MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 8 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following news release: The Alabama Republican Party has set qualifying dates for the special election in Alabama House District 73. 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. P  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 7 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement on Jan. 6: * * * The Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan issued the following statement concerning today's events on Capitol Hill: "The Alabama Republican Party strongly condemns any violence and unlawful actions occurring on Capitol Hill today. We support law enforcement efforts to control and arrest any person who is violating laws and causing harm to property or people. These actions are n  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Alliance for Justice issued the following statement: * * * Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron issued the following statement: "When armed combatants lay siege to the center of our democracy, they threaten the fabric of our lives as we know it. This attack on the Capitol was directly incited by President Trump, Republican lawmakers, and his other allies disputing the obvious and inevitable outcome of the November election. Astonishingly, many have already doubled  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release on Jan. 5: Beth Harwell, of Nashville, Tennessee, today officially assumed her role as a member of the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors after taking the oath of office in a ceremony in Nashville. Her term will expire on May 18, 2024. Harwell was nominated by President Donald Trump on Jan. 28, 2020, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Dec. 19, 2020. She was sworn into office by Chie  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Jan. 7: The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Maryland Republican Party to condemn and rebuke that state's lone Republican Congressman Andy Harris for his attempt to overthrow a legitimate election by objecting to count electoral votes from certain states, and for his suppor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following statement on Jan. 7: * * * Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) issued the following statement on Congress's certification of the election of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and the assault on the Capitol instigated by outgoing President Trump and his supporters in Congress: "Early this morning, the House and Senate fulfilled our Consti  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Coalition To Stop Gun Violence issued the following statement on Jan. 6: * * * In response to insurrectionists storming the U.S. Capitol today, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Executive Director Josh Horwitz, an expert on armed insurrectionist movements in the United States, issued the following statement: "It is a dark and frightening day in our nation as domestic terrorists siege the United States Capitol -- the very center of our democracy. "I've been warning for   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 7 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following statement on Jan. 6: * * * Today's insurrection shows what happens when politicians like Josh Hawley and the Missouri Republican Party campaign off fear, hatred, and outright lies hoping to divide constituents and pit Americans against each other. Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Michael Butler released the following statement: "Today, countries around the world saw the scenes in Washington D.C. and saw the  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 8 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Presidential Elector Precious McKesson and NDP Chair Jane Kleeb hailed the vote Thursday certifying the Electoral College victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, who will be sworn in on Jan. 20. The vote came after a group of lawless Trump rioters breached security and broke into the Capitol on Wednesday as lawmakers were meeting -- causing an hours-long delay in th  more

CLINTON, New York, Jan. 9 -- Hamilton College issued the following news on Jan. 8: In 1861, insurrectionists refused to accept the outcome of a free and fair democratic election. They created a new flag when they chose secession. Yesterday, insurrectionists brought that flag into the U.S. Capitol, desecrating the people's house. A photographer captured the flag-bearing white supremacist as he passed the portrait of Charles Sumner, the noted Massachusetts abolitionist. Sumner nearly died in 185  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following joint transcript with House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, of an interview with Jonathan Capehart on MSNBC's The Sunday Show: House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn on MSNBC's The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart this morning to discuss the convening of the 117th Congress and how Republicans are undermining our democracy. Below are excerpts from his interview and a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 6: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the results of the Georgia Senate race: "I congratulate Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock on his historic victory to become the first African American to represent Georgia in the Senate. From the votes that have already been counted and those still remaining, it appears very likely that Jon Ossoff will  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 7 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today issued the following statement by Chairman John Zody after the domestic terrorist attack on the United States of America: "There have been some challenging moments during my tenure as Chair for the Indiana Democratic Party, but nothing has been more difficult than witnessing an era of  more

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, Jan. 8 -- Leiden University issued the following news: A flood of news reports, push notifications and even extra news broadcasts: on Wednesday, the world was shocked by the storming of the Capitol in Washington. Americanist Sara Polak discusses the events. Institutionalisation by the president 'What we saw last night really was an insurrection, a failed attempt at a revolution,' she says. A group of white supremacist, anti-democratic Trump supporters had serious plan  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 8 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following statement on Jan. 7: * * * Thursday, January 7th, Yvette Lewis, Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, released the following statement calling for the resignation of Republican Representative Andy Harris (MD-1) after a mob of President Trump's supporters -- who Harris has encouraged -- stormed the United States Capitol in a failed insurrection: "For months, President Donald Trump and Representative Andy Harris  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, Jan. 6 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Amid an economy gutted by the state's ongoing response to COVID-19, a scheme enacted four years ago by Democratic leadership to grant themselves significant pay raises nevertheless is about to kick in -- again. "People are out of work, families are struggling to put food on the table, and these same Democrats who insist on further shutting down our economy are giving themselves raises for the third t  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons issued the following statement in response to the mob currently occupying the United States Capitol: "All Americans must stand together for our Constitution, for our representative form of government, and for our laws and law enforcement officers. "As chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party, I unequivocally condemn any attempt to d  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Recently it was announced that Meshawn Maddock will serve as co-chair to the Michigan Republican Party alongside former GOP chair Ron Weiser. Maddock was one of the presidential electors nominated by the Michigan Republican Party but unable to cast the state's Electoral College votes for Trump after he lost Michigan. Maddock's husband is Rep. Matt Maddock, R-Milford who was among the 15 Republican sta  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 9 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * The following statement is from Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox, regarding the re-election of Ronna McDaniel as RNC Chairman. "I am thrilled that my good friend Ronna McDaniel was re-elected as Chairman of the RNC today. Under Ronna's leadership, we have seen the greatest expansions of the GOP in our nation's history. From record votes cast for Republicans to new inroads with diverse   more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 7 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: In a tweet posted by Governor Whitmer this morning, she displayed a catholic prayer candle which replaced the religious figure with Democrat Georgia activist Stacy Abrams. These candles are traditionally used by Catholics in prayer to ask for the intercession of a particular saint. "As a Catholic, I am insulted that Governor Whitmer would mock such an important religious symbol to make a political statement."  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Governor Whitmer's own unemployment agency is now confirming that she did veto an extension of unemployment benefits passed by the Republican-controlled legislature after she repeatedly denied she had done so. According to Gongwer, Governor Whitmer's unemployment agency "acknowledged Monday that individuals filing in 2021 for jobless benefits will only receive a maximum of 20 weeks of benefits because of the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following statement on Jan. 6: * * * NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue released the following statement in response to pro-Trump insurrectionists storming the U.S. Capitol and waging violence in the Nation's Capital: "Today's events in the U.S. Capitol are a horrifying attack on our nation's democracy and its people. "This attempted coup is a direct result of Trump stoking fear, spreading disinformation, and emboldening   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 7 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: NDP Chair Jane Kleeb and the Nebraska Democratic Party condemned the actions of a throng of President Trump supporters who breached security and broke into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday under the belief that Trump did not actually lose the Nov. 3 election to President-elect Joe Biden. Trump -- who lost the popular and electoral college vote -- continues to dispute the results, without evidence, and ha  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 -- The National Lawyers Guild issued the following news release on Jan. 7: The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) opposes today's attempt to overturn the election, led by Trump loyalists and right-wing operatives in Washington, DC, in the strongest terms possible. Following a rally by Trump where he continued to falsely claim victory, a right-wing fascist mob stormed and occupied the U.S. Capitol Building and several state Capitol buildings in an attempt by white supremacists and oth  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 6: * * * Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) issued the following statement on the counting of Electoral College votes: "There's no excuse or any justification for violence like we saw yesterday at the United States Capitol. We must always protect the rule of law. During difficult and divisive times in our nation I believe we must follow the Constitution. That's why today I lent my voice to the millions   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) issued the following statement on the counting of Electoral College votes: "There's no excuse or any justification for violence like we saw yesterday at the United States Capitol. We must always protect the rule of law. During difficult and divisive times in our nation I believe we must follow the Constitution. That's why today I lent my voice to the millions of America  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representatives Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Steven Lynch (D-MA), and Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia (D-CA) wrote to the Treasury Department's Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 7: * * * Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) issued the following statement on Congress's certification of the election of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and the assault on the Capitol instigated by outgoing President Trump and his supporters in Congress: "Early this morning, the House and Senate fulfilled our Constitutional responsibility and certified the election results from this   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 6: President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris won the 2020 election decisively, with a historic margin of victory. * The American people cast more than 81 million votes for the Biden-Harris ticket - the most ever cast for a candidate for public office in our nation's history, and well over a majority of all votes cast. * That is the largest vote share for a challenger to an incu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), released the following statement as Republicans in the House and Senate took reckless and historic measures to overturn the will of the American people and reject the certification of the 2020 Presidential election. Rep. Kaptur's statement will be entered into the Congressional Record: "The Trump Administration and its malcontent allies in Congress are abusing the U.S. Constit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Jan. 6: * * * Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after gunmen stormed the Capitol in an effort to overturn the election results. "Today, I watched as armed terrorists stormed the United States Capitol, including the House and Senate chambers, in an effort to stop the certification of our Presidential election. Members of Congress, our families, staff and law enforcement's lives were all  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Jan. 7: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) today unveiled a privileged resolution to impeach President Donald J. Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors, co-lead by Reps. David Cicilline, Ted Lieu, Al Green, Hank Johnson, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Vicente Gonzalez, Jamaal Bowman, Mondaire Jones, Veronica Escobar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Cori Bush. "Donald Trump remains the single greatest threat to our demo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05) today unveiled a privileged resolution to impeach Donald J. Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution is co-led by Reps. David Cicilline (RI-01), Ted Lieu (CA-33), Al Green (TX-09), Hank Johnson (GA-04), Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), Mondaire Jones (NY-17), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Ale  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Jan. 6: U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today announced his plans to object to the electoral votes of Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin due to the clear irregularities, improprieties and Constitutional violations. "We have a solemn responsibility to ensure the integrity of our elections," Steube said. "As elected officials we need to address the Constitutional violations and irregula  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) announced that his communications director, Rebekah Hoshiko, and his senior legislative assistant, Will Layden, will be leaving his personal office to join the House Committee on Natural Resources. Westerman's legislative director, Jefferson Deming, will also be leaving the personal office and moving out West. Claire Nance is taking the communications director role a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led congressional Republicans in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, requesting she cease all remote voting and hearing measures in the 117th Congress. In part, the members wrote: "We write today to request that you cease all proxy voting measures in the House of Representatives for the upcoming 117th Congress. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives and work   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 4 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following statement on Jan. 2: * * * Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) Chairman Richard L. Anderson issued the following statement on the passing of Virginia State Senator A. Benton "Ben" Chafin, Jr.: "Virginians everywhere are saddened tonight by the news of the passing of a great public servant, Senator A. Benton Chafin, Jr. "Ben was a man for all seasons and was broadly respected throughout southwest Virginia and a  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 7 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following statement on Jan. 6: * * * Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Rich Anderson released the following statement in response to the events on Capitol Hill today: "Today, the American people witnessed unspeakable, disturbing, and horrifying acts of violence at the seat of national government of the greatest nation the world has ever known. "As chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, I condemn in the stron  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 5: Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representatives Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Steven Lynch (D-MA), and Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia (D-CA) wrote to the Treasury Department's Office of the Comptrolle  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Jan. 7 -- The South Dakota Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * In response to the violent protests at the US Capitol this afternoon, South Dakota Republican Party Chairman Dan Lederman issued the following statement: "Like most South Dakotans, I am shocked and saddened by the violence committed by those smashing windows and breaking into the US Capitol and Congressional buildings. This is a day which will live in all of our minds as a shameful and unac  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: University of Michigan's Christian Fong, assistant professor of political science who studies the U.S. Congress, says challenges to the Electoral College votes will not change the November election results, nor keep President-elect Joe Biden from seeking bipartisan coalitions during his administration. Q: Explain the process of counting the electoral votes. A: The House of Representatives and Senate w  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 8 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * On this dark day in our country's history, the Vermont Democratic Party strongly condemns a blatant attack on our democracy from the supporters of Donald Trump, who today sieged our nation's Capitol in a forceful attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair presidential election. Today's events were a display of domestic terrorism, plain and simple. These attacks, as well as the events of t  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 7 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement: On Tuesday, Gov. Tony Evers released another inflammatory statement regarding the police shooting in Kenosha. The Republican Party of Wisconsin issued the following statement from Chairman Andrew Hitt demanding that Evers apologize and retract his reckless statement blaming police: "Gov. Tony Evers again hijacked a tragedy for his own political purposes. Instead of bringing a sense of calm to the state  more