MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 15 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl issued the following statement on April Weaver (SD-14) and Kenneth Paschal's (HD-73) special election victories. "On behalf of the Alabama Republican Party, I am excited to welcome April Weaver back to the Alabama Legislature following her service in the Trump administration. Senator-elect Weaver brings a wealth of legislative experience to the State S  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on July 13, 2021: New reporting from POLITICO today highlights how Blake Masters' entrance into Arizona's increasingly crowded GOP Senate primary continued a "protracted, expensive" fight as the candidates all try to navigate a deeply divided state Republican Party for the next year and chase an elusive Trump endorsement even after the former president lost the state in 2020. Read more: POLIT  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: Commission meetings and hearings On July 13 and 15, the Commission met in executive session. On July 15, the Commission held an open meeting. Advisory Opinions Opinion Issued Advisory Opinion 2021-06 (Rep. Robin Kelly/Democratic Party of Illinois) On July 15, the Commission approved an advisory opinion in response to a request from Rep. Kelly and the Democratic Party of Illinois. Rep. Kelly was elect  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 16 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 15, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the continued impact President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan is having on communities across the state. Hoosier families this week will see checks hitting their mailboxes and bank accounts to help make ends meet and put COVID-19 in the rearview mirror. This   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 15 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today praised the growing support for President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan from leaders within the...Indiana Republican Party. That's no typo because Republican Mayors Jim Brainard (Carmel) and Steve Collier (Lawrence) signed onto a letter by the U.S. Conference of Mayors y  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 17 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 16, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized Indiana Republicans for creating a "work more for less" economy that's literally failing Hoosier workers and families across the state. According to CNBC's annual "Top States for Business" report, Indiana's workforce was handed a "F" rating and ranks 43rd in th  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 14 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 13, 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 sitting on the sidelines during the state's ongoing worker shortage - where Hoosier workers were either forced to work more for less or denied unemployment benefits provided during the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, it took an orde  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 13 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 12, 2021: 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 ignore the extreme demands by former President Donald Trump to walk away from the bipartisan deal on some of the American Jobs Plan. The former president issued his partisan demands in a statement over the weeke  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 13 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 12, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today highlighted Indiana Republican Party insider Mike O'Brien's compliments about the recent American Rescue Plan tour, because it once again displays how the Rescue Plan and the Democrats' promise to deliver for Hoosiers continues to earn bipartisan support. O'Brien has reas  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Over the weekend on Deadline Detroit's "The Week That Was" hosted by Craig Fahle, local panelists gave their candid reactions to Detroit native James Craig's "off-Broadway" dress rehearsal that took place before the Jackson County Republican Party last week. As has been noted previously by MDP and repeated here, James Craig continues to refuse access to local press, dodging questions that would give   more

LANSING, Michigan, July 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: Just now, Politico reporter Tim Alberta broke the news that Jason Roe would be resigning from MIGOP after serving as executive director of the party for just five months. According to Alberta, Roe became the latest victim of Michigan Republicans' crusade to cannibalize anyone who dares to speak the truth about Trump's legitimate loss to Biden and had "been under constant assault from  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 14 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statement on Senator Hassan's support of AFT nominee David Chipman. "By voting for David Chipman to head up ATF Maggie Hassan is endorsing a national gun grab. "While moderate Senate Democrats are holding out on Chipman's nomination, Hassan has decided to issue a full-throated endorsement and will vote for him - disregarding what's  more

NEW YORK, July 15 (TNSPol) -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following statement: * * * Late Tuesday evening, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled the Democrats' $3.5 trillion infrastructure package, which will enact President Joe Biden's entire social welfare and family aid program. Included in the massive proposal is a pathway to citizenship for millions of Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status recipients, and immigrant essential workers, including hundreds of thousand  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 13 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: In case you missed it, Cleveland.com's Andrew Tobias this weekend reminded Ohio voters that the GOP Senate candidates don't stand for anything but themselves and can't be trusted. Tobias outlines the massive shifts each candidate has taken on Trump in recent months, as they view their support of Trump as the only thing that can help them advance their own interests and get elected, while the needs of Ohio voters fal  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Public Religion Research Institute has issued a 60-page report in July 2021 entitled: "The 2020 Census of American Religion". * * * Table of Contents 7...The American Religious Landscape in 2020 8...The Decline of White Christian America Slows 10...The Rise of the "Nones" Slows 10...Christians of Color and Non Christian Religious Groups Stable 11...Demographic Diversity and Religion 17...Republicans vs. Democrats: White Christians and Religious Diversity 21...Amer  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-New York, issued the following statement on July 13, 2021: * * * Congressman Mondaire Jones (NY-17) released the following statement ahead of President Joe Biden's speech on voting rights: "Our democracy is in crisis. We saw it when insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on January 6th. We saw it when, just hours later, two-thirds of my House Republican colleagues voted not to certify the presidential election. And we are seeing it all across the c  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release on July 16, 2021: With Democrats controlling all levers of government in Washington and Republicans looking ahead to the next midterm election, The Ripon Society held a luncheon discussion on Tuesday focusing on the current mindset of voters across the country, the performance of the Biden Administration thus far, and the future of the Republican Party. The discussion was led by veteran pollster Ed Goeas, President & C  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on July 13, 2021: Mr. President, in a democracy, no right is more sacred than the right to vote. And yet, across the country, Republican controlled State legislatures are conducting the most sweeping and coordinated attack on voting rights in generations, fueled by Donald Trump's insidious Big Lie that the election was stolen. In several States, limi  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on July 13, 2021: Mr. President, this series of "Scheme" speeches is designed to chronicle a long-running, covert scheme to capture the Supreme Court. Regulatory Agencies have often and notoriously been captured by regulated interests. There is a whole doctrine of regulatory capture found in economics and administrative law that revolves around th  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 14 (TNSPol) -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following statement on July 13, 2021: * * * President Joe Biden delivered a speech on voting rights in Philadelphia's National Constitution Center. The following statement is by Margaret Huang, President and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and SPLC Action Fund: "Throughout our history, enemies of democracy have attempted to silence the will of the people by restricting voting rights and politica  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 17 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * This week, news outlets reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating Republican Ward 6 City Councilwoman Michele Fiore. Fiore currently serves as Nevada's National Committeewoman for the Republican Party, and plays a key role in fundraising for the party within the state. Following these reports, Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Judith Whitmer released the following statemen  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 14 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: Earlier today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler moderated a roundtable with six Wisconsin parents to discuss how the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) will help their families. The parents who spoke at today's event thanked President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress for passing the American Rescue Plan, which funded the advanced payments and delivered critical relief to families across Wiscon  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 14 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: In 2019, Mandela Barnes lied to the public about having a college degree. Now, ahead of the announcement of his U.S. Senate campaign, Barnes is attempting to clear up his record of lies...with more lies. Mandela Barnes told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel yesterday that he finally earned his degree from Alabama A&M University 12 years after he originally claimed. Yet in his statement, he said that his "inco  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 16 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement on July 16, 2021: * * * Following U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai's event in Stoddard today, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Andrew Hitt: "Today's visit from Katherine Tai is a consolation prize for Ron Kind after Joe Biden's embarrassing bait-and-switch on Wisconsin farmers. "Unfortunately for Kind, no amount of surrogate visits can rewrite hi  more