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N.C. Republican Party: Fox News - Roy Cooper Under Scrutiny For Violent Rhetoric After Trump Attack Scare
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 5 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release on May 4, 2026:

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Fox News: Roy Cooper Under Scrutiny For Violent Rhetoric After Trump Attack Scare

Roy Cooper's career of partisan rhetoric and Trump Derangement is finally coming to light, no thanks to the NC legacy media.

In a new Fox News report (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-senate-hopefuls-scrutiny-choke-rhetoric-trump-attack-scare.amp), Cooper's rhetoric places him alongside Maine socialist Graham Platner and Michigan communist Abdul El-Sayed in the level of attacks leveled ... Show Full Article

Mich. Democratic Party: Two Weeks of Silence From Mike Rogers on Resignation of Campaign Leader Tied to Church Roiled by Child Sex Abuse Scandal
LANSING, Michigan, May 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 4, 2026:

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Two Weeks of Silence from Mike Rogers on Resignation of Campaign Leader Tied to Church Roiled by Child Sex Abuse Scandal

Two weeks ago, one of GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers' senior campaign leaders, Tim Cross, resigned from his position amid reports about Cross's "connection to a Midland church where three elders have been convicted of sex crimes involving children." Two weeks later, Rogers still hasn't responded to questions from press and the community, ignoring former church ... Show Full Article

Mich. Democratic Party: Breaking - Mike Rogers Says He Wants Cops at Detroit Polling Locations, Revives Strategy to "Intimidate Voters of Color"
LANSING, Michigan, May 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:

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BREAKING: Mike Rogers Says He Wants Cops at Detroit Polling Locations, Revives Strategy to "Intimidate Voters of Color"

According to new reporting from The Detroit News, failed GOP senate candidate Mike Rogers is now saying he wants to recruit police officers as poll watchers in Detroit, "a move that would revive a strategy historically used to scare or intimidate voters of color."

Rogers also renewed his false claims that a "van of ballots 'swung' his 2024 race," and argued that stationing police ... Show Full Article

Mich. Democratic Party: "Mike Rogers Told Michigan Not to Worry About Gas Prices. Now They're Nearly $5 a Gallon" [Heartland Signal]
LANSING, Michigan, May 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 4, 2026:

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"Mike Rogers told Michigan not to worry about gas prices. Now they're nearly $5 a gallon" [Heartland Signal]

Last Friday marked 60 days since the start of the Iran War--and according to a new Heartland Signal report, it also "underscores a failing prediction" by GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers, who said in early March that the conflict "would not last longer than 60 days."

Heartland Signal gave Rogers an opportunity to address whether he stands by his recent comments dismissing ... Show Full Article

DNC: Republicans Continue to Wage Assault on Access to Reproductive Healthcare
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on May 4, 2026:

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Republicans Continue to Wage Assault on Access to Reproductive Healthcare

On Friday, a three-judge panel composed entirely of Republican-appointed judges, including two Donald Trump appointees, restricted abortion providers from prescribing mifepristone by telemedicine and sending it to patients by mail. The ruling halted a Biden-era policy that allowed greater access to the commonly used Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved abortion pill. Today, the Supreme Court temporarily ... Show Full Article

DGA: Ramaswamy Called to "Segregate" the Country Based on COVID Vaccine Status
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on May 4, 2026:

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Ramaswamy Called to "Segregate" the Country Based On COVID Vaccine Status

New reporting from the AP details how Vivek Ramaswamy and his company pushed to "segregate" the country based on vaccine status during COVID. Despite his company making billions from the COVID-19 vaccine, Ramaswamy has since "taken steps to distance himself from" his record on COVID, even paying an editor to "scrub" details about it from his Wikipedia page.

More here on Ramaswamy's pandemic record that he's trying ... Show Full Article

DGA Issues Statement on Republican Threats to Reproductive Care Following Mifepristone Rulings
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on May 4, 2026:

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DGA Statement on Republican Threats to Reproductive Care Following Mifepristone Rulings

DGA Executive Director Meghan Meehan-Draper released the following statement on Republican threats to abortion rights and the stakes of governor's races on access to reproductive care following recent court rulings on mifepristone:

"In the years since the Dobbs decision came down, Donald Trump and Republicans have taken every opportunity to roll back reproductive rights, and last week's decision ... Show Full Article