MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 28 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Terry Lathan: * * * Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan issued the following statement on the announcement of President Trump's nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, for the United States Supreme Court: "President Trump has nominated a superior candidate for our nation's highest court. Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a solid constitutional jurist who has distinguished herself both on the bench  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Sept. 30: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, like his mentor Donald Trump, has used his position to award tax breaks and contracts to his donors and political allies. Granite Staters have had enough of Sununu's corruption. Yesterday, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Dan Feltes, alongside End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller, announced he would end no-bid contracts in state government if elected govern  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 1 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Terrie Rizzo: * * * On Tuesday, Donald Trump refused to denounce white supremacy and instead told the deeply hateful and racist white supremacist group The Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by". This is unacceptable and requires immediate action from other members of his party. In response Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo released the following statement "The Florida Democratic  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 28 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following statement on Sept. 27 by Chairman David Shafer: * * * Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer today issued a statement applauding the President for his nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. Shafer said: "Judge Barrett has led a life filled with profound academic, professional and judicial accomplishments while making a home with her husband and raising seven children. "S  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release on Sept. 29: The race for the White House in Georgia is too close to call with 50 percent of likely voters supporting former Vice President Joe Biden and 47 percent supporting President Trump, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN- uh-pea-ack) University poll of likely voters released today. Republicans back Trump 97 - 3 percent, Democrats back Biden 98 percent, and independents back Biden   more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Reports of Joe Biden wanting breaks and refusing to be inspected for earpieces have come to fruition hours before tonight's debate with President Trump. Concerns have been raised repeatedly throughout the presidential campaign over Joe Biden's mental fitness, and those concerns remain in question hours before tonight's first debate. According to Fox News producer Pat Ward, Biden has reportedly asked for mu  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news on Sept. 30: The China accountability committee welcomed Senator Gary Peters back to work today after he missed 89% of its previous meetings. Peters declined to explain why he skipped so many meetings of a committee he said was vital to protecting Michigan workers. In fact, upon being appointed to the Congressional-Executive Commission on China years ago, Peters said, "I am honored to serve on the Congression  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 2 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news on Oct. 1: As news outlets reported this week that ex-UAW President Dennis Williams plead guilty to corruption, Congressman Dan Kildee was caught hiding his praise of Williams on the floor of the U.S. House. Yesterday, a video began to circulate on Twitter of Congressman Dan Kildee praising corrupt UAW President Dennis Williams on the floor of the U.S. House, congratulating him for "work well done". In an att  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: In an attempt to distract from statements where he referred to his sexual partners as his "victims" and women as "breeders", Democrat candidate Jon Hoadley has been frantically attacking his opponent, Congressman Fred Upton. In his desperation, Hoadley inadvertently exposed his own lies against Congressman Upton's record. In a tweet yesterday, Hoadley stated that Congressman Upton "has a record of consisten  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 29 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: As she continues to receive criticism for her deadly COVID-19 response, Governor Gretchen Whitmer is now under fire for abuse of her official office correspondence. This weekend, Governor Whitmer issued a politically charged statement regarding the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barret to the United States Supreme Court, using taxpayer funds for partisan gain, and breaking longstanding precedent. "Governor   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 1 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following statement on Sept. 30 by Executive Director Lauren Gepford: * * * Today, Missouri Democratic Party Executive Director Lauren Gepford released the following statement on Governor Parson's failure to denounce Rick Roeber: "The allegations against Rick Roeber are horrific and over the past day, leaders in both parties have made clear that Mr. Roeber is unfit for office. "Yet even as other Republican leader  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 30 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following statement: * * * After the editorial printed in the Kansas City Star detailing claims of alleged abuses made by children and the former spouse of candidate Rick Roeber, Missouri Democratic Party Acting Chair Clem Smith released the following statement: "The alleged acts of abuse are truly horrific. Our thoughts are with the survivors, we hope they have been able to get the help needed to heal from these t  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 29 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: On Saturday night, the city of Raleigh once again experienced violent riots that damaged buildings, vandalized property and burned American flags. The destructive actions left North Carolinian's reeling, yet Cal Cunningham remained silent, refusing to condemn them. Even Raleigh's Democratic mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin called the weekend's protests "wrong" and that the protest's goal was "simply to ca  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 1 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Federal District Judge William Osteen Jr. of the Middle District of North Carolina issued an order demolishing the fallacious legal argument of Attorney General Josh Stein and Cooper's handpicked NCSBE Executive Director, Karen Brinson Bell. Judge Osteen takes issue at the Board's brazen attempt to use his court's order as the basis to eliminate the statutory witness requirement for absentee ballot  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: A new report from the Washington Examiner shows that McClatchy's editorial board edited out embarrassing footage of Cal Cunningham getting pressed about his shady development deals. The footage of the embarrassing interview was uploaded then edited out retroactively. "Newspapers are supposed to report the truth not cover for embarrassing moments for Democrats," said NCGOP Press Secretary Tim Wiggi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 3 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on Oct. 2: Yesterday, Federal District Judge Osteen wrote a blistering rebuke of Attorney General Josh Stein and the Cooper Appointed State Board of Elections leadership attempt to misappropriate his order. This blistering rebuke came after Stein and the NCSBE entered into a collusive settlement to gut common sense absentee ballot protections and then misappropriated the judge's order to try to ram   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on Oct. 1: Yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge William Osteen issued a direct fact check of Attorney General Josh Stein and the State Board of Elections as he ruled against their attempt to gut the absentee witness requirement. On Monday, Attorney General Josh Stein proudly tweeted out a video of his interview on CNN claiming a federal judge supported Stein's plan to eliminate the witness requireme  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 3 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: A new report from the News & Observer reveals that Democratic State Senate candidate Donna Lake - or someone claiming to be Donna Lake - voted in New York and North Carolina in 2008. Donna Lake was registered to vote both in North Carolina and New York for five years, from 2008 until 2013, and election officials in both states confirm that she was recorded as having voted in each state in the 2008   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following news release: During last night's first U.S. Senate debate in Iowa, anti-choice, anti-freedom incumbent Senator Joni Ernst demonstrated just how out-of-touch she is with the majority of Iowans, attacking NARAL-endorsed Democratic nominee Theresa Greenfield for her support of reproductive freedom. A large majority (70%) of Iowa voters agree with Greenfield, and believe that abortion should be legal, and that the government sho  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 28 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement on Sept. 26 by State Committee Chairman Stephen Stepanek: * * * New Hampshire Republican State Committee Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statement today after President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve as our next Supreme Court Associate Justice: "President Donald J. Trump has made an excellent choice in nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme C  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 30 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Cal Cunningham published a tweet wearing an "ambassador of North Carolina BBQ" apron while using a gas grill, with hot dog buns, which is the exact opposite of North Carolina BBQ. This is clearly the biggest North Carolina BBQ scandal since the Rufus Edmisten's "Edmisten Attacks Barbeque" scandal way back in 1986. Navigating the politics of North Carolina BBQ has been a staple of Tar Heel politic  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 30 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Late last night, merely hours before the review of absentee ballots began, the North Carolina State Board of Elections sent out an email commanding that county boards comply with Director Bell's illegal, unconstitutional memos or be fired. To make matters worse, the 100 percent Democratic-controlled NCSBE is pushing this sham guidance out while Governor Roy Cooper has thus far refused to appoint  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Office of Special Counsel issued the following news release on Oct. 1: The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) today announced a settlement agreement reached with a former civilian Navy employee in Hawaii who admitted to numerous Hatch Act violations. The employee retired after OSC filed a complaint for disciplinary action with the Merit Systems Protection Board. The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from knowingly soliciting, accepting, or receiving politic  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- People for the American Way issued the following news release: The Supreme Court docket for the term opening Monday includes high-profile cases on health care and preexisting conditions coverage, voting rights, LGBTQ rights, Donald Trump's abuses of power, and more - cases whose outcomes could be dramatically affected by the presence of Amy Coney Barrett on the high court, if she were to be confirmed. The term is opening as Trump and Republicans are attempting to force the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- President Trump issued the following remarks in a news briefing on Sept. 27: THE PRESIDENT: Does anybody know these two gentlemen in the room? If you don't, let us know. You shouldn't be here if you don't. It's great to have you guys. Yesterday, I was very proud to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. She is one of our nation's most brilliant legal minds, and I think she'll do very well. We're moving along very quickly. Tremendous unity   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Priorities USA issued the following news release on Sept. 30: Today, Priorities USA filed a brief in the Michigan Supreme Court opposing a motion by Republicans that asked the state high court to reconsider their earlier ruling barring the GOP from intervening in a key voting rights case. The case is part of Priorities USA's Four Pillars litigation, which successfully challenged both a state ban on voters seeking assistance turning in their ballots and the state's restrict  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Oct. 1 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release: Republican incumbent Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison are locked in a dead heat in the race for U.S. Senate, 48 - 48 percent, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University poll of likely voters, which was conducted prior to the presidential debate. This is unchanged from a September 16th survey, which also showed both candidates each getting 48 pe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement on his vote regarding the resolution reaffirming the House of Representatives' commitment to the orderly and peaceful transfer of power: "Regarding my vote on the House Resolution (H.Res.1155), I agree with President Trump and the Democrats that a peaceful transfer of power is imperative when a sitting President loses reelection in a fair   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news: House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (LA-1) appeared this past Thursday before a virtual meeting of The Ripon Society, delivering remarks about the upcoming election and the plan House Republicans recently introduced that lays out their governing vision for the House of Representatives next year. Called Commitment to America, the plan would chart House Republicans on a course to tackle three broad goals next year. The first g  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news on Oct. 2: Two leaders of the Problem Solvers Caucus appeared this past Wednesday before a virtual meeting of The Ripon Society, delivering remarks about the current political climate and the effort they are leading to bridge the partisan divide and find solutions to some of the most pressing challenges facing America. The leaders were Congressmen Tom Reed and Brian Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick represents the 1st District of Pennsyl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following transcript of an interview with Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist and Kasie Hunt on MSNBC's Morning Joe on Sept. 30: * * * Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist and Kasie Hunt on MSNBC's Morning Joe to discuss the stakes of the Supreme Court fight for Americans' health care, House Democrats' updated Heroes Act and other news of the day. Below are the Speaker's   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following remarks at a weekly news conference on Oct. 1: You know, as Speaker, over time people have said to me, 'What keeps you up at night?' The night of the debate, you saw what keeps me up at night. To see a President of the United States, in a debate with a potential President of the United States, refuse to condemn white supremacists, refuse to commit to a peaceful transfer of government, to ignore the climate cris  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 1 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: * * * Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer issued the following statement regarding the first Presidential Debate: "This debate further proved what we already knew: Joe Biden is enfeebled, unsteady and confused. He has been reduced to a Trojan horse for the radicalized fringe elements of his own party. "President Trump has repeatedly delivered for America. He gave us the strongest economy in the his  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on Sept. 26: * * * Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) today issued the following statement on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the Supreme Court: "First of all, there should be no nomination and absolutely no confirmation until after the Presidential inauguration. This is a rushed process and any candidate will no doubt be inadequately vetted and unqualified for a lifetime appointme  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 2 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement on Oct. 1 by Chairman Andrew Hitt: * * * Tonight, Democrats in Wisconsin continue their 'nonpartisan' redistricting lie, with special guest Ex-Obama Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder is a partisan Democrat who has repeatedly endorsed liberal judicial candidates in the state of Wisconsin. Ahead of his testimony, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Andrew Hi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 1 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement on Sept. 30 by Chairman Andrew Hitt: * * * Following tonight's first presidential debate, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Andrew Hitt: "The contrast from tonight's debate couldn't be more clear -- President Trump is working to make America Great Again. Joe Biden is a failed career politician who is responsible for shipping millions of jobs overseas and   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 28 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement on Sept. 27 by Chairman Andrew Hitt: * * * On Saturday, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States. Following the announcement the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Andrew Hitt: "I want to congratulate Judge Barrett on her nomination today, and thank President Trump for nominating anothe  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 3 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Andrew Hitt: * * * The Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Andrew Hitt: "We wish the President well and we continue to pray for all those who have been affected by this pandemic. "We look forward to their speedy recovery and to seeing the President in Wisconsin again soon. "The stakes of this election are high. President Trump has spent the better  more