WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following statement on Aug. 23, 2023: * * * Ahead of the first GOP primary debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, NARAL Pro-Choice America calls out the anti-abortion extremism that is the hallmark of the modern Republican Party. NARAL Pro-Choice America President Mini Timmaraju released the following statement: "I don't need a crystal ball to know what these anti-abortion Republicans have in store for us tonight. When the extremist groups   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 23 -- The Associated Industries of Florida issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Today, at its 2023 Annual Conference in Orlando, the Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) announced the launch of The Center for Political Strategy (The Center), a collaborative, comprehensive, political effort for the business community. The Center will be housed within AIF and led by AIF's new Vice President of Political Operations Jeremy Sheftel. Working jointly with   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: MAGA Republicans this week found new lows with their extremism, hypocrisy, chaos, and -- as President Biden would call it -- malarkey. From the stage of the first Republican primary debate: 2024 Republicans raced to out-MAGA each other on abortion, railed against supporting our allies and undermined democracy, refused to admit human behavior's role in climate change, promised to make Tru  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 25 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 23, 2023: * * * Democratic Party of New Mexico Chair Jessica Velasquez released the following statement after tonight's GOP presidential primary debate: "We saw at tonight's debate how far right Republicans have come. Logic and facts have no place in today's GOP. The legacy of division and insurrection of the elephant who was not in the room was on full display. "Tonight made it clear:   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 22 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news on Aug. 21, 2023: The Florida Democratic Party is pleased to announce the hire of Kristellys Estanga as the new Voter Registration Director starting today. Kristellys Estanga, a Venezuelan American, is a Tallahassee-based political consultant, campaign strategist, and coalition builder with over 15 years of experience in political campaigns, organizing, and advocacy. "We are thrilled to welcome Kristelly  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Aug. 18 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following transcript of an interview on Aug. 17, 2023, on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell: In case you missed it, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell where he highlighted the success of the Inflation Reduction Act and emphasized that House Democrats are focused on growing the middle class. O'DONNELL: Thank you very much for joining us tonig  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following statement on Aug. 23, 2023: * * * Tonight, during the first Republican presidential debate, the candidates embraced their support for a national abortion ban that flies in the face of the values of the vast majority of Americans. The GOP's embrace of a national ban could not be more out of touch with the will of the American people and their own voters. Recent polling found that 80% of voters oppose a federal abortion ban--in  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 24 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 23, 2023: * * * The Nebraska Democratic Party issues the following response, from Chair Jane Kleeb, to appointed Senator Pete Ricketts' re-election announcement. The Democratic candidate challenging Ricketts will be announced later this Fall: "The announcement of appointed Senator Pete Ricketts' re-election bid is a continuation of the state GOP power grab. By contributing $1.5 million to help s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The National Education Association issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: In advance of the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate, the National Education Association today released new polling that highlights how out of touch the GOP candidates are with parents and voters on education priorities. "Tomorrow night as the 2024 Republican candidates take the debate stage for the first time, we expect them to double down on their extreme agen  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 26 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: Today the Republican Nation Committee selected Houston to host the 2028 Republican National Convention. Matt Rinaldi, Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas said "We are proud to welcome the Republican National Committee and Republican delegates from across the country to the most important and largest red state in the nation! The 2028 election and convention will be pivotal to ensure  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Virginia issued the following news: University of Virginia political experts are raising alarm that political operatives could develop attack ads using computer-generated "deepfake" videos and recordings and deploy them at the last minute to turn the tide of an election. The possibility is real enough that the Federal Election Commission last week opened public comment on a proposal to include deepfakes in its prohibition of frau  more