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Politics: Republican Party (Weekly) Newsletter for 2026-10-18 ( 18 items )  
After Helping Fuel The Opioid Crisis, "Mike Rogers' Inability To Come Clean About His Role" Looms Over His Campaign (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 17 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * October 16, 2026 After Helping Fuel The Opioid Crisis, "Mike Rogers' Inability To Come Clean About His Role" Looms Over His Campaign "[Rogers'] refusal to reckon with the consequences of his actions raises a troubling question: whether he was willing to sacrifice his constituents' well-being for pharmaceutical money" - LANSING -- Mike Rogers is getting slammed over his "inability to come clean about his role" in "shaping the policy environ more PR

Ahead of the Midterm Elections, Warner, Durbin, Padilla & Peters Request Information From DOJ & FBI Regarding the Trump Administration's Attempted Attacks on Our Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNSida) -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * October 16th, 2026 Ahead of the Midterm Elections, Warner, Durbin, Padilla & Peters Request Information From DOJ & FBI Regarding the Trump Administration's Attempted Attacks on Our Elections WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Democratic Whip and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules  more PR

Beto O'Rourke Talks Punk Rock and Politics at American University (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- American University issued the following news: * * * Beto O'Rourke Talks Punk Rock and Politics at American University The fourth-generation Texan, small-business owner, and former congressman (D-TX) discussed rebellious music, grassroots organizing, and youth voter turnout during AU Family Weekend. By Jack Frederick | October 14, 2026 Eight years after he set a record for the most votes ever cast for a Democrat in Texas history, the former El Paso congressperson visited American University to reflect on the grassroo more PR

Democratic Governors Association: Ahead of Debate, Leaked Texts Raise New Questions About Lahn's Role in Covering Up Running Mate's Shady Loan (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Ahead of Debate, Leaked Texts Raise New Questions About Lahn's Role in Covering Up Running Mate's Shady Loan Oct 14, 2026 Ahead of tonight's debate, new reporting from Iowa Starting Line - including leaked text messages among Republican activists - raises new questions about Zach Lahn's role in helping cover up and lie about his running mate's shady loan, with the report stating: "Lahn's campaign was warned about Derek Wulf's debts on day one." Acc more PR

Democratic Governors Association: Zach Lahn Won't Answer for Running Mate's Shady Loan As New LLC Raises More Questions (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Zach Lahn Won't Answer for Running Mate's Shady Loan As New LLC Raises More Questions Oct 12, 2026 New reporting from the Des Moines Register exposes Zach Lahn for refusing to reveal the mystery LLC that is paying off his running mate's debt. According to the Register, three weeks after joining the ticket with Lahn, "Wulf received a $540,000 loan" from University Relocation LLC - an LLC a well-connected Iowa attorney and contributor to Lahn formed  more PR

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Three Weeks Out - Senate Map "Expands" For Democrats as GOP Sees "Rising Threat to the Senate Majority" on "Increasingly Shaky" Battleground (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 14, 2026 THREE WEEKS OUT: Senate Map "Expands" For Democrats as GOP Sees "Rising Threat to the Senate Majority" on "Increasingly Shaky" Battleground With less than three weeks to go until Election Day, coverage continues to highlight how Democrats are on offense, increasingly competing in "deep in Trump territory" as an "increasingly shaky" Republican Senate map "provide[s] little reassurance for the GOP" amid the potential "wors more PR

Democrats Have Advantage on Party Image and Issues (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Gallup, a research-based and performance-management consulting company, posted the following news: * * * Democrats Have Advantage on Party Image and Issues * * Democratic Party viewed favorably by 43%; Republican Party by 35% * Democrats favored to handle most important problem, keep U.S. prosperous * 59% say Republican Party is too extreme; 43% say Democratic Party is WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Democratic Party holds an advantage over the Republican Party on several measures of public opinio more PR

Derek Merrin SILENT on Ties to Largest Bribery Scandal in Ohio History [Fremont News-Messenger] (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Derek Merrin SILENT on Ties to Largest Bribery Scandal in Ohio History [Fremont News-Messenger] * exposes just how deep Derek Merrin's connections are to the FirstEnergy scandal that caused Ohioans' electricity costs to skyrocket. Merrin's campaign "declined to get into the specifics" when asked about his ties to "the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history," including the over $90,000 in FirstEnergy linked campaign donations h more PR

Donie O'Sullivan Reports in "MAGA Ever After?" for the Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 12 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * Donie O'Sullivan Reports in "MAGA Ever After?" for the Whole Story with Anderson Cooper * NEW YORK, NY - (October 12, 2026) - The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, a seven-time Emmy(r) Award-winning CNN Original, returns with an examination of how, a decade after MAGA remade the right, President Trump's second term has tested the movement's faithful, from the Iran war and the Epstein files to the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's death. "MAGA Ever After?" with  more PR

Grassley Shares Explosive Arctic Frost Update Revealing Jack Smith Obtained Treasure Trove of Data for Over Half a Million Republican Supporters (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Shares Explosive Arctic Frost Update Revealing Jack Smith Obtained Treasure Trove of Data for Over Half a Million Republican Supporters * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released a memo updating Judiciary Committee members on his ongoing Arctic Frost and Jack Smith oversight based on new findings from lawful whistleblower disclosures. Recently reviewed subpoena returns show  more PR

Grassley Shares Explosive Arctic Frost Update Revealing Jack Smith Obtained Treasure Trove of Data for Over Half a Million Republican Supporters (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 10.14.2026 Grassley Shares Explosive Arctic Frost Update Revealing Jack Smith Obtained Treasure Trove of Data for Over Half a Million Republican Supporters BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released a memo updating Judiciary Committee members on his ongoing Arctic Frost and Jack Smith oversight based on new findings from lawful whistleblower more PR

Mich. Democratic Party: ICYMI - Bill Huizenga Faces His Toughest Re-Election Race Yet [The American Prospect] (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 17 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * October 16, 2026 ICYMI: Bill Huizenga Faces His Toughest Re-Election Race Yet [The American Prospect] LANSING -- Today, reporting from The American Prospect detailed how Representative Bill Huizenga's "30-plus-year career in Republican politics could soon come to a close" amid "an unfathomably unpopular war" and "plunging consumer sentiment" made possible by his votes in Congress. Republicans in Allegan County, which Huizenga represents, h more PR

Michael Whatley Hosts Make More Keep More Press Conference in Benson With Farmers and Local Business Owners (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 14 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * Michael Whatley hosts Make More Keep More Press Conference in Benson with Farmers and Local Business Owners October 13, 2026 BENSON - Today, Michael Whatley hosted a Make More Keep More Press Conference in Benson alongside local business owners and family farmers. They discussed Whatley's commitment to protecting a strong economy, especially for our family farmers that faced higher costs under Roy Cooper. Under Cooper's watch, e more PR

Michael Whatley Hosts Make More, Keep More Press Conference in Shelby (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 14 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * Michael Whatley Hosts Make More, Keep More Press Conference in Shelby October 13, 2026 SHELBY - Today, Michael Whatley hosted a Make More, Keep More press conference in Shelby alongside Congressman Tim Moore, NC Senator Ted Alexander, and NC Rep Paul Scott 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 we more PR

Michael Whatley Hosts Protect Our Daughters Press Conference in Hendersonville With Payton McNabb (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 14 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * Michael Whatley Hosts Protect Our Daughters Press Conference in Hendersonville with Payton McNabb October 13, 2026 HENDERSONVILLE - Today, Michael Whatley hosted a Protect Our Daughters Press Conference in Hendersonville. He discussed Roy Cooper's failure to protect our kids, including his veto of bills to keep men out of girls sports, to stop the transgender mutilation of kids, and of the Parents Bill of Rights. Whatley was jo more PR

N.C. Republican Party: Michael Whatley Votes Early in Gastonia (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 17 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * Michael Whatley Votes Early in Gastonia October 16, 2026 GASTONIA - Michael Whatley early-voted this morning in his hometown of Gastonia and encourages Republicans across North Carolina to get out and vote! "Proud to cast my vote for a stronger North Carolina today. This election presents a contrast between common sense and crazy. My opponent, Roy Cooper, is running on a radical agenda of emptying out prisons, putting men in gi more PR

TechFreedom: Expanding FCC's Political Ad Rule Violates the First Amendment & Administrative Law (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release: * * * Expanding FCC's Political Ad Rule Violates the First Amendment & Administrative Law October 14, 2026 Yesterday, TechFreedom filed comments urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to rescind "guidance" issued in March expanding who qualifies for the "lowest unit charge" (LUC) discount from broadcasters for political candidate ads. Previously, only political candidates and their individual committees qualified, but the FCC a more PR

Wave of Local and National Coverage Highlights Bob Harvie's Rally with Leader Jeffries, Governor Shapiro as Harviementum Continues to Grow (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Wave of Local and National Coverage Highlights Bob Harvie's Rally with Leader Jeffries, Governor Shapiro as Harviementum Continues to Grow * Bucks County families are watching and reading wall-to-wall coverage of Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie's rally with Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Governor Josh Shapiro as momentum continues to build behind his campaign to oust Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick. Speaking from a pack more PR