WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSPol) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Indiana Republican Party to apologize for a racist post on the official Facebook page of the Brown County (IN) Republican Party. That post, which has since been taken down, included white supremacist and racist tropes, including claiming that Black peop  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The District of Columbia Republican Party issued the following news: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is slow-rolling the reopening of DC restaurants, further hurting the DC economy with underemployment in restaurants, hardship for these important small businesses, and deterring economic recovery for the city, as a whole. While neighbors in Virginia and Maryland, and even the nearby metropolises of Philadelphia and New York, have solid reopening plans for restaurants, DC is stuck   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: As the Michigan GOP struggles to find a legitimate candidate to run for governor, the Detroit News reported yesterday that two-time failed politician and potential gubernatorial back-up option John James failed to follow through with a commitment to donate 5% of his campaign contributions to charity -- a promise that was central to his losing Senate campaign. This latest major broken promise from James is just  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on May 5, 2021: In a local TV interview yesterday, Senator Ron Johnson embraced a plethora of conspiracies ranging from dangerous anti-public health rhetoric to ludicrous theories questioning national security and our law enforcement agencies. Here are the highlights: * On masking guidelines: "I think growing science is showing that masks have not been particularly effective." * On COVID safet  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As the Republican Party spent another weekend tearing itself apart and doubling down on opposition to popular parts of the American Jobs Plan, Americans recognize one thing: President Biden is taking the country in a positive direction, and he's actually reaching across the aisle, despite Republicans' best efforts to block him. ABC News: Country optimistic after Biden's 1st 100 days: POLL * Nearly two-t  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In a clear indication that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has lost control of his caucus, and that it's now run by extremists like Marjorie Taylor Greene, McCarthy is laying the groundwork to push Liz Cheney out of his leadership team because she refuses to go along with the Big Lie. "Kevin McCarthy's cowardice knows no bounds. His party has been taken over by conspiracy theorists and someone under   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: There is no clearer indication that GOP leadership has completely surrendered the caucus to the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene than House Minority Whip Steve Scalise's joining Trump in publicly pushing to replace Liz Cheney with Elise Stefanik, a noted conspiracy theorist who pushed the lie that led to people losing their lives during the January 6 insurrection. "Did we need to know any more about the st  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- EMILY's List issued the following statement: * * * Emily Cain, executive director of EMILY's List, released the following statement following the New Mexico Republican Party's violent and irresponsible tweet depicting NM-01 Republican nominee Mark Moores punching Democratic nominee Melanie Stansbury: "This violent rhetoric from Mark Moores' Republican party is deeply irresponsible and Moores should condemn it immediately. "It is never appropriate to rally your political  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 5 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today slammed the Indiana Republican Party for characterizing policy ideas like improving the Department of Veterans Affairs, dissolving childcare deserts for Hoosier families, and expanding broadband access across Indiana as a "socialist wish list" for the Democratic Party. All these policies ar  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 7 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 6, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called out the Indiana Republican Party for blindly following U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's lead in deploying a familiar strategy Hoosiers saw a decade ago: obstructing the (Democratic) President of the United States at all costs. McConnell on Wednesday claime  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 5 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 4, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today expressed disappointment with the Indiana Republican Party for engaging in another public feud over their tone-deaf agenda. Yesterday, Governor Holcomb vetoed Senate Bill 5, which would have blocked local health officials from superseding state guidelines during health emerge  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 4 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 3, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today provided fair warning to Congresswoman Victoria Spartz after she announced her reelection yesterday morning: her "no" vote on the American Rescue Plan (ARP) will follow her everywhere during the campaign, and every voter will learn how she put her glaring partisanship ahead o  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 5 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today provided fair warning to Congresswoman Victoria Spartz after she announced her reelection yesterday morning: her "no" vote on the American Rescue Plan (ARP) will follow her everywhere during the campaign, and every voter will learn how she put her glaring partisanship ahead of Hoosier famil  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 4 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 3, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today slammed the Indiana Republican Party for characterizing policy ideas like improving the Department of Veterans Affairs, dissolving childcare deserts for Hoosier families, and expanding broadband access across Indiana as a "socialist wish list" for the Democratic Party. All th  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 4 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 3, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized Governor Eric Holcomb, Attorney General Todd Rokita, and the Indiana Republican Party for continuing with their public infighting at the expense of Hoosier taxpayers and the future of the state. On Friday, Rokita attempted to block a lawsuit filed by Holcomb that q  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 6 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 5, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today expressed disappointment with the Indiana Republican Party for engaging in another public feud over their tone-deaf agenda. Yesterday, Governor Holcomb vetoed Senate Bill 5, which would have blocked local health officials from superseding state guidelines during health emerge  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 4 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called on elected officials and party leadership within the Indiana Republican Party to condemn a dangerous precedent that's bubbling up across the state, one that's risking the safety of communities like Brown and Lake Counties. Here's what happened: The Brown County Republican Party rece  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 6 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation awarded Gov. Gretchen Whitmer the "Special Profile in Courage Award," for her response to the pandemic, even though Michigan has the highest new case rate in the country. In fact, according to the CDC, Michigan currently has the highest 7-day COVID case rate in the country at 251.5 per 100,000 people--two and a half times the national case rate of 101.6 per 100,000 people  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 7 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission's (MICRC) public comment portal opened to the public Wednesday with a MAJOR flaw - commenters are only required to provide their name and an email address. This means that anyone, from anywhere, can submit comments on communities of interest to the commission, regardless of whether they live in Michigan. "The Commission should require advocates to rel  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 6 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: The National Journal surveyed the 2022 senate map, highlighting the contentious Democrat primaries across the country. The article singles out the tumultuous Democrat primary in North Carolina, where Democrats express their concern over Beasley's toxic judicial record. "The Democrat primary will drive their candidates to the far left as they scramble to appease their base voters, meaning whoever wi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 5 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news on May 4, 2021: NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statement after young Republican Sebastian Sharonov's victory in the Manchester Ward 6 Special Election: "I want to congratulate Alderman-elect Sebastian Sharonov on his victory tonight in the Manchester Ward 6 Special Election," said NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek. "I know that Sebastian's grassroots campaign and the Manchester G  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 4 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 3, 2021: House Bill 1775 is a reckless bill that sets Oklahoma back decades. HB 1775 attempts to silence truth and present a false narrative on history, especially Black and Native American history. The Oklahoma Democratic Party demands that Governor Stitt do the right thing and veto the bill. "This bill is shameful. We owe it to future generations as well as society today to teach the trut  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following commentary to the Washington Post: * * * The GOP Is At A Turning Point; History Is Watching Us In public statements again this week, former president Donald Trump has repeated his claims that the 2020 election was a fraud and was stolen. His message: I am still the rightful president, and President Biden is illegitimate. Trump repeats these words now with full knowledge that exactly this type of language provoked violence o  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: In remarks this past Thursday before a virtual meeting of The Ripon Society, U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-3) expressed hope that Republicans and Democrats in Congress can reach agreement on a plan to reform immigration and strengthen border security in the coming year. "We're seeing challenges down on our Southern border, with illegal crossings going through the roof in the past few months," she stated. "With that  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 6 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement on extreme-right Texas GOP Chair Allen West's hypocritical decision to only call out racism when convenient for Republicans: "Texas Republican Party Chair Allen West continues to show massive hypocrisy. He ignored years of hate, racism, and violent rhetoric by Donald Trump and other prominent members of his party -- which have l  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The White House issued the following transcript of an interview with President Biden on his administration's implementation of the American Rescue Plan on May 5, 2021: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Earlier today, I -- I visited a restaurant here in town, Las -- I'm going to mispronounce it -- Las Geme- -- Las Gelameas [Gemelas]. And -- which is a pilot program for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and an important piece of the American Rescue Plan. One of my goals  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on May 4, 2021: * * * MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. It's been awhile. I feel like somebody taller than me may have been in here more recently. Let's see. Well, happy -- what day is today? -- Tuesday. (Laughter.) Happy Tuesday to all of you. We haven't been in here since last Tuesday. So just a couple of items for all of you at the top. I wanted to provide a brief update on the situ  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 6 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news on May 5, 2021: Yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Milwaukee -- the latest stop in her national tour designed to convey how little she cares about the crisis at our southern border. Wisconsin Republicans and the media took notice, as officials at all levels criticized Harris' use of Wisconsin to continue to dodge her responsibilities as Biden's border manager and tout her $6 trillion tax and spend  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 5 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * Vice President Kamala Harris visits Milwaukee on the heels of 100 days of failure from the Biden administration. The Biden-Harris agenda has consisted of trillions of dollars in wasteful spending, tax hikes and a border crisis that the administration created yet refuses to address. The Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Andrew Hitt ahead of Vice President  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 4 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Maripat Krueger, of Dunn County, has been elected National Committeewoman for the Republican Party of Wisconsin, replacing longtime National Committeewoman Mary Buestrin. In addition, African American Council Chairman Gerard Randall has been elected First Vice Chairman of the state party. Buestrin steps down from the Committeewoman post after 29 years of service. First elected in 1992, she has been an outsta  more