WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (TNSgov) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2022: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Republican and Democratic members of Congress to reject Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy's "unjustifiable and hypocritical" threat to remove Representative Ilhan Omar, the first Black Muslim woman elected to Congress, from her position   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper on the recent appellate decisions of interest to lawmakers, Nov. 14-Nov. 20, 2022 (No. LSB10862) on Nov. 21, 2022, by legislative attorney Michael D. Contino: * * * The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving diverse legal disputes. This Sidebar series selects decisions from the past week that may be of particular interest to federal lawmakers, focu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSrep) -- Elon University issued a 29-page poll report in November 2022 entitled "North Carolina Registered Voters Survey: Views on the Economy, Election Integrity, and Abortion in Advance of the November 2022 Midterms." Here are excerpts: * * * Survey of North Carolina Adults October 26-27, 2022 About This Survey ... 2 Toplines ... 4 Vote Intention and Motivation ... 4 Economic Perceptions and Issues ... 5 Election Confidence ... 7 Abortion Attention and Opinions  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Split Between Trump Vs. DeSantis For 2024 GOP Nominee * * * One week after former President Donald Trump announced he was seeking to return to the White House with a 2024 presidential bid, Americans 57 - 34 percent think Trump running for president in 2024 is a bad thing, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of adults releas  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2022: * * * Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued the following statement after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy threatened to strip her from her seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. "From the moment I was elected, the Republican Party has made it their mission to use fear, xenophobia, Islamophobia and racism to target me on the House Floor and through millions of dollars of campaign ads. "Whe  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Nov. 22 -- The South Dakota Republican Party issued the following news release: Dan Lederman has announced that he will not seek re-election to another term as Chairman of the South Dakota Republican Party. Lederman has successfully led the GOP State Committee for 6 years. "I want to thank the members of the SDGOP State Central Committee for allowing me to serve three terms as their state chairman," said Lederman. "I'm proud of our accomplishments," said Lederman. "South  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (TNSrep) -- The University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs and Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs issued a 13-page report in October 2022 entitled "Texas Trends 2022: Inflation Expectations." Here are excerpts: * * * Research Team * Principal Investigators Michael O. Adams, Professor of Political Science and Founding Director of the Executive Master of Public Administration Program, Texas Southern University Gail Bu  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: With essentially a 50/50 split in both the House and Senate, the country's political leanings remain equally divided. But for many business leaders, key decisions are based primarily on who is occupying the White House. "Even CEOs, as business savvy as they might be, can get swept up in partisan euphoria," said Mehmet Kara, assistant professor of accounting at the University of Kansas. "They think, 'My g  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha and Chief Medial Advisor Anthony Fauci: (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Q: Only 13 percent of adults have gotten this updated bivalent booster. Seventy-eight percent of adults have completed their primary series. Which of those numbers is more important in your mind, in terms of anticipating how bad this winter surge could  more