WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSPol) -- The American Conservative Union issued the following news release: The first force is the growing lack of voter confidence in our election system. Second, is the looming presence of Donald J. Trump, a one-term, twice-impeached human lightning rod who is still the de facto leader of the Republican Party. No former president in history has ever injected himself into the midterms to this degree, and certainly not in the primary process. Curious about Matt Schlapp'  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 29 (TNSGra) -- Brown University issued the following news release: The MacArthur Foundation has named Jesse Shapiro, a professor of economics at Brown University, one of 25 MacArthur Fellows from across the nation for 2021. The fellowship's financial award of $625,000 over five years will advance his efforts to confront complex social issues through his research. Shapiro, an applied microeconomist who joined the Brown faculty in 2015, has become expert at assemb  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Sept. 29, 2021: In last night's debate, Gov. Phil Murphy dominated Jack Ciattarelli and made a strong case for his re-election by delivering real solutions to fight the pandemic, strengthen the economy, and prioritize New Jersey families. Here's what folks are saying about Gov. Murphy's stellar debate win: * Monmouth Poll Director Patrick Murray: "This is also the best debate performance I've ever seen P  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: In Maryland, diehard Trump loyalist and GOP candidate for governor Dan Cox has tapped far-right extremist Gordana Schifanelli as his running mate for lieutenant governor. Schifanelli has made a name for herself by spreading misinformation about the pandemic and taking a hard-line stance against mask-wearing and COVID vaccines In an interview with a far-right show that touts being banned from Youtube, Schifane  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: Americans across the country are yet again reading about the consequences of Republicans blocking legislation to address the debt ceiling as small business owners, veterans, and more highlight how catastrophic it would be if Mitch McConnell and Republicans get their way. From jeopardizing up to six million American jobs, stopping Social Security payments, and blocking our soldiers from g  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release: Congressional candidates collected $560.4 million and disbursed $298.1 million, political parties received $469.3 million and spent $356.9 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $1.5 billion and spent $1.2 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021. Disbursements for independent ex  more

BRONX, New York, Sept. 29 (TNSPol) -- The Fordham Political Review issued the following commentary: * * * Political Brinkmanship: The Fight Over the Debt Ceiling Julian Shuttleworth The United States' national debt recently exceeded $28 trillion. This is a number that has grown rapidly in the 21st century, rising from $5.3 trillion in 2008 to $20.5 trillion in 2020. While this is an incredibly daunting figure to consider, it is important to note that the government's debt is somewhat differe  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 30 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated how President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan continues to deliver for the Hoosier State. This time, Indiana's business community received a "huge shot in the arm" to manage revenue shortfalls occurring during COVID-19 pandemic. The Rescue Plan and support f  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 1 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called out U.S. Congresswoman Victoria Spartz and State Senator Mark Messmer for putting their self-serving interests ahead of state and federal laws. In the span of one week, these Indiana Republicans were caught violating transparency regulations within the STOCK Act (S  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 28 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today shined a light on the partisan hypocrisy coming from the Indiana Republican Party when it comes to their so-called commitment to infrastructure investments. Every single Republican in Indiana's Congressional delegation claims to support broadband and infrastructure inve  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 27 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: In an hour, all-time most disastrous former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will be delivering a keynote address at the MIGOP's convention currently taking place on Mackinac island. Despite passing on a run for governor herself earlier this year, DeVos clearly retains a considerable level of influence within the Republican party in Michigan and has spent millions to maintain it. Most recently, sh  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 27 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: As MIGOP's conference on Mackinac Island draws to a close, party insiders leave with the main objective accomplished: keeping their thumbs and whole hands on the scales for the James Craig candidacy. Long considered a foregone conclusion given the disproportionate support he's gotten from Republican electeds and MIGOP chairs Ron Weiser and Meshawn Maddock for months, James Craig emerged the overwhelm  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 29 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Despite urging from MIGOP insiders like former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and special interest lobbyist John Engler to look ahead to the 2022 cycle, reporting from Bridge Michigan indicates that the base remains committed to re-litigating the results of the 2020 general election. Since last November, it has exposed a rift between the grassroots and insider wings of Michigan Republicans that   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 2 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2021: After a group of right-wing protestors halted the work of state government at Wednesday's Executive Council meeting, the overwhelming consensus was that Chris Sununu -- who for months has supported the anti-vaxxers' agenda -- was responsible for the extremist mob. Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy noted that the mob was "an alarming demonstration of the dangerous and reckl  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 29 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following news: With his campaign behind in the polls, his candidacy being rejected by most New Jersey voters, and vote-by-mail ballots already being returned, Republican gubernatorial candidate Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli is sure to double down on his Trump-style lies and extremism at tonight's debate. Here's what to expect from Assemblyman Ciattarelli as he desperately tries to make up ground at the debate:  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today voted in favor of legislation to avert an imminent shutdown of the federal government. The legislation was approved by the House 254-to-175, with 81% of Republicans voting to precipitate a government crisis. "It's Groundhog Day: Democrats once again voted to keep the government open and the economy afloat, and Republicans just voted to wr  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 1 -- 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, concluded its road trip across the state which criticized the Indiana Republican Party for manipulating the redistricting process and continuing a broken system that harms the future of Indiana. Despite promises to hold a "fair" and "transparent" redistricting effort, Republicans held a hollow p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 27, 2021, on the fiscal 2022 continuing resolution: * * * I rise to object. The substitute offered by my friend and the Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Shelby, does not solve the problem in front of us. It fails to address the looming debt crisis facing our nation, choosing instead to pretend it doesn't exist. While my colle  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: The U.S. Senate Thursday passed the Leahy Amendment to fund the government by continuing resolution through December 3rd with a strong bipartisan vote of 65 to 35. As Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) was the chief architect of the legislation to stave off a government shutdown that would have taken effect at Midnight tonight (Thursday). In ad  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Sept. 28, 2021: Mr. President, Senate Democrats just gave Republicans yet another opportunity to do the right thing--to make sure the U.S. Government pays its bills, like every working family in our country does. Now, Senate Republicans have acknowledged that, even though default would be catastrophic for our economy, they would not vote to prevent it-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senate Democrats, led by Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), released a new report in their Captured Courts series on the corrosive effect of a Supreme Court controlled by dark-money interests on women's reproductive freedom. The new report focuses on the "shadow docke  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2021 on Sept. 30, 2021, on the House-passed continuing resolution (H.R. 5305): * * * The substitute amendment before us is identical to H.R. 5305, the House-passed continuing resolution, except that the provision raising the debt ceiling has been removed. This stop-gap measure will keep the government funded through December 3rd. It provides $28  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Hours after holding a partisan vote to initiate a punishable vaccine and mask mandate related to accessing the Massachusetts State House, prominent Massachusetts Democrats gathered for a maskless party last week at a Saugus restaurant. Images on social media show various Democrats, all without masks, posing for photos. The images eventually caught the attention of the State House News Service, which  more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 2 (TNSRep) -- The University of California-San Diego Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research issued a 12-page white paper in September 2021 entitled "Reforming The Recall? - California Voters' Perspectives on the Process." The white paper was written by Thad Kousser, Professor and Co-Director, Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research; and Cassidy Reller, PhD Candidate at UC San Diego. * * * In the wake of California's 2021 gubernatorial recall election,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Sept. 30, 2021, by Press Secretary Jen Psaki: * * * MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. Welcome back, Dr. Harper. Q: Thank you. MS. PSAKI: Okay. I'm breaking my streak. I do have some items at the top for all of you. Lots going on in the world. The U.S. government condemns in the strongest possible terms the government of Ethiopia's unprecedented action to expel the leadership of all of the United Nations  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 1 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news on Sept. 30, 2021: The Republican Party of Wisconsin today filed a complaint against the Minocqua Brewing Company Super PAC with the Federal Elections Commission for a myriad of reporting failures. While the Minocqua Brewing Company purports to send 5 percent of their profits to their PAC, they fail to report any such transfer, or to disclose these donors in campaign finance reports. The complaint alleges th  more