WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: After a "stampede of candidates" filed for the GOP primary, the Associated Press reported that Pennsylvania Republican party leaders are worried the crowded GOP primary field could fracture the base and produce an unelectable nominee. "We don't want to allow a bad or poor candidate for the general election to potentially get through with a plurality due to the number of candidates in the race," said Alleghe  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 17 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: As the Republican Party doubles down on their agenda of tax hikes and raised premiums, Augusta and health care leaders held a press conference highlighting the need to pass President Biden and Democrats' plan to lower costs while calling out Georgia Republicans for opposing affordable health care and standing with the GOP's disastrous plans. Last week, Republican Senator Ron Johnson confirmed that   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNStalk) -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement: * * * As Russia indiscriminately bombs civilians in Ukraine, Marjorie Taylor Greene has made it clear she stands with President Putin in the face of Russian aggression. DNC spokesperson Adonna Biel released the following statement. "Marjorie Taylor Greene's latest comments are not only abhorrent, but also a reminder this behavior is nothing new for the Republican Party. "For four years, Republ  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement: * * * Republican Governors Kim Reynolds, Brian Kemp, and Chris Sununu announced state investments made possible by President Biden and Democrats' American Rescue Plan, which all three publicly opposed. In response, DNC spokesperson Adonna Biel released the following statement. "Brian Kemp, Chris Sununu, and Kim Reynolds' efforts to take credit for critical funding provided by the American Rescue Plan wi  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on March 17, 2022: Yesterday, Senator Chuck Grassley made a damning admission about the Republican agenda and confirmed a Republican majority would do nothing to lower drug prices: "I think you suggested the difficulty of passing something like in a Republican Congress, so you got an opportunity to do it right now, when Democrats and Republicans can work together to accomplish this. If we want to reduce  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement: * * * In response to Donald Trump's praise for Putin at tonight's rally in South Carolina, DNC spokesperson Ammar Moussa released the following statement. "Let's be very clear -- the leader of the Republican Party's consistent praise and excuses for Vladimir Putin as he launches his war and bombs Ukrainian civilians is disgusting, and in any other reality, disqualifying. After calling Putin a 'genius,' T  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 15 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release with three organizations: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the Democratic National Committee and the Arizona Democratic Party filed a motion to intervene in the Arizona Republican Party's legal action seeking to end early and absentee voting in Arizona - the dominant form of voting in the state. From Christie Roberts, DSCC Executive Director  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 16 (TNSPol) -- Fair Elections Center issued the following news release: The League of Women Voters of Arizona filed an amicus brief in the Arizona Supreme Court in the matter of Arizona Republican Party v. Hobbs - a case that threatens to end all early voting in the state - and request that the Court dismiss the petition. The brief states that the petitioners are looking for "a tectonic shift in the way Arizona conducts its elections." The Arizona Republican Party is re  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. Advisory Opinions Request Received Advisory Opinion Request 2022-02 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2022-02/) (Congressman W. Gregory Steube). On March 18, the Commission made public an advisory opinion request (https://www.fec.gov/files/legal/aos/2022-02/202202R_1.pdf) from Congressman  more

BRONX, New York, March 16 (TNSPol) -- The Fordham Political Review issued the following commentary on March 15, 2022: * * * By Julian Shuttleworth According to Axios, 38.2 million people tuned into President Biden's State of the Union Address on March 1st, a number that rose 42% from another address of his to Congress in April. In a speech that elicited loud chants of "U-S-A" from a political body that has been characterized by division in recent years, Mr. Biden condemned President Putin's a  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 16 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized the Indiana Republican Party for celebrating a state economy that's leaving Hoosier workers behind. In the latest state jobs report, the Department of Workforce announced 61.9% of Indiana's workforce has a job. This figure falls behind the national average, a  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 16 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the transformational investments The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (The Jobs Act) is bringing to the Hoosier State. The Department of Transportation announced yesterday about $6.6 million will be used to upgrade public transportation systems in India  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 16 (TNSPol) -- The League of Women Voters of Arizona issued the following news release: The League of Women Voters of Arizona filed an amicus brief in the Arizona Supreme Court in the matter of Arizona Republican Party v. Hobbs -- a case that threatens to end all early voting in the state -- and request that the Court dismiss the petition. The brief states that the petitioners are looking for "a tectonic shift in the way Arizona conducts its elections." The Arizona Repu  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 15 -- Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party issued the following statement: * * * DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement on Jennifer Carnahan's recently announced run for Congress. "It was not long ago that Jennifer Carnahan had to resign in disgrace as Chairwoman of the Minnesota Republican Party after her complete and total mismanagement of the organization became public. "First, a political ally and close friend of Carnahan's was indi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 19 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: If there was any doubt to mainstream media's willingness to suppress critical information from the American people, it's since disappeared with the NY Times's new article affirming Hunter Biden's Laptop. The article released Wednesday night confirmed Hunter's laptop emails, as well as then-Vice President Biden's 2015 meeting with a Burisma executive - the Ukrainian gas company for which Hunter was  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 15 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: The last thing New Hampshire needs right now is Tom Sherman in the Governor's Office. Over the last two years, Governor Sununu working alongside Republicans in Concord jump-started our state's post-pandemic recovery through essential tax cuts. This economic relief inspired small business growth and established record-breaking state revenues. When Republicans cut taxes, revenues in the state boomed  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 18 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee posted the following letter on March 16, 2022: March 16, 2022 To: Jaime Harrison, Chairman, Democratic National Committee, 430 South Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC 20003 Dear Chairman Harrison: The Democratic Party performs best when it succeeds in engaging new voters representing the future of our country. The selection of additional early primary states in 2006 that better represented the diversity of the nation   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 17 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: A new Associated Press report shines a light on millionaires Jane Timken, Mike Gibbons and J.D. Vance for their Russian business deals as the country escalates its war in Ukraine. The AP notes that Timken "reported owning roughly 2,800 shares in Timken Co., whose stock price initially rose after the Feb. 24 invasion" and faces mounting questions over her family company's business dealings in Russia. Vance helped f  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 15 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on March 14, 2022: Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), announced today that it will host an exclusive multi-market live telecast of a debate between the Republican Party candidates for the United States Senate from Ohio. "YOUR LOCAL ELECTION HEADQUARTERS: OHIO REPUBLICAN PRIMARY U.S. SENATE DEBATE" will take place on Monday  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 17 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: Evidently, many Oklahoma Republican lawmakers are bowing down to Trumpism to please Stitt. The anti-expert movement has infiltrated the Oklahoma Republican Party by stripping away measures that protect Oklahomans from cronyism and jeopardizing the public health of all Oklahomans. "This bill has only one thing in mind, to give Stitt complete authority to appoint one of his own  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) It's great to be back with you all, in person this time. Please, sit down. Please, sit down -- if you have a seat. (Laughs.) (Applause.) AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you, Mr. Biden! THE PRESIDENT: Mr. President, Mayor Vince Williams, thank you for your leadership of this organization and your leadership down in   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 17 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news: Governor Glenn Youngkin took decisive action to ease the pain of rising costs at the pump by proposing a three-month Gas Tax Holiday, which he will introduce as a Governor's bill during the upcoming legislative special session. Under Governor Youngkin's plan, Virginia's gas tax would be suspended for May, June, and July, and then phased back in August and September. Last month, Senate Democrats blocked   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined the Breitbart News Daily Podcast to discuss no-fly zones, the Biden Administration's oil production policies, the threat of China, and more. See below for highlights. On President Zelenskyy's address to Congress: "I think he's going to continue to outline the things he's asking for to fight Vladimir Putin, and the equipment he needs at this stage of   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 14, 2022: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Full Circle Florida to discuss protecting Florida's children and the latest on the conflict in Russia and Ukraine. See below for highlights. On whether Vladimir Putin is committing war crimes in Ukraine: "There's no doubt [Vladimir Putin is] a war criminal. [He's] targeting civilians and indiscriminately bombing civilian sites like hospitals, [and la  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following foreign news center briefing by PolitiFact Editor in Chief Angie Drobnic Holan and communication professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication. Jamieson is also of founder of FactCheck.org. * * * MODERATOR: Good morning and welcome to the latest briefing in the Washington Foreign Press Center's 2022 Midterm Election series. I'd like to welcome our regular members  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: One year ago, President Biden signed Democrats' American Rescue Plan into law, expanding affordability measures and reducing health care costs for over 212,000 Wisconsinites. It's no surprise that Republican Ron Johnson voted against this critical relief - he's spent his career fighting to repeal the Affordable Care Act, strip away health care from thousands of Wisconsinites, and raise insurance premiums.   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 15 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Josh Kaul may have failed to take rising crime seriously and dismissed concerns about his botched crime lab, but last year, Kaul finally took a stand on something - forcing a private company to employ a convicted rapist. When lighting company Cree rescinded their conditional offer of employment to Derrick Palmer, who "pushed, struck, beat, suffocated, and raped his girlfriend multiple times" in order to pr  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 17 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Tony Evers' efforts to resurrect his failed public safety record are much like trying to put a band-aid on a stab wound. Tony Evers announced that he will designate more money from his taxpayer-funded re-election slush fund to police forces - ignoring the fact that he refused to stop cities from defunding the police just last year, and as of January 2022, he hadn't even spent the money that he designated   more