WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington issued the following news release: The plaintiffs in Anderson v. Griswold, the historic 14th Amendment case that resulted in a decision by the Colorado Supreme Court to remove Donald Trump from the ballot for his involvement in the January 6th insurrection, today filed a response to the Colorado Republican Party's appeal to the United States Supreme Court. Noah Bookbinder, president of Citizens for Responsibility and Eth  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington issued the following statement on Jan. 4, 2024: * * * Following Donald Trump's appeal to the Supreme Court yesterday of the Colorado ruling that bars him from the ballot for his involvement in the January 6th insurrection, the plaintiffs in Anderson v. Griswold today filed a response with the Supreme Court. Noah Bookbinder, president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which along with the firms Tie  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement on Jan. 2, 2024: * * * DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika released the following statement: "After a spectacularly underwhelming 2023, MAGA Republicans are gearing up to treat the American people to a rerun of last year's flops: running up and down the campaign trail touting their extreme plans to rip away Americans' freedoms while turning the People's House into an arm of Trump's campaign and ac  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 3 -- The Freedom of the Press Foundation issued the following news: Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) recently hosted a conversation with two journalists who unwittingly found themselves at the center of the story of press freedom in the U.S. in 2023: Marion County Record publisher Eric Meyer and Florida independent journalist Tim Burke. You can watch the conversation here or at the end of this article. Newsroom raids have been rare in the United States sinc  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 3 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: As we begin the New Year, we wanted to make sure to highlight a critical piece (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/30/us/politics/mutiny-erupts-in-a-michigan-gop-overtaken-by-chaos.html) out in last Sunday's edition of the New York Times, detailing the downfall of the Michigan GOP under Chair Kristina Karamo. Beginning with the embarrassing Mackinac conference and ending with the growing calls f  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 4 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following statement on Jan. 3, 2024: * * * Yet another criminal indictment includes big names in the Michigan Republican Party; this time it's staffers for former House Speaker Lee Chatfield, Anne and Rob Minard. In response Sam Inglot, executive director of Progress Michigan issued the following statement:   more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 4 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following statement on Jan. 3, 2024: * * * Donald Trump has appealed the Colorado Supreme Court's decision in Anderson v. Griswold to the U.S. Supreme Court. * * * Secretary of State Jena Griswold issued the following statement: "The United States Supreme Court now has two appeals to consider in determining whether Donald Trump is eligible to appear on Colorado's Presidential Primary ballot. I urge the Court to consider   more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 4 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2024: Today marks the one-year anniversary of the MAGA Republican Party becoming the majority in the House of Representatives. From day one, this caucus has pushed its extremist and unpopular agenda over the will of the American people. Throughout the last year, they have attempted to stand in the way of progress by holding Americans and our economy hostage, stalling the budget, and putting f  more