MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 7 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2021: * * * Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl issued the following statement blasting the Biden Administration's planned IRS reporting requirements, and backing U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville's 'Protecting Financial Privacy Act' which was blocked by Senate Democrats today. "The Biden Administration continues its out of control and un-American policies with their proposed IRS reportin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: With the start of the Supreme Court's term yesterday, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced her resolution today calling on the Supreme Court to subject itself to the ethics code that applies to all other federal judges. The Code of Conduct for United States Judges, adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, an administrative arm of the federal judiciary c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: It's been another rough week for Gov. Brian Kemp. In the latest bout of Republican infighting, the Cobb GOP's county committee recently passed a resolution censuring Kemp. GOP activist Debbie Dooley, who helped write the censure resolution, said, "Brian Kemp is the one that weakens the entire Republican ticket, and that's what Republicans need to be concerned about." The censure comes just a week after Donal  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 5 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Last week marked another rough patch for Brian Kemp, who continues to lose support among the Georgia GOP base as Republican infighting intensifies. Here's the latest on Kemp's re-election woes. * Kemp was censured by the Cobb County GOP. Cobb County's Republican committee recently voted to censure Brian Kemp, with a GOP activist who helped write the censure resolution saying Kemp "weakens the entire   more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Oct. 6 (TNSOps) -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: A majority of Americans support the two spending bills being debated on Capitol Hill that are key to President Biden's economic agenda, with stronger support for the infrastructure bill than the broader social spending bill, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of adults released today. Americans say 62 - 34 percent that they sup  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement: * * * After making clear they're willing to play politics with the full faith and credit of the United States, Republicans finally realized it was an untenable position and got out of the way so Democrats could responsibly raise the debt ceiling. DNC spokesperson Ammar Moussa released the following statement. "Until the final minutes, Mitch McConnell's reckless caucus struggled to find even ten Senate Repu  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 5 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Florida Democratic Party Chair Manny Diaz issued the following statement after new evidence emerged showing that the recent spike in COVID-19 deaths was driven by the unvaccinated, at a time when vaccines were widely available. Since mid-June when deaths hit 600,000, vaccines have been accessible to anyone older than 12. This weekend the number of deaths surpassed 700,000. Of those 100,000 excess  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSOps) -- The Immigration Hub issued the following news release: Republicans will try anything and everything to distract from their own failed policies to combat the pandemic, including obstructing immigration reforms by relying on racist fearmongering, lies and political theater that target and blame immigrants for a rise in cases. MYTH: Immigrants Are Responsible for Spreading COVID-19. False narratives perpetuated by elected GOP members of Congress, candidates and the  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 7 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today brought to light how the Indiana Republican Party's "work more for less" economy is once again failing Hoosier workers and the families they provide for each day. According to a new report by Fox59, low incomes for workers is contributing to many families being "priced out"  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 5 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized the Indiana Republican Party for creating a state economy that's failing to deliver for Hoosier workers when they need it most. Multiple reports from the last week continued to highlight how Hoosier families are struggling to make ends meet during COVID-19 and wh  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 6 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today credited U.S. Senator Mike Braun for criticizing his own Indiana Republican Party for their about-face on government spending. In an interview with MSNBC, Braun admitted Indiana Republicans like U.S. Senator Todd Young are partisan hypocrites because they added $7.8 trillio  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 4 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today brought to light another chapter of the Indiana Republican Party's never-ending civil war between Governor Eric Holcomb and the extreme wing of the INGOP. On Friday, U.S. Senator Mike Braun tweeted an aggressive attack on Holcomb for doing the bare minimum to fight COVID-19  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 6 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Johnson County Republican Chair Fabian Shepard has been accused of sexually assaulting a GOP colleague at an anti-choice event in August, and the complainant, Stephanie Cashion, has filed a police report, the Shawnee Mission Post reports. As the Kansas Democratic Party previously noted, responses to the incident from prominent members of the Kansas Republican party have ranged from complete silence to outr  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 4 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Kansas City Star reported that Johnson County GOP Chair Fabian Shepard is facing allegations of sexual assault from an event he attended over the weekend. Top Kansas Republicans have remained silent, including Attorney General Derek Schmidt and former Chair of the Kansas Republican Party Amanda Adkins. In light of the news, the Kansas Democratic Party is calling on Schmidt, in his role as the state's to  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 6 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: Yesterday, Republican candidate for Governor Paul LePage announced that Chris Sununu will be campaigning for him in Maine this month, in a clear example of Sununu pandering to extremists in the Republican Party. Meanwhile, Sununu has not said whether he'll join Congresswoman Liz Cheney at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics next month at an event honoring those who have pr  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 6 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, five of the leading millionaire Republican Senate candidates admitted they need to spend $10 million each in order to stand out in this crowded primary. The leading candidates are spending millions to try to prove they're the biggest Trump lapdog - and Trump continues to encourage the candidates to chase down his endorsement. A primary with this many well-funde  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 4 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: In case you missed it, former Republican Governor Bob Taft slammed members of his own party late last week, saying proposed anti-voter legislation would take Ohio backward and deny democracy to Ohio voters. In an op-ed published by the Columbus Dispatch, Taft insists every Ohioan deserves to have their voice heard, and no state lawmaker should support policy allowing election tools to leave any Ohio voters behind. T  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 7 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Oklahoma Democratic Party welcomes Superintendent Joy Hofmeister to the Oklahoma Democratic Party. This addition is more than the commencement of a robust primary; it is also a signal that Oklahomans of good conscience are waking up to the extremism of the Republican Party in Oklahoma. We look forward to our primary campaign and election and will enthusiastically support the nominee of our P  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 7: During a Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) spoke about the dangerous role of dark money groups in the election "audit" in Maricopa County, Arizona and the need to enact the Freedom to Vote Act's campaign finance reforms. "We know the Arizona Senate only agreed to pay Cyber Ninjas I think $150,000 for the audit, which was far short of what was ul  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 8 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2021: The Republican Party of Virginia today called for the Internal Revenue Service to investigate Virginia Excels, a 501(c)(3) public charity organization, due to deliberate and glaring violations of federal tax law. "Terry McAuliffe is trailing in the polls, so his fellow political cronies are resorting to breaking the law and doing dirty tricks to get their preferred candidate elected," said  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: Republicans have a strong legacy on the environment. Abraham Lincoln set aside land for Yosemite. Theodore Roosevelt established five national parks, 150 national forests, and 55 wildlife refuges. Richard Nixon signed into law the Endangered Species Act and created the EPA. In recent years, however, the GOP has been conspicuously silent on what has become one of the most pressing challenges of our time --  more

NORTHRIDGE, California, Oct. 7 (TNSPol) -- California State University's Northridge Campus issued the following news release: Science helped California Gov. Gavin Newsom handily beat back a recall attempt last month, and California State University, Northridge political science professor Boris Ricks expects science to continue to play a key role in politics over the next year, including the 2022 midterm elections. More than 700,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began abo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made these comments on raising the debt ceiling. GRAHAM: "I don't understand why we [Republicans] are folding here. For two months Republicans have been saying Democrats want to spend $3.5 trillion without any Republican input. If they are going to do that --  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: U.S.Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) today called for the Senate to pass his legislation, the Protecting Financial Privacy Act (S.2953), which would prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from requiring financial institutions to report the financial transaction data of their customers in addition to what is already required by the Bank Secrecy Act. The bill would block President Biden'  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 8 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2021: Gov. Greg Abbott has been facing career-low approval ratings for the last month, but nowhere more so than in Bexar County. Earlier this week, polls showed that a full 59% of Bexar County residents disapprove of Abbott -- an eight point spike in disapproval since the survey was last issued in March. However, as San Antonians prepare to elect the next state representative for House District 118, the GOP  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 4 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: This October, the Republican Party of Wisconsin is proud to celebrate Crime Prevention Month as we thank the law enforcement officers and first responders who protect our communities. Meanwhile, Democrats instead protect the "woke" mob, violent criminals, and the far-left fringe -- making Wisconsin families less safe. As a result, crime continues to rise in cities like Milwaukee and Madison following the "mo  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 4 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement on Oct. 3, 2021: * * * Yesterday, Tony Evers' so-called "People's" Maps Commission released their nine preliminary maps. Unfortunately, the purportedly "nonpartisan" Commission that actually largely consists of Democrats ignored the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965, which ensures that minority Americans are not disenfranchised, and vaguely promised to take it into account later. This resulted in the   more