NEW YORK, July 16 -- 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 news release on July 15: Voters are fighting back against the Trump campaign's illegal attempt to make it difficult for Pennsylvanians to vote by mail and to have those ballots counted during the pandemic. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Pennsylvania, Lawyers' Com  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 16 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Terry Lathan on the death of Alabama State Rep. Ron Johnson: "We were so deeply saddened as we learned about the passing of Alabama State Representative Ron Johnson. He proudly and selflessly served the people of Sylacauga and the surrounding area for 42 years. "His background as a pharmacist and a businessman gave him valuable insight in his role as Vice Chairman of the Health Committee. He  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 15 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Terry Lathan regarding primary runoff for the House in District 1: "The voters of Congressional District 1 had two exceptional candidates to chose from in this runoff. "Jerry Carl has worked hard for the people of Mobile County as a county commissioner. That background, combined with his business experience, will be a major asset to his constituents as he takes on Capitol Hill. Jerry has a s  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 15 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Terry Lathan regarding primary runoff for the House in District 2: "The voters of Congressional District 2 had outstanding candidates for their open House seat. I am confident their choice for nominee - Barry Moore - will go to Washington and do an exceptional job representing his district. "Barry Moore has a proven conservative track record in the Alabama House of Representatives, one he wi  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 15 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Terry Lathan regarding primary runoff for the Senate: "It's great to be an Alabama Republican! Our voters have spoken and they have chosen an outstanding U.S. Senate nominee for the November 3rd General Election, Coach Tommy Tuberville. Even under difficult circumstances with the COVID-19 situation, Alabamians were deeply engaged and determined to participate in our voting process. "Tommy Tu  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 10 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Arizona Republican Party Chair, Kelli Ward, who infamously called health care workers advocating for public safety "actors", phoned into an interview where she spewed a laundry list of falsehoods. Interview Lowlights: Ward appeared to find it "interesting" that Arizona is now the epicenter of COVID-19 cases worldwide. Instead of recognizing Trump's abysmal pandemic response, Ward decided to shift the   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Georgia Republicans' troubles aren't ending anytime soon. After Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black yesterday became the latest statewide elected official "breaking ranks" with unelected "political mega-donor" Senator Kelly Loeffler to support top Trump ally Congressman Doug Collins, the GOP's "inner-party wrangling" keeps ramping up with a new New York Times report outlining the "uneasy relationship  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 16 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following statement on July 15 by Executive Director Stewart Bragg: President Donald Trump will make an official visit to the Peach State, making a specific stop at the UPS Airport Hub in Hapeville. The purpose of today's trip is to announce a ground-breaking new policy that will expedite infrastructure improvement projects across the state and beyond. One such project is the expansion of lanes on I-75, alleviating traffic con  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 16 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: This Tax Day, privileged liberal Jon Ossoff continues to support tax hikes on the people of Georgia as he willfully misleads on economic policies of vital importance. At a town hall this past February, Ossoff was caught on video falsely claiming that the 2017 tax reform law raised taxes on the middle class. In reality, the average American family received a tax cut of over $1200: See video here (https://youtu  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 14 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: Privileged liberal and serial liar Jon Ossoff continues to try and mislead voters, proving he'll say anything to win an election. Now he's lying about healthcare issues during a pandemic to score political points. Townhall.com reports (https://gagop.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=42e163b73fc567a720b3b5bbb&id=6ce40c37a1&e=1b3957fdb1) that Ossoff was caught on video falsely claiming that the Trump administra  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 14 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: Last week, it was revealed that privileged liberal Jon Ossoff publicly trashed the Paycheck Protection Program while his father used it to save his struggling company. In response to this bombshell report, Ossoff still won't acknowledge that his father directly benefited from a program that he harshly criticized. Instead, he has continued to push false attacks against Senator David Perdue. Ossoff does this in  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 17 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: Already exposed as a shameless hypocrite on the Paycheck Protection Program - which he criticized while his father used it to save his company - privileged liberal Jon Ossoff has been caught in another blatant hypocrisy. In a new interview with CNBC, Ossoff criticized Amazon for its "unethical" behavior, noting that "Jeff Bezos and Amazon shareholders are making enough money." But Ossoff neglected to mention t  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: Privileged liberal Jon Ossoff has been exposed as just another hypocritical politician after bashing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) while his own father, Richard Ossoff, used a loan from the program to save his company. While Senator David Perdue was supporting small businesses through his work on the CARES Act, Ossoff viciously attacked it as only benefiting wealthy Americans. But now The Washington Fr  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 15 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following statement: Ahead of Mike Pence's arrival in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, Chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party, released the following statement: "In January, Donald Trump told us the pandemic was 'totally under control' and promised that it would be 'just fine.' "But instead of doing his job, he ignored his own advisors, picked petty fights on Twitter, and failed to contain the vir  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, July 15 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Jim Lyons in response to the Massachusetts Senate's passing of politically-driven legislation (S.2800): "We all see how violent crime is surging not only in Boston but in cities across the country, yet here the Democrats' response was to create ways to make it harder for our brave members in law enforcement to do their jobs. "The radical Democrats are bowing to the same left-wing mob  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, July 15 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Republican Helen Brady has prevailed in her fight against a Massachusetts Democratic Party scheme to prevent a strong conservative female voice from challenging entrenched U.S. Rep. Bill Keating this fall. "Here you had the vice chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party lodging a formal complaint during a health pandemic to try and keep a woman off of an election ballot," Brady said, referenci  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 17 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news on July 16: Last night, FEC reports were filed with the second quarter of fundraising hauls now in the books. Combat veteran and Detroit businessman John James reported $6.45 million raised in Q2, for a total of $19.5 million for the cycle - outraising Gary Peters by $1.3 million. James has now outraised Peters for four consecutive quarters. The campaign reported having $9.3 million cash on hand, making the d  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 15 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement: The following statement is from Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox regarding Governor Gretchen Whitmer's announcement that she will yet again extend her order for a State of Emergency. Such an order allows the governor to act unilaterally without input from the peoples' elected representatives in the state legislature. "While it is clear that Michigan is still under threat from COVID-19, it's   more

LANSING, Michigan, July 16 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Profiteering Gary Peters spent $125,000 in taxpayer funds traveling in 40 different countries - some more than once - but never went to the country he said he was so dedicated to protecting Michigan jobs from: China. Peters has bragged repeatedly in television ads that he held China accountable. However, despite traveling the world on the taxpayer dime, Peters never went to China to hold them accountable. N  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 16 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: As Michigan residents reach the Tax Day deadline to file their tax returns, voters should remember that U.S. Senator Gary Peters voted to raise taxes and fees at least 103 times while "serving them" in Congress. This should not be surprising. Before getting to Washington, D.C., Peters refused to take a "No New Taxes" pledge while running for one of many, many offices in his 30-year career- on this occasion,   more

LANSING, Michigan, July 15 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Thirty-year politician Gary Peters tries to have it both ways on health care, but was heard in a video saying America's next step beyond the ACA is Medicare for All, telling an MFA advocate that, "We have to go where you're going." Peters has claimed he does not support MFA. Instead, he claims he supports the ACA while adding more and more people to Medicaid. This includes his own legislation to lower the a  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 14 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Half of Americans could not afford to travel last year, but profiteering Gary Peters again found a way to benefit from his office by taking at least $125,000 in taxpayer-funded trips around the globe since joining Congress. A 2019 survey by Bankrate.com found that only half of the respondents were planning to take a summer break on their own dime. Why didn't they plan to travel last year? Sixty-percent said   more

LANSING, Michigan, July 10 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Michigan citizens face record levels of unemployment and income losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but profiteering U.S. Senator Gary Peters sees no reason to slash his multiple government checks. Peters double dips when it comes to taxpayer funding. He has collected about $250,000 from taxpayers in the form of a State of Michigan pension even though he is also vacuuming up $174,000 and other government pe  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 15 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Profiteering Gary Peters has traveled to so many countries on the taxpayer dime that he may be recognized by more people outside of the United States than he is in Michigan, where he currently serves as a U.S. Senator. Recent polling showed that Peters was so unknown in his home state of Michigan that only 19% of voters said he deserved reelection. Part of that reason may be that Peters has traveled in a wh  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 16 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Yesterday, MIRS reported that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) said that it could take a year to respond to all of the Michigan Legislature's Joint Oversight Committee inquires. These inquiries include correspondence between MDHHS and Governor Whitmer's office on the handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes, among other issues. Three weeks ago, leaders of the Michigan Legislature's J  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 14 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: While thousands across Michigan are still struggling to receive benefits from the state or to hold onto their businesses, Governor Whitmer is cashing in on the COVID crisis by releasing a new line of political gear. This morning in an email to supporters, Gretchen Whitmer shamelessly asked people to donate to her re-election campaign, which is more than two years away, even though Michiganders continue to st  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 15 -- The Missouri Republican Party issued the following statement: Missouri Republican Party Executive Director Jean Evans issued the following statement calling on Nicole Galloway to come forward and publicly denounce the "Defund the Police" movement: "Nicole Galloway and her new Missouri Democratic Party Chair, Clem Smith refuse to publicly denounce the 'Defund the Police' policies being added to Democrat Party platforms. "Now Galloway is refusing to take a s  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 18 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following statement by Chairwoman Kylie Oversen: The North Dakota Republican Party will pay an $8,000 fine to the Federal Election Commission for failing to disclose campaign expenditures in the 2016 cycle, putting the party's current campaign expenditures into question. The agreement was posted by a Business Insider reporter Friday afternoon on Twitter. The news comes as Rep. Kelly Armstrong, Sen. Kevin Cramer  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 10 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on July 9: Hundreds of North Carolina Republicans should be descending upon Greenville to begin the 2020 NCGOP Convention at the Greenville Convention Center. However, ten days ago, Governor Roy Cooper's administration rejected the detailed mitigation plan submitted by the NCGOP with input from highly qualified doctors and healthcare professionals that conformed to the CDC guidelines. Instead of a  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 10 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Nebraska Republican Party and several GOP state senators and legislative candidates have been caught playing hide-the-ball regarding more than $112,000 in contributions from the party. The Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission on July 1 sent a letter to the Nebraska GOP questioning the party's reporting of the contributions as "in-kind" -- meaning they were made in coordination with t  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 17 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on July 16: The North Carolina Republican Party is launching a digital initiative to hold Cal Cunningham accountable for his PPP hypocrisy. Our microsite dishonestcal.com highlights how Cunningham's company received substantial PPP loans while Cunningham was criticizing the program. Even worse, Cunningham lied about his connections to WasteZero and refused to provide greater transparency. Cunningh  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 16 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on July 15: As many North Carolinians file their taxes, they are reminded that they would have to fork over more of their hard earned dollars if Cal Cunningham was in the Senate. "While North Carolinians are paying less today thanks to the leadership of Senator Tillis, Cal Cunningham wants to reverse all of our progress and raise taxes, just like he did during the 2001 recession," said NCGOP spoke  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 15 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: This morning, Governor Roy Cooper released a brazenly false and out of touch TV ad in an apparent attempt to change history on the reality of his failed response to COVID-19. Anyone who has paid attention to North Carolina news reports had to have a good laugh when hearing Cooper say "we can't put politics ahead of safety," "we have to support our small businesses," or "you deserve honest answers   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 16 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Joe Biden continues his attacks on Democrat Governor Roy Cooper with his next North Carolina specific attack ad. The North Carolina Republican Party has previously highlighted how Biden's basement based campaign already blasted Cooper for his utter failure to start the North Carolina economy. On the same day that Cooper announced an extension of his economic lockdown with no plan on how to reopen  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 17 -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news release: With two of the past three American presidents winning the electoral vote, but losing the popular vote, many question whether the institution stifles the will of the people and goes against the concept of democracy. Jesse Wegman joins Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang to speak about the electoral college, political gridlock, and how to fix the system. Wegman recently  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 14 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement by Chairman James Dickey on July 13: Moments ago, the Supreme Court of Texas dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) on narrow technical grounds. RPT attorneys are currently at a court hearing in Harris County District Court. * * * "We had hoped that the Supreme Court of Texas would recognize that the issue before it involved constitutionally protected rights flowing from our con  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 14 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement by Chairman James Dickey: "The State Republican Executive Committee voted this evening to move our State Convention online. "We thank our incredible team of attorneys for their valiant work exhausting all legal remedies fighting the partisan Democrat shutdown of our in-person Convention over the last several days. "We have had a wonderful start to our State Convention week in Houston with the Temporary Rule  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 17 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is relying on millions of dollars from out-of-state and coastal elites to fund their efforts in the state of Wisconsin because they know that Wisconsinites don't support their radical agenda. Nearly 90% of the DPW's donors were out-of-state donors and nearly 95% of the DPW's total money raised came from donations of $10,000 or more. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin's big  more