WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following statement on June 16 by Executive Director Anthony D. Romero on the Trump administration to take steps to reform racially targeted policing in U.S.: President Donald Trump signed an executive order outlining meager police reforms following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following transcript on June 16: Kathleen Hicks: Hi, I'm Kathleen Hicks, Senior Vice President and Director of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. And this is Defense 2020, a CSIS podcast examining critical defense issues in the United States' 2020 election cycle. We bring in defense experts from across the political spectrum to survey the debates over the U  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release: At its open meeting, the Federal Election Commission elected James E. "Trey" Trainor III as Chair and Steven T. Walther as Vice Chair for the remainder of 2020. Chair Trainor was nominated to the Commission by President Donald J. Trump and confirmed by the United States Senate on May 19, 2020. He was appointed to a term ending April 30, 2023. Chair Trainor has practiced in the areas of election law, camp  more

ALBANY, New York, June 15 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript: Earlier, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo was a guest on MSNBC's PoliticsNation with Rev. Al Sharpton. AUDIO is available here (https://soundcloud.com/nygovcuomo/governor-cuomo-is-guest-on-msnbcs-politicsnation-with-al-sharpton). A rush transcript of the Governor's interview is available below: Al Sharpton: I'm joined now by the Governor of the State of New York, Andrew Cuomo. Governor Cuomo, thank you for   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 18 -- Ohio House Democrats issued the following information on behalf of Ohio State Rep. Stephanie Howse, D-Cleveland: Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC) President State Rep. Stephanie Howse (D-Cleveland) revealed ignored requests dating back several years to three different Speakers of the House - Larry Householder, Ryan Smith and Cliff Rosenberger - to show the repeated attempts of the OLBC to get the Majority party to address a hostile work environment in the Ohio Hous  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following statement after voting against the nomination of Justin Walker to the D.C. Circuit Court: "Senate Republicans gave Justin Walker a lifetime appointment to the second highest court in the land for two main reasons: because Walker is a protege of the Senate Majority Leader, and because he's an outspoken critic of the Affordable Care Act. "It is shameful that even in the middle of a public health pandemic, the Republ  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on June 17: This morning the Senate narrowly invoked cloture on the nomination of Justin Walker to the D.C. Circuit. Within a week the Senate is expected to confirm by the thinnest of margins both Judge Walker and a separate nominee, Cory Wilson to the Fifth Circuit, filling the final two available seats on our circuit courts. This will complete Leader McConnell's rush to pack our appellate courts with Presi  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following remarks at a news conference that covered the Supreme Court decision on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: And a good morning it is: the Supreme Court decision upholding President Obama's wonderful action to support our Dreamers. The DACA decision is something that supports our values as a country. The Dreamers across the country enjoy more popularity than almost anyone. Overwhelmingly, it's something l  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 18 -- The Tea Party Express issued the following news release: Tea Party Express, the nation's largest Tea Party political action committee, is pleased to announce its endorsement of Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis in New York's 11th Congressional District. Tea Party Express Co-Founder and Chief Strategist Sal Russo said, "We are excited to endorse a bold, principled leader to represent Staten Island and the 11th District in Congress, State Assemblywoman Nicole Ma  more