WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSeve) -- The American Enterprise Institute has scheduled a webinar on April 27, 2022, entitled "The 100-Year War for American Conservatism": According to the agency website: In the wake of the Trump presidency, American conservatism is at a crossroads. A new nationalist and populist faction defines itself against conservatism's past. Looking to both current divisions and the right's history, what can we can expect for the future of the conservative movement? In his new  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNStalk) -- The Congressional Progressive Caucus issued the following statement: * * * Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement on the hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for nomination to the Supreme Court. "At the conclusion of the week of hearings, it could not be clearer why President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court, and how deeply deserving she   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45300) updated on March 17, 2022, entitled "Questioning Judicial Nominees: Legal Limitations and Practice" by legislative attorneys Valerie C. Brannon and Joanna R. Lampe: * * * SUMMARY The U.S. Constitution vests the Senate with the role of providing "advice" and granting or withholding "consent" when a President nominates a candidate to be an Article III judge--a federal judge potentially e  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45300) updated on March 17, 2022, entitled "Questioning Judicial Nominees: Legal Limitations and Practice": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 4) Historical Practice As explained above, the rules governing judicial ethics are largely self-enforcing/164 and do not always provide clear answers regarding which types of conduct are permissible or impermissible. As a result, judges and judicial cand  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Twelve years ago today, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law - and to quote President Biden, it's still "a big f***ing deal." While Democrats celebrate the 12th anniversary of this historic, overwhelmingly popular legislation that now provides health care coverage for more than 30 million Americans and provided protections to more than 100 million Americans living with preexisting con  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Yet another week where Republicans demonstrated how out of touch they are with the American people. Indiana Senator Mike Braun drew everyone's attention when he suggested the Supreme Court shouldn't have legalized interracial marriage, while we witnessed two long days of Senate Republicans berating, interrupting, and attacking Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. This week, Senator Mike Braun drew attention af  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF ACA, SENATE REPUBLICANS WANT TO SPIKE HEALTH CARE COSTS & STRIP COVERAGE PROTECTIONS. This week during the twelve-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Senate Democrats called out the Republican Party's pledge to overturn the law - which would strip critical coverage protections from millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions and spike costs for working fa  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on March 24, 2022: On the twelve-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Democrats across the Senate battlegrounds are holding Republican candidates accountable for their party's pledge to overturn the Affordable Care Act if they win the Senate majority - which would spike health care costs and jeopardize coverage for millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions. See for yourself:   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 24 (TNSRep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 22-11) in March 2022. The economic brief was written by Santiago Pinto, senior economist and policy advisor in the research department. * * * The interests of districts play a crucial role in trade policymaking. Districts with heterogenous political and economic preferences form coalitions and bargain in the legislature to reach an acceptable trade policy. Such complicated pr  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 24 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: The State Executive Committee of the Georgia Republican Party has voted to ask the following advisory questions on the Republican Primary Ballot. 1. The Biden administration has stopped building the border wall and illegal border crossings have dramatically increased. Should securing our border be a national priority? 2. Education is the largest line item in the state budget. Should education dollars follow   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 23 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairman Mike Schmuhl: * * * The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today issued the following statement by Mike Schmuhl (Chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party) condemning U.S. Senator Mike Braun's statement claiming the United States Supreme Court should have left interracial marriage a "states issue". Braun's rhetoric is an en  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 24 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the continued success of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and how it has delivered access to affordable health care to Hoosiers across Indiana twelve years after being signed into law by former President Barack Obama. This time, President Joe Biden's American Re  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 22 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 21, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated investments the American Rescue Plan is delivering for the state's first responders. This time, police officers and law enforcement staff in Merrillville will receive $4,000 and $2,400 in bonuses respectively. These checks - along with overall funding to figh  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 25 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 24, 2022: 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 is creating a better future for the City of Fort Wayne. According to Mayor Tom Henry, the City is set to provide transformational investments to strengthen local infrastructure, improve Hoosiers' access to mental  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 24 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called on U.S. Senator Todd Young, Governor Eric Holcomb, and Indiana Chairman Kyle Hupfer to condemn U.S. Senator Mike Braun for claiming the United States Supreme Court should not have legalized interracial marriage nationwide. Braun was asked repeatedly if he could c  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following joint statement with two organizations: * * * Joint statement from DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, DSCC Chair Gary Peters, and DCCC Chair Sean Patrick Maloney on the 12th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act. "As we celebrate the 12th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act -- legislation that secured health care coverage for over 30 million Americans, lowered costs, and is more popular tod  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following joint statement with two organizations: * * * Joint statement from DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, DSCC Chair Gary Peters, and DCCC Chair Sean Patrick Maloney on the 12th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act. "As we celebrate the 12th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act -- legislation that secured health care coverage for over 30 million Americans, lowered costs, and is more   more

NEW YORK, March 23 (TNSRep) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on Feb. 10, 2022, entitled "Noncitizen Voting". The report was written by fellow John Ketcham. * * * Here are excerpts: Executive Summary This paper addresses the practical challenges associated with the New York City Council's December 2021 decision to extend local voting rights to approximately 800,000 lawful noncitizen residents, which became law on January 9, 2021. While reasonable arguments exist both fo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 24 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news releases: Beleaguered commuters and truckers have been bearing the brunt of a vicious gas supply crisis, driving prices at the pump well beyond $4 per gallon. On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers on Beacon Hill held a press conference to promote a simple solution: temporarily suspend the state's gas tax until costs sufficiently come back down. Earlier this month, House Democrats used a voice-vote to   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 25 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: First it was "witches" and now it's "zombies" - this destructive rhetoric and degrading imagery continues to be used by far-right groups, conspiracy theorists and even elected Republican lawmakers and it's nothing short of dangerous. Saturday's planned gathering of the far-right groups and extremists in Lansing again shows these factions of the Michigan Republican Party will stop at nothing to demea  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 22 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: Tom Sherman launched the first Facebook ads of his campaign, and they don't exactly live up to doctor's orders for the prescriptions of a winning campaign. According to publicly available data from Facebook's ad archive, in one ad New Hampshire clocks in at #20 for states where the ad is targeted to be shown, trailing far behind liberal states like California, New York, New Jersey, and Michigan.   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: While Democrats are touting their late entry into Hispanic outreach, it's clear that Joe Biden and the Democrats can't seem to figure out why Hispanic voters are running away from them as fast as possible. It's simple - Hispanic voters do not support the Democrats' radical agenda. Just take a look at the NRSC's Hispanic Battleground Survey. Politico writes: The large -- and unusually early   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 26 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb issued the following statement late Thursday after a federal jury in Los Angeles found Nebraska GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry guilty of lying to the FBI about accepting illegal campaign donations. "The Republican Party, with their one-party grip on our state, continues to show they are corrupt and shameless. Fortenberry's lies violated the trust of Nebraskans a  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 24 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on March 23, 2022: Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters, Ohio Auditor candidate Taylor Sappington and Ohio Secretary of State candidate Chelsea Clark held a statehouse press conference to lay out how DeWine and his fellow Republicans have failed to do their jobs and pass fair maps, a violation of their oaths of office to protect and defend Ohio's constitution. "Now, as Ohio finds itself amid a constitution  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 23 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: A new report from The American Independent caught J.D. Vance flip-flopping on his support for a key gun violence prevention measure. It's the latest political reinvention for Vance, which the article notes is "the latest in a long series of flip-flops from positions" as he struggles to compete in this crowded and nasty primary. "The only thing Ohioans can trust about J.D. Vance is that he will sell out Ohioans for  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 25 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: In case you missed it, Washington Post columnist Gary Abernathy took a deep dive this week into all of the chaos created by Republicans in Ohio right now. No news to Ohioans: Our state is broken thanks to the failed leadership of Ohio Republicans and now the rest of the country has taken notice. In his column, Abernathy outlines the various ways Republicans are embarrassing our state and leaving working Ohioans be  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 24 (TNStalk) -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * On the twelfth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Bobbie Richardson released the following statement. "Twelve years ago, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, helping hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians access the healthcare they need. Now, President Biden has built upon the progress made by the Affordable  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 23 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: One day before the 12-year anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Susan Wild, State Rep. Bridget Kosierowski and three Pennsylvania health advocates whose lives, families and finances have been positively impacted by the Affordable Care Act joined together on Zoom to demand Republicans stop their attacks on the health care law. The Affordable Care Act has covered a record 31   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSRep) -- The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the U.S. issued a 294-page final report in December 2021: (Continue from Part 3 of 16) * * * Chapter 1: The History of Reforms and Reform Debates Any account of what has precipitated today's debate about the role and operation of the Supreme Court would be incomplete without an understanding of the long history of political debate and institutional reform surrounding the Court. This history, which dates back  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 (TNSRep) -- The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the U.S. issued a 294-page final report in December 2021: (Continue from Part 4 of 16) * * * VI. The Progressive Era: Structural Reforms and Democracy-Based Critiques of the Courts A. Reorganization of the Federal Courts As a result of the structural reforms of the Reconstruction era, the dockets of the federal courts--and in particular the Supreme Court--became crowded "beyond all control."96 A small repri  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 (TNSRep) -- The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the U.S. issued a 294-page final report in December 2021: (Continue from Part 5 of 16) * * * Chapter 2: Membership and Size of the Court In recent years, calls to expand the size of the Supreme Court have become a significant part of the debate over the Court and its role in American government. Although there is widespread agreement among legal scholars that Congress has the constitutional authority to expa  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following transcript of an interview with Chuck Todd on NBC's "Meet the Press" on March 20, 2022: This morning, Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) joined NBC's "Meet the Press" to discuss Vladimir Putin's continued aggression in Ukraine and the additional steps that the United States should be taking to counter this invasion. See the transcript below: CHUCK TODD: Congresswoman Liz Cheney has become something of an outlier in   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview by Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Steve Inskeep of NPR's Morning Edition: * * * QUESTION: You said - and I'll just read this - "we have to be prepared, unfortunately, tragically, for this to go one for some time," meaning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I want to explore some of the implications of that. Do we need to be prepared for the reality of the continued destruction of Ukrainian cities?  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following opening statement on March 21, 2022: * * * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, delivered his opening statement for the nomination hearing of Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Full text of Whitehouse's as-delivered statement is below. * * * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Opening Statement ***AS-DELIVERED*** Supreme Court Confirmation Hearin  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 25 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news on March 24, 2022: Yesterday, the Republican Party of Wisconsin joined the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee in filing an amicus brief in Teigen v. Wisconsin Elections Commission. The brief opposes the use of ballot drop boxes, which are not permitted under state law, in 2022 elections. Wisconsin's election laws only allow for the delivery of absentee ballots by  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 26 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: While Republicans fight for our farmers and rural communities, Democrats have abandoned rural Americans and undermine their way of life. In 2021, Wisconsin lost hundreds of farms and 100,000 acres of farmland as a result of failed Democrat policies. This National Agriculture Week, Wisconsinites remembered how Democrats like Tony Evers, Mandela Barnes, Josh Kaul, and Joe Biden have abandoned rural American  more