MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Dec. 15 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following news release: The Alabama Republican Party has set qualifying dates for the special election in Alabama Senate District 14. Information on the qualifying process is available on the ALGOP website (www.algop.org). Qualifying will open on-line at www.algop.org on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. CST. It will close on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. CST, per the proclamation issued by Governor Kay Ivey.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Last week, New Jersey Republican Party Chairman Doug Steinhardt entered the race for New Jersey governor, putting his support for Donald Trump at the forefront of his campaign. It's clear Steinhardt's strategy is to prove his loyalty to Trump above all else - he's even hired Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien as a top strategist. Steinhardt's campaign announcement solidifies that the New Jersey Republican p  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Dec. 17: Yesterday, unelected Senator Kelly Loeffler repeatedly "deflected or ignored several direct questions about the results of the presidential election" and refused to say whether she'd take the unprecedented step of objecting to certifying the Electoral College votes in Congress next month. The full video of Loeffler's comments shows her being asked about Joe Biden's win six different  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The American people have spoken, the courts have ruled, and now the Electoral College will officially confirm Joe Biden as the winner of the election. It's long past time for Trump to accept the reality that he lost an election that wasn't even close, and end his laughable lawsuits and dangerous attacks against our democracy. The Electoral College will officially mark Biden as the winner, and it's long   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 17 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Dec. 17: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and the Democratic Party of Georgia announced two legal victories today in our efforts to defend the voting rights of Georgians from Republican attacks in the Senate runoff elections. In two rulings on Thursday, federal judges rejected desperate, last-minute GOP lawsuits to restrict voting rights. A federal judge rejected a lawsuit filed  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and the Democratic Party of Georgia announced two legal victories today in our efforts to defend the voting rights of Georgians from Republican attacks in the Senate runoff elections. In two rulings on Thursday, federal judges rejected desperate, last-minute GOP lawsuits to restrict voting rights. A federal judge rejected a lawsuit filed by   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 16 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news release: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is advising Senator David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler to call their campaign offices after they demanded public data that their campaigns already have access to. The National Republican Committee (NRSC) requested and received copies of the newly registered Georgia voters every day and the NRSC confirmed that it shared that public data with the Perdue and Loeffler se  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 15 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news on Dec. 14: As Georgians begin to head to the polls today, their Secretary of State has failed to answer basic questions about the transparency of the January 5th election. The Secretary of State should answer: * How many new total new voters have registered to vote between November 4 and December 7? * Can you ensure that all 159 counties have submitted complete lists of new registrants eligible to vote in the  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 17 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news on Dec. 16: As Georgians begin to head to the polls, their Secretary of State has failed to answer basic questions about the transparency of the January 5th election. The Secretary of State should answer: * How many new total new voters have registered to vote between November 4 and December 7? * Can you ensure that all 159 counties have submitted complete lists of new registrants eligible to vote in the runof  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 17 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: Following Cleveland's decision to rename the Indians baseball team, Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler issued a joint statement reaffirming their opposition to renaming the Atlanta Braves. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock have refused to say whether they believe the Braves should change their name. Why? As Real Clear Politics reported a majority of voters who support Ossoff and Warnock oppose changing th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news: With Republicans and Democrats in Congress nearing agreement on a COVID-19 relief package, The Ripon Society held a virtual discussion yesterday afternoon about the message of the election and the political environment heading into next year. The discussion was led by Ed Goeas, who serves as President & CEO of The Tarrance Group and recently conducted a post-election survey of the American electorate on behalf of The Ripon Soc  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: A pair of House Republicans filed an amendment Tuesday that would ensure that all babies born alive in Massachusetts are guaranteed lifesaving medical treatment. The amendment, according to its co-sponsors, Rep. Alyson Sullivan of Abington and Marc Lombardo of Billerica, was drafted in response to recently filed legislation. Earlier this month, Beacon Hill Democrats hatched a scheme to take advanta  more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 17 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: With control of the U.S. Senate hanging in the balance, the Michigan Republican Party is investing heavily in Georgia to ensure Republicans maintain their majority by sending Senators Perdue and Loeffler back to Washington. The Michigan Republican Party has deployed 15 field staffers and is poised to invest over $120,000, helping Georgia Republicans to gain momentum in the runoff election. The Michigan team   more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 17 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: After weeks of investigations produced significant evidence of election irregularities, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson refused to testify before the House Oversight Committee, further cementing our election's lack of transparency. In a letter issued Tuesday, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said she refused to testify before the House Oversight Committee, which has been investigating the rampant election  more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 14 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * The following statement is from Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox, regarding the FDA approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. "I am incredibly excited to see that the FDA was able to approve a vaccination for COVID-19 in record time. The fact that Michigan has played such a vital role in the development of the vaccination, with Pfizer's deep roots in our state, makes this success eve  more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 16 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * The following statement is from Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox, regarding the reports that former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm will be tapped by Joe Biden to serve as Energy Secretary in a potential Biden Administration. "Jennifer Granholm's tenure as Governor of Michigan was a disaster for the people of our state, and I have no doubt that her lack of executive ability would   more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 18 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * The following statement is from Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox, regarding Governor Whitmer's Administration extending her shutdown policy. "I am happy to see that Governor Whitmer has decided to let our kids go back to school after coming under pressure from the Michigan Republican Party and others. However, I am disappointed that Governor Whitmer continues to ignore the pleas of   more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 16 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: After months of media skepticism, Americans began receiving COVID-19 vaccinations yesterday thanks to President Trump and Operation Warp Speed. Despite a media driven narrative that President Trump would not be able to deliver a vaccination by the end of the year, a Michigan-based production plant began shipping out the Pfizer vaccine across the nation this past weekend. According to the Detroit News, "The r  more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 18 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: After months of warning signs that Governor Whitmer's shutdown policies would cripple Michigan's economy, a new report shows Michigan's unemployment rate went up for the first time since April. According to the Detroit News, "Michigan's seasonal unemployment rate increased... in November to 6.9%". This troubling statistic comes after reports that nearly half of all restaurants will remain closed until after   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 17 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Senator Thom Tillis wrote an op-ed explaining the importance of saving America by sending Senator David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler back to the United States Senate. "We held the line in North Carolina against the Democrats socialist agenda by re-electing Senator Thom Tillis," said NCGOP Chairman Michael Whatley. "Now the fate of America rests on sending David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler back to the   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 18 -- Bend the Arc Jewish Action issued the following news release: A newly-unearthed photo of Sen. Kelly Loeffler with yet another leader of a Georgia white supremacist group undermines Loeffler's claim that she didn't know the former KKK leader who heads the organization after she posed for a photo with him at a recent campaign event. Although Loeffler denied knowing former KKK leader Chester Doles, Doles told Popular Information's Judd Legum on Wednesday that his grou  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 17 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following statement in response to Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe's refusal to acknowledge and respect President-elect Biden's win: "Inhofe has demonstrated yet again that he is nothing but a SINO--Senator in Name Only," declared Alicia Andrews, Chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. "Why is this man--who quit working for Oklahomans long ago--still playi  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 17 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: State Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, announced Wednesday his intent to file the Abolition of Abortion in Oklahoma Act/Equal Protection and Equal Justice Act, which would criminalize and end all abortions in Oklahoma. The measure would ensure equal justice and equal protection of the laws to all unborn children from the moment of fertilization and establish that an unborn child has the same God-  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 15 -- The Pennsylvania Republican Party issued the following news release: At the request of the Trump campaign, the Republican presidential electors met today in Harrisburg to cast a conditional vote for Donald Trump and Mike Pence for President and Vice President respectively. "We took this procedural vote to preserve any legal claims that may be presented going forward" said Bernie Comfort, Pennsylvania Chair of the Trump campaign. "This was in no way an effor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- People for the American Way issued the following news release: Following the Kelly Loeffler campaign's attempts to distance her from a photo with a former Maryland KKK leader who went prison for viciously beating a Black man and marched with white supremacists in Charlottesville, People For the American Way leaders are demanding that Loeffler, candidate for U.S. Senate in the Georgia runoff against Rev. Raphael Warnock, disavow all racist, far-right supporters. These incl  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- People for the American Way issued the following statement on Dec. 14: * * * Today, People For the American Way President Ben Jealous issued the following statement after the Senate voted to advance the nomination of Thomas L. Kirsch II to the U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit, as a replacement for Amy Coney Barrett, who was nominated to the Supreme Court after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: "On the same day that the Electoral College formalized the firin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement: * * * "We are now nine months into a pandemic that has taken hundreds of thousands of lives and millions of livelihoods. And instead of getting direct relief to struggling American families and the frontline workers helping to save lives, Republicans are fighting to defund the government and protect corporations from liability for their employees' COVID-related injuries. "Let's remember how we got here: in th  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following statement by Chairman Rich Anderson: * * * Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Rich Anderson released the following statement regarding Governor Northam's proposed amendments to Virginia's budget, announced yesterday in a press release with the headline "Governor Northam Presents Budget Amendments to Restore Progressive Agenda": "If there was an award for wasting taxpayer dollars, Ralph Northam would be nom  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news: The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange held their annual bipartisan event this past Friday honoring "The Unsung Heroes of Capitol Hill," the Schedulers and Executive Assistants in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate who, in the words of Ripon and Franklin President & CEO Jim Conzelman, "day-in and day-out, give their all to make Congress work." "This has been one of the most unique a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following remarks at the Center for American Progress event called "The Financial System & Climate Change: A Regulatory Imperative" on Dec. 18: * * * Thank you, Marilyn Waite, CAP for hosting, Senator Schatz, John Podesta, Governor Brainard, and all the panelists for your leadership on these issues Americans know that climate change is real, they   more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following transcript of an interview on Dec. 15 on CNN New Day: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined CNN New Day to discuss the bipartisan legislation announced Monday that would provide $748 billion in relief to the American people. On state and local aid, Senator Coons said, "As someone who was a county-level elected leader for a decade and is close to lots of state and local elected officials a  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 16 -- The West Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: Yesterday Governor Jim Justice took the COVID-19 vaccine live to provide an example for West Virginians while his own legislative leadership is doing the opposite. For weeks Governor Justice has touted the vaccine and encouraged West Virginians to get it when it becomes available. Governor Justice has also implemented several mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic. In stark contra  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 16 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news on Dec. 14: Yesterday, Democrats and Republicans gathered in Madison to cast their electoral votes. Among the Democrat Electors was Patty Schachtner, an outgoing state senator who appears to have fraudulently claimed she was "indefinitely confined" when voting absentee earlier this year. The Republican Party of Wisconsin has repeatedly raised this issue with the courts about the abuse of these laws, even we  more