PHOENIX, Arizona, July 9 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Six months' worth of ineffective leadership, election misinformation, and extremist politics have further damaged the Arizona GOP's appeal and inspired over ten thousand Arizona voters to ditch their Republican party affiliation. This mass exodus of Republican voters comes in the wake of the drawn-out, deeply unpopular sham of an 'audit', Gov. Doug Ducey's brazen disregard for public health measures, an  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 4 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following statement on July 1, 2021: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser released the following statement regarding today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in two key voting-rights cases: "For nearly 40 years, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act barred voting restrictions that have the effect of limiting citizens' right to vote based on race. Courts have long used a two-part test under Section 2 to ensure the freedom to vote  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSPol) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on July 8, 2021: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a white supremacist meme shared on Wisconsin's Winnebago County Republican Party Facebook page and racist messages found on campaign signs of two Latino candidates for elected office in Massachusetts. The Wisconsin GOP Facebook post listed   more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: This weekend, Trump loyalist and Delegate Daniel Cox declared his entrance into the Maryland GOP primary for governor, turning the race into a pro-Trump loyalty contest. The "Q-Anon conspiracy theorist" has an extremist track record, including busing insurrectionists to Trump's January 6th rally and calling Mike Pence a "traitor" during the violent Capitol attack. "His entrance into the race is likely to exp  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: If Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker decides to run for reelection it's not going to be smooth sailing, as former state rep. and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Geoff Diehl is announcing a campaign for governor without waiting for Baker to make a decision. This challenge from Diehl, a Trump-enthusiast who co-chaired his 2016 campaign, guarantees a primary for Baker if he runs. A columnist with the Boston  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 10 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: This week, the Republican Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy and his political committee, Take Back the House 2022, invested in North Carolina by donating $133,000 to the North Carolina Republican Party. "Our path to a Republican majority runs through North Carolina, and I look forward to partnering with Chairman Michael Whatley and the North Carolina Republican Party to T  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 7 -- 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 Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Republican Party for creating a state economy that's made Hoosiers work more for less and limited many Hoosier workers' future. This decades-long job record - which studies show Republicans funneling out more "good jobs" than taking in - has  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 10 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 9, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called on Republicans in Indiana's Congressional delegation to join their Democratic colleagues in support of President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan and the opportunity to revitalize Indiana's infrastructure. Yesterday's story in the Lafayette Journal & Courier exposed w  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a rambling interview in which he arbitrarily referenced poll data multiple times, James Craig appeared on Fox and Friends yesterday in what marked the 20th installment of his "endless softball gauntlet." Once again appearing before a partisan anchor that lavished him with praise attributed to nothing in particular, Craig was given yet another opportunity to appear accessible to press without having  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: According to new reporting from MLive, failed congressional candidate and apparent member of James Craig's shadow campaign Lena Epstein answers more about the next steps of the unofficial gubernatorial candidate than he does: "[Craig] will lay out a very specific plan to election integrity, keeping the borders safe and how we're going to grow our economy..." Epstein said to MLive at yesterday's Jackso  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: The race to the far left continues in North Carolina's Democrat Primary for U.S. Senate, as Secret Squad Member Cheri Beasley has agreed to partner with Democratic Socialist U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) in a joint fundraising committee. Bush is a member of Justice Democrats, the most leftwing caucus in Congress, which includes Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 9 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: Vice President Harris announced a dramatic expansion of the Democratic National Committee's 'I Will Vote' initiative to address and overcome efforts across the country to make voting more difficult and burdensome. The DNC will invest $25 million in voter education, voter protection, targeted voter registration, and technology to make voting more accessible and to fight back against Republicans' u  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 9 (TNSBook) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: How did Bill Barr alter the effectiveness of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) during his time as President Donald Trump's attorney general? Elie Honig joins Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang for a deep dive into the DOJ and a discussion of his new book, "Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr Broke the Prosecutor's Code and Corrupted the Justice Department," released July 6.  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSRep) -- Public Religion Research Institute issued the following news release on July 8, 2021: The Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) today released the inaugural 2020 Census of American Religion, which provides unprecedented county-level data on religious identity and diversity in the United States. Based on interviews with more than 500,000 respondents between 2013 and 2020, the census report reveals the shifting dynamics of American religious affiliation across g  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-04) was appointed by Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) to serve on the American Security Task Force. This task force is charged with identifying and developing policy solutions to pressing issues facing the American people. 2021 has seen chaos at our southern border brought on by an administration in denial about a crisis, debilitating ransomware attacks on our nat  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 7 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news: After the violence that erupted over the weekend, crime experts are predicting a "long, dangerous summer" across Virginia. Totals from the violent weekend: * Richmond: three shootings; three dead, two hurt. * Chesterfield: three shootings; two dead, one hurt. * Hopewell: one shooting; one dead. * Henrico: three shootings; three dead, two hurt. Virginians are concerned as police across the Commonwealt  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 9 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news: By accepting the endorsement of Planned Parenthood, Terry McAuliffe doubles down on his extreme stance on abortion that is out of touch with the vast majority of Virginians. In an interview with The Washington Post, Alexis McGill Johnson, president and chief executive of Planned Parenthood said abortions are a "critically important part of what we do." Johnson made Planned Parenthood's stance on abortion   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 8 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news: Amidst all the furor about Terry McAuliffe not turning on his grill or not having basic knowledge of Virginia's voting and gun laws, Terry McAuliffe touted another endorsement from a liberal group that wasn't excited enough about his candidacy to endorse him in the primary. That group? CASA in Action. Its purpose? To serve as "the foremost Latino and immigrant organization in the Mid-Atlantic region and a  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 7 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following statement: * * * Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Rich Anderson issued the following statement in response to Terry McAuliffe's ad: "Terry McAuliffe has decided the only way he can win is to run against Donald Trump because he can't talk about his miserable record of lies and failed schools or his newly adopted leftist liberal agenda of demoralizing and defunding police. "With his new campaign strategy o  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 8 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news: Two-Faced Terry McAuliffe is an established liar. He's been busted lying once a week since he won the Democratic nomination. And tonight Two-Faced Terry is attempting to distort Glenn Youngkin's position on life because he told a paid Democratic operative that he's pro-life and doesn't want taxpayer funds used for abortions. This isn't the first time Two-Faced Terry McAuliffe has lied in an attempt to hi  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Vice President Harris announced a dramatic expansion of the Democratic National Committee's 'I Will Vote' initiative to address and overcome efforts across the country to make voting more difficult and burdensome. The DNC will invest $25 million in voter education, voter protection, targeted voter registration, and technology to make voting more accessible and to fight back against Republicans' unpreceden  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 7 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: For weeks, Milwaukee law enforcement has struggled to manage the rising crime on Water Street -- including one weekend of violence that ended with five people killed and 16 people injured. Yesterday, criminals threw an explosive device at police that sent two officers to the hospital. Meanwhile, Tony Evers has been silent as Milwaukee police officers say that Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's gutting of 120 pol  more