AUSTIN, Texas, March 7 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 6, 2024: * * * The 2024 Texas election stage is now set, and the differences between two very different visions for our state are made clear: With November 5th on the horizon, Texas Democrats remain united while Republican chaos intensifies. * * * Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement: "Super Tuesday's results have laid bare the two distinct choices voters   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 6, 2024: * * * Today, Arizona Democratic Party Chairwoman Yolanda Bejarano reacted to Nikki Haley's exit from the 2024 Republican Primary, further solidifying Donald Trump's position as the presumptive Republican nominee: "Donald Trump's MAGA agenda is disastrous for the nation, and Nikki Haley's defeat further reinforces the Republican Party's embrace of extremism which directly conflicts with o  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Today, a new report from the Arizona Republic, exposed that Kari Lake gave a paid speech in 2023 to a group labeled an "extremist, anti-government group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.". Lake was paid $15,000 for her speech to the group, whose "executives drew national scrutiny for social media remarks after a 2019 massacre of Latinos that blamed the bloodshed on mass immigration, n  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 8 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Kari Lake has used campaign donations to pay thousands of dollars to a business owned by Lake and her husband, according to a new report by the Copper Courier. Lake's financial disclosures have revealed "Lake spoke to 'extremist' Texas group and then misidentified them in a Senate filing" and "made $75,000 in speaking fees her campaign claimed she doesn't charge." And her recent Texas and Arizona fundr  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: As Kari Lake fundraises with national Republicans today, her campaign remains their worst nightmare as she is "still an extremist" and "far-right conspiracy theorist" who "just can't help herself." Lake will say or do anything to advance her own political career, but she still faces questions in Arizona about her ability to unite the party and "win over those all-important moderate Repu  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: [Hartford, CT] - In the wake of Alabama's State Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos created during the IVF process are "children" under state law, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy joined the growing support for U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Patty Murray (D-WA)'s legislation to protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reprodu  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), First Vice-Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), and Executive Member Senator Mazie Hirono (HI) formally stopped House Republican members from reinstating the China Initiative, a Trump-era program created in 2018 that purported to combat espionage but in effect targeted and profiled those of Ch  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- House Democratic Caucus issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu held a press conference alongside House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro on how House Democrats are once again preventing a government shutdown by advancing funding bills to help everyday Americans. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Good morning. Pleased to be joined with Vice Chair Ted Lieu and our Chairwoman of Approp  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington issued the following statement on March 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 T  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Club for Growth Action, an arm of the Club for Growth, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Club for Growth Action affiliated School Freedom Fund President David McIntosh issued the following statement following the Texas State House primaries. School Freedom Fund spent nearly $4 million on the primaries against so-called "Republicans" who blocked Gov. Abbot's school freedom legislation, and we beat 7 incumbents on election day and 5 will go to a runoff. "  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Yesterday, vulnerable Republican Brian Fitzpatrick, who is in the midst of a Republican primary and "represents a Biden won Pennsylvania district, declined to say whether he would be endorsing Trump." Now, Super Tuesday has come and gone, and the Republican Party has made Trump the presumptive nominee and backed his dangerous, extreme record of: * Supporting plans to impl  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Super Tuesday has come and gone, and the GOP has made criminally-indicted Donald Trump the presumptive nominee of George Logan's Republican Party. As a GOP loyalist, Logan is propping up Trump's dangerous, extreme record of: * Supporting plans to implement a national abortion ban. * Facing 91 felony charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States for his effor  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Super Tuesday has come and gone, and the GOP has made criminally-indicted Donald Trump the presumptive nominee of Mike Lawler and Marc Molinaro's Republican Party. As GOP loyalists, Lawler and Molinaro are propping up Trump's dangerous, extreme record of: * Supporting plans to implement a national abortion ban. * Facing 91 felony charges, including conspiracy to defraud   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Super Tuesday has come and gone, and the GOP has made criminally-indicted Donald Trump the presumptive nominee of Russell Prescott, Hollie Noveletsky, and Chris Bright's Republican Party. As GOP loyalists, Prescott, Noveletsky, and Bright are propping up Trump's dangerous, extreme record of: * Supporting plans to implement a national abortion ban. * Facing 91 felony char  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: "Orange County families already rejected Scott Baugh for being dangerously extreme and out of touch, and he's only gotten worse since then. A corrupt career politician, Baugh has a history of putting his own interests and corporate donors over the needs of working Orange County residents, and has faced 20 criminal charges - four of them felonies - for breaking campaign finance laws. That's   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Tom Kean Jr. has gone to great lengths to put off answering any and all questions about whether or not he will vote for criminally-indicted Donald Trump. Now, Super Tuesday has come and gone, and the Republican Party has made Trump the presumptive nominee and backed his dangerous, extreme record of: * Supporting plans to implement a national abortion ban. * Facing 91 felony charges, incl  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: After a bill was introduced in the Missouri state legislature to protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and after the Alabama Supreme Court decision that attacks access to the treatment, Republican candidate for Missouri governor and state Senator Bill Eigel claimed "I have said this my entire life, that life begins at conception," at direct odds with the use of IVF. This isn't shocking: Sen. Eigel h  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: In response to MAGA extremist Michael Whatley being chosen as the new RNC chair, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "Today, the RNC poured gasoline on a dumpster fire by promoting Trump-backed election denier Michael Whatley as their new leader. Whatley has embraced Donald Trump's dangerous and extreme agenda, and is so out-of-touch he even broke wi  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's endorsement of Donald Trump, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement (with some help from McConnell himself): "Take it from Mitch McConnell: Donald Trump is morally and practically responsible for January 6, when he fed lies to a mob that attacked our democracy. He makes outrageous and inappropriate attacks on entire  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "Donald Trump's MAGA foreign policy agenda puts Putin over our allies and our own national security. While President Biden has championed democracy on the world stage and stood with our allies in their time of need, Trump is vowing to be a dictator on 'day one,' encouraging Russia to attack our allies, and praising  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "President Biden is tackling the climate crisis head-on while helping to create jobs here at home. Through his Inflation Reduction Act, President Biden is investing in industries of the future, leading a manufacturing boom, and overseeing the creation of hundreds of thousands of good-paying green jobs nationwide. T  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "President Biden took on Big Pharma and won -- and so did the American people. Thanks to the historic Inflation Reduction Act, insulin costs are capped at $35 a month for millions of Americans on Medicare and prescription drug costs are coming down for seniors. Donald Trump would cave to Big Pharma and drive those   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following statement on March 6, 2024: * * * Ahead of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) fundraiser for Kari Lake today, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson Maeve Coyle issued the following statement: "Kari Lake is the poster child for Senate Republicans' abysmal recruits: a deeply flawed candidate with massive personal baggage, Lake is an election loser despised by Republicans in   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Tonight, Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) will deliver the Republican Address to the Nation following the State of the Union. Below are excerpts from the response: "The country we know and love seems to be slipping away. It feels like the next generation will have fewer opportunities - and less freedom - than we did. I worry my own children may not even get a shot at living their American Dreams." .  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Advisory Opinions Requests Received Advisory Opinion Request 2024-04 (Independence Blue Cross LLC Political Action Committee) (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2024-04/) On March 4, the Commission made public an advisory opinion request from Independence Blue Cross LLC Politi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 5 -- Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Today, Secretary of State Cord Byrd reminded Florida voters of early voting options available for the upcoming Presidential Preference Primary (PPP) on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. "As a convenient way to cast their ballot, registered Florida voters can vote early at any of the designated early voting sites in the county in which they are registered," said Secretary of State Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Hannity to react to the State of the Union address. See below for highlights and watch the full interview on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BucMgNi65zM) and Rumble (https://rumble.com/v4hxdch-hannity.html). On President Biden's performance during the State of the Union address: "The whole thing was weird. I was actually concerned for him. It   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 8 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: About 1 in 8 voters (12%) now say that abortion is the most important issue for their vote in the 2024 elections, highlighting how the issue could motivate groups of voters who largely say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll (https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/poll-finding/kff-health-trackin  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC'S Morning Joe where he previewed President Biden's State of the Union Address and emphasized that Democrats are committed to putting people over politics, while extreme MAGA Republicans continue to engage in political stunts. Leader Jeffries appearing on MSNBC's Morning Joe WILLIE GEIST: Congressman H  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC'S All In where he emphasized that while extreme MAGA Republicans are mired in chaos, dysfunction and extremism, House Democrats and President Biden are moving our nation forward to make life better for the American people. Chris Hayes (left) and Leader Jeffries (right) appearing together on screen CHRI  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: MAGA Republicans stooped to new lows this week with their extremism, hypocrisy, chaos, and -- as President Biden would call it -- malarkey. In case you missed it: Donald Trump saw flashing red warning signs in his Super Tuesday performance and is uninterested in winning over Nikki Haley supporters; congressional Republicans failed to explain their support for a law threatening IVF access  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Following years of contentious relations with Donald Trump, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has publicly endorsed the former president for the 2024 presidential race. McConnell's backing solidifies Trump's influence within the Republican Party, potentially rallying donors. Despite their history of clashes, McConnell's move underscores the pragmatic politics at play as Trump seeks to unify the party ahead of   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Following years of contentious relations with Donald Trump, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has publicly endorsed the former president for the 2024 presidential race. McConnell's backing solidifies Trump's influence within the Republican Party, potentially rallying donors. Despite their history of clashes, McConnell's move underscores the pragmatic politics at play as Trump seeks to unify the party ahead of   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: This week, Michigan Democrats and the MIGOP really showed their true colors. Michigan Dems opened a field office in Madison Heights to expand the campaign and promoted Biden's historic investments across Michigan ahead of the State of the Union. Meanwhile, the MIGOP continued to push an anti-abortion agenda that Michiganders have made clear they have no interest in, and their once fe  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: In case you missed it, the New York Times released an extensive and detailed report yesterday exposing Trump's Michigan MAGA allies' latest coordinated attempt to use new data tools and debunked legal theories to persuade election officials to suppress Michiganders' votes. As the NYT's investigation revealed, MAGA extremists in Michigan have rolled out the use of a data program called Check My Vote,   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 8 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * After Republicans in the state legislature eliminated Missouri's state-run presidential primary, the Missouri Democratic Party worked to design the best party-run process possible given the barriers of the new law and is ready to announce the locations that will serve as in-person voting sites for the Party-run presidential primary election scheduled on Saturday, March 2  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: HARTFORD- In the wake of Alabama's State Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos created during the IVF process are "children" under state law, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday joined the growing support for U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Patty Murray (D-WA)'s legislation to protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: HARTFORD- In the wake of Alabama's State Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos created during the IVF process are "children" under state law, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday joined the growing support for U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Patty Murray (D-WA)'s legislation to protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on March 8, 2024: After Tuesday's primary election, North Carolina Republicans chose a slate of strong, conservative leadership up and down the ballot. Meanwhile, over 88,000 North Carolina Democrats rejected President Joe Biden and are stuck with career politician Josh Stein as their candidate for Governor. "Democrats are stuck with a Presidential candidate most voters think is too old to do the  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 8 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: After Tuesday's primary election, North Carolina Republicans chose a slate of strong, conservative leadership up and down the ballot. Meanwhile, over 88,000 North Carolina Democrats rejected President Joe Biden and are stuck with career politician Josh Stein as their candidate for Governor. "Democrats are stuck with a Presidential candidate most voters think is too old to do the job, a candidate  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on March 8, 2024: Today, the members of the Republican National Committee (RNC) elected Chairman Michael Whatley and Co-Chair Lara Trump. "Thank you to the 168 members of the RNC and President Trump for entrusting me to serve as RNC Chairman. We are already well on our way to making Joe Biden a one-term President, and I look forward to working alongside each and every Republican across the country to deliv  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 5 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on March 4, 2024: Today, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 9-0 decision overturned the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to keep former President Donald Trump off the presidential ballot. "The NCGOP applauds the U.S. Supreme Court for rejecting the blatant partisan attack by the Colorado Supreme Court in their attempt to keep President Donald Trump off the ballot," said NCGOP Chairman Michael Whatley in  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 6 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following statement on March 5, 2024: * * * With the North Carolina Democratic primary for Governor called for Josh Stein, please see the following statement from NCGOP Communications Director Matt Mercer. "Democrats have chosen a career politician who has been one of the most partisan left-wing activists in North Carolina as their nominee for Governor." "North Carolina families want a Governor who will be on   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 8 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Following tonight's disappointing (but loud) State of the Union address, please see the following statement from NCGOP Communications Director Matt Mercer. "Tonight confirmed that President Biden and Democrats just don't get it." "The state of our union is less prosperous and less safe than it was during President Trump's first term." "Americans know that Biden and   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following statement on March 8, 2024: * * * Following tonight's disappointing (but loud) State of the Union address, please see the following statement from NCGOP Communications Director Matt Mercer. "Tonight confirmed that President Biden and Democrats just don't get it." "The state of our union is less prosperous and less safe than it was during President Trump's first term." "Americans know that Biden and   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released a Majority Makers video highlighting Congressman John James' background, how his story translates to his mission in Congress and how we can pass on a nation that is better and stronger for future generations. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE (https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnrcc.us14.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fcli  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 6 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: A new report from WKYC laid out how Bernie Moreno, Frank LaRose, and Matt Dolan are "all on record as having been opposed to" Issue 1 and its protections for IVF. Not only did the entire field work to defeat Issue 1 and its IVF protections, the field now wants to overrule the majority of Ohioans who voted for Issue 1 by supporting a national abortion ban. WATCH MORE FROM WKYC (https://drive.google.com/file/d/11PVb_  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 9 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: On Friday, Progress Michigan released the latest edition of Lake Effect, a monthly poll that tracks public opinion about a variety of issues and political figures. This month's poll dug into attitudes about a variety of economic policies, including those proposed in Go  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox News' Fox and Friends to discuss the House voting on the Laken Riley Act today to hold the Biden Administration accountable for threatening the safety of American communities. Leader Scalise emphasized that no family should have to go through what Laken Riley's family has after her brutal murder at the hands of an illegal   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) stopped House GOP members from reinstating the China Initiative, a Trump-era program created in 2018 that purported to combat espionage but in effect targeted and profiled those of Chinese descent. The Department of Justice ended the program in 2022, after several of the alleged espionage and n  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news on March 8, 2024: As medical research and development continues to make leaps and bounds across the world, U.S. Rep. John Joyce (PA-13) appeared before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society yesterday, delivering remarks in which he discussed how America can maintain its place at the front of the pack in medical innovation and deliver medical breakthroughs for the millions of Americans suffering from rare diseases. Joyce, who  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Republican Jewish Coalition issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * The Republican Jewish Coalition released the following statement in advance of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address: No matter how hard they try to spin the State of the Union tonight, Joe Biden and his Democratic allies in Congress have failed on every significant issue of concern to the American people, leaving the United States weaker and poorer. Don't believe us? Dome  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox News' Fox and Friends to discuss the House voting on the Laken Riley Act today to hold the Biden Administration accountable for threatening the safety of American communities. Leader Scalise emphasized that no family should have to go through what Laken Riley's family has after her brutal murder at the hands o  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the ranking member of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, released the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in favor of former President Trump in the case of Donald Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al. The U.S. Supreme Court overruled the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling from December 2023 that b  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 9 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today delivered the Republican Address to the Nation in response to President Biden's State of the Union Address. Her remarks as prepared are as follows: "Good evening, America. My name is Katie Britt, and I have the honor of serving the people of the great state of Alabama in the United States Senate. However, that's not the job that matters most. I'  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 4 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 2, 2024: * * * As Republicans attempt to allocate delegates for the Republican National Convention, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party Lavora Barnes released the following statement: "What we will see today through the MIGOP's caucuses is that no matter who their chair is - this is the party of Trump. "I have no doubt that chaos will remain the driving force of the Michigan Republican Part  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 6 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: By Luke Henkhaus When Russian troops crossed the border into Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, few predicted that the invasion would be ongoing two years later. As military historian and author Phillips Payson O'Brien remarked during a talk at Texas A&M University this week, "The war was supposed to be fast and overwhelming, and it was supposed to be done in a very short period of time." Some experts predicted the war   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release: On March 6, the U.S. Postal Service revealed the artwork of a commemorative Forever stamp celebrating the life and legacy of former First Lady Betty Ford. The stamp design was unveiled at the White House by First Lady Jill Biden, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former President Gerald R. Ford and former First Lady Betty Ford. The dedication ceremony for the Forever stamp will be   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 8 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Yesterday, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans endorsed the disgraced former President Donald Trump. The same disgraced former President who has shown nothing but contempt for our men and women in uniform, and made endless assaults on women. Donald Trump talks a big game about how great his presidency was for women and how he will "make America great again" for women. These claims could not b  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and 46 Democratic senators introduced legislation to protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) nationwide. The Access to Family Building Act -- which would establish a statutory right to access IVF for all Americans who need it to start or grow a family w  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 5 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that states cannot remove Donald Trump from this year's presidential ballot for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol. John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D., a Supreme Court scholar and associate professor in Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Political Science, offered insight into the ruling. * What did the court actually determine in this  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on March 6, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right, everybody. Good afternoon. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I have, I think, one thing for you at the top, and then we'll get started. So, before we get started, I wanted to preview what to expect tomorrow night with -- when President Biden delivers his third State of the Union. You will hear the President la  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 9 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: If you are covering President Joe Biden's 2024 State of the Union Address, please consider the following statement from the Republican Party of Wisconsin: "No matter how rosy a picture he may try to paint of his job performance, nothing Joe Biden says will change the harsh realities facing Americans of open borders, higher prices, and a weaker economy for working Wisconsinites." --WisGOP Spokesperson Matt   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 8 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Tammy Baldwin is morphing again. This time, she is cosplaying as a Trump-friendly Democrat to keep her political career intact. In her first television ad of the 2024 campaign, Baldwin went out of her way to brag about President Trump signing a bill into law that she proposed over half a decade ago. This is just the latest instance of Baldwin scrambling to recast herself as an ally to Trump voters. In tru  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 5 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: If you are covering the United States Supreme Court's decision on Trump v. Anderson or the subsequent dismissal of Wisconsin lawsuits to bar former President Donald J. Trump from the ballot, please consider the following statement from the Republican Party of Wisconsin: "The Supreme Court's unanimous ruling and the subsequent dismissal of the 14th Amendment lawsuits in Wisconsin have affirmed that election  more