WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Oct. 19: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today published its 2020 Presidential Voter Guide and Congressional Scorecard, which offers resources to assist Muslims and their allies nationwide as they prepare to vote in the November 3 election. CAIR also released an election PSA video titled: "What is Your Plan   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following report entitled "America's Electoral Future". The report was co-authored by Robert Griffin, research director of the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group, senior fellow Ruy Teixeira and William H. Frey, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Here are the excerpts: Introduction and summary Demographics are not destiny, but steady and predictable changes to the electorate play an important role in defining the landsc  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 20 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following statement by Acting Chair Clem Smith: It has now been 20 days since the Kansas City Star published accusations of physical and sexual assault made by the children of House candidate Rick Roeber. There has been bi-partisan support calling for Roeber to stop campaigning due to the seriousness of these accusations. Republican State Representatives Bill Kidd, Sheila Solon, Jack Bondon, and Shamed Dogan have si  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 23: While Donald Trump failed to defend his record on the debate stage, local leaders across the battlegrounds continued calling out his broken promises -- highlighting Trump's failed coronavirus response, cratering economy, and continued attacks on the Affordable Care Act, including protections for preexisting conditions like cancer, asthma, and COVID-19. See for yourself: In Arizona: KYMA: (ht  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following transcript of an interview with David Westin on Bloomberg News' Balance of Power: * * * Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined David Westin on Bloomberg News' Balance of Power to discuss COVID relief talks and other news of the day. Below are the Speaker's remarks: David Westin. We welcome now the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to our radio and TV listeners in the United States and in the United K  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, Oct. 21 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Facebook has apparently caught on to Democratic Rep. David Robertson's shoddy campaign spending reporting and has put a block on ads promoting the Tewksbury Democrat, a review of Robertson's online activity shows. "Now it appears Facebook is also having to do OCPF's (state Office of Campaign and Political Finance) job for them as well," Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons said. "The la  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 24 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news on Oct. 23: Under the Trump administration, America has finally become energy independent after relying on other countries to supply our nation's oil for years. That progress is now at risk after Joe Biden revealed his radical left agenda for America's oil industry last night. In last night's debate, Joe Biden claimed that he would "transition" away from fossil fuels, eliminating them from use. According to   more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 20 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Freaking out about a tied U.S. Senate race, Michigan Democrats upped their healthcare misinformation game over the weekend by pushing a manipulated video of John James in an attempt to again distort James' positions on healthcare. How'd they do it? They purposely cut his full answer to a question about his healthcare position to make it appear he didn't have an answer. "Dirty campaigning by Michigan Democra  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 20 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: The Detroit News reported last night that Gary Peters told the newspaper in 2013 that Peters had signed up for a standard Obamacare plan like his constituents, when in truth he was secretly taking exclusive, gold-plated health insurance provided by Michigan taxpayers for a handful of former elected officials. "Peters' staff told The Detroit News in 2013 that he signed up for a health plan through the federal  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 24 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news on Oct. 23: Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox today challenged U.S. Senator Gary Peters to disavow Joe Biden's plan to end 180,000 Michigan jobs in the natural gas and oil industry. During last night's presidential debate, President Donald Trump asked Biden if he would "close down the oil industry." Shockingly, Biden said, "I would transition from the oil industry, yes." Industry estimates say th  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 21 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: While Democrats continue to downplay legitimate concerns over the integrity of our elections, Governor Whitmer took it to an extreme level on Friday, when she vetoed two bills protecting against voter fraud in Michigan. According to MLive, the bills that Whitmer vetoed "would have added penalties for fraudulently submitting multiple absentee ballots or sending in an absentee ballot using another person's inf  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 22 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following news release: With just 13 days until Election Day, the Missouri Democratic Party announced a huge haul of $1,534,198.41 raised during the third quarter between July 1 and September 30. The fundraising was fueled by more than 2,630 donors last quarter and 5,700+ donors this election cycle. Similar to how Democrats have seen a surge of grassroots support in 2020 for Nicole Galloway's campaign for Missouri Gov  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 21 -- The Missouri Republican Party issued the following news release: Jill Schupp wants to raise taxes on Missouri families living in the 2nd Congressional District and is hoping voters do not learn about her extensive record of supporting higher taxes and opposing tax relief. As a politician in Jefferson City, Jill Schupp has a long record of supporting higher taxes on Missouri families and small businesses. But when it comes time to reduce their tax burden Jil  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on Oct. 23: Today, Republican candidate for North Carolina Attorney General (AG), Jim O'Neill, held a call with reporters to give an update on the state of the race and call out AG Stein's multiple lies in campaign ads. Below are some major points Jim O'Neill pointed out during the call that the people of North Carolina deserve to know before the election on November 3. It is clear that it is time   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 20 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: During Joe Biden's visit to North Carolina yesterday, Governor Roy Cooper told Biden that the Cal situation "is frustrating" and Cal Cunningham was notably absent from Biden's campaign stop. Cunningham's "situation" is an extramarital affair with the wife of a disabled combat veteran, his current investigation by the U.S. Army Reserve and new reports of a second mistress. "Cal Cunningham's sex sc  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Following Cal Cunningham's "cringeworthy" press conference two weeks ago where he refused to answer questions about a reported second mistress four separate times, Cunningham has essentially disappeared. He has been hiding from North Carolinians and refusing to take reporter questions about being under investigation by the U.S. Army and his potential court-martial. "It's officially been two weeks  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 22 -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund issued the following news release: Results from the seventh week of the 2020 Latino Weekly Tracking Poll from NALEO Educational Fund and Latino Decisions offer exclusive insight into the Latino electorate's views on the 2020 presidential election. The poll, conducted by Latino Decisions October 12 - October 17, has a margin of error of +/- 4.9 percent. The first week of the po  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 23 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: In the WMUR New Hampshire First Congressional District Debate held last night in Manchester, incumbent Democrat Chris Pappas was asked why he did not disclose a long-term relationship with a Washington corporate lobbyist who lobbied on bills that Pappas voted on to the House Ethics Committee or the people of New Hampshire. Congressman Pappas lied on live television, denying the relationship. However  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 20 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Over the weekend, the National File, the same outlet that originally broke the news of Cal Cunningham's extramarital affair with the wife of a disabled veteran, reported on Cunningham's second extramarital affair with a Raleigh woman. The report comes only one week after Cunningham's last media availability in which he refused four times to denythe existence of additional extramarital affairs. To  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- People for the American Way issued the following news release on Oct. 22: With election season in full swing, there is a surge of interest in the role of QAnon, the bizarre conspiracy theory that has morphed into a dangerous far-right political force. People For the American Way's Right Wing Watch has been monitoring and reporting on QAnon since it first emerged on the internet in 2017. Today Right Wing Watch is releasing its report "QAnon: The Dangerous Movement Making W  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Priorities USA issued the following statement on Oct. 19 by Chairman Guy Cecil: * * * The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision extending the state's mail ballot receipt deadline. The Pennsylvania Republican Party requested a stay of the previous ruling which sought to reverse the extended ballot receipt deadline. The earlier case was filed by the Pennsylvania Democratic Party and the final decision was based on evidence and legal issues bro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Priorities USA issued the following statement by Chairman Guy Cecil: * * * On Wednesday, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Republican-controlled Michigan Legislature by invalidating an earlier victory in a legal challenge to Michigan's voter transportation ban. The case was funded by Priorities on behalf of Rise Inc., the Detroit/Downriver Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute and individual voters. The decision reversed an earlier ruling tha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (TNSRes) -- Public Religion Research Institute issued the following news release: Two weeks before the presidential election, a new national survey of 2,538 Americans released today by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) finds that supporters of each presidential candidate see different realities in the current crises in the country, including the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and widespread protests over racial justice. PRRI's wide-ranging 11th annual American Va  more

NORTHRIDGE, California, Oct. 22 (TNSRac) -- California State University's Northridge Campus issued the following news release: Racism and discrimination could be deciding factors for Latino voters as they make their ballot choices this year, according to California State University, Northridge political science professor, Jason Morin. While the economy and affordable healthcare continue to be important issues, racial justice has emerged as one of the top priorities for the Latino community in   more

PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island, Oct. 24 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 23: Following President Trump's outrageous decision to accept the 2020 Republican nomination from the South Lawn of the White House, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) today introduced legislation that will prevent future presidents from abusing their public office for political gain. "More than any president in modern times, Do  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, Oct. 20 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons responded Monday to state Rep. David Robertson's excuses after the MassGOP caught on to the Tewksbury lawmaker's failure to report a single campaign expenditure other than recurring $3 bank fees since last April. Robertson issued a statement over the weekend blaming the episode on a "forced Republican narrative regarding so-called 'transparency'" whi  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 20 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news: Democrat candidate for Congress in Virginia's First Congressional District, Qasim Rashid, has been taking money from his own campaign to pay himself a salary. According to his FEC Form 3 Reports of Receipts and Disbursements dated 7/1/2020 and 7/15/2020, Rashid received disbursements that total $18,014.37 as of the most recent filing. Rashid began paying himself from his "Rashid for VA" account beginning   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court's 4-4 decision in Republican Party of Pennsylvania v. Boockvar. The split ruling affirms the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision to allow Pennsylvania election officials to count mail-in ballots received within three days o  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 24 -- The South Dakota Republican Party issued the following news release on Oct. 23: South Dakota Republican Party Chairman Dan Lederman today issued a statement criticizing Sioux Falls City Councilman and Democrat County Treasurer Candidate Patrick Starr for violating provisions of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by illegally placing a number of "robocalls" to people's personal cell phones in furtherance of his political campaign. Lederman said  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 20 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: At tonight's debate, Chris Sununu tried to distract from his record of giving campaign contributors COVID-19 relief instead of Granite Staters who need it most. "Sununu has called himself 'a Trump guy through and through' and like Trump, Sununu's failure in this pandemic has only made things harder for working families. With hundreds dead and thousands out of work, Sununu has used COVID rel  more

EWING, New Jersey, Oct. 20 -- The College of New Jersey issued the following news: In this most unconventional of presidential election years, unfolding with so few of the traditional trappings of the campaign trail, the elections editor at The Wall Street Journal is an 18-year newspaper veteran who cut her journalistic teeth two decades ago while a reporter and editor at The Signal. Josee Rose '02 coordinates the creation of election-oriented storytelling formats and news products that are di  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 20 (TNSRes) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: From the top of the ticket to state and local races, there is a lot riding on the November elections. One key topic: Will once reliably Republican Texas continue its shift to supporting Democratic candidates? The University of Houston has experts available to make sense of what's happening. For assistance in reaching these experts, please contact Sara Tubbs, sstubbs2@uh.edu or Jeannie Kever, jekever  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 21 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Election Day is two weeks away and confidence in election security is still wavering among voters. State election officials and clerks are confident in the process, as absentee ballots have been mailed in record numbers nationwide. Walter Mebane is a University of Michigan political science professor specializing in election forensics, which develops statistical and computational tools for determining  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 23 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement on Oct. 22 by Chairman Andrew Hitt on the final President Trump's debate: "Tonight President Trump made the case that he's the best man to continue our Great American Comeback. President Trump's leadership will keep our country prosperous and safe. "A Joe Biden presidency would be devastating for our economy and would lead to higher taxes on hard-working Wisconsin families. "Questions still remain ov  more