WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: Last night, Kevin McCarthy's "close adviser" and MAGA Republican extremist Marjorie Taylor Greene reminded Americans just how far-right MAGA Republicans are -- doubling down on conspiracy theories and an out of touch agenda. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to whitewash her lie about the Parkland school shooting -- and was then fact checked in real time, while also doubling down on election  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 (TNStalk) -- EMILY's List issued the following statement on April 7, 2023: * * * A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas attempted to block access to mifepristone, the first of a two-part series of drugs used in medication abortion, by ruling to overturn the FDA's approval of the drug in seven days. Mifepristone--the most commonly used method of abortion--has been approved by the FDA as safe and effective for more than 20 years, with a safety record of over 99%. EMILYs Lis  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: Congressional candidates collected $3.8 billion and disbursed $ 3.7 billion, political parties received $ 2.1 billion and spent $2.2 billion, and political action committees (PACs) raised $9.3 billion and spent $9 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022. Presidential candida  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) joined a group of 20 Senators in introducing the Background Check Completion Act. The legislation would close a current loophole that allows gun sales to proceed if a background check is not completed within a certain time period, even if the gun buyer is not legally allowed to purchase a gun. The gap in existing law has allowed thousands of gun   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 6 (TNSper) -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on April 5, 2023: The Republican Party of North Carolina welcomes N.C. House Representative Tricia Cotham to the Republican Party. "We are thrilled to have Rep. Cotham join the Republican Party to advance solutions for North Carolina families," said NCGOP Chairman Michael Whatley. "This announcement continues to reflect that the Democratic Party is too radical for North Carolina. The valu  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today commented on the arrest and booking of Donald Trump. "Something happened today that has never occurred before in America's long, storied history," said Rep. Pascrell. "Today, a former President of the United States was booked, fingerprinted, and appeared before a judge in a criminal proceeding as a defendant. "That a former President and leader of the Re  more

FRIDLEY, Minnesota, April 4 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on April 3, 2023, during his visit at the Cummins Power Generation Facility regarding investing in America: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! Please have a seat, if you have one. (Laughter.) As the Governor has heard me say before: When I was -- first became President, I was at a major event, and I said, "Everybody have a seat." And the press wrote, "He's so dumb he didn't even know there were no seats." (Laug  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 29, 2023: * * * AMERICAN GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC Madam Speaker, I rise today heartbroken by perpetual tragedy and outraged by perpetual inaction. On Monday, a school shooting in Nashville left three 9-year-old students and three adults dead. The next day, when asked about solutions to the American gun violence epidemic, the majority leader of  more