PHOENIX, Arizona, July 1 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Arizona's transparent, accessible redistricting process is now under attack. The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments (CACA) is in charge of selecting the 25 IRC applicants who will be eligible for appointment. Earlier this year, the Ducey-appointed CACA petitioned the Arizona Supreme Court to change the rules to make it much easier to conduct their business in closed-door executive sessions and al  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 1 -- Boston University School of Law issued the following news: When Justice Kennedy retired in 2018, the question loomed of whether his legacy on LGBTQIA rights would survive a more conservative Court that included Trump appointees Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh. Last week, Bostock v. Clayton County brought good news: Gorsuch wrote the 6-3 opinion holding that Title VII's prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of sex meant that "an employer who  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 1 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: On Friday, Raleigh's News and Observer dropped a bombshell report revealing Governor Roy Cooper's administration still has not tested every nursing home resident and staff member for COVID 19 more than six weeks after receiving federal guidance to do so. Vice President Mike Pence gave guidance to the nation's governors to test every nursing home resident on May 12. Cooper constantly claims that an  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The District of Columbia Republican Party issued the following news: The DC Republican Committee issued the following statement in response to the potential toppling of the Emancipation Statue at Lincoln Park, a National Park Service park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC. "When did burning, looting, and statue toppling go mainstream?" noted DC Republican Committee Chairwoman Darlene Glymph. "As a black woman and a descendent of slaves myself, the civil   more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement by spokesperson John Weber on the ahead of President Trump's trip to South Dakota: "South Dakotans - and voters across the country - don't need a president obsessed with his own photo ops, especially in the middle of a crisis. "They need coronavirus tests, they need personal protective equipment, and they need a president who's willing and able to lead us. "But instead of living up to the most basic respons  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 4 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: While privileged liberal Jon Ossoff calls for defunding the police, violent crimes are surging in Georgia's largest city. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that from "May 31 to June 20, 75 people were shot in the city, up from 35 during the same period last year." During those three weeks, eleven individuals were reportedly killed and Atlanta Police responded to four shootings yesterday alone. Shortly af  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 1 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news on June 30: Yesterday, failed Democrat gubernatorial candidate and self-proclaimed Governor of Georgia Stacey Abrams held a press conference with privileged liberal Jon Ossoff and far-left radical Raphael Warnock to push their radical socialist agenda. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Abrams proudly touted the support of Washington D.C. Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released an article published in the latest edition of the Harvard Journal on Legislation that details corporate interests' capture of our federal judiciary and proposes a range of legislative solutions to counter it. In Dark Money and U.S. Courts: The Problem and Solutions, Whitehouse traces the history of corporations' campaign to wrest control of the courts by f  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 3 -- Roosevelt University issued the following news: In The Kids Are All Left: How Young Voters Will Unite America (Melville House), Roosevelt University professor David Faris offers what Kirkus Reviews calls a "convincing and rousing argument" for how young voters will shatter the partisan stalemate. As the 2020 election looms closer, Faris investigates the impact of a major generational shift in party preference.The Kids Are All Left explores how progressive young vot  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 2 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Even as another Democrat ran away from Gov. Whitmer's controversial plan that places COVID-19 patients inside nursing homes, Sen. Gary Peters continues to stubbornly stand with Whitmer by refusing to oppose the policy. State Representative Angela Witwer, a Democrat from the Lansing area, said in a June 26, 2020 videoconference that she opposes Whitmer's nursing home policy. Witwer, who said she did rounds in  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 3 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: On Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced her fix for the remainder of the current fiscal year budget - relying on hiring freezes and layoffs of state employees to remedy the current budget deficit. Back in May, the governor made the same hiring freezes and imposed a process of furloughing state workers one day per week. Despite these moves to save money - Whitmer brought on a former Presidential Campaig  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 3 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Gary Peters again indicated support for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's dangerous policy of placing COVID-19 patients inside nursing homes when he signed a Democratic congressional reportcritical of governmental nursing home efforts that made no mention of the most controversial issue facing his own Michigan constituents. At least four Michigan Democratic officials have officially abandoned Whitmer's dangerous nursin  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 30 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Gary Peters maintained his record of siding with Sen. Chuck Schumer's partisan political agenda 95% of the time by casting a vote to stop debate and oppose the police reform package that was on the floor of the US Senate last week. Despite Sen. Peters' claim to be open to bipartisan action on police reform, Sen. Peters sided with Sen. Minority Leader Schumer and 45 Democrats to oppose the police reform packa  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 30 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: In an interview with WWJ Radio, Governor Gretchen Whitmer admitted she mishandled the state's COVID-19 shutdowns. During the pandemic, Whitmer has allowed some businesses such as strip clubs to remain open while others, including gyms, have had to close. The Michigan unemployment rate currently remains among the worst in the nation, with thousands of residents still unable to access assistance from the state'  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 2 -- The Missouri Republican Party issued the following statement: Missouri Republican Party Executive Director Jean Evans issued the following statement calling on Nicole Galloway to explain to Missourians why she supports the Left's "Defund the Police" initiative: "The Left is putting 'Defund the Police' into action with the support of liberals like Nicole Galloway. "New York City just passed a budget that includes significant efforts to defund the city's poli  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 29 -- The Missouri Republican Party issued the following news release: Nicole Galloway's campaign team this week announced how they truly feel about Missourians who dare disagree with Galloway's liberal policies: They believe those Missourians are "illiterate hillbillies." It was a rare moment of candor for Nicole Galloway who for months has been hiding in her basement hoping Missourians never challenge her left-wing views. The Galloway campaign's "illiterate hil  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 30 -- The Missouri Republican Party issued the following statement: Missouri Republican Party Executive Director Jean Evans issued the following statement calling on Nicole Galloway to stop hiding and explain to Missourians why she supports a plan to "Defund the Police": "Nicole Galloway's reckless and dangerous policies would defund, disband and disarm police departments leading to absolute chaos in our communities. "Missourians are asking, 'where's Nicole?' Th  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 3 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Senator Tillis continues to refuse to hold this administration accountable for what they knew and when around Russia's reported bounties on U.S. troops, even as more reports add detail to this growing scandal and President Trump tries to downplay it. Now, veterans across the country - including in North Carolina - are turning their back on the President and his party, according to the Associated P  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 1 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Once again, Cal Cunningham has been exposed for saying one thing when his record says another. Despite his efforts to try to position himself as a Medicaid champion, the Raleigh News & Observer reported that Cunningham voted to cut Medicaid in 2001. "In a budget he (Cunningham) supported in 2001, Democrats cut the state's reimbursement rate to 95% for doctors treating Medicaid patients, cut the fe  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 2 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on July 1: As the USMCA goes into effect, it's important to remember that Cal Cunningham refused support agreement when the Senate voted on it back in January, even though every House Democrat from North Carolina voted for the deal. Cunningham's decision not to back a strong trade deal like USMCA is unsurprising given that his number one supporter, Chuck Schumer, voted against the bill. "The USMCA  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on July 1: Earlier, Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills, U.S Representative Dwight Evans (PA-3), Representative Margo Davidson (D-Delaware County), and PA-16 Candidate Kristy Gnibus hosted a press call to highlight how Pennsylvania Republicans at every level, from President Trump, to Congress, to the General Assembly in Harrisburg, have failed to listen to experts and pushed a  more

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, July 1 -- The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement issued the following research: A CIRCLE survey of young people shows that youth engagement is higher than in 2016 and 2018, but access to information about registration and voting in an election during the pandemic may be an issue. A new national poll of young Americans reveals that despite or perhaps because of the interconnected crises shaping American life, young people are interested   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 4 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following news: Thursday night, the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) of the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) passed a resolution in support of moving forward with the Party's in-person Convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston from July 13-18. "After extensive debate Thursday evening, the State Republican Executive Committee reinforced its support for proceeding with our State Convention in person   more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on June 29: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement today on the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision eroding the independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Whitehouse led a friend-of-the-court brief in the case calling out the special interest campaign to achieve today's outcome. * * * "The Consumer Financial Prot  more

SYDNEY, Australia, July 1 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news release on June 30: Three 90s episodes of the cult classic demonstrate a disturbing continuity in US political culture, says UNSW's Dr William Clapton. As Donald Trump and Joe Biden vie for votes ahead of the US election on November 3, US political expert Dr Will Clapton explores significant parallels between 90s Simpsons satire and contemporary US politics. Revisiting three classic episodes from the 90s   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 1 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Vermont Democratic Party is proud to announce that it has recruited a record number of Democratic candidates to run for the Vermont House of Representatives in 2020. More than 150 candidates have filed the necessary paperwork to run for the House, far outpacing the Vermont Republican Party. The Democratic slate of House candidates includes hard-working Vermonters of different backgrounds and vary  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 2 -- The Virginia Republican Party issued the following news: The Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, Levar Stoney, began removal of the statue of Stonewall Jackson on Monument Avenue, despite lacking the legal authority to do so. Stoney's latest stunt is not only illegal, it fuels the flames of the violent and chaotic protests. "Richmond is no longer run by the rule of law - it has devolved into anarchy," said RPV Chairman Jack Wilson. "The loudest group of protesters or ri  more