MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 14 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement on Jan. 13: * * * The Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan issued the following statement concerning today's impeachment vote by the U.S. House of Representatives: "With a week to go until the Inauguration of a new American president, the wrath of the Democrat Party against President Donald Trump continues. Joe Biden's inaugural theme is 'America United'. However, the impeachment vote is the   more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Jan. 16 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release on Jan. 15: The country has recently experienced extraordinary events. The breach of the Capitol on January 6th has made everyone wonder how and why the country has reached this point. It is important not to be alarmist. Had law enforcement been ready to deal with the protesters and the rioters, the Capitol would not have been breached on election certification day. There are three lessons to be   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 11 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Damning new evidence suggests that Arizona Republican Congressmen Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar played a pivotal role in instigating the mob attack on the Capitol. Ali Alexander, an extremist who leads the Stop the Steal election protests across the country, identified Gosar and Biggs as significant partners in planning last Wednesday's pro-Trump event in D.C. to stop the certification of the Electoral Coll  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 14 -- Brown University issued the following news: On Wednesday, Jan. 6, chaos erupted in Washington when thousands of protesters stormed the Capitol building in an attempt to prevent legislators from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election. The day's disordered and at many moments violent events left one of the country's most storied structures damaged -- and resulted in five deaths. One week later, Americans are still grappling with core-shaking  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on Jan. 11: The Center for American Progress and more than 100 advocacy groups sent a letter to Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives to deny committee assignments to members who have openly promoted QAnon conspiracy theories and endorsed ideologies rooted in white supremacy. The letter comes after a mob containing many prominent white supremacists and QAnon supporters, incited by Pres  more

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 15 -- Color of Change, a nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization, issued the following news release on Jan. 14: Color Of Change, UltraViolet and Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE) today announced they have successfully pressured 13 of the nation's largest companies this week to end political contributions to Republican politicians and groups as a corporate reckoning deepens in response to last week's insurrection on Capitol Hill. Building on years of wo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS20785) entitled "The Senate Powersharing Agreement of the 107th Congress (2001-2003): Key Features" by Elizabeth Rybicki, Congress and the legislative process specialist: SUMMARY The 2000 elections resulted in a Senate composed of 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats. A historic agreement, worked out by the party floor leaders, in consultation with their party colleagues, was presented to the Senate (S.Res.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Embattled Senator Rick Scott's first days on the job have not gone according to plan, leading to what is likely the worst first week of any party campaign committee chair in recent history -- a major liability for Republicans as the party looks to recuperate from losing their Senate majority for the first time since 2014. The new NRSC chair has had to spend his first days in the role explaini  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: Commission meetings and hearings On January 12 and 14, the Commission met in executive session. On January 14, the Commission held an open meeting. Advisory Opinions Opinion issued Advisory Opinion 2020-02 (Bertrand) On January 14, the Commission approved an advisory opinion in response to a request from Jean-Marc Bertrand. Based on Mr. Bertrand's representation that he is a U.S. citizen, the Commiss  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 14: The Federal Election Commission today unanimously approved an advisory opinion and an Audit Division recommendation memorandum. The Commission approved a Proposed Final Audit Report and another recommendation memorandum in a tally vote prior to its open meeting, and it held over discussion of a third recommendation memorandum. Welcoming Remarks Chair Shana M. Broussard opened the meeting today   more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Jan. 12 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news on Jan. 11: As a historian, Paul Murphy often assesses the arc of American history through its stress points and how the country responded. The attack on the U.S. Capitol and the subsequent accusations that a sitting president provoked a group of citizens to use force against a branch of government is a stress point without parallel, said Murphy, a GVSU professor of history. This fragile moment for the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued the following majority staff report, dated Jan. 12, entitled "Materials in Support of H.Res. 24, Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the U.S., for High Crimes and Misdemeanors": (Continued from Part 1 of 5) C. The Attack on the Capitol On January 6, at 1:00 PM, as the President's rally was drawing to a close, the House and the Senate met in a Joint Session of Congress, with the Vice President presiding, to count the Electoral   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued the following majority staff report, dated Jan. 12, entitled "Materials in Support of H.Res. 24, Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the U.S., for High Crimes and Misdemeanors": (Continued from Part 3 of 5) III. The Need for Immediate Consideration of Impeachment President Trump's behavior requires immediate congressional action. First, President Trump poses an imminent threat to the safety and security of the United States.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued the following majority staff report, dated Jan. 12, entitled "Materials in Support of H.Res. 24, Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the U.S., for High Crimes and Misdemeanors": (Continued from Part 4 of 5) CONCLUSION In the words of Vice President Pence, the "Presidency belongs to the American people, and to them alone."/263 President Trump has falsely asserted he won the 2020 presidential election and repeatedly sought to   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following transcript of an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC News: House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined George Stephanopoulos on ABC News to discuss the vote to impeach President Donald Trump. Below are excerpts of the interview and a link to the video. Click here (https://www.facebook.com/LeaderHoyer/posts/10158166815677887) to watch the video. "I think, unfortunately, the debate [of the im  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Jan. 13: * * * Governor JB Pritzker issued the following statement following the second impeachment of President Trump. "For the first time in United States history, a sitting President has been impeached on two separate occasions by the House of Representatives - a testament to the resiliency of our Constitution, but an ugly stain on our nation's history," said Governor JB Pritzker. "Make no mis  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 13 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following op-ed by Chairman John Zody: Last Wednesday was the saddest and angriest I've been in more than two decades of involvement in American politics. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw windows being broken out of a building where I used to work and an angry mob chasing police officers and hunting down former colleagues and Members of Congress. It was a domestic terrorist attack against the United States. What hap  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 14 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following statement on Jan. 13: * * * 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 in response to the vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, a first in U.S. history. The second impeachment comes after the President incited an insurrection against t  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 15 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: As reported in the Kansas Reflector, Laura Tawater, newly elected Chair of the Ford County Republican Party, attended the riots at the Capital last week along with calling for "patriots to take the country back from those who hijacked the election." Additional posts on Tawater's social media call for individuals to "get tough" and "NEVER SURRENDER our country." Tawater also frequently promotes false claims  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 16 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 15: Yesterday, the Kansas Democratic Party called for Laura Tawater, newly elected Chair of the Ford County Republican Party who attended the riots at the Capitol last week and called for "patriots to take the country back from those who hijacked the election," to resign, along with calling for the Kansas GOP to condemn her inflammatory rhetoric. Nearly 24 hours since, both Tawater and the Kansas Re  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 15 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * The following statement is from Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox regarding Governor Whitmer's continued closure of Michigan's restaurants. "Governor Whitmer's restaurant shutdown is cruel and to extend it until February 1st imposes an undue hardship on thousands of business owners and employees across our state. Michiganders are tired of the excuses, they are tired of these shutdowns,  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 13 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news on Jan. 12: Yesterday, the state entered Phase 2 of the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination. This comes weeks after the state's botched rollout of Phase 1, which they had months to prepare for but failed to do so. The second phase significantly expands the criteria for individuals who want to be vaccinated. This pivot occurs as reports of mismanagement of the vaccination distribution run rampant. According t  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 14 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley released the following statement in response to the impeachment vote in the House of Representatives: "The actions of the violent mob that stormed the US Capitol were completely unjustified and unacceptable and the North Carolina Republican Party condemns them unequivocally. There is no rationale to excuse this assault on the fo  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 11 -- New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas issued the following news release on Jan. 9: In the wake of this week's domestic terrorist attack on the United States Capitol, Attorney General Hector Balderas today called on the Republican Party of New Mexico, Chairperson Steve Pearce, and Representative Yvette Herrell to support the dismissal of President Trump's frivolous and dangerous lawsuit seeking to overturn New Mexico's valid election. The party and its ch  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 13 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: Former New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief Justice and current State Representative Robert Lynn (R-Windham) released the following statement regarding members of our Federal Delegation skipping the line and getting vaccinated before Granite State Senior Citizens: "Elected officials should have to wait like everyone else," said Representative Lynn. "Members of Congress who skipped the line need to apo  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 16 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following press release: Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli just had the perfect opportunity to finally put some distance between himself and Donald Trump -- and he failed miserably. When asked by NJ Spotlight News' David Cruz if he supports the bipartisan impeachment proceedings initiated by the House of Representatives after Trump incited a violent insurrection of the U.S. Capitol that claime  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 15 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: In an op-ed published Wednesday in the News & Observer, columnist Gene Nichol slams North Carolina Republicans for their dangerous decision to support the president and perpetuate his lie that the election was stolen over their solemn duty to protect democracy. Their cowardly, political calculation ended in violent insurrection and deadly attacks at the Capitol. Despite, as Nichol points out, ev  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The District of Columbia Republican Party issued the following news: During its biennial organizational meeting, the DC Republican Committee (DCRC) elected Patrick Mara as its Chairman in a vote held via Zoom on Thursday, January 14, 2021. Chairman Mara is a consultant and small business owner and married father of two DC Public School students. He previously was the Republican nominee for DC Council, At-Large, and is the first Republican elected to serve on the DC State  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following statement on Jan. 13: * * * House Democrats commenced another unconstitutional attempt to overthrow America's duly elected President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, by impeaching him for a second time. Today's impeachment comes with no committee hearings and no due process to investigate the claims and allegations that Democrats levied against President Trump. Congressman Biggs voted NO and issued the following stat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Following his first week in office, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) is proud to announce that his district offices are open and ready to serve the constituents of the 11th District of Texas. The offices are located in Midland, San Angelo, Llano, Granbury, and Brownwood. The final regional office in Odessa is currently being staffed. Residents of all 29 counties in the 11th Congressional District of Texas  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal: * * * House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal denouncing last week's violence at the Capitol and drawing on his experience from the baseball shooting to lay out what leaders from both parties must do to bring the national temperature down. Scalise stressed that "Republicans and Democrats alike must have the moral clarity to cal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Jan. 13: * * * Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib released the following statement regarding her vote to impeach Donald Trump for the second time: "Unity cannot happen without accountability, truth, and reconciliation. Today, I voted to impeach Donald Trump for an unprecedented second time to hold him accountable for his incitement of the deadly attack on the United States Capitol and our democracy last week. "  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on Jan. 13: * * * U.S. Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) released a statement following the House vote to impeach President Trump: "Today, I took a vote I never expected to take--a vote to impeach President Donald J. Trump for inciting a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week. I am heartened that this vote today was a bipartisan one, and that a number of members of the Republican party did their  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. John A. Yarmuth, D-Kentucky, issued the following statement on Jan. 13: * * * Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) released the statement below regarding today's House of Representatives vote to impeach President Donald J. Trump for the second time: "Never in American history has a President taken such brazen, lawless, and reckless action against our own nation as Donald Trump undertook last week. And yet, while this dark episode was unprecedented, it was entirely consi  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 13 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news: Ralph Northam unilaterally decided that the 38th State Senate District would be without representation throughout the entire upcoming General Assembly session. Setting the date of the Special Election for March 23, 2021, all but guarantees that the eventual Senator from Southwest Virginia will not even get a voice in the Reconvened Session. Northam's partisan strategic decision gives Democrats an even big  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 6: Mr. Vice President, as prescribed by the Constitution and the laws of the Nation, the purpose of this joint session is for tellers, appointed on a bipartisan basis by the two Houses, to read to the Congress the results of an election that has already happened. We are here to receive an announcement of a vote that has already been certified b  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following foreign news center briefing on Jan. 11 by Clayborne Carson, historian and director of Stanford University's MLK Institute: * * * MODERATOR: Okay, good afternoon and welcome to the Washington Foreign Press Center's on-the-record briefing on the Legacy of Martin Luther King. My name is Jen McAndrew and I am today's moderator. First, I will introduce our briefer, and then I will give the ground rules. Today's briefer is Dr  more

STANFORD, California, Jan. 15 -- Stanford University issued the following news release: The armed insurrection that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 is a gift to America's autocratic adversaries who want to challenge America's fight to promote universal values of democracy and human rights, says Stanford political scientist Michael McFaul. For the United States to continue in its pursuit for democracy abroad, it's crucial that the country put its own house in order, said McFaul in an int  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release: On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, charging him with inciting an insurrection after a group of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol one week earlier in a bid to stop lawmakers from certifying the 2020 presidential election. Wednesday's impeachment vote was historic by many standards; no president has ever been impeached t  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 13 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Gov. Tony Evers will give his third state of the state address following another year of failures and weak leadership from his administration. "Gov. Tony Evers' administration is marked by failed leadership, broken promises, partisan games and little accomplishment," said Andrew Hitt, Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. "With every challenge Wisconsin has faced over the last year, Evers' weak le  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 16 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following transcript: On Wednesday, Tony Evers told WISN 12 News that he was "satisfied" with his botched rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, despite Wisconsin's poor standing as the 10th among 12 Midwest states for vaccine distribution. While Evers has been quick to point fingers and claim that he needs more vaccines from the federal government in order to do his job, fewer than half of the doses already shipped to Wisconsi  more