WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSRep) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued the following report entitled "Democrats Have Lost Public Confidence on Education, but the Grand Old Party Hasn't Gained It": The report was written by Frederick M. Hess, senior fellow and director of education policy studies. * * * Here are excerpts: Key Points * Polling shows that over the past 20 years, Democrats have consistently led Republicans in voter confidence on the issue of education, with an average margin  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The District of Columbia Republican Party issued the following news: Over the past several days, the neighborhoods of Van Ness, Brightwood, Takoma, and Petworth were terrorized by gun violence. Patrick Mara, Chairman of the DC Republican Committee, said, "At the same time that the DC Council Committee on Public Safety voted to cut Mayor Bowser's budget for policing and recruitment, we witnessed a terrifying act in the Van Ness neighborhood. Elsewhere across DC, violent c  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Following up on his disastrous week where America saw just how far Kevin McCarthy is willing to debase himself to appease Donald Trump and the most extreme members of his caucus, the House Republican leader is starting off his week with Marjorie Taylor Greene - a conspiracy theorist who spends her time cozying up to white nationalists. One thing's for sure - Kevin McCarthy has fully handed over the rei  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Republicans across the country have spent the last few weeks having to defend their party's plan that calls for sunsetting all federal legislation, including Medicare and Social Security, after five years - putting millions of seniors' right to their hard-earned benefits at risk. Unsurprisingly, Americans across the battleground states are making their opposition to the plan known. Here's a look at som  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: Commission meetings and hearings On April 26 and 28, the Commission met in executive session: https://www.fec.gov/updates/april-26-2022-executive-session/ On April 28, the Commission held an open meeting: https://www.fec.gov/updates/april-28-2022-open-meeting/ Advisory Opinions Opinion Issued Advisory Opinion 2022-02 (Congressman W. Gregory Steube) (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2  more

BRONX, New York, April 25 (TNStalk) -- The Fordham Political Review issued the following commentary: * * * By Daniel Melia All Eyes on France for Another Pivotal Presidential Election Only a few days (four as of this writing) stand between France and another potential turning point in its history, as well as a potentially massive shift in the political environment of the world. On April 24, French men and women will head to the polls for the second round of their presidential election, where  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 29 -- 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, today celebrated how President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan gave teachers a raise in Muncie. This pay increase will begin at the start of the 2022-23 school year, and the investment will effectively "make Muncie into one of the top-paying school districts in the state". Indiana Democrats l  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 26 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last week, the Kansas Democratic Party was joined by small business owners and rural advocates in Independence - Derek Schmidt's hometown - to raise awareness on the need to expand Medicaid to protect future hospitals from closing after the community lost its hospital in 2015. Schmidt ignored multiple requests from his hometown paper, the Montgomery County Chronicle, which was seeking answers on Schmidt's  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 30 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: On the first day of the Maine Republican State Convention, the Party members moved swiftly to adopt platform amendments targeting trans and LGBTQ+ Mainers, including one amendment emulating Florida's harmful "Don't Say Gay" bill. Delegates also voted to reaffirm the the Party's opposition to gay marriage, despite it being legally recognized in Maine since 2012 and nationally since 2015. As Governor, LePag  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 30 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news releases: Quietly inserted by Democrats into the House's $50 billion proposed state budget is a half-million dollar earmark to the Massachusetts abortion industry, a taxpayer-funded handout that Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons said should be dumped during upcoming conference committee negotiations. "The Democrats controlling the state Legislature are refusing to give taxpayers a si  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 28 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news releases on April 27, 2022: A Democratic state rep. caught by police boozing behind the wheel roughly an hour after Tuesday's budget deliberations ended should immediately trigger an investigation by Attorney General Maura Healey into lawmakers' budget week behavior, Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons said Wednesday. "When Beacon Hill Democrats aren't spending our tax dollars like dru  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, April 25 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 23, 2022: The Michigan Republican Party today endorsed an inexperienced extremist for Secretary of State who denies the results of the 2020 General Election, peddles debunked conspiracy theories, and calls mainstream Republicans who don't agree with her, "traitors." Endorsed by former President Trump, Kristina Karamo has also dismissed as "actors and actresses," police officers who testi  more

HELENA, Montana, April 27 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: In what is starting to feel like a trend, the Montana GOP has once again tried to take credit for Democratic legislation. Last Friday, the Twitter account for the Montana Republican Party tweeted out an article about a new meat-processing plant that Senator Tester and his Democratic colleagues secured funding for. The tweet was met with immediate ridicule from Montanans, who have grown weary of the MT G  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 30 (TNStalk) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: The British are fascinated with contemporary American politics and also curious about Montana as it's portrayed in the television show "Yellowstone," said Montana State University political science professor David Parker, who lectured in the United Kingdom recently as the recipient of a Fulbright Specialist Award. Parker, who chairs MSU's Department of Political Science in the College of Letters  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 29 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: The North Carolina Democratic Party held a press conference with Mecklenburg County Democratic Party Chair Jane Whitley, Dr. Jessica Schorr Saxe, chair of Health Care Justice--NC and retired family physician, and DonnaMarie Woodson, a Charlotte resident who relies on both Social Security and Medicare. During the press conference, speakers highlighted how if Senator Thom Tillis' Republican Party   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 29 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: In an op-ed to The Charlotte Post, North Carolina Democratic Party Senior Caucus Chair Tina Marshall outlines Republicans' plan to raise medical bills in North Carolina for seniors and persons with disabilities. If Republicans get their way, Social Security and Medicare could sunset after 5 years, leaving over four million North Carolinians at risk of losing the benefits they rely on. The Charl  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 28 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: The N.C. Republican Party is alarmed following revelations about the misuse of public funds and probable campaign finance violations stemming from Guildford County government's biased promotion of specific ballot referenda. Specifically, the County is alleged to have leveraged government resources to promote passage of an enormous $1.7 billion school bond referendum as well as a ballot referendum  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 29 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb and state Sen. Carol Blood, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, issued the following statements in advance of Friday's Nebraska rally by former President Donald Trump which touted Republican gubernatorial hopeful Charles Herbster as a "special guest." Herbster, who is endorsed by Trump, was recently accused of groping eight women -- including GOP state   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 30 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: In case you missed it, Frank LaRose is so desperate to lose a Senate race in 2024 that he will do anything to remain relevant in the radical Republican Party, while jeopardizing election integrity for all Ohioans. This morning, the Columbus Dispatch is taking LaRose to task, showing his flip flops on everything ranging from Donald Trump to election security, once again proving that LaRose is only looking out for hi  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 26 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Oklahoma Republican Party is in disarray. Their chairman of the Party, John Bennett, is not only quitting his post in the middle of his term to run for congress, but he's going after our tribes with horrific anti-tribal rhetoric stating that if he makes it to Washington, he will focus on de-establishing the Muscogee Nation reservation. "Republicans across Oklahoma need to denounce Bennett'  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 27 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on April 26, 2022: Last night the leading candidates for the Republican Senate nomination came together on stage for their first televised debate. The result was an hour of infighting and appeals to the most extreme, MAGA elements of the Republican party. Here's what they're saying about the debate: * ABC27, Pennsylvania GOP Senate Debate turns ugly as candidates throw jabs * Pennsylvania Capita  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on April 27, 2022, at the 2022 National and State Teachers of the Year event: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, Kurt. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Secretary -- Secretary Cardona, thank you. And -- and I want to thank Jill. Jill is the nation's first First Lady to work full time as a professor -- as a teacher. She taught high school and she teaches at a community college for a long time now. We made a deal that  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 29 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release: News broke this week that Republican Party of New Mexico Executive Director Kimberly Skaggs is in potential legal trouble. The Campaign Legal Center recently filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, calling for an investigation into $100,000 that Skaggs and her husband funneled through a shell company during the CD-1 special election in 2021. This news follows hot on the heels of  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, April 29 (TNSRes) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release on April 27, 2022: A week after a federal judge in Florida struck down a national mask mandate on airplanes, trains, buses, and other public transportation, Americans say 51 - 46 percent that people should not be required to wear masks on airplanes, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of adults released today. There are big partisan divides as Republicans   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on April 25, 2022, by Press Secretary Jen Psaki: * * * MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. There's nothing happening in the world today, I hear -- (laughter) -- so this should be a quick one. I have a couple of items for you at the top, as usual. Over the past year, businesses have been dealing with frequent freight delay -- rail delays and poor service, which has stranded shipments of grain, fertilizer, et  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 28 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: Tim Michels has entered the dumpster fire Republican gubernatorial primary this week with an empty message of wanting to turn Madison [0:50] "upside down" and "fix" what's broken [2:55]. However, Michels has yet to release a single plan on education, public safety, helping families with rising costs, or the economy. And frankly, no Republican running for governor has released serious plans of their vision  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 29 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: After March saw the highest monthly number of illegal border crossings in DHS history, it's no wonder that border security is causing trouble in paradise for Democrats in Wisconsin and across the country. According to a recent report by Politico: "The administration has a few weeks to cool the criticisms from Democrats. Otherwise, the Biden administration could be locked in a lengthy political fight with   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 27 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Wisconsin Democrats running for Senate are eager to blast corporate America while benefiting from its money at the same time. Here are the facts. * Mandela Barnes recently said "2021 was the most profitable year for corporate America since 1950" and "wealthy CEOs are making a fat profit by exploiting working Americans," yet he accepted campaign donations from numerous corporate executives and leadership P  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 30 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: It's no secret that Tony Evers wants bigger government. Last week, in conjunction with a "clean energy" proposal that claims to "lower energy bills and prices at the pump" by imposing a "transition" to electric cars, Evers announced a new taxpayer-funded office for "environmental justice." This comes after three years of proposals that empower big government bureaucrats, including $1 billion in tax hikes,  more