HAMDEN, Connecticut, May 27 (TNSOps) -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release: As candidates begin to enter races for the 2022 mid-term elections, more than 8 in 10 Republicans (85 percent) say they would prefer to see candidates running for elected office that mostly agree with Donald Trump, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of adults released today. Overall, a majority of Americans (53 - 39 percent) say they would pref  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 26 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl issued the following statement on the signing of the COVID Vaccine Passport Ban into law: "The COVID Vaccine Passport Ban (SB267) is now law in the state of Alabama - protecting the privacy rights of all our citizens. With this preemptive action, Alabamians will no longer have to worry about federal overreach from the Biden Administration, which has con  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: After losing his senate seat in 2018, former senator Dean Heller is attempting to resurrect his political career on Donald Trump's coattails. According to new reports, Heller is seriously considering mounting a bid for Nevada governor after seeking the advice of Trump fanatics and GOP mega-donors at the Republican Governors Association conference in Tennessee. Heller has a long history of following the failed  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 28 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz are taking their Holocaust-trivializing, conspiracy-spreading clown car to Dalton, Georgia, to rally support among the far-right fringes of the Republican Party. At previous stops on their nationwide tour, Greene and Gaetz spread lies that Joe Biden did not win the presidential election, railed against members of their own party whom they do not believe are  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Whether it's clashing over the results of the 2020 election, the violent insurrection on January 6th that left 5 people dead, or pushing false conspiracy theories, the GOP civil war is in full swing. Today, the DGA released a new website exposing how the RGA and its Chair Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey are caught up in the middle of the Republican Party's nasty infighting. As CNN recently reported, "Donald Trump is   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In a new video, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison corrects the record on Republican talking points that unemployment benefits are keeping Americans from wanting to return to work. The Republican Party's argument is hypocritical and not supported by the evidence. Instead of trying to kick people while they're down, Republicans should join President Biden and Democrats in working to pass the American Jobs Plan and  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 28 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: New details on Gov Gretchen Whitmer's secret unvaccinated private jet trip to Florida during a COVID-19 surge in Michigan have emerged, raising new questions about the financial arrangements surrounding the trip and Whitmer's lack of transparency around the matter. After being caught red-handed, Whitmer now argues that a private plane was needed for security reasons due to threats against her. Meanwhile, Whi  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Greenpeace issued the following statement: * * * It's essential that President Biden delivers on his commitment to end subsidies within his first year in office. Rather than line the pockets of fossil fuel executives, that money needs to be invested in America's communities and workers. In response to Biden's Presidential Budget (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/budget_fy22.pdf), Greenpeace USA Senior Climate Campaigner John Noel said: "We are in a   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 25 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 24, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Republican Party for failing to bring quality, high-paying jobs to Indiana's workforce - and then forcing Hoosier workers to accept low-wage jobs and worse opportunities for their families. What's worse: Indiana Republicans w  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 28 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 27, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized the Indiana Republican Party for continuing their manufactured crusade against public health and well-being -- all in the hopes of appealing to a crowd that doesn't believe in science or facts. Indiana Speaker Todd Huston and a large majority of the Indiana Senat  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 29 -- 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 criticized the Indiana Republican Party for continuing their manufactured crusade against public health and well-being -- all in the hopes of appealing to a crowd that doesn't believe in science or facts. Indiana Speaker Todd Huston and a large majority of the Indiana Senate Republicans we  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 28 -- 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 out Attorney General Todd Rokita for using his elected office to carry out the bidding of the Indiana Republican Party's extreme partisanship and rhetoric, one that's damaging the state in the process. This time, Rokita joined members of the statehouse supermajority by claiming publ  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 25 -- 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 double downed on its call for elected leaders to increase the state's minimum wage after news reports once again highlighted an ongoing shortage that's largely due to low wages being offered to Hoosier workers. Democrats agree with numerous state economists and academics who have advised t  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 28 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 27, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today announced the creation of a resource geared at helping Hoosiers learn more about the direct impact President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan is having on their community, their county, and the state of Indiana. The website, "The American Rescue Plan: How It Benefits You",   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 29 -- 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 announced the creation of a resource geared at helping Hoosiers learn more about the direct impact President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan is having on their community, their county, and the state of Indiana. The website, "The American Rescue Plan: How It Benefits You", will fight back   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 28 -- 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 members of the Indiana Republican Party to join Democrats in an effort to address the state's worker shortage by increasing the state's minimum wage and passing President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan. These common-sense policy proposals address what economists and recen  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, May 28 (TNSOps) -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release on May 27, 2021: With lawmakers divided over whether to form an independent 9/11 style commission to investigate the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, a majority of Americans (55 percent) say they view the events of January 6th as an attack on democracy that should never be forgotten, while 39 percent say too much is being made of the storming of the U.S. Capitol and   more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, May 25 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Days after President Joe Biden's administration ordered the shutdown of Bristol County's criminal illegal alien lockup, Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons warned that shutting down the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention unit is only the first step of a dramatic rollback of illegal immigration enforcement. Meanwhile, over the weekend, Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson dur  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 28 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: A single line in yesterday's Washington Post report outlining President Joe Biden's dismantling of the only federal agency tasked with tracking down deport criminal illegal aliens says it all: "(President) Biden has placed ICE (Immigrations and Customs Enforcement) deportation officers on a leash so tight that some say their work is being functionally abolished." The revelation comes days after Bide  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 26 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: The Michigan Republican Party is calling on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to immediately end all lockdown orders, safely re-open the Michigan economy and rescind all rule violation orders and fines imposed against individuals and small business owners. "Gov. Whitmer is asking for leniency and forgiveness after violating her own pandemic orders that restricted diners to six per table," said Ted Goodman, Communications  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 27 -- The National Day Laborer Organizing Network issued the following statement on May 26, 2021: * * * In reaction to today's hearing by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee on "Department of Homeland Security Resource Management and Operational Priorities" and testimony from Secretary Mayorkas, NDLON Campaign Director Salvador G Sarmiento issued the following statement: "Today's hearing further clarified what we all already know: The Biden Administration and   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 29 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb on Friday decried Sen. Deb Fischer's cowardly vote to reject forming a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol that saw five people die and 140 police officers injured. "Deb Fischer proved once again that she is nothing more than a lackey for the Republican Party," Kleeb said. "The American people deserve to know what happened, but De  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 26 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following news: With the first, and potentially only, debate in the Republican Primary for Governor scheduled for tonight, the New Jersey Democratic State Committee is releasing a list of five burning questions Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli and Hirsh Singh must answer for voters. Hosted by NJ 101.5 radio, the debate promises to be a race to the right with both candidates competing to see who can be the Trumpiest.  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colorado, co-chairman of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, issued the following statement on May 24, 2021: * * * Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC), appeared on The Cross Connection on MSNBC Saturday. Neguse highlighted the importance of creating a bipartisan Commission to investigate the attack on January 6th to ensure our Democracy is protected. "The Com  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Mississippi, issued the following statement on May 25, 2021: * * * Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) issued the following statement after day one of a two day tour of the southern border with the Congressional Border Security Caucus, witnessing ports of entry and emergency intake facilities as well as meeting with experts from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and members of the National Border Patro  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, May 29 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 28, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today condemned Senate Republicans' blocking of the formation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 terrorist riot on the United States Capitol. Pascrell voted for the creation of the commission in the House last week. That measure was supported by all House Democrats and 35 House Republicans. "This week, Officer Brian  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: After attending the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol that left 5 people dead, a report from HuffPost is revealing new videos that show right-wing extremist and likely Pennsylvania Republican candidate for governor Doug Mastriano steps away from the U.S. Capitol, while mobs clash with police around him. The videos directly contradict claims from Mastriano that he left the Capitol before violence broke out  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release on May 28, 2021: The bipartisan leaders of a new congressional caucus that was created to provide Americans with relief from state and local taxes appeared before a virtual meeting of The Ripon Society and Franklin Center this past Wednesday to discuss the mission of the Caucus and legislation they have authored to achieve this goal. The leaders are U.S. Reps. Tom Suozzi and Andrew Garbarino. Suozzi is a Democrat who rep  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: This past Thursday, The Ripon Society held a virtual discussion with U.S. Reps. August Pfluger (TX-11) and Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), two freshman members of the Texas delegation to the House of Representatives. Both outlined their respective policy agendas for their first term as well as their thoughts on the ongoing situation on our southern border and possible paths toward immigration reform. Pfluger kicked things off.   more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, spoke to Tom Keene and Lisa Abramowicz on Bloomberg Surveillance this morning about the current state of the Republican Party and ongoing negotiations on an infrastructure package. Click Here to Watch: https://youtu.be/d9Kez1rEBP4  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on May 26, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement today on the passing of former U.S. Senator John Warner: "I am stunned at the loss of John Warner. Virginia has lost an unmatched leader, and my family has lost a dear friend. "John Warner and my father-in-law, Linwood Holton, interrupted their college studies to join the Navy during World War II. Each served in the Pacific theatre, a  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), on Friday released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted down legislation to establish a commission to study the Capitol insurrection: "What a disgrace. I wish it weren't true, but the Republican Party is still effectively a cult of personality that cannot break from its morally bankrupt deposed leader. On January 6, the seat of our democracy wa  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following transcript of an interview on the George and Barbara Bush Foundation podcast: * * * During an interview with the George and Barbara Bush Foundation podcast, All the Best, Portman spoke with Sam LeBlond, grandson of George and Barbara Bush, about Portman's relationship with the Bush family and his life in public service. Portman described how his relationship with President George H.W. Bush grew from one of mentorship to one o  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 24, 2021: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, announced a series of Senate floor speeches exposing the scheme by right-wing donor interests to capture the U.S. Supreme Court and achieve through the Court's power what they cannot through other branches of government. Whitehouse will trace the decades-long roots of the scheme, its development an  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 28 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: The negative headlines keep piling on for Rep. Ron Kind. Today, Fox News reported that the agent behind Ron Kind's massage parlor tenant is linked to past instances of human trafficking in spas. Jie Yang, the agent of the La Crosse Asian Sunny Massage parlor, appears to be the daughter of Chunyan Yang, who was previously the agent of Asian Sunny Massage and ran a spa in which an employee was arrested for pro  more