WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Common Cause issued the following statement by President Karen Hobert Flynn: Attorney General William Barr lied to the American people in an official Department of Justice (DOJ) press release announcing that Geoffrey Berman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, was "stepping down" from his position. Berman responded quickly with a statement explaining that he had just "learned in a press release from the Attorney General tonight that I was 'stepping down'  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 24 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) called on that state's Republican Party leaders to repudiate a GOP lawmaker who falsely claimed that Antifa and Muslim organizations plan to "police Minneapolis under Muslim rule." State Rep. Steve Green (R-Fosston) was quoted by local media making the Islamophobic comments during a Hubbard County Boa  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 26 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: Less than 24 hours after going on national TV to endorse privileged liberal Jon Ossoff, Stacey Abrams and her Fair Fight Action organization are opposing common-sense legislation that would protect first responders. Fair Fight Action released a statement yesterday announcing its opposition to Georgia HB 838, a bill that would enforce stricter punishments on those who commit crimes against police and first resp  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: Last night, privileged liberal Jon Ossoff went on MSNBC to join failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, one of the most radical politicians in Georgia, as she touted his candidacy. Abrams' far-left record and management of a dark money entity - which Ossoff has stated his opposition to - raise serious questions for the Democrat candidate. Abrams is well-known for embracing extreme political positions, ba  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 25 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Gary Peters must finally explain to Michigan families why he broke his promise to hold China accountable for economic and human rights abuses when he failed to show up for a special Congressional committee dedicated to holding China accountable, Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox said today. Asked about the missed meetings over the weekend by WXYZ-TV in Detroit, Peters dodged the question in a clou  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 27 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Frightening statistics about the COVID-19 nursing home death rate in Michigan are driving more Democrats to abandon support of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's executive order requiring the facilities to accept COVID-positive patients, yet U.S. Senator Gary Peters remains afraid to take a position on the life-or-death issue. Detroit's WDIV-TV reported that Michigan lawmakers passed SB 956, which overrules Whitmer's f  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 25 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Back in March, Governor Gretchen Whitmer was warned by experts of the risk that COVID-19 posed in nursing homes. These experts also requested that patients who have tested positive for the virus be sent to vacant centers to avoid exposing both negative patients of the most vulnerable population, and the workers in these care centers. Despite these warnings, Whitmer turned some of the state's most ill-equipped  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 26 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Some politicians try to get away with lying about their records in private but Gary Peters is breaking new ground. He's doing it live-- virtually. In a June 16th virtual fundraiser, Peters was asked which issues he may be attacked on during his campaign for U.S. Senate against combat veteran John James. Peters, noting he has been criticized for voting against military pay raises, responded by saying, "I've   more

LANSING, Michigan, June 25 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: On Saturday, Gary Peters' campaign tried to deflect away from the senator's poor attendance record as a member of a special Congressional Committee on China where he missed 16 of 18 meetings. The campaign stated, "Senator Peters has a strong record of standing up for Michigan whether it's holding China accountable for unfair trade practices or working to boost American manufacturing to create jobs in Michiga  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 25 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: MRP Chairman Laura Cox asked Gary Peters to explain to Michigan voters why he missed 89% of the meetings where he promised "to work to hold China accountable". When responding to the John James ad on Peters failing to hold China accountable, Peters did not even address being on the committee although he still sits on it 5 years later and has failed to attend 89% of its hearings. In February 2015, when appoin  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 27 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: This week, both state and federal oversight committees requested vital information from Governor Gretchen Whitmer that led her to turn Michigan nursing homes into COVID-19 hubs, mixing negative patients and positive patients in the facilities. On Thursday State Rep. Matt Hall and State Sen. Aric Nesbitt, of the Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic, sent a joint letter to Gretchen Whitmer requestin  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 26 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Governor Whitmer's latest magazine profile with The New York Times Magazine revealed her Chief Medical Executive Joneigh Khaldun warned Whitmer of possible cases of COVID-19 in Michigan in February. Dispute the warning, Whitmer carried on with widescale political rallies in the run-up to Michigan's Presidential Primary - hitting the campaign trail for former Vice President Joe Biden. While Michigan's neighbor  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 25 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Governor Gretchen Whitmer rejected a request from Congressman Steve Scalise regarding her administration's handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes. There have been 7,137 confirmed COVID-19 cases in nursing homes as well as 3,100 cases among the facilities' staff. At least 1,979 nursing home residents have died of the virus - a third of the confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Michigan. In March, experts warned Governo  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 25 -- The Missouri Republican Party issued the following news release: In case you missed it, Missouri Republican Party Executive Director Jean Evans talked with Pete Mundo about how liberal policies are making Missouri communities less safe. In the interview, she highlighted actions by Jean Peters Baker, who serves a dual role as the Missouri Democratic Party Chair and Jackson County Prosecutor, demonstrating support for the Left's Defund The Police movement. I  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 26 -- The Missouri Republican Party issued the following news release: Nicole Galloway's campaign and advisors have a new name for Missourians who disagree with Galloway's liberal policies: "illiterate hillbillies.' Unable to defend those liberal policies, Galloway directed or allowed her campaign and advisors to use the 'illiterate hillbilly' insult, as one of her advisors did this week in comments about Governor Parson. "There is no limit to Nicole Galloway's d  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Jeremiah O'Brien, vice-president of the Morro Bay Commercial Fishermens Organization, California, has issued a public comment on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's notice entitled "Review of Nomination for Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary". The comment was written on June 7, 2020, and posted on June 12, 2020: * * * We are in opposition to allowing the Chumash Heritage NMS application to remain active on the National Marine Sanctuary's list. T  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 24 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following transcript on June 23: Governor Phil Murphy: I came from, earlier I had an extraordinary event between the New Jersey Reentry Corporation and the National Action Network with a new facility in Newark, New Jersey which was really, really impressive. I give a shout out and hats off to Governor Jim McGreevey on the New Jersey Reentry Corporation side, Mayor Ras Baraka, County Executive Joe DiVincenzo, and on the N  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 26 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Governor Roy Cooper will finally hold a press conference a mere 50 hours before his Phase 2 executive order expires. While Cooper dithers in his bunker, North Carolina businesses and families are left seeking very basic answers on when they can turn the lights back on in their businesses and schools. Cooper will not work with anyone outside of his control. He refuses to work with the business comm  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 27 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Cal Cunningham went over a week without taking a position on Tim Scott's JUSTICE Act. But now that Chuck Schumer and his Democratic allies blocked the common-sense police reform measure on Wednesday, Cunningham has followed his benefactors' lead in opposing the bipartisan bill, even though he called for the immediate passage of bipartisan police reform just a few weeks ago. "Once again, Cunningh  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 26 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Governor Roy Cooper continues his war on North Carolina families and small businesses with the implementation mechanism of his face mask order. Cooper's executive order holds businesses responsible for enforcing his laws while letting individuals off the hook. During the riots and looting, Cooper passed the buck and hid in his mansion while mayors quelled the violence. His only adventure outside o  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 26 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: On Capital Tonight yesterday, marketing expert Billy Warden ripped Cal Cunningham's first general election ad and called it "a kitchen sink approach to advertising" that shows the Cunningham campaign is "nervous." Warren said that the ad, which has already been proven false by independent fact-checkers, "won't connect" with voters. "Not only has this ad been fact-checked as false, it's just plai  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 25 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release: Travisia Martin, Dem-NPL candidate for Insurance Commissioner, returned a letter and materials to the Secretary of State, including testimony from her partner that attest to her residency in North Dakota since 2015. The materials also include a rental agreement that shows Martin's home in Nevada was rented and occupied by someone else. On Tuesday evening, the North Dakota Republican Part  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Office of Special Counsel issued the following news release: The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announced two settlement agreements reached with federal employees who admitted to violating the Hatch Act. A summary of the violations and settlements are below: U.S. Postal Service: A USPS sales associate in California violated the Hatch Act by making partisan political statements to a customer while working at a post office sales counter. While in uniform, t  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, June 27 -- President Trump issued the following remarks on June 25 in a Fox News Town Hall: Q Thank you, Mr. President. Thanks for joining us. We're going to take some audience questions throughout the hour. You're here in Wisconsin. One of the things everybody is looking for -- and we'll get into more detail throughout the hour -- is the economy. You are going to leave this town hall, and you're going to announce that you're building 20 new ships. You're rebuilding the mi  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, issued the following statement on President Trump's negligence in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and his threats to protestors calling for the removal of statues of Confederate generals and slaveholders: "One would hope that the president of the United States would rise to the level of leadership that our country needs in confronting the deadly uptick in coronavirus cases in America. Instead, we are left with Donald Trump, an   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news: With just over four months left until the general election, The Ripon Society hosted a virtual discussion yesterday afternoon with two leaders of the GOP congressional campaign effort this year. The leaders were Parker Poling and Kevin McLaughlin. Poling serves as Executive Director of the National Republican Congressional Committee, while Kevin McLaughlin serves as the Executive Director of the National Republican Senatorial   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and his Senate colleagues introduced the JUSTICE Act, legislation providing long-term solutions focused on police reform. Following his introduction of the JUSTICE Act last Wednesday, U.S. Senator Tim Scott also released a video in which he explains the contents of the bill. Here's what is being said across the country about the JUSTICE Act: "As someone who is not a huge   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news on June 25: On a press call this morning, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD-05), Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI-01), Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, along with Little Lobbyists Executive Director and Co-Founder Elena Hung and Protect Our Care discussed the briefs being filed in the Supreme Court by the Trump ad  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 25 -- The South Dakota Republican Party issued the following news release: The South Dakota Republican Party held their virtual convention this past weekend on Saturday June 20th. Delegates participated via video conference and voted through the Voatz application. The convention brought together 201 Delegates from 31 counties. Guests, Delegates, and sponsors attended the convention and heard from Senator Mike Rounds, Governor Noem, RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 25 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: As coronavirus cases in Texas have risen the last 11 days in a row, Donald Trump doubled down on his ludicrous admission that he asked his staff to "slow down" testing for the coronavirus saying that he "doesn't kid" about claims like that. This admission comes as Texas still has "inconsistent" testing and has lied about its testing data, comingling antibody tests with coronavirus tests. If that wasn't e  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 24 -- The Virginia Republican Party issued the following news: At their virtual state convention this weekend, the establishment arm of the Democratic Party of Virginia adopted a resolution "rejecting the Virginia Redistricting Commission Constitutional Amendment." This is a far cry from what Democrats campaigned on in 2019 and clamored for in the years proceeding. In August of 2017, then Minority Leader Eileen Filler-Corn tweeted: "Pleased to join great activists from  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 24 -- The Virginia Republican Party issued the following news: At their virtual state convention this weekend, the establishment arm of the Democratic Party of Virginia adopted a resolution "rejecting the Virginia Redistricting Commission Constitutional Amendment." This is a far cry from what Democrats campaigned on in 2019 and clamored for in the years proceeding. In August of 2017, then Minority Leader Eileen Filler-Corn tweeted: "Pleased to join great activists from  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 26 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Andrew Hitt in response to what he called violence and lawlessness in Madison: "There is absolutely no excuse for the outright lawlessness and destruction that occurred in Madison under Gov. Tony Evers and Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway's watch. When Wisconsinites were looking for leadership and protection from their leaders, both the Governor and the Mayor refused to take control and protect the  more