise Billionaires' Taxes, Billionaires Funnel Money to Congressman Tom Tiffany's Campaign It's possible that the timing of $12 million in donations from the MAGA billionaire Uihleins is a coincidence, but Congressman Tiffany's selling us out to serve the ultra-wealthy is no accident. October 5, 2026 MADISON, Wis. -- At the same more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Oct. 8 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Will Democrats Win Back Voters This Year? At a Rocky event, two analysts and a strategist discuss the upcoming midterm elections. 10/7/2026 Written by Charlotte Albright As midterm elections loom, some pundits are cautiously forecasting a return by Democrats to seats of power in many local, statewide, and national races. But in a conversation hosted Oct. 6 by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center of Public Policy, two political analysts and a Democratic campai more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 2 -- The Democratic Party of Oregon issued the following news: * * * Drazan Loses Big at Eugene Debate By Doubling Down on MAGA Policies October 2, 2026 Portland, OR -- Yesterday, Governor Tina Kotek debated MAGA Republican Christine Drazan in Eugene in the first of three scheduled televised debates. Over the course of the debate, Christine Drazan repeatedly aligned herself with Donald Trump and the MAGA wing of the Republican party, pushing an extremist agenda that Oregon voters have repeatedly rejected in statewide ele more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 9 -- The Democratic Party of Oregon issued the following news: * * * Oregon Republicans Break from Oregon's Values, Align with MAGA Agenda Oct 07, 2026 Portland, OR -- On Monday, the Oregon Republican Party announced that they would abandon their platform, and instead embrace the National Republican Party's platform. That platform, adopted in 2024 during Donald Trump's campaign for re-election, includes far-right extremist positions including: * Stopping sanctuary cities * Promoting a "Culture that values the Sanctity  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Congresswoman Lateefah Simon Visit Oakland Head Start Facility and Community Health Center, Condemn Republican Cuts to Childcare, Healthcare, and Education Programs * OAKLAND, CA - This week, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) hosted, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), the highest-ranking woman in the House of Representatives, in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood. They visited the Unity Council's H more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 9, 2026 "PUT SOME DIESEL IN THE TANK" - GOP Senate Candidates Have Been Fundraising For Gas Money [MeidasTouch News] MeidasTouch News: "The economy is so bad Republican candidates for U.S. Senate have been fundraising for gas money from their constituents" GOP Senate Candidates have told financially struggling Americans to "learn how to budget," "earn more," "be patriots," and that they will be "fine" New reporting from Meidas more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 5, 2026 WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Democrats' "Recipe for Flipping Red-State Senate Seats" and "Advantage in Candidate Quality" Generate "Momentum" Across the Map With just one month to go until Election Day, an "extraordinary run of polls for Democrats" shows Republicans confronting "an increasingly precarious political map," as "growing disapproval of President Trump's handling of the economy and the Iran war have fueled Democrats' ch more PR

SALISBURY, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- Catawba College posted the following news: * * * Economy Tops North Carolinians' Concerns as Partisan and Intraparty Divides Shape Issue Priorities, Catawba College-YouGov Survey Finds * An Update from the Center for North Carolina Politics & Public Service As the midterm elections draw to the final weeks of campaigning, North Carolinians rank economic issues as the most important, according to new findings from the September Catawba College-YouGov Survey. "Among eighteen different policy issues, econo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley to Senate Judiciary Democrats: Join My Efforts to Hold Jack Smith Accountable * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Minority debunking Democrats' complaints regarding access to Arctic Frost records and pointing to numerous examples in which Democrats have broken Committee and Senate rules by withholding records from Republicans. Since Jan more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 10.09.2026 Grassley to Senate Judiciary Democrats: Join My Efforts to Hold Jack Smith Accountable BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Minority debunking Democrats' complaints regarding access to Arctic Frost records and pointing to numerous examples in which Democrats have broken Committee and Senate rul more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Jeanine Driscoll Pledges to Put Trump Over Long Island 100% of The Time in Washington * makes it crystal clear exactly who MAGA loyalist Jeanine Driscoll would answer to if elected to Congress: Donald Trump. Driscoll is staking her entire campaign on her unbroken fealty to Trump. She's pledged to "stand with the President 100% of the time," said she has a "real issue" with Republicans who break with him, and declared that her "nu more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 5 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * MAGA Dan Cox Silent In Bombshell Report On His Son Calling Jewish People 'Pedophiles' And 'Satan Worshipping Scum' * ANNAPOLIS, MD - MAGA Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox was silent today when asked to respond about his son, Josiah Cox (29), telling a Marylander that Jewish people are 'pedophiles' and 'Satan worshipping scum.' "There is no place in Maryland for the dangerous antisemitism we see in these messages from Josiah Cox. Dan Cox mu more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 10 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * October 8, 2026 Michael Whatley Hosts Make More, Keep More Press Conference in Wilson WILSON - Today, Michael Whatley hosted a Make More, Keep More press conference in Wilson alongside NC Senator Buck Newton where they highlighted how Cooper's far-left policies made life more expensive for North Carolina families. Under Cooper's watch energy costs skyrocketed 30%, housing costs went up by 85%, and healthcare costs rose to the h more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * Michael Whatley Tours Tobacco Processing Facility in Wilson October 08, 2026 WILSON - Today, Michael Whatley toured Alliance One's tobacco processing facility in Wilson alongside company leadership and tobacco farmers from the area. They discussed Roy Cooper's record of raising costs on family farms and how Cooper's agenda made it harder for farmers to make ends meet. Under Cooper's watch, input costs went up, energy prices increa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Rotten Hypocrite: Amish Shah Attacks Jay Feely On Data Centers After Voting Twice For Data Center Tax Breaks October 7, 2026 Amish Shah got exposed as a brazen hypocrite on data centers in a new investigative report. * Shah's record: In the state legislature, Shah voted repeatedly for massive tax breaks for data centers, including a 10-year extension through 2033. Arizona taxpayers have already paid $63.5 million for those breaks. Shah re more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 10 -- The New York Republican Party issued the following news: * * * NYGOP Statement on Attorney General Debate October 9, 2026 ALBANY -- NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement: "The contrast in tonight's debate could not have been more clear: "Tish James is for cashless bail and letting criminals walk free. Rather than protect New Yorkers, she used the power of her office to try to bankrupt President Trump with phony charges. "As our next Attorney General, Saritha Komatireddy will do what she's done  more PR

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Oct. 8 -- Quinnipiac University Poll posted the following news: * * * PA Governor's Race: Shapiro 59%, Garrity 34%, Quinnipiac University Pennsylvania Poll Finds; Voters Favor Dems To Win Control Of U.S. House By 15 Points * In the final weeks of Pennsylvania's gubernatorial race, 59 percent of likely voters support incumbent Governor Josh Shapiro, 34 percent support Republican challenger Stacy Garrity, 2 percent support Libertarian Party candidate Ken Krawchuk, and 5 percent did not choose a candidate, according to a Q more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Republican State Senator Endorses Hatley for Governor * State Sen. Janice Bowling, R-Tullahoma, recently announced she is endorsing independent candidate David Hatley for governor, breaking ranks with her party's nominee, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, according to the Tennessee Journal. In a video posted to Hatley's Facebook page, Bowling said, "A lot of the people in my district wanted me to meet [Hatley]," adding more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Susan Collins Lies About Her Anti-Abortion Record in First Maine U.S. Senate Debate * Washington, DC -- In tonight's first U.S. Senate debate between Troy Jackson and Susan Collins, Collins was forced to defend her deeply unpopular anti-abortion record before Mainers. When pressed by Jackson on whether she regretted her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Collins doubled more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following testimony by Josh Findlay, director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation National Election Protection Project, and a senior fellow for election policy at the America First Policy Institute, from a Sept. 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Restoring Election Integrity: Oversight of Voter Fraud in New Jersey": * * * Good morning, Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett, and members of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. Thank more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 9 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Mamdani Appears on NY1'S "Out of Office with the Mayor" with Errol Louis (Pre-Taped) October 8, 2026 Errol Louis: Hey there. Welcome to my boat. How are you? Good to see you. Thanks for joining me. We're gonna head out to Staten Island. So, Staten Island is the only borough that you lost on Election Day last year. Pete Davidson, the comedian, owns one of these things, which I can't even imagine, but he says -- this is a quote -- "I don more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Named to TIME100 Next 2026: The World's Most Influential Rising Stars List * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) this week was named to the TIME100 Next 2026: The World's Most Influential Rising Stars list. Senator Britt is the only Republican lawmaker and the only Alabamian named to this year's list. She is just the second Alabamian ever to receive the honor. The announcement from TIME can be read below:  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 6 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Who will rural voters blame for harmful healthcare changes, policies this election? October 5, 2026 University of Michigan expert asks if this midterm might be the election to redefine them Transcript+ Michael Shepherd When we look at rural voters, we see that these health care experiences can be quite informative and quite important for shaping their electoral voting decisions. And what we see with rural voters is a tendency to blame the Democrati more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: Grassley Has "Done the Republic a Service" in Exposing Jack Smith's Weaponized Investigations * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Last week, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released new bombshell records exposing former Special Counsel Jack Smith's weaponized investigations targeting President Trump, members of the media and thousands of everyday Americans. Here's what they're saying about Grassley's oversight: New Y more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 10.05.2026 WTAS: Grassley Has "Done the Republic a Service" in Exposing Jack Smith's Weaponized Investigations BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Last week, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released new bombshell records exposing former Special Counsel Jack Smith's weaponized investigations targeting President Trump, members of the media and thousands of everyday Americans. Here's more PR