PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 9 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2022: Last week, a new report from Univision Arizona highlighted Blake Masters' out-of-touch belief that DACA recipients should never become American citizens, doubling down on his unpopular, far-right position. Masters, the "extreme" GOP nominee, first introduced his hardline "no citizenship, ever," stance during a June Senate primary debate. Months later, despite the fact that 83% of Arizo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2022: Today's MAGA Hot Mic honors fall on Kansas' 3rd Congressional District GOP candidate Amanda Adkins. Amanda Adkins, who was chair of the Kansas Republican Party while they supported a constitutional amendment banning abortion, wrote an op-ed completely lying about her extreme position. CNN: "Amanda Adkins, the Republican candidate running against Rep. Sharice Davids in Kansas' competiti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- 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 Draft Advisory Opinions Advisory Opinion Request 2022-19 (Maggie for NH) On September 7, the Commission made public a draft advisory opinion. Maggie for NH, the authorized campaign committee of Senator Maggie Hassan, asks whether proposed text messages containing links to "split-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: Congressional candidates collected $2.4 billion and disbursed $1.8 billion, political parties received $ 1.4 billion and spent $ 1.1 billion, and political action committees (PACs) raised $5.5 billion and spent $4.6 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. Disbursements for inde  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news release: Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons congratulated Whitman Republican Geoff Diehl on his primary win Tuesday night and said it's now time for Republicans to unify and band together to defeat Attorney General Maura Healey and the Democrats in November. "The fact that Maura Healey picked a union hall in Boston for her primary night party is ironic, because she has proven herself t  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news release: Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons praised the Washington D.C.-based legal organization Judicial Watch after the group announced that a popular Dedham High School football coach dismissed by administrators in January 2021 after questioning his then-seventh grade daughter's class curriculum reached a settlement with the district. Part of the settlement specifically requires tha  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news release: An Emerson College poll of registered Massachusetts voters has found that Republican candidate for governor Geoff Diehl holds a seven point lead in favorability among independents over Democrat Maura Healey, with the status of the economy identified as the top concern by an overwhelming margin, especially among independents. "One-party rule will devastate the commonwealth economically and i  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: John Roth, a northern Michigan lawmaker who won his primary race and will appear on the general election ballot should not be allowed to do so. To avoid running against another Republican representative, John Roth moved to the newly drawn 104th House District and changed his address, but failed to change his voter registration in time for the primary deadline. "All candidates must play by the same ru  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 10 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: It was another week of bad news for Ted Budd as even members of Budd's own party don't have faith in his campaign. After The Assembly found Republican officials were worried that Budd had "blown it," calling his campaign "terrible" and without a "vision," new reports this week highlight concern from several GOP strategists that Budd's "not fighting hard enough" and are nervous about his "reluctan  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 10 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: The North Carolina Republican Party ("NCGOP") along with the RNC and NRCC filed an amicus brief this week in support of the NC General Assembly in the Moore v. Harper case coming before the Supreme Court of the United States this Fall. This case comes before the U.S. Supreme Court on appeal from the Supreme Court of North Carolina, where the majority--composed of four Liberal-Activist Justices-  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 8 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: Yesterday, Otero County Commissioner, Leader of Cowboys for Trump, and close political ally of Yvette Herrell, Couy Griffin, was removed from his Otero County Commission seat by a New Mexico judge for his participation in the January 6th, 2020, attack on the United States Capitol. Griffin is also barred from holding future elected office. Griffin is known for inflammatory extrem  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Sept. 6 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Sept. 5, 2022, at the celebration of Labor Day at the Henry Maier Festival Park: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Milwaukee! (Applause.) My name is Joe Biden. I am Jill Biden's husband. (Applause.) And I want to start by saying: Any child under 12 years of age deserves a little extra ice cream or something for doing this. (Laughter.) This has got to be the most boring thing in the world for you, honey. (Laughter.) But   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 6 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Sept. 5, 2022, at the celebration of Labor Day at the United Steel Workers of America Local Union 2227: * * * THE PRESIDENT: It's good to be almost home. Well, I'll tell you what: You know, this is a pretty critical election, to state the obvious. Before I start, I want to say a word about a few good friends that we lost: a guy named Jack Shea -- some of you knew -- and Pat Gillespie. Both good friends, peop  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following news release and letter: Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Ken Calvert (R-CA), Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, and House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-AL), are calling out President Joe Biden for his use of United States Marines as political props during his speech on September 1. In a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the lawmakers point out that Biden's order for the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-AL) joined House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Ken Calvert (R-CA) in calling out President Joe Biden for his use of United States Marines as political props during his speech on September 1. In a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the lawmakers point out that Biden  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release and letter: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-AL), and Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Ken Calvert (R-CA) are calling out President Joe Biden for his use of United States Marines as political props during his speech on September 1. In a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the lawmakers point out that Biden's order for the  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 7 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Attorneys for the Republican Party of Wisconsin have filed ethics complaints with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission, against 3rd Congressional District Candidate Brad Pfaff and U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes. The complaint details how in 2021 and 2022, both candidates accepted illegal campaign donations from lobbyists in violation of Wisconsin law. Together, Pfaff and Barnes have accepted thousands of  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 8 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following transcript of a roundtable discussion on Sept. 6, 2022, on energy provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act: * * * Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici for a roundtable discussion on the Inflation Reduction Act's historic investments in clean energy. Below are the Speaker's opening remarks, followed by Q&A: Speaker Pelosi. It's my honor to be here   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Sept. 6, 2022, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Welcome back. I know you guys are excited to be back with us. Okay. So I'd like to introduce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who has joined us here many, many times before. And we're excited to have her back today to announce t  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 9 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: In response to a complaint RPW filed with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission showing that Mandela Barnes and Brad Pfaff accepted illegal campaign donations, the Barnes campaign tried to say that federal law allows them. Instead of just returning the illegal donations, Barnes claims he (and Pfaff) are not bound by state ethics law, even though the donations were made while the legislature was in session, a clea  more