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North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party: Goldwyn Calls for Accountability in Military Museum Event Center
FARGO, North Dakota, Sept. 5 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026:
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Goldwyn calls for accountability in Military Museum Event Center
BISMARCK -- Today, North Dakota passed a bill to bail out the North Dakota military museum. In the past 5 years, the fundraiser for the museum was paid $430,000, but has only raised $800,000. Senator Jamie Selzler (D-Fargo) had proposed an amendment to cut the loan amount for the GOP's mismanaged construction on the military gallery from $35 million to $6 million, but it was voted down in committee on
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FARGO, North Dakota, Sept. 5 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026:
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Goldwyn calls for accountability in Military Museum Event Center
BISMARCK -- Today, North Dakota passed a bill to bail out the North Dakota military museum. In the past 5 years, the fundraiser for the museum was paid $430,000, but has only raised $800,000. Senator Jamie Selzler (D-Fargo) had proposed an amendment to cut the loan amount for the GOP's mismanaged construction on the military gallery from $35 million to $6 million, but it was voted down in committee ona party-line vote. No one has lost their job or contract because of this.
Rep. Adam Goldwyn (D-Fargo), Chair of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL, said, "North Dakotans are bailing out a wildly mismanaged construction project. Only 20% of this is actual museum--it includes a giant ballroom--what's the GOP's obsession with balls?
Veterans don't want a gilded event space. They want better care at the VA. They want better schools for their kids. Veteran homelessness is up in our state. We could be turning this into subsidized housing for veterans. Imagine what the Veterans home in Lisbon could do with more funding! Just last night, I heard from a veteran who said buildings for our current soldiers sit in disrepair in our state. We honor our veterans by addressing these issues, not by mismanaging their tax dollars. And where's accountability? These failed fundraisers need to be fired!"
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Original text here: https://demnpl.com/goldwyn-calls-for-accountability-in-military-museum-event-center/
NRCC: Socialist Felon William Lawrence "Deleted Tweets Show Far-Left Record"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Socialist Felon William Lawrence "Deleted Tweets Show Far-Left Record"
Socialist felon William Lawrence "deleted hundreds of old social media posts in which he embraced police and prison abolition, called for nationalizing fossil-fuel companies to end their production, attacked moderate Democrats and argued for a 'fundamental overhaul' of the Constitution."
"Socialist felon William Lawrence is a liberal lunatic who pushes the radical far-left's most extreme policies. William Lawrence is unfit
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Socialist Felon William Lawrence "Deleted Tweets Show Far-Left Record"
Socialist felon William Lawrence "deleted hundreds of old social media posts in which he embraced police and prison abolition, called for nationalizing fossil-fuel companies to end their production, attacked moderate Democrats and argued for a 'fundamental overhaul' of the Constitution."
"Socialist felon William Lawrence is a liberal lunatic who pushes the radical far-left's most extreme policies. William Lawrence is unfitto serve in Congress." - NRCC Spokesman Zach Bannon
Read more from CNN here or see excerpts below:
'F**k you..hurry up and die': Swing-seat Democratic House candidate's deleted tweets show far-left record
CNN
Andrew Kaczynski
September 4, 2026
William Lawrence, the Democratic nominee in one of the country's most competitive House races in Michigan, deleted hundreds of old social media posts in which he embraced police and prison abolition, called for nationalizing fossil-fuel companies to end their production, attacked moderate Democrats and argued for a "fundamental overhaul" of the Constitution.
Other deleted posts show Lawrence writing "f**k" the nuclear-family home and calling it an "isolating, individualistic, violent way of organizing society," envisioning "a world of free and open migration," and calling to "Abolish the Senate."
Lawrence even wrote a song inspired by moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's resistance to Democrats' climate agenda: "Our generation says f**k you for everything," Lawrence wrote in lyrics he posted in December 2021. "Hurry up and die so that we can get started."
The deleted posts, most of which have not been previously reported and came under a previous Twitter handle, stretch back years to when Lawrence, now 36, was building his career as a progressive organizer as an original co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, helping propel the Green New Deal into Democratic politics in 2018.
Since winning the Democratic primary in August, he's now the Democratic nominee for Michigan's 7th Congressional District, running against incumbent Republican Rep. Tom Barrett, who is seeking to win his first reelection.
Michigan's 7th is one of the country's truest House battleground tests: President Donald Trump carried it by less than two points in 2024 and the district was previously represented by now-Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin.
But Lawrence's past rhetoric may complicate Democrats' ability to retake the district, especially those deleted posts which include attacks aimed at fellow Democrats from the party's more moderate wing, including Slotkin.
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2026/09/04/socialist-felon-william-lawrence-deleted-tweets-show-far-left-record/
NRCC: New Ad - Radical Cait Conley Wants Taxpayers to Fund Chemical Castrations on Kids
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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NEW AD: Radical Cait Conley Wants Taxpayers to Fund Chemical Castrations on Kids
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today launched a paid digital advertising campaign targeting radical Democrat Cait Conley over her support for taxpayer-funded sex changes for kids, including procedures that use the same drugs prescribed to chemically castrate sex offenders.
"Let that sink in: Cait Conley wants New Yorkers to pay to inject kids with the same chemical castration drugs used
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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NEW AD: Radical Cait Conley Wants Taxpayers to Fund Chemical Castrations on Kids
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today launched a paid digital advertising campaign targeting radical Democrat Cait Conley over her support for taxpayer-funded sex changes for kids, including procedures that use the same drugs prescribed to chemically castrate sex offenders.
"Let that sink in: Cait Conley wants New Yorkers to pay to inject kids with the same chemical castration drugs usedon sex offenders. It's sick, dangerous, and completely out of touch with Hudson Valley families. Conley wants taxpayers to bankroll her radical agenda while children pay the price." - NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O'Toole
SCRIPT:
Chemical castration drugs
Used to sterilize repeat sex offenders
And now?
Same chemical. Different patient.
Children may suffer this brutal procedure
Cait Conley is so radical, she would force taxpayers to pay for injecting kids with chemical castration drugs
That's right, Cait Conley took thousands from extreme groups pushing transgender sex changes for kids
The consequences -- irreversible
The cost -- outrageous
It's dangerous. It's wrong
And it's Cait Conley's agenda
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2026/09/03/new-ad-radical-cait-conley-wants-taxpayers-to-fund-chemical-castrations-on-kids/
NRCC on Offense. DCCC is MIA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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NRCC on offense. DCCC is MIA
Two months from Election Day, the contrast between the NRCC and the DCCC couldn't be more brutal.
New reports highlight how the NRCC is already putting its historic financial advantage to work, with coordinated ads on the air in more than 20 competitive districts.
The DCCC? Zero ads. Zero districts.
And it gets worse for House Democrats. The only coordinated ads the DCCC managed to run this cycle were during their disastrous primaries, where they lit millions
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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NRCC on offense. DCCC is MIA
Two months from Election Day, the contrast between the NRCC and the DCCC couldn't be more brutal.
New reports highlight how the NRCC is already putting its historic financial advantage to work, with coordinated ads on the air in more than 20 competitive districts.
The DCCC? Zero ads. Zero districts.
And it gets worse for House Democrats. The only coordinated ads the DCCC managed to run this cycle were during their disastrous primaries, where they lit millionsof dollars on fire trying to rescue their handpicked candidates from far-left challengers and lost every single time.
While the DCCC burned cash losing fights against its own socialist base, the NRCC built a war chest. Now Republicans are putting that firepower to work where it actually matters: bolstering GOP candidates, getting on the air early and going on offense across the battlefield.
And at the end of July, the NRCC had more than $92 million cash on hand, compared to just over $80 million for the DCCC, giving Republicans their largest fundraising advantage at this point in an election cycle in 14 years.
"While the DCCC lit millions of dollars on fire trying and failing to save their handpicked candidates from socialist primary challengers, the NRCC built a war chest and is already putting it to work where it matters. We're on offense with 20 coordinated ads up already, helping our candidates get on air early, and entering the final stretch with the resources and firepower to expand our House majority while the DCCC is still sitting on the sidelines." - NRCC Spokesman Mike Marinella
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2026/09/03/nrcc-on-offense-dccc-is-mia/
Mike Rogers Raises Cash With Ex-Lawmaker Who Said 'We Can't Make An African American White'" [Detroit Metro Times]
LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026:
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"Mike Rogers Raises Cash With Ex-Lawmaker Who Said 'We Can't Make An African American White'" [Detroit Metro Times]
According to new reporting from the Detroit Metro Times, corrupt multimillionaire Mike Rogers recently held a fundraiser at the home of Marty Knollenberg, a former state senator whose resume includes "one of the more notorious racial comments made by a Michigan lawmaker in recent memory."
Rogers' fundraiser once described economically disadvantaged and nonwhite
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LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026:
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"Mike Rogers Raises Cash With Ex-Lawmaker Who Said 'We Can't Make An African American White'" [Detroit Metro Times]
According to new reporting from the Detroit Metro Times, corrupt multimillionaire Mike Rogers recently held a fundraiser at the home of Marty Knollenberg, a former state senator whose resume includes "one of the more notorious racial comments made by a Michigan lawmaker in recent memory."
Rogers' fundraiser once described economically disadvantaged and nonwhitestudents as "contributors" to school failures and said "We can't fix that. We can't make an African American white. It is what it is." Knollenberg's remarks were slammed by the American Federation of Teachers Michigan president as "racist" and "a major step backwards in improving education."
Still, Rogers decided to host a fundraiser at Knollenberg's home anyway, and then "didn't respond to a request for comment" from the Detroit Metro Times regarding their reporting.
Read more:
Detroit Metro Times (https://www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-rogers-raises-cash-with-ex-lawmaker-who-said-we-cant-make-an-african-american-white/): Mike Rogers raises cash with ex-lawmaker who said 'we can't make an African American white'
* Rogers attended an Aug. 20 fundraiser at the Bloomfield Hills home of former Republican state Sen. Marty Knollenberg, according to a campaign invitation and photos posted to Facebook.
* The invitation, paid for by a joint fundraising committee authorized by Rogers' campaign, listed Knollenberg and his wife, Lori, among the reception's hosts. Admission started at $250 per person and climbed to $1,500 for VIP status, $5,000 for hosts, and $7,500 for chairs.
* Knollenberg's political resume includes one of the more notorious racial comments made by a Michigan lawmaker in recent memory.
* During a 2015 Senate Education Committee hearing, state school reform officer Natasha Baker discussed Michigan's lowest-performing schools, noting that many served students who were economically disadvantaged, Black, Hispanic, or otherwise nonwhite.
* Knollenberg responded by describing economically disadvantaged and nonwhite students as "contributors" to school failure.
* "We can't fix that," Knollenberg said. "We can't make an African American white. It is what it is."
* The remarks drew immediate condemnation. American Federation of Teachers Michigan President David Hecker called them "racist" and "a major step backwards in improving education," while Democratic lawmakers said Knollenberg fundamentally misunderstood the challenges facing struggling schools.
* [...] Rogers' campaign didn't respond to a request for comment.
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/new-mike-rogers-raises-cash-with-ex-lawmaker-who-said-we-cant-make-an-african-american-white-detroit-metro-times/
Mich. Democratic Party: Winnie Brinks Slams John James for Lining His Pockets in Congress
LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026:
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Winnie Brinks Slams John James for Lining His Pockets in Congress
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader and Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor Winnie Brinks exposed John James' skyrocketing wealth and corrupt stock trading while in office. At a time when Michiganders are facing higher costs thanks to James' votes to gut the Affordable Care Act and the Trump-James tariffs, James helped deliver tax cuts for millionaires while lining his own pockets -- with his reported net
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LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026:
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Winnie Brinks Slams John James for Lining His Pockets in Congress
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader and Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor Winnie Brinks exposed John James' skyrocketing wealth and corrupt stock trading while in office. At a time when Michiganders are facing higher costs thanks to James' votes to gut the Affordable Care Act and the Trump-James tariffs, James helped deliver tax cuts for millionaires while lining his own pockets -- with his reported networth soaring by as much as 1,000% since he entered Congress in 2022.
In case you missed it...
On the airwaves:
WOOD-TV -- Grand Rapids, MI: Democratic nominee for Governor Winnie Brinks spoke with our political reporter Rick Albin in Wyoming today. She said Congressman John James, who's the Republican candidate for governor, has used his position in the House to enrich himself with stock purchases. Brinks says that she and Jocelyn Benson are in politics to help others and claim that James was in it for himself. [...] "it raises serious questions about who he's actually working for in Congress and what is motivating his decisions. What does he know that we don't know, that's helping make him rich?"
WZZM -- Grand Rapids, MI: On Thursday, Democratic State Senate Majority Leader and Lieutenant Governor candidate Winnie Brinks, running alongside Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, speaking at a Teamsters hall in Wyoming, looking to tie James to the Trump administration amidst an election season that's been heavily centered around the President's performance in office: "This trade war with our largest trading partner, this is a John James Tax, and it will drive up the costs at a time when families are already struggling to afford groceries and gas and housing." Brinks arguing for her ticket's state level plan that she said would include expanded financial disclosure requirements and a ban on state lawmakers from owning individual stocks. Believing James' financial disclosures and association with stock activity while in Congress may suggest a focus other than constituents.
In print:
MIRS: Brinks Hits James Over Late Stock Trade Disclosures (https://mirs.news/login#84489)
[9/3/26]
Lieutenant governor nominee Winnie BRINKS (D-Grand Rapids) is trying to turn Republican gubernatorial nominee John JAMES (R-Shelby Township)'s congressional financial disclosures into a character issue, arguing his late-reported stock transactions and growing disclosed wealth raise questions about whether voters should trust him with the governor's office.
Brinks accused James Thursday of enriching himself while serving in Congress, pointing to stock transactions that were disclosed after the federal deadline and investments in companies overseen by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on which James serves.
"This is unacceptable, and it's exactly the kind of behavior that makes people cynical about politics," Brinks said. "The worst thing about James's behavior is that while he was enriching himself in office, his votes were making life more expensive for you."
Brinks said James' net worth has increased by as much as 1,000% since entering Congress. However, congressional financial disclosures generally report assets in broad ranges, and estimates of lawmakers' wealth can vary significantly depending on how those ranges, private business interests, trusts and liabilities are treated.
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James has faced scrutiny over late disclosure of stock transactions. End Citizens United filed an ethics complaint alleging James failed to timely report 145 transactions. James later filed a Periodic Transaction Report covering the transactions.
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Brinks, speaking alongside Rep. John FITZGERALD (D-Wyoming) and Teamsters Local 406 representative Tom SIDEBOTHAM, said she views James' financial disclosures as part of a broader question about why someone seeks public office.
"I went into politics to help people, and I find it particularly appalling when people run for office to help themselves - and that's exactly what John James has done," Brinks said.
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She said the disclosures raise ethical questions she believes voters should consider.
"There certainly should be improvements in Washington D.C., but I have plenty of questions about putting someone like that in charge of what we are doing here in the state of Michigan in the governor's office," Brinks said.
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/winnie-brinks-slams-john-james-for-lining-his-pockets-in-congress/
DNC: Thanks to Trump, Americans' Labor Day Weekend Will Be Historically Expensive
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026:
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Thanks to Trump, Americans' Labor Day Weekend Will Be Historically Expensive
As Americans prepare for Labor Day weekend, prices are soaring and jobs are disappearing. Data released yesterday shows that companies cut more than 52,000 jobs last month, up 58% from July. The ADP jobs report showed that in August the private sector had the slowest pace of job creation since January -- while manufacturing, professional services, and information sectors all shed jobs.
This weekend is
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026:
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Thanks to Trump, Americans' Labor Day Weekend Will Be Historically Expensive
As Americans prepare for Labor Day weekend, prices are soaring and jobs are disappearing. Data released yesterday shows that companies cut more than 52,000 jobs last month, up 58% from July. The ADP jobs report showed that in August the private sector had the slowest pace of job creation since January -- while manufacturing, professional services, and information sectors all shed jobs.
This weekend ison track to be the "most expensive Labor Day ever." A standard Labor Day barbecue could cost nearly 7% more for working families this year compared to last year, with staple items like ground beef, hot dogs, and tomatoes increasing the most, and gas and diesel prices still soaring. In the month of August, the national average remained above four dollars every day for the first time ever, setting a record for the most expensive August at the pump.
In response, DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement:
"Donald Trump has made life harder for everyday Americans, as his reckless tariffs and deadly and costly war with Iran push up prices even higher and cause the job market to spiral. Working families deserve to enjoy their hard-earned holiday weekends, but Trump and Republicans' agenda has made everything from gas to groceries more expensive and left families with no breathing room. It's no wonder Americans are rejecting Trump and Republicans, forcing Trump's approval ratings to fall to embarrassing lows."
Under Trump, the average American household has had to spend more than $3,800 extra, including $310 for groceries and $757 on housing costs. Mortgage rates have hit their highest level in over a year. Americans have spent $72 billion more on gas, an extra $604 for the average household, since the beginning of Trump's war with Iran.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/thanks-to-trump-americans-labor-day-weekend-will-be-historically-expensive/
