WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSRep) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following report on Aug. 9, 2021, entitled "Learning from the War: 'Who Lost Afghanistan?' vs. 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  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Aug. 11, 2021: Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that GOP Rep. Andy Harris is supporting Del. Daniel Cox as he runs for Maryland governor. Their partnership is sure to shake up the increasingly crowded Republican field. "All of this is the potential entrance of Cox onto the radar screen of the Trump world," said Todd Eberly, a political science professor at St. Mary's College of Maryland. "That is wh  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: Following the Senate's passage of President Biden's bipartisan infrastructure plan, which will create millions of good-paying jobs and help American businesses grow by investing in our country's infrastructure, Democrats across the country praised President Biden and Democrats' ability to reach across the aisle and deliver results for families across the country. See for yourself: In Ar  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 12 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: After a weekend of the Georgia Republican Party's largest and most enthusiastic Convention, the 2021 State Delegation has elected the following officers. David Shafer, Chairman Bj Van Gundy, First Vice Chairman Brant Frost, Second Vice Chairman Joseph Brannan, Treasurer Vikki Consiglio, Assistant Treasurer Michael Welsh, Secretary Ken Carroll, Assistant Secretary "I am proud to serve another two years a  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 (TNSPol) -- Harvard Law School issued the following news: Is the Supreme Court too partisan, too politicized? How might we reform it -- without making things worse? Is the nation's top judicial authority even democratic? These questions -- and more -- are under consideration by a bipartisan commission of legal experts tasked by President Joseph Biden in April to study the origins of the debate around Supreme Court reform, the Court's role in the American const  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 11 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairman Mike Schmuhl on Aug. 10, 2021: * * * The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today issued the following statement to celebrate the U.S. Senate passing the first elements of President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan. Under the proposed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Hoosier families will see better and stronger roads   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 12 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 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 Indiana and its families since being signed into law in March. Hoosiers learned more about the Rescue Plan's $250 million investment in broadband expansion projects across Indiana this  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 11 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 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 lying to Hoosiers about the so-called "fair" process in the upcoming redistricting session at the Indiana Statehouse. According to a recent report in the Statehouse File, Indiana Republicans hired Washi  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 9 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated Hoosier voters for rightfully calling out the Indiana Republican Party for their attempt to hold a so-called "redistricting tour" last weekend, a ploy which turned out to be nothing but a "hollow" public relations stunt. Despite Governor Eric Holcomb's claim to m  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 9 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today slammed U.S. Senator Todd Young for opposing the bipartisan infrastructure deal he once previously touted as an "historic investment" for Indiana. Young's excuse for voting "NO" on the infrastructure deal doesn't hold up. The Senator had no problem voting for a $2.3 trillio  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 14 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2021: As has been extensively reported (https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/30/michigan-gop-trump-election-fraud-501701), the outcome of the 2020 election remains the sole focus of Michigan Republicans well into the 2022 cycle. From county clerks facing an "ongoing torrent of false claims and suspicions about voting procedures," to the majority of the GOP gubernatorial primary field staki  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes regarding today's passage of the $1T Infrastructure Bill. "Today, on President Biden's 203rd day in office the Senate Democratic caucus passed historic infrastructure legislation. Infrastructure has bedeviled previous administrations - despite near-weekly promises - and some of the loudest  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2021: From Detroit to Grand Rapids to Traverse City, Michiganders are picking up their newspapers and reading about how President Biden and Michigan Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow led the Senate in passing the largest long-term investment in our nation's infrastructure in a century. As news article after news article has cited, President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal wil  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: NCGOP Chairman Michael Whatley held an exclusive interview with Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt. They discussed topics such as Critical Race Theory, masks in schools, and the purpose of public education in the United States. Click the image below to view the full interview: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/ncgop/mailings/3206/attachments/original/C47121B7-E67D-4430-AA5F-  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 14 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a bizarre Twitter video (https://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=9484dd10ea&e=2e26bffa63), ex-Trump staffer and struggling GOP candidate Karoline Leavitt came out against the popular bipartisan infrastructure bill. How popular is the bill she opposes? Yesterday morning, WMUR reported (https://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e828  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 10 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following news: Republican Lt. Governor candidate Diane Allen is sounding like a Fox News pundit as the Ciattarelli-Allen campaign continues its march to the extreme right. In an interview on the New Jersey Globe Power Hour radio show, Allen espoused right-wing conspiracy theories about migrants bringing COVID-19 into the country and even embraced "good guy with a gun" talking points right out of the National R  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 9 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Aug. 9, 2021: In case you missed it, the Toledo Blade Editorial Board today reminded Ohio leaders of their responsibility to listen to the will of Ohio voters and use redistricting to create maps that accurately reflect the political makeup of the state, not ones that serve the political interests of the Republican Party. The Blade editorial points out that Ohio has some of the worst gerrymandered districts in the   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 12 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: As he prepares to run for Governor, Bill McSwain is still copying Donald Trump's "deceptive" and "unethical" fundraising tactics -- even after a new report from the New York Times revealed that Donald Trump and the Republican Party have refunded nearly $13 million in donations in 2021. Trump used misleading prechecked boxes to defraud donors out of millions of dollars -- and now McSwain is deployin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), issued the following statement after Republicans blocked debate on voting rights legislation, as well as the Redistricting Reform Act and the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act. The Redistricting Reform Act would help end partisan gerrymandering and reform the nation's patchwork redistricting process by requiring states  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news: After a news report that Terry McAuliffe ducked out of a Zoom forum with the Virginia disabled community after the first question in order to fundraise in Las Vegas with Governor Steve Sisolak, Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Rich Anderson issued the following statement calling on Terry McAuliffe to apologize to Virginia's disabled community. "Terry McAuliffe must immediately apologize to Virginia'  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 14 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: In case you missed it, the productivity of the state crime lab has plummeted in key areas under Josh Kaul's leadership. In a new report (https://www.wisconsinrightnow.com/2021/08/11/wisconsin-crime-lab-josh-kaul/), Wisconsin Right Now revealed that despite his department's own admission that "the legislature made a significant investment in the crime labs in the last state budget," Kaul's crime lab has been  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 9 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: As Wisconsin approaches the one-year anniversary of the riots that left Kenosha burned and communities in Madison and Milwaukee turned upside down, Tony Evers is allowing municipalities to defund the police and make Wisconsinites less safe. On Friday, Tony Evers vetoed Republicans' bill that would have disincentivized cities from defunding the police. This comes as small businesses, families and entire comm  more