WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (TNSPer) -- The Atlantic issued the following news release: National political reporter Elaina Plott, who covered the Trump presidency for The Atlantic in 2018 and 2019, is rejoining The Atlantic. Elaina will become a staff writer this summer; she currently covers politics in Washington for The New York Times. "Elaina is one of the finest young magazine journalists in America. We are delighted to welcome her back to The Atlantic," said Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic's edito  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2022: Arnold & Porter secured another landmark voting rights victory in a case challenging North Carolina's congressional and state legislative maps as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders. The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on February 4 that the North Carolina General Assembly must redraw new maps, applying strict nonpartisan criteria. The General Assembly must also offer a range of statistical ana  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: The Maryland MAGA primary for governor is heating up as tensions in the Republican party are turning into an all-out public brawl. State Delegate Dan Cox, who has the full backing of Donald Trump, escalated the infighting yesterday by introducing a resolution to impeach sitting Republican Gov. Larry Hogan. In response, Silent Kelly Schulz's campaign said in a very rare public statement (https://www.maryland  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 9 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Following a vote by the Republican National Committee describing the violent January 6 insurrection as "legitimate political discourse," leading Georgia GOP candidates remain silent. The RNC resolution, passed on Friday, is being widely panned by Democrats and Republicans alike for its "revisionist history" distorting the truth of the violent January 6 attack on the rule of law. Georgia's GOP candida  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement: * * * DNC spokesperson Hyma Moore released the following statement after the RGA announced TV ad buys backing Georgia Governor Brian Kemp after Donald Trump cut a TV ad against him. "Grab your popcorn and get ready -- Doug Ducey's Republican Governors Association is now at war with Donald Trump. "Georgia Republicans know a little about messy intraparty fights and this primary is already a disaster. "Don  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Ronna McDaniel and the Republican National Committee have spurred a civil war gripping their party for nearly a week -- and are now complaining about the consequences of their own actions, as if they could not have predicted the political ramifications of declaring a violent attack on the Capitol "legitimate political discourse." Republican leaders who have spent the last 13 months trying to memory hole  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The split screen couldn't be more bleak for Republicans: While President Biden and Democrats have spent the last year working tirelessly to help create a record over six million jobs in 12 months and rebuild our economy from the bottom up and middle out, Republicans have no economic plan. In fact, just last week, the Republican Party made it clear that they are so focused on appeasing Donald Trump and whi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The disaster of last week's RNC Winter Meeting has spilled over into another week - with no signs of slowing down. After Ronna McDaniel spearheaded making the official position of the Republican Party that the Trump-incited riots of January 6 were "legitimate political discourse," her own party is now at war with itself as Republican lawmakers are forced to answer where they stand on the issue. Republica  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Legitimate. Political. Discourse. These are the words top Republican leaders used to describe the deadly January 6 assault on our Capitol where Trump incited a violent mob to attack the Capitol and assault police officers to try to overturn an election. Last week, the Republican National Committee labeled these attacks "legitimate political discourse" setting the stage for a clear litmus test for any Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: A wave of news coverage is highlighting how Senate Republicans "are struggling to recruit the best" candidates - "part of a larger pattern" that is "extinguishing Republicans' hopes" in battleground Senate races. See for yourself: MSNBC: "Candidates matter, and right now, Republicans are struggling to recruit the best ones." * "The fact that Republican officials gave Hogan the hard sell, pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSRes) -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. Enforcement The Commission made public two closed cases, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Enforcement Query System. MUR 6800 COMPLAINANT: Peter Waldron RESPONDENTS: Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee Inc. and Deana Vetters, in her official capacity as t  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Feb. 9 (TNSPol) -- High Point University issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: In a new High Point University Poll, North Carolinians gave President Joe Biden a job approval rating of 38%. About one-half (50%) of North Carolina residents said they disapprove of the job President Biden is doing. These same respondents gave Governor Roy Cooper a job approval rating of 47%, while 31% said they disapprove and 22% did not offer an opinion either way. About   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries issued the following news release: House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Vice Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) held a leadership press conference where they highlighted the America COMPETES Act, which will strengthen our supply chains and create millions of good-paying jobs. They were joined by DPCC Co-Chairs Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) who announced that House D  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 10 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called on Rodric Bray (Indiana Senate President Pro Tem) and Jeff Raatz (State Senator - District 27) to remove House Bill 1041 from the Indiana Senate calendar following reports showing a clear coordination between the Indiana House GOP and Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 8 -- 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, called on Attorney General Todd Rokita to reimburse the state after he used taxpayer dollars for a family vacation to the U.S. Southern border. Rokita also used this taxpayer-funded trip to attend a political rally of former president Donald Trump. Todd Rokita's vacation is another example of th  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 9 -- 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, bumped up the following interview where U.S. Senator Todd Young described Indiana GOP Chairman Kyle Hupfer and supporters of Donald Trump as being a part of a "fringe group". During an interview with CNN, Young said this after being asked if he considered the January 6 Insurrection "legitimate p  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 12 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2022: Last night, Janet Mills delivered her first in-person State of the State address since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, declaring that, "the state of our state is strong, and it is growing stronger." The speech not only outlined the progress the Governor and Democrats in the legislature have made over the last year, but also included a number of landmark policy proposals that dominat  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 8 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release: Reconstruction remains one of the most misunderstood periods in our nation's history. Broadly, it was about the meaning of citizenship as African American enslaved people seized their freedom and the restoration of the former Confederate states to the Union. At the local or regional level within the American South, however, these broad issues played out very diff  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 10 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: DPNM launched a new video highlighting Mark Ronchetti's blatant political opportunism and repeated flip-flopping on critical issues. Mark Ronchetti is a failed candidate who is known for constantly changing his stance on policies--like when he originally claimed his dislike for Donald Trump caused him to disaffiliate from the GOP, but then shamelessly backed the former president i  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 12 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2022: In case you missed it, the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP), along with attorney general candidate Representative Jeff Crossman held a news conference Thursday outlining how much money the House Bill 6 corruption scandal is costing hardworking Ohioans every single day thanks to a lack of leadership and transparency from Mike DeWine. On the call, Rep. Crossman outlined how Ohioans remain on the hook for   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 10 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Yesterday, Gov. Wolf delivered his eighth and final budget address to Harrisburg lawmakers, proposing much-needed investments in Pennsylvania families and businesses. Over the past seven years, Governor Wolf has turned Pennsylvania's $2.33 billion deficit into a $2.8 billion surplus through responsible fiscal management. Now, Pennsylvania is also sitting on an additional $2.2 billion in federal rel  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 8 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: The Republican Party remains wholly beholden to Donald Trump and his dangerous election lies, and now Republican candidates in Pennsylvania must answer whether they agree with the Republican National Committee's latest absurd claim that the Jan. 6 insurrection was "legitimate political discourse." On January 6th, thousands of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a bid to throw out Americans'  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 8 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Pennsylvania Republicans went into hiding this weekend, making the "unusual, if not unprecedented" move to hold a "secret meeting" to avoid scrutiny in their increasingly nasty primary for Governor. The Republican primary has been defined by far-right litmus tests, from jeopardizing Pennsylvanians' private, personal information with a sham "audit," to pledging to make abortion illegal, to trying to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2022: Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson appeared before a luncheon meeting of The Ripon Society this past Wednesday afternoon, delivering remarks about his role as Chairman of the National Governors Association, and his bipartisan, solutions-oriented approach to governing his home state. "We had the NGA meeting less than 10 days ago," Hutchinson stated, referring to the annual gathering of Governors that was   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Feb. 7, 2022: Madam President, if you have any memory of the Soviet Union, you can remember that when Moscow was in its ascendancy in that region of the world, their plan included a revision of history. They rewrote chapters of history to make themselves look stronger and better and smarter and more powerful than they ever were. And we used to mock  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today took to the Senate floor to express his support for Dr. Anthony Fauci--Director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)--and praised him for using his expertise to see the United States through numerous public health crises like HIV/AIDS, SARS, avian flu, swine flu, Zika, Ebola, a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today condemned the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling yesterday which blocked a lower court ruling that required Alabama lawmakers to draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to protect the rights of Black voters, who are currently gerrymandered into a single  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today announced several changes to his staff in Washington and at offices in Tennessee. "I'm pleased to welcome several new individuals to my staff, as well as announce promotions for others," Senator Hagerty said. "These talented men and women, along with the rest of my staff, will continue to help me best serve the needs of and represent all Tennesseans  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following transcript: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) served as Ranking Member during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations nominations hearing, where he stressed the importance of bipartisanship to the nominee for Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism and urged the nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Honduras to prioritize Honduras' partnership with Taiwan. A full transcript is below. Rubio is Ranking Member of the Subcomm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following transcript of her weekly news conference on Feb. 9, 2022: * * * Speaker Pelosi. Good morning, everyone. Since last we were together, the jobs report came out, which was historic and good news. It was overwhelming. As you may have been aware, when we met last Thursday, the anticipation was that perhaps it would be a much lower figure or even in the negative column. And it turned out to be nearly half a million  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Feb. 8 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2022: * * * Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl released the following statement concerning today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of the ALGOP in the Alabama Congressional lines case. "This is a great victory for the Republican Party, the state of Alabama and voters in every congressional district. "This election cycle had already started, and the Supreme Court agreed with Attor  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 12 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: Four years ago this week, Donald Trump - who bragged to have "mastered the art of the deal" - unveiled the first of a long list of notoriously ineffective infrastructure plans. Much like his entire presidency, Donald Trump's failed infrastructure deal remains a running joke that reminds voters how the Republican Party's strategy of partisanship over progress remains wholly ineffective and unpopular - and Wi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 8 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: In another Friday veto, last week Tony Evers rejected Republicans' bill to ban critical race theory from Wisconsin public schools. It's no wonder that Evers tried to conceal his support for this racist ideology, as teachings of critical race theory have garnered opposition from 74 percent of Americans, and Terry McAuliffe's refusal to acknowledge CRT's existence contributed to his defeat in Virginia's gubern  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 11 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2022: Democrat State Representative and Wisconsin Democrat Party leader Lee Snodgrass channeled Paris Hilton to gaslight parents about their concerns with transparency in their children's curriculum. In the now-deleted tweet, Snodgrass advised parents - whose taxpayer dollars already support public schools - to home school their children or pay for private school tuition if they want to have a s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news releases on Feb. 9, 2022: Police acted immediately after receiving a call from Massachusetts Republican Party headquarters on Wednesday about a man wearing a pink mask entering MassGOP offices and accusing staffers of being "fascists" before threatening to "come back with a weapon," among other profanity-laced threats. The individual identified himself as Hugh Samson. MassGOP staff was able to positi  more