WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSPol) -- The Alliance for Justice issued the following news release on July 20, 2021: Alliance for Justice Founder and President Nan Aron testified before President Biden's Commission on the Supreme Court. In her full written testimony, Aron called upon the Commission to recognize the dire need for Supreme Court reform in the wake of the current Court's continued partisan assault on democracy and voting rights. Aron noted that since Bush v. Gore, the Court's conservative   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNSOps) -- American Principles Project, an organization that says it engages in campaigns and advocacy on behalf of the family, issued the following statement on July 19, 2021: American Principles Project (APP) launched BigTechFunding.org, a new website aimed at providing more transparency around the influence of Big Tech companies in public policy. The website includes a comprehensive database of think tanks, academic centers and advocacy groups funded by Big Tech. It als  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following report on July 21, 2021, entitled "Learning from the War: 'Who Lost Afghanistan?' versus Learning 'Why We Lost'". The report was written by Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke chair in strategy. * * * Here are excerpts: It does not take much vision to predict that the collapse of the present Afghan government is now all too likely, and that if the current Afghan central government collapses, a p  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The District of Columbia Republican Party issued the following news on July 20, 2021: Today the DC Council voted to increase taxes with no prior hearings, roundtables, open meetings, or publicly noticed discussions. The tax hike will affect earners who make more than $250,000. Patrick Mara, Chairman of the DC Republican Party, noted of the individual taxpayer tax increase, "Today the DC Council let us know that it's their way or the highway. There were no public hearings  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on July 23, 2021: Yesterday, Michael Steele announced he is creating an exploratory committee for a potential run for governor in Maryland in 2022. Democratic Governors Association Deputy Executive Director Wendi Wallace released the following statement: "Michael Steele's potential entrance into the GOP primary would only add to the growing infighting that will inevitably leave the Republican party in shamble  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. Advisory Opinions Draft Advisory Opinions Advisory Opinion Request 2021-08 (Fitzgerald). On July 22, the Commission made public two draft advisory opinions (Draft A and Draft B). The requestor, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald, became a member of Congress in 2021 after previously serving in the Wisconsin stat  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 20 -- 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 celebrated a new poll by CBS News showing about 59-percent Americans throwing their support for President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan. This recent news once again highlights voters' wish for a revitalized infrastructure system, and just like the American Rescue Plan, the Jobs Plan woul  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 23 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the brighter future the American Rescue Plan is creating for Hoosier families and Indiana's economy. In a new report by Fox59, economic experts revealed the Rescue Plan's Child Tax Credit expansion will make childcare more accessible for families while creating  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 24 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 23, 2021: * * * The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today issued the following statement from Eddie Melton (INDems Deputy Chair and State Senator - District 3) in response to the conclusion of the Indiana Republican Party's diversity series. "Indiana Democrats are consistent with their call to bring more diverse voices t  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 22 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called out Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Republican Party for once again wasting taxpayer dollars in a pursuit to force their "work more for less" economy onto Hoosier workers. Indiana Republicans filed an appeal to reverse an order from a Marion Court judge that   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 21 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 20, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today opposed the selection of U.S. Congressman Jim Banks to serve on the upcoming House select-committee on the January 6 Insurrection. Indiana Democrats view Banks's selection as a partisan stunt to collude against the committee, which is focused on solving the domestic terro  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 20 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Despite the continued withholding of an untold number of invalid ballot applications, Beacon Hill Democrats nevertheless used the budget-making process to extend pandemic-driven universal mail in-voting. Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons on Monday called the extension "shameless," as Democrats continue to prepare additional legislation that seeks to make universal mail-in voting perm  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 22 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: For the second time in the current legislative session, House lawmakers took advantage of an informal session to extend universal mail-in voting, a controversial policy adopted as a temporary measure during the state's COVID-19 lockdown response. Extending the policy by way of an informal session means not only was there no roll call vote or public debate, a single objection from Republican House Mi  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 20, 2021: Last night in Kent County, still-yet-to-file candidate and prolific question-dodger James Craig completed the second installment of his "off-Broadway" dress rehearsal tour to iron out his applause lines and figure out which empty platitudes earned the most praise. So canned and identical was yesterday's speech to Craig's "Under the Oaks" address delivered earlier this month that the   more

LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 20, 2021: Since the 2020 general election concluded, Republicans across Michigan have completely surrendered themselves to a deep-seated refusal to acknowledge the basic fact that the results are what they are. And for those that do, like former MIGOP executive director Jason Roe, the grassroots blowback is swift. Roe resigned last week for comments made in April in which he laid 2020's presid  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 20 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: This evening, quasi-candidate and party insider favorite James Craig continues his "dress rehearsal" tour across GOP events, this time speaking before the Kent County Republican Party. Much like his first "off-Broadway" run in Jackson County, expect Craig to once again take his poll-tested platitudes for a spin and then "quickly [leave] the event without speaking to reporters" by "ducking into a blac  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 22 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: James Craig attempted to extend his already months-long avoidance of tough questions with the announcement of an "exploratory" committee -- a distinction his team of Lansing insiders made up and doesn't exist under Michigan campaign finance law -- that he plans to hide behind until Labor Day (9/6/21). With the launch of this committee, Craig can now legally start raising money to com  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 14 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: the North Carolina State Senate announced legislation to address anti-discrimination in school curriculum. The legislation does not permit public schools to compel students "to affirm or profess belief in" several discriminatory concepts, including: * That one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex; * An individual, solely by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently ra  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 20 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following news: With his campaign mired in scandal due to his bigoted, anti-LGBTQ views being exposed, Republican gubernatorial candidate Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli is facing another hurdle -- the state's mandatory deadline to name a Lieutenant Governor candidate is rapidly approaching, and so far it looks like Jack is coming up empty. Assemblyman Ciattarelli postponed his LG candidate announcement, original  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release on July 20, 2021: Chairman Rick Scott joined the Ruthless Podcast to discuss the 2022 election map and the strong Republican momentum to retake the majority. While President Joe Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Leader Chuck Schumer and Washington Democrats are pushing their unpopular and dangerous liberal agenda, Americans are seeing their true colors. Americans want a secure border, safe c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 20 (TNSPol) (TNSCapV) -- The Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration issued the following news release: Citing an uncertain future for hundreds of thousands of Dreamers, their employers, families, and communities after a Texas federal judge declared DACA unlawful and closed the DACA program to future applicants, more than 400 CEOs, University Presidents, and civic leaders sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Republican Lead  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi vetoed Leader Kevin McCarthy's picks to represent the Republican Party on the January 6th Select Committee. "Pelosi has once again overstepped as Speaker of the House," said Rep. Hern. "There is no longer any pretense that she plans for the Select Committee to be a bipartisan effort, something I - and any American p  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 20 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news: In April 2021, Two-Faced Terry McAuliffe proclaimed to the Democratic Business Council of Northern Virginia that he would sign a REPEAL of right-to-work. There's even video. Big Labor was watching and, on Friday, Virginia found out that the unions and their cronies rewarded McAuliffe handsomely: they donated $2.2 MILLION to Two-Faced Terry's campaign. That's almost 30% of Terry's entire fundraising haul   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 24 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news: It's a pretty scary proposition when you need Joe Biden to build excitement among the Democratic base in JULY! But that's the reality in Virginia when the only person excited about 40-year Political Boss Terry McAuliffe running for Governor a third time is Terry McAuliffe. It's obvious that Clinton Crony Terry McAuliffe is worried about multiple early poll numbers that show polling neck-and-neck with Gle  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: On Wednesday, The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange held a luncheon discussion with Yuri Beckelman and Derek Harley, the two Staff Directors leading The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. The Select Committee was created in January of 2019 and has the herculean task of finding a way to make Congress more effective, efficient, and transparent. Beckelman kicked off the event by   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today joined Mornings with Maria to discuss Democrats' reckless tax-and-spend spree and President Biden's feckless foreign and economic policy. Partial Transcript Hagerty on yesterday's infrastructure vote: "There's no text to this bill, Maria. The fact that Chuck Schumer would bring it forward just shows their urgency to shove something through.  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Tom Cotton (R-AR) sent a letter to President Biden urging him to respond to the People's Republic of China state-sponsored cyberattacks with sanctions similar to those implemented against Russian entities and provide answers regarding how the Administration will protect the U.S. from further cyberattacks. "I write rega  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following remarks on July 22, 2021, during her weekly news conference: * * * Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today in the Capitol Visitor Center. Below are the Speaker's remarks: Speaker Pelosi. Good morning, everyone. My apologies for being a few minutes late. On my way here, we had the pleasure of visit - of Chuck Schumer and his first grandchild, Noah. And Noah looked in at   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 24 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: Texas Democrats are stronger and more united than ever as they round out their second week of resistance in D.C. The delegation met Thursday with former Congressman Beto O'Rourke and welcomed a major donation from Powered by People to help Texas Democrats hold out in D.C., in a powerful example of the grassroots support driving Democrats' resistance efforts. As part of an ongoing voting rights convention alongside M  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news conference on July 22, 2021, with President Biden after the Marine One arrival: * * * THE PRESIDENT: We answered enough questions today. The only reason I'm stopping: I feel badly you're here this hour of the night. Q Mr. President, can you clarify what you said about no -- that there's no -- no one in the Democratic Party is anti-police? THE PRESIDENT: I didn't say that. Q I know that you said you don't want t  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 23 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: In case you missed it, Tony Evers has proved himself to be the "anti-special education governor." In his budget line-item vetoes, Evers refused to give Lakeland STAR, a Minocqua charter school that serves special needs students, additional funding. With his background in education, Tony Evers should understand that schools like Lakeland STAR can be life-changing for students whose needs aren't always best   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 20 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * Following Mandela Barnes' announcement for U.S. Senate, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Communications Director Anna Kelly. "Whether it's lying about his college degree, his temper tantrums when being asked to explain his unpaid taxes, or his delinquent fines, 'Make-it-up Mandela' Barnes has neither the maturity nor the temperament to represent Wisconsin   more