HAMDEN, Connecticut, Feb. 16 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2021: Two days after the U.S. Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, three-quarters of Republicans say, 75 - 21 percent, that they would like to see Trump play a prominent role in the Republican Party, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of 1,056 adults released today. Overall, Americans say 60 -  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 19 -- The 60 Plus Association issued the following news: Conservatives strongly oppose the confirmation of Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). It is critical that the OMB director lead the agency with sound judgment, as well as bipartisan civility. Tanden has shown neither. A 2018 report found Tanden mishandled the personal details of a sexual harassment allegation at the Center for American Progress, the organization which she led. She i  more

HENRICO, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today joined an effort calling on President Joe Biden to fill existing U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors vacancies as quickly as possible. According to recent reports, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is planning to enact operational changes at the USPS that would slow mail delivery and service - as well as increase consumer costs. In recen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: The Pennsylvania Republican governor primary has its first candidate, and he's already setting the tone for dangerous extremism. In his announcement, Montgomery County commissioner Joe Gale said he's entering the race to "continue advancing the Trump movement" and "hold bad Republicans accountable" - signaling to other PA Republicans that the primary will be a Trump litmus test. Gale is a right-wing extremis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Feb. 19, 2021: The Virginia GOP's chaotic, train wreck of a primary is getting national attention. Today, the New York Times reported on the fractures within the Virginia Republican Party, centered around the party's brutal fight over how to select a gubernatorial nominee. While VA Republicans initially voted to hold a convention, the far-right wing of the party is taking a page out of Donald Trump's playb  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: The Virginia Republican Party has been in a state of complete chaos this year - they are "disorganized and broke," and their leading candidate, State Sen. Amanda Chase, is suing the party over their decision to choose a nominee via a convention. Party leaders have spent weeks fighting over how to choose a nominee, with the regular in-person convention process looking almost impossible now that the gathering  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: A series of new reports continues to highlight the threat that the nasty Trump-McConnell rift poses for an already clashing and divided Republican Party going into 2022. * CNN reached out to the 16 Republican senators up for re-election to ask "whether they still back McConnell," but just three responded -- exemplifying how incumbents like Marco Rubio, Ron Johnson and Roy Blunt are "eager to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: There is overwhelming and bipartisan support across the country for President Biden's American Rescue Plan. While President Biden is on the side of unity and pushing an agenda to help the American people, Republicans have fallen into turmoil. A majority of Americans approve of President Biden's coronavirus response and there is bipartisan support from across the country for more relief. Associated Pres  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2021: At his town hall last night, President Biden offered a message of compassion and unity to the American people. While President Biden is fighting for the American people and delivering on his promises, the Republican Party divide continues to deepen. President Biden got everything he wanted out of his first town hall as he presented compassion, unity and reassurance to the nation. New Y  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: While the Republican Party is deeply divided and engulfed in an escalating civil war, President Biden is focused on uniting the country through a bipartisan agenda to build back better by delivering COVID relief and restoring the economy. While President Biden is focused on his agenda to build back better, the Republican Party has only become more divided. CNN: (https://democrats.us2.list-manage.com/tr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2021: Across the country in Senate battlegrounds, Republicans are united by one shared reality: they're facing nasty and divisive infighting. The growing turmoil plaguing GOP state parties in key states comes as Republicans are still reeling from major election losses and a brewing post-impeachment trial civil war is poised to destabilize them even more. The fractures among state Re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: With a series of new reports examining the political fallout of the civil war between Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and former President Donald Trump, Rick Scott's silence as NRSC Chair has become deafening. As he keeps one eye on his own 2024 presidential aspirations, Scott is laying low -- trying to calculate how to appease increasingly unpopular Senate GOP leadership while placating the p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2021: The former Chair of the Ohio Republican Party jumped into the state's open Senate race today, officially kick-starting a "crowded and nasty" primary battle for the GOP nomination, with a field that's expected to continue to grow. Within moments of Jane Timken's announcement, corrupt politician Josh Mandel took to Twitter to lob attacks against his new opponent as both candidat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2021: Senate Republicans just got thrown into further turmoil as former President Donald Trump openly attacked Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and threatened to back GOP primary challengers in 2022, exacerbating a brutal civil war that is already dividing and destabilizing the party. In a lengthy statement today, Trump slammed McConnell's "Beltway First agenda" including his opposit  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 19 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: In the middle of one of the worst crises in Texas history, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz jetted off to Cancun, Mexico. His constituents in Texas remain trapped in the cold, without clean water, heat, or warm food. 37 of them have died. This is what we've come to expect from Texas Republican leadership. They are self-serving, inept, corrupt politicians who think that being in office entitles them to do whatever   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following news release: Anti-choice Republican Governor Henry McMaster signed into law an extreme and dangerous bill to ban abortion before many people even know they're pregnant. The bill--which passed in the state Senate by a 30-13 vote earlier this month--passed by a 74-39 vote in the state House on Thursday. During debate on the bill on Wednesday, a majority of Democratic representatives walked out in protest of the unconstitutional  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2021: Four weeks after being sworn into office, President Joe Biden receives a positive job approval rating as Americans approve 50 - 38 percent, with 13 percent not offering an opinion, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN- uh-pe-ack) University national poll of 1,056 adults released today. This is little changed from February 3rd when Americans approved 49 - 36 percent, with 16  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet issued the following testimony by District of Columbia Solicitor General Loren L. AliKhan as part of a virtual hearing entitled "The Supreme Court's Shadow Docket" on Feb. 18, 2021: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to present the views of the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia on the Supreme Court's "shadow docket." As the Solicitor General  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 19 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today issued the following statements from Indiana Democratic Party Chairman John Zody and Marion County Democratic Party Chair Kate Sweeney Bell in response to the clear disrespect the Indiana Republican Party showed toward the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus. According to re  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Massachusetts Republican Party Jim Lyons praised the Washington D.C.-based legal organization Judicial Watch after the group announced it is going to federal court on behalf of a popular Dedham High School football coach dismissed by administrators last month after questioning his 7th grade daughter's class curriculum. "Parents should never have to fear losing their jobs for questioning their child'  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 16 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2021: * * * The Central Committee of the North Carolina Republican Party released this statement following their unanimous vote to censure Senator Richard Burr for his impeachment vote: "Tonight, the North Carolina Republican Party Central Committee voted unanimously to censure Senator Richard Burr for his vote to convict former President Trump in the impeachment trial which he d  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 15 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Most of Cal Jr.'s (Jeff Jackson's) first policy priorities are irrelevant for the United States Senate because redistricting is primarily a state issue, not a federal one; one key commitment came out his full-throated support of HR1 "For The People Act." Much like Cal Jr.'s candidacy, HR 1 looks nice on the outside but rotten beneath the surface. The so-called "For The People Act" is a Democrat t  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 19 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: The Washington Free Beacon reported on how Cal Jr. (Jeff Jackson) first legislative priority is expanding voting to violent felons. "Cal Jr. (Jeff Jackson) confirms that he will push the far left's radical policies like enfranchising violent felons who have not paid their full debt to society," said NCGOP Communications Director Tim Wigginton. Here are some of the key excerpts from the Free Beac  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 18 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on Feb. 17, 2021: North Carolina Republicans led the effort to pass SB 37 which safely reopens North Carolina's public schools to provide every student with the option of in-person learning. This legislation includes the guidelines from NC DHHS and actually accomplishes Governor Cooper's purported goal of getting kids back into the classroom safely. "Republicans in the North Carolina General Assem  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2021: Yesterday, the DNC War Room released a new video, "Republicans Leaving Party In Droves," to highlight the tens of thousands of Republicans across the country who are leaving the Republican Party in the aftermath of the Capitol riot. "Republicans across the country are fleeing their party. Furthermore, sizable numbers of Republicans support President Biden's COVID relief package," said D  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 20 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Republican feuding shaping the North Carolina Senate primary made national news last night as CNN detailed the infighting at play in the wake of the Capitol riots, Senator Burr's vote to impeach Donald Trump, and the NC GOP's unanimous vote to censure him: "North Carolina, a battleground state at the center of the fight for the soul of the Republican Party." NCDP Chair Wayne Goodwin said: "The GO  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 16 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: This weekend, the Republican primary started to boil over as Senator Richard Burr's impeachment vote sent Mark Walker, the North Carolina Republican Party, and Trump allies into a tailspin, including Lindsey Graham, who went on Fox News to all but endorse Lara Trump for the Republican nomination if she ran. Less than 24 hours later, Mark Walker went on the air to defend himself against a candidate  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 16 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: The North Carolina Republican Senate primary boiled over this weekend as Senator Burr's vote to impeach sent the state party, key Trump allies, and declared and potential candidates into a tailspin, the latest sign that the primary will be a race to the far-right and the GOP continues to splinter in the wake of Trump's presidency, the Capitol insurrection, and the second impeachment vote. After S  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 19 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: After their unanimous vote to censure Senator Burr for his vote to impeach Donald Trump, the North Carolina Republican Party is visibly fracturing. An editorial from the News & Observer slammed the state party for "demanding blind loyalty" instead of accepting "diversity of thought" as other state parties have. The editorial declares a clear loser from the censure vote -- and it's not Senator Burr  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 17 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 16, 2021: In an unanimous vote Monday night, the North Carolina Republican Party censured Senator Burr for his vote to impeach Donald Trump for his role inciting the insurrection at the Capitol, highlighting "growing fractures" within the party and another "sign that party leadership is still showing fealty to the exiled king." In the wake of the attacks on January 6th, thousands of North   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 16 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * NCDP Chair Wayne Goodwin released the following statement after the North Carolina Republic Party voted to censure Senator Richard Burr for his vote to impeach Donald Trump. "The North Carolina Republican Party is in an all out civil war. Today's censure vote against their senior Senator for a vote of conscience in the most bipartisan conviction of a president in history proves this i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 (TNSRep) -- Northeastern University issued the following news: Donald Trump's influence on the Republican Party likely will remain strong after his second impeachment acquittal, with 45 percent of Republican respondents saying they would support a candidate whom Trump endorsed, according to a new survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers. Only 11 percent of GOP supporters said that a Trump endorsement would make them less likely   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 19 -- The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services issued the following statement: * * * In response to the anticipated introduction of the Senate and House versions of the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, RAICES released the following statement: "The introduction of this bill is a good symbolic gesture, but it's not enough to protect people like me, my family and my community. What we still need is leadership that will ensure there is a path to vict  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Representative Angie joined 79 of her Democratic colleagues in the House in requesting that President Joe Biden fill the existing vacancies on the United States Postal Service's Board of Governors as quickly as possible. In their letter, the Members raised their concerns about decision-making by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who has been accused of politicizing the previously nonpartisan a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Higgins says Postmaster General Louis DeJoy must be removed in order to protect the future of the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the American customers it serves. In a letter to President Biden, Higgins writes "DeJoy's operational changes - dismantling mail sorting machines, cutting overtime, restricting deliveries, and removing mailboxes - caused widespread delay and harm to the post  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Illinois, issued the following statement: * * * Washington, DC - Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) released the following statement after the Senate voted to acquit former President Trump of his impeachment charges: "To those who have argued that impeachment was rushed or that impeachment will further divide us, we must remember that former President Trump put all of us--Congress and the American people--in this lose-lose situation. "On January   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2021: Congressman Tim Ryan today joined 77 of his Democratic Colleagues in calling on President Biden to fill three vacant seats on the United States Postal Service Board of Governors as soon as possible. The United States Postal Service Board of Governors functions as its board of directors, and comprises 11 individuals, including nine governors, nominated by the President of the United States and conf  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined dozens of Members of Congress in calling on President Joe Biden to fill three vacancies on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors, which would enable the Board to fire Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, reverse harmful DeJoy-led policies and end the ongoing mail delivery crisis. "We believe that the ongoing crisis at the [USPS] req  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following statement: * * * "Early this week, and at the outset of the trial, my brilliant colleague and the lead House manager, Jamie Raskin, quoted from a Capitol Police officer who defended the Congress against the violent mob and failed insurrection on January 6th. After watching marauders with confederate flags and Auschwitz T-Shirts who hurled racial epithets at him, he asked, plaintively, 'Is this America?' "A majority  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Reps. Alma S. Adams, Ph.D (NC-12), Peter DeFazio (OR-04), and Gerry Connolly (VA-11) were joined by 77 additional House Democrats in requesting that President Joe Biden fill the existing vacancies on the United States Postal Service's Board of Governors as quickly as possible. "As we look to ameliorate the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are eager to work with President Biden to build t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Reps. Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Alma S. Adams, Ph.D (NC-12), and Peter DeFazio (OR-04) were joined by 77 additional House Democrats in requesting that President Joe Biden fill the existing vacancies on the United States Postal Service's Board of Governors as quickly as possible. "Louis DeJoy's tenure as President Trump's handpicked Postmaster General has been one of deliberate sabotage, draconian service   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2021: The Ripon Society held a virtual discussion yesterday afternoon with three Republican Chiefs of Staff in the U.S. Senate, who discussed, among other topics, the challenges facing the American people in 2021 and the legislative agenda on Capitol Hill this year. The Chiefs participating included: Larry Burton, who heads up the staff of Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska; Lisa Goeas, who heads up the staff of Senator  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news: The Ripon Society hosted a virtual meeting this past Thursday with two California lawmakers who flipped House seats held by Democrats in 2020, making gains in a state where Republicans have faced stiff headwinds in recent years. Those two lawmakers were U.S. Reps. David Valadao (CA-21) and Young Kim (CA-39). Valadao, who previously served in the House from 2013 to 2019, kicked things off by touching on his campaign for Congres  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after voting to convict former President Donald Trump on the high crime of inciting an insurrection. The Senate voted 57-43 on the Article of Impeachment. "What happened on January 6, 2021, was not a spontaneous event. This violent and bloody attack on our democracy was cultivated by months of Donald Trump repeating a completel  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) released the following statement after voting to convict former President Donald Trump: "Today, I voted to convict President Donald J. Trump for inciting an insurrection against the United States. The proceedings of this trial made clear that President Trump spurred a violent attack on Congress and then betrayed his duty as Commander-in-Chief by failing to deploy  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Saturday released the following statement after he voted to convict former President Trump for "incitement of insurrection": "In the days following the election of Joe Biden, I went to the Senate floor to speak out against the epidemic of delusion that was spreading across the Republican Party. President Trump and his loyalists were spewing bald-faced lies to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following remarks after the conclusion of President Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate: * * * Speaker Pelosi. It had not been my intention to come to this press availability, however tempting it would be to sing the praises of our House Managers on behalf, not only of the House of Representatives, on behalf of the American people. And I have to say, personally, on behalf of my grandchildren who drew great hope and  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 18 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * As millions of Texans continue to battle this storm without any power, Greg Abbott and Texas Republican Party leaders are attempting to distract the public while blaming anything and everything they can, like ERCOT and others. Make no mistake. This is a lack of leadership and the fault of Greg Abbott and countless other Republican leaders. Hold them accountable. Don't let them get away with it. Texas D  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 20 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: Texans from both parties have criticized Senator Ted Cruz, Governor Greg Abbott, and Republican leaders in Texas for their failed leadership during a deadly crisis. Instead of helping Texans, Senator Cruz abandoned his state for a vacation and Governor Abbott has been lying to try to point fingers and score political points. Texas Democrats blasted Senator Ted Cruz, Governor Greg Abbott and Republican leadership fo  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 19 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release: Where do America's two leading political parties go from here? How might things change as the presidency and the U.S. Senate shift from Republican to Democratic control? And how, after the violent events of Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, can we return to even marginally more civil dialogue and bipartisanship? Those were some of the questions on the virtual table in a Wednesday night panel discuss  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 19 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release: Where do America's two leading political parties go from here? How might things change as the presidency and the U.S. Senate shift from Republican to Democratic control? And how, after the violent events of Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, can we return to even marginally more civil dialogue and bipartisanship? Those were some of the questions on the virtual table in a Wednesday night panel discuss  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 17 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * The Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Andrew Hitt ahead of Gov. Tony Evers' budget address: "Wisconsinites are still reeling from the impact of Gov. Tony Evers' costly lockdowns. "This is the worst possible time for a budget that grows government, hikes taxes and serves special interests and bureaucrats at the expense of hardworking families. "Wiscon  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 18 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Tax Hike Tony Evers is changing his tune on his 2018 campaign promise to "raise no taxes." While he conveniently neglected to mention it in last night's budget address, Gov. Tony Evers' proposed budget features a $1 billion tax hike and a rollback of former Gov. Scott Walker's historic Act 10, which has saved Wisconsin taxpayers $13.9 billion over the past decade and put power in the hands of the people rat  more