MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Feb. 22 -- The Business Council of Alabama issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) announced today that the board of directors of ProgressPAC, BCA's pro-jobs political affiliate, has endorsed Jeana Ross in the Alabama House of Representatives District 27 special election. Ross previously served as the Secretary of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education, where she oversaw the largest expansion of the state's vol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB10954) on Feb. 20, 2024, by legislative attorney L. Paige Whitaker: * * * Recent Developments in the Rights of Private Individuals to Enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act On November 20, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Eighth Circuit) in Arkansas State Conference NAACP v. Arkansas Board of Apportionment affirmed a federal district court ruling that Sec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Will Rollins is "going on the offensive" in his race against Ken Calvert -- and with California's 41st District as one of the best pickup opportunities in the country, Calvert is clearly "feeling the heat." Yesterday, Spectrum News reported on Rollins' growing momentum heading into election season. In a new ad, Rollins - a former federal prosecutor who has spent his career working in count  more

PARIS, France, Feb. 23 -- International Federation for Human Rights issued the following news release: The protracted legal persecution against Julian Assange has no end in sight. The High Court has heard over two days the arguments pleading for the possibility for Assange to appeal against his extradition to the US. Opposing the investigative journalist in the Court, is the US government, which wants him transferred to face charges of espionage. At the end of the two-day hearing that took plac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following joint statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * On the anniversary of Rick Scott's 12-point plan to sunset Medicare and Social Security, DCCC Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, and DSCC Chair Sen. Gary Peters issued the following joint statement: "On this anniversary, we are reminded that Social Security and Medicare remain under constant assault from Donald Trump and Republican candidates up   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: On the anniversary of Rick Scott's 12-point plan to sunset Social Security and Medicare, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, DSCC Chair Sen. Gary Peters, and DCCC Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene issued the following joint statement: "On this anniversary, we are reminded that Social Security and Medicare remain under constant assault from Donald Trump and Republican candidates up and down the ballot. In November, voters   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * On the anniversary of Rick Scott's 12-point plan to sunset Medicare and Social Security, DSCC Chair Sen. Gary Peters, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, and DCCC Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene issued the following joint statement: "On this anniversary, we are reminded that Social Security and Medicare remain under constant assault from Donald Trump and Republican candidates up and down   more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 22 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC's The View where he emphasized that House Democrats are continuing to put People Over Politics to lower costs for working families, grow the middle class and protect our national security. Hosts of The View (Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin)and Leader Jeffries sitting   more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Feb. 23 -- The League of Women Voters of Mississippi issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Voting and disability rights advocates are asking to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the Mississippi Republican Party and Republican National Committee that seeks to overturn a Mississippi law that allows for people voting absentee to mail ballots up until Election Day, and to have those ballots counted if they're postmarked by Election Day and received within five bus  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to Michigan Republicans' chaos and disarray showing no signs of stopping anytime soon, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "As Michiganders head to the polls for early voting, the Michigan GOP is still a raging dumpster fire ahead of their dueling nominating contests - and it looks like it's only getting worse. After they tried to replace one problematic  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 22 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 21, 2024: Mega-millionaire hedge fund CEO David McCormick is taking heat for living in Connecticut, bragging about spending half his time with "really wealthy people," and traveling by private jet when he visits Pennsylvania. Yesterday, the hosts of WILK Morning News questioned whether Pennsylanians can relate to McCormick and noted he's not someone Pennsylvanians would want to "have a beer"  more

BEVERLY HILLS, California, Feb. 22 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Feb. 20, 2024, at a campaign reception: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Please sit down. I'm sure you're standing up because you're so bored of sitting down all this time. (Laughter.) Leslie, thank you for that introduction. And a special thanks to -- to Haim and Cheryl and opening their home to us. And to -- to Casey for co-hosting. I wish them the quickest recovery.   more

LOS ALTOS HILLS, California, Feb. 24 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Feb. 22, 2024, at a campaign reception: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. I think I should go home now. (Laughter.) Well, first of all, Bob and Danielle, thank you for hosting us today. It matters a lot to me, and I want to especially thank you for your philanthropy advancing medical research, including for cancer.   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 23 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Feb. 21, 2024, at a campaign reception: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Please. Thank you. (Applause.) Jerry, for the longest time after being elected, I'd hear "Hail to the Chief" played, and I'd turn around and wonder: Where the hell was he? (Laughter.) Look, I want to thank Gordon and I want to thank George for that introduction and cohosting us tonight. And a special thanks to -- and it was said twice tonight,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of an election briefing on Feb. 20, 2024, on how candidates are selected: * * * Summary Contrary to many countries where voting is organized at the national level, in the American federalist system our elections processes are a state (and sub-state) competency. States, counties, and other localities have various mechanics for casting, counting, and certifying votes. In this briefing, Dr. King explains how the   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 23 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: If you are covering Governor Tony Evers' request for the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider congressional maps, please consider the following statement from the Republican Party of Wisconsin: "It comes as no surprise that Tony Evers would shamelessly pressure the Wisconsin Supreme Court to throw out his own maps. The same out-of-state donors funding the Elias Law firm lawsuit were also responsible for b  more