WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) joined a group of his Senate colleagues to emphasize the urgency of passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act, legislation that will strengthen and expand access to the ballot box for all eligible Americans. During his remarks, Senator Warnock highlighted the dangers of voter suppression tactics across th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (TNSPol) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a decision by American military officials to deny a venue for anti-Muslim speaker Scott Presler on a Hawaii base. According to local media reports, the Honolulu County Republican Party planned a fundraiser on Hawaii's Schofield Base but was  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 7 (TNSPol) -- Citizen Action of New York issued the following statement: * * * In response to 1-year anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection, Ivette Alfonso, President of Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: "The afternoon of January 6, 2021 was one of the darkest hours that our country has ever seen, as many of us watched from our homes in disbelief as domestic terrorists unleashed a relentless assault on our democracy. The actions of thos  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Congressional Progressive Caucus issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement on the anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. "One year ago today, America experienced the deadliest and most destructive attack on the United States Capitol since the War of 1812. Members of Congress, staff, and press endured terrifying hours as   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Following the news that Billionaire Ken Griffin has chosen John Milhiser as his Secretary of State Candidate to bankroll, rumors are swirling surrounding who the Rauner Reboot team might add to their slate of handpicked pawns. And sources are saying that undeclared potential candidate Richard Irvin is his pick in the Illinois GOP primary for governor. Irvin is seen as a blank slate candidate for Griffin to us  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: The infighting between the Republican Party and Donald Trump is heating up, and Larry Hogan is issuing a warning sign that the former president's constant attacks on Republican incumbents could doom the GOP in the midterms. In a new interview with Politico, Hogan calls on the RGA to fend off Trump by making good on their promise to protect incumbent governors -- dragging the organization deeper into the bruta  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: A new year means goal setting, new priorities, a positive turn of the page for most people. For the Republican Party, however, everything is staying the same as they use the same playbook that cost them the House, Senate, and White House. With blind loyalty to an ex-president who incited a deadly insurrection one year ago this week, the Republican Party is sticking to its dangerous priorities instead of f  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Republicans claim to be on the side of American workers, when it's clear their official position is anti-union, anti-worker, and pro-worker exploitation. While the Democratic Party continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with workers, including its own... Business Insider: "The Democratic National Committee's staff just chose to unionize. It's the most significant organizing effort yet in politics." *   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Republicans claim to be on the side of American workers, when it's clear their official position is anti-union, anti-worker, and pro-worker exploitation. While the Democratic Party continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with workers, including its own... Business Insider: "The Democratic National Committee's staff just chose to unionize. It's the most significant organizing effort yet in politics." *   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following statement: * * * In response to the one-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, DSCC Chairman Gary Peters issued the following statement. "January 6th serves as a reminder of how fragile our democracy is - and why we must protect it against the lies and dangerous conspiracies that led to the horrific attack on our Capitol. "In the year since the physical violence unfolded, Trump's Big Lie has on  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 7 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairman Mike Schmuhl on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today issued the following statement by Chairman Mike Schmuhl to commemorate the first anniversary of the insurrection against the United States of America on January 6, 2021. One year ago today, radicalized supporters of former President Donald Trump  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 4 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized the Indiana Republican Party for disregarding Hoosier lives in favor of unnecessary culture wars in the upcoming 2022 legislative session. This week begins the Indiana General Assembly's 2022 session, and Republicans are expected to make discrediting the COVID-19  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 6 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today bumped up an admission from Governor Eric Holcomb about Critical Race Theory: it's not taught in Indiana's K-12 schools. This admission by the state's top Republican is exactly why today's hearing on Senate Bill 167 is a solution in search of a problem. SB167 is a part of t  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 5 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today praised Governor Eric Holcomb and Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch for doing something he nor the Indiana Republican Party have done since the start of 2021: Praise the American Rescue Plan and the transformative investments it's bringing to Hoosiers in every community ac  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 7 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today passed along the following quotes from Indiana's medical community ahead of the scheduled committee vote on House Bill 1001 this morning. Indiana Republicans announced on Tuesday they were "fast tracking" the legislation that would discredit the COVID-19 vaccine just as the  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 8 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today provided this wrap up to the first week of the 2022 Culture War Session at the statehouse - one that divides communities and does little to create a better future for Hoosier families. As we said at the start of this week, Indiana Republicans' agenda this session will be ab  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 5 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today reminded the state's press corps that it may be a new year, but the same, destructive civil war persists within the Indiana Republican Party. This time, Governor Eric Holcomb rightfully slammed Attorney General Todd Rokita for questioning the state's figures on COVID-19 cas  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 31 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Dec. 30, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized the Indiana Republican Party for a 2021 record consisting of discrediting the life-saving COVID-19 vaccine and creating unnecessary culture wars - all which have done nothing but divide Hoosier families across Indiana. The Indiana Republicans' extreme partisans  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Libertarian Party issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: In a display of blatant voter suppression and support for duopoly rule, the 11th Circuit Court has overturned a ruling in Georgia and restored one of the worst ballot access laws in the country. In September, a long-awaited ruling was issued by a federal judge rightly recognizing Georgia's signature-gathering requirement for third-party candidates seeking non-statewide offices as unconstitutional --   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 7 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Drew Gattine, Chair of the Maine Democratic Party, released the following statement regarding the one-year anniversary of the failed insurrection on Capitol Hill. "A year after the assault on the Capitol, I am still chilled by the images of the brutal violence perpetrated by the rioters and saddened by the loss of the Capitol Police officers who were killed defending our democracy. The deadly riots were  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news releases: With the slate of ceremonial proceedings finished and the 1-year anniversary of the Capitol riots having ended, Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons is encouraging voters to remember the toxic rhetoric displayed yesterday by the Democrats. "Here they were seriously comparing last January's unrest to the attack on Pearl Harbor (https://www.newsweek.com/white-house-defends-kamala-  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 6 -- Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party issued the following news release: On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the January 6th assault on the U.S. Capitol, the Minnesota DFL Party accused Minnesota Republicans of fanning the flames of future insurrections and violence by casting doubt on the legitimacy of President Biden's election. The DFL Party also released a detailed list of times when Minnesota Republicans helped erode the legitimacy of the United St  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 8 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: One year after January 6, 2021, divisions within the Republican Party are continuing to play out in the North Carolina GOP U.S. Senate primary. Reporting from Axios Charlotte on the one-year anniversary of the insurrection at the Capitol highlights the tough spot Pat McCrory finds himself in as he navigates a contentious primary defined by litmus tests from the most extreme wing of the party. McCr  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 5 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following memo by Communications Director Kate Frauenfelder: As Democrats enter 2022 unified, the Republican U.S. Senate primary in North Carolina continues to be an "unusually bloody" and "nasty" intraparty fight focused on political litmus tests at the expense of issues impacting the people of North Carolina. "Desperate," Career politician with a losing record, "Bought and paid for:" Personal Attacks Abound in   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 3 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: The N.C. Republican Party looks forward to this week's trial and subsequent ruling from the superior court as it concerns North Carolina's new legislative and congressional maps. We're confident the court will affirm the maps in question were drawn legally, according to the Constitution, and in full view of the public. This lawsuit is yet another brazen 'Sue til Blue' attempt by Democrat activists  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 4 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: During an interview yesterday with WCNL Country Radio, Don Bolduc attacked the integrity of New Hampshire's elections and falsely claimed that there was massive voter fraud in the state. Bolduc -- who has consistently repeated Donald Trump's Big Lie -- said that New Hampshire had received a failing grade on election integrity and slammed those who have called New Hampshire a "gold standard" f  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 8 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Watch out -- the Republican civil war is about to begin. Just twelve hours after Londonderry Town Manager Kevin Smith all but announced a run for US Senate (https://www.wmur.com/article/republican-kevin-smith-edging-toward-us-senate-run/38688438?mc_cid=352f6da54e&mc_eid=bab5d0c934), Chuck Morse one-upped him by announcing that he's snagged longtime GOP consultant David Carney to help him pre  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 7 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following statement: * * * The New Jersey Democratic State Committee is calling on the state's Republicans to cease their campaign to undermine the Congressional Redistricting process by seeking to impugn the integrity of former Supreme Court Justice and Redistricting Chair John Wallace. NJDSC Spokesman Phil Swibinski today released the following statement. "It's disappointing, but not surprising, that Republi  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 7 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Judith Whitmer released the following statement on the first anniversary of the January 6 riots and attempted coup in Washington, D.C. "The promise of democracy is the beating heart of the American political experiment. We have not always gotten it right, but waves of progress have made participatory democracy available to more and more people, slowly moving us to  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 6 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following memo: The Ohio GOP Senate primary has "descended into meanness and pettiness and just plain craziness unlike anything ever seen in Ohio Republican politics." And nowhere is the craziness more clear than the rhetoric and denialism about the attempted insurrection one year ago. Josh Mandel is leading the pack of out-of-touch millionaires in downplaying the insurrection and even going so far as to tout meetings with January 6  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022: Yesterday, Wyoming Congresswoman and Vice Chair of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol Liz Cheney (R-WY) took part in three major television interviews and joined two prominent podcasts to discuss the first anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol and the work being done by the January 6th Select Committee. See below for  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Jan. 6, 2022, marking one year since Jan. 6, 2021, assault on U.S. Capitol: * * * Madam Vice President, my fellow Americans: To state the obvious, one year ago today, in this sacred place, democracy was attacked -- simply attacked. The will of the people was under assault. The Constitution -- our Constitution -- faced the gravest of threats. Outnumbered and in the face of a brutal attack, the Capitol Police, the D.C. Metrop  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (TNSOps) -- Priorities USA issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: Priorities USA Action announced a six-figure ad buy highlighting the dangerous policies and rhetoric promoted by political allies of Donald Trump. The ads will hold Republican officials accountable who are continuing efforts to delegitimize the 2020 election and campaigning on the same conspiracy theories that led to the violent January 6th insurrection. The initial ad buy will include 'Coup' and '  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following transcripts of interviews with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's 'This Week' and Margaret Brennan on CBS's 'Face the Nation' on Jan. 2, 2022: This morning, Wyoming Congresswoman and Vice Chair of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol Liz Cheney (R-WY) joined both ABC's "This Week" and CBS's "Face the Nation" to discuss the progress of the Select Committee as we approach th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following commentary to the Newsweek on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * A year after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) wrote an op-ed for Newsweek about the horrors of January 6, 2021 and the path to move forward: abolishing the filibuster and securing voting rights for every American. "The vast majority of Republicans in the House and Senate simply won't put democracy ahead of their own d  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * Congressman Peter A. DeFazio (OR-04) today released a statement in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. His full statement is as follows. "What happened on January 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol, in no uncertain terms, was an attempted coup by insurrectionists encouraged by Donald Trump's violent, destructive, and treasonous rhetoric an  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 5 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on Jan. 4, 2022: * * * Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-03) issued a statement regarding the anniversary of January 6th and the announcement of former President Trump's visit to Arizona. "As we remember January 6th and the dark actions of the mob attack on our nation's Capitol, we fully realize that this insurrection was a calculated conspiracy to overthrow our democracy. It was a fascist attempt to, by force an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-New York, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * On the one year anniversary of the violent insurrection at the Capitol, Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY), a national leader in the fight to protect voting rights and save American democracy, released the following statement reiterating his calls for the Senate to reform the filibuster to advance democracy-saving voting rights legislation. "A year ago today, just days after being sworn  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today on the one-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. "One year ago, I was in the Capitol as it was being attacked. I was with a new member of my staff - her second day on the job - and we were trapped in the tunnel system under the Capitol. Fortunately, we were able to find refuge  more

PATERSON, New Jersey, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following commentary to the Bergen Record on Jan. 5, 2022: * * * U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today published an op-ed in the Bergen Record of New Jersey laying out how America must continue to defend our democracy against creeping authoritarianism. Text of Rep. Pascrell's article (https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/2022/01/05/jan-6-u-s-capitol-riot-we-must-defend-democracy/9095707002/) is below.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) released this statement on the one-year anniversary of the insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. "It's been said many times, but January 6, 2021, was truly one of the darkest days in our nation's history. "As Congress was carrying out its Constitutional duty of certifying President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' historic   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The Republican Party of San Luis Obispo County, Atascadero, California, has issued a public comment on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration notice entitled "Notice of Intent to Conduct Scoping and to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Nominated Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary". The comment was written on Jan. 1, 2022, and posted on Jan. 3, 2022: * * * The Republican Party of San Luis Obispo County opposes the Chumash Heritage   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is releasing a statement on the anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection: "January 6, 2021 was one of the darkest days in our Nation's history. After months of lying about the election and stoking baseless conspiracy theories, the former President encouraged a mob of thousands of armed insurrectionists to attack the United States Capitol in or  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: On the eve of the January 6th insurrection at the United States Capitol, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday took to the U.S. Senate floor to highlight the ongoing efforts across the country to subvert future elections. Murphy specifically argued the new Republican mainstream cares more about preserving power over democracy, and sounded the alarm that the future of our democracy is at s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following statement on Jan. 4, 2022: * * * Senator Rick Scott released the below statement following a Dear Colleague letter Senator Chuck Schumer sent to Democrat Senators urging them to vote in favor of ending the filibuster rule. This announcement, which directly contradicts Senator Schumer's 2017 position while Democrats held the minority, proves that, once again, Senator Schumer's priority is not protecting democracy, as he clai  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) delivered a speech from the Senate floor to mark the one year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, recalling her experience that day and calling on her colleagues to protect our democracy against ongoing attacks. You can access video of Sen. Smith's remarks here (https://smithsenate.box.com/s/l0ccq0sw504lzly9vf008v4tq2zomhxo) and the full remarks are included bel  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced that the Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan resolution honoring the life and legacy of U.S. Senator Harry Reid, which was co-sponsored by all 100 members of the Senate. "Harry Reid dedicated his life to serving Nevada," said Senator Cortez Masto. "His hard work and dedication to fairness and equ  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following transcript of an interview on Jan. 6, 2022, on NBC's Nightly News with Lester Holt: * * * Speaker Nancy Pelosi sat down with Lester Holt on NBC's Nightly News to mark one year since the January 6th insurrection. Below are the Speaker's remarks: Lester Holt. Perhaps no one had a clearer view of the stakes that day than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who I spoke to today. This morning, President Biden was here i  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * Rep. Kirkpatrick released the following statement remembering one year since the January 6thInsurrection. "One year ago today, I arrived at my office in Washington, D.C. prepared to debate the electoral college ballots and ultimately confirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory. What happened that day is not something I would've ever expected when coming to work. I knew emotions a  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 4 (TNSOps) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A with Michael Traugott, professor emeritus of communication studies and political science and research professor emeritus at the Center for Political Studies: * * * Nearly a year after thousands of former President Trump supporters stunned the nation by violently storming the U.S. Capitol, concern remains about the current state of American politics, a University of Michigan political expert says. Micha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Jan. 5, 2022, by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Port Envoy to the White House Supply Chain Task Force John Porcari: * * * MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. So, today, we have another great guest to kick off the new year -- our first guest in the new year: John Porcari, who is the former Deputy Secretary of Transportation and currently the Port Envoy to the White House Supply Chain Task Force. He's going to   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 1 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: As Wisconsinites reflect on the events of this year, Democrats are spending New Year's Eve reconciling with their countless flops that have only improved the electoral landscape for Republicans heading into 2022. Check out some of Wisconsin Democrats' worst moments of 2021: Tony Evers' maps go down in flames 2021 was a rough year for Tony Evers. First, Evers' tax-and-spend budget of liberal priorities, in  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 3 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: This week, students in both Madison and Milwaukee are once again confronting school closures - an event that will feel like deja vu for families who watched their kids struggle with nearly two years of virtual learning. Meanwhile, the statewide labor shortage exacerbated by Democrats like Tony Evers and Joe Biden is creating new problems for Wisconsin kids - causing the Beloit school district to cancel class  more