MONONA, Wisconsin, March 20 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, issued the following commentary on March 19, 2024: * * * Eric Hovde Opposes Wisconsinites' Freedoms Over the weekend, California mega-millionaire Eric Hovde provided yet another stunning display of just how out of touch he is with average Wisconsinites and our Badger State values as he shared a stage with convicted January 6 insurrectionist Brandon Straka and MAGA factio  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 19 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: The ACLU of Michigan and the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP sent a letter today to the Genoa Township Clerk calling on her to reinstate all voters improperly removed from the voter registration rolls since approximately October 1, 2023. The letter describes how the clerk removed as many as 112 voters based on improper residency-related challenges, likely in vio  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Ahead of the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act(ACA) this Saturday, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined their Senate Democratic colleagues to tout record-breaking ACA enrollment, highlighting how Democrats have built on the successes of the ACA, and speaking out against Donald Trump threatening to repeal the ACA in a potential second ter  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release: Ahead of the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this Saturday, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Senate Democrats are applauding record-breaking ACA enrollment, highlighting how Democrats have built on the successes of the ACA, and speaking out against Donald Trump threatening to repeal the ACA in a second term. Trump recently vowed that we would "never give up" on repealing t  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: Senate Democrats highlight successes of ACA and how they have built on the landmark law to further lower health care premiums and prescription drug costs State-By-State Fact Sheets Show How Republican Calls to Repeal the ACA Jeopardizes Health Care for Millions of People Across the Nation--MORE HERE Ahead of the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this Saturday, Senate Democrats are touti  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senate Democrats highlight successes of ACA and how they have built on the landmark law to further lower health care premiums and prescription drug costs State-By-State Fact Sheets Show How Republican Calls to Repeal the ACA Jeopardizes Health Care for Millions of People Across the Nation--MORE HERE Ahead of the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this Saturday, Senate Democrats are tout  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 22 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl issued the following statement upon the enactment of Curriculum Transparency (SB48) into law: "The Alabama Republican Party firmly believe that parents should be in the driver's seat when it comes to the education of our children. Senator Greg Reed's curriculum transparency bill is a significant step towards achieving this goal, as i  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 19 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following news release: The Alabama Republican Party Candidate Committee has selected Elmore County District Judge Patrick Pinkston to be its nominee for the 19th Judicial Circuit, Place 1. The position became open following Governor Ivey's appointment of Judge Bill Lewis to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Pursuant to state law, the Party is tasked with choosing a nominee to replace him on the General Election ballot.   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump pushing election-denying conspiracy theorist Scott Presler as a new RNC hire, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "Scott Presler is an election-denying conspiracy theorist, which just makes him par for the course in terms of new major RNC staff hires. Presler isn't even the first election-denying conspiracy theorist the RNC ha  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- House Democratic Caucus issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu held a press conference on the Extreme MAGA Republican chaos and dysfunction in the People's House and House Democrats once again providing the votes to prevent a government shutdown. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Good morning, good morning. Special congratulations to Joe Neguse, who was elected by acclamation the Assistant Democrati  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) released a statement on H.Res. 1102 the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024. In a statement, Rep. Frost says: "For months, House Republicans have held our government hostage, threatening to defund our operations and bring our country and economy to a halt. Today I'm thankful that we have once again avoided a shutdown disaster of the Repub  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Today, George Logan is once again doubling down on his steadfast commitment to MAGA extremism by campaigning in Hartford alongside one of the most dangerous members of the Republican Party, Speaker Mike Johnson. Logan's record of supporting extreme Republicans' agenda to jeopardize abortion access nationwide and endanger Connecticut's 5th District with harmful gun policies was already a l  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Mike Lawler's Republican Party's presidential nominee - who Lawler was a delegate for and worked to reelect in 2020 - is doubling down on his effort to ban abortion nationwide and disregard the decades-long standard of Roe v. Wade. Trump previewed his plan to ban abortion nationwide in a radio interview on Tuesday. Let's be clear: Donald Trump is the leader of the House Republican Confe  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Fourteen years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Alison Esposito's Republican Party continues to follow Donald Trump's dangerous calls to "terminate" coverage for 279,879 New Yorkers, including some of the 3.2 million New Yorkers with pre-existing conditions who would likely be charged more or denied coverage without the ACA's protections. Recent polling shows that nearly 60%   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Fourteen years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, George Logan's Republican Party continues to follow Donald Trump's dangerous calls to "terminate" coverage for 129,000 people in Connecticut, including some of the 529,000 Connecticuters with pre-existing conditions who would likely be charged more or denied coverage without the ACA's protections. Recent polling shows that nearl  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Fourteen years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Russell Prescott, Hollie Noveletsky, and Chris Bright's Republican Party continues to follow Donald Trump's dangerous calls to "terminate" coverage for 65,117 Granite Staters, including some of the 230,000 million with pre-existing conditions who would likely be charged more or denied coverage without the ACA's protections. Rec  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: "Northeast Ohioans know Emilia Sykes serves their district with one mission in mind: delivering results for the community she calls home. Emilia has prioritized reaching across the aisle to get things done. Meanwhile, Kevin Coughlin has spent his career as a lobbyist and self-serving politician, supporting efforts to ban abortion, gut Social Security and Medicare, and repeal the Affordable  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: "Orlando Sonza is wildly out of step with Southwest Ohio, from supporting a national abortion ban without exceptions and legislation outlawing IVF, to bills that would ban same-sex marriage. Unlike Sonza, Greg Landsman is focused on making it easier for people to live, work, and raise their family in the community that they love. Greg has always prioritized the needs of Southwest Ohio chil  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to reporting that Donald Trump is planning to bring on convicted felon Paul Manafort for the Republican National Convention, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "Convicted felon Paul Manafort will fit right in with the C-Team of election deniers, conspiracy theorists, and absolute weirdos that make up Donald Trump's MAGA takeover of the GOP. This latest  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: The Washington Post: "Could Republicans blow it with bad candidates -- again?" The New York Times: "The G.O.P. has backed candidates who can self-fund. But their wealth is likely to factor in the fight for Senate control." See for yourself: The New York Times: Republicans Are Counting on Millionaires to Flip the Senate By Jonathan Weisman March 21, 2024 The decision by Ohio voters on Tu  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 20 -- Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd issued the following statement on March 19, 2024: * * * This morning, Secretary of State Cord Byrd issued the following statement: "Polls have opened today for Florida's Presidential Preference Primary Election (PPP) and will remain open until 7 p.m., local time. It is important to know that this PPP Election is solely for eligible voters registered with the Republican Party of Florida. However, in some counties there may   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 22 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on March 21, 2024: Following this week's primary elections, Justice Michael Donnelly, Justice Melody Stewart and Judge Lisa Forbes are all setting their sights on the general election and rising above party labels to restore fairness, justice and equality to the Ohio Supreme Court. For too long, Ohioans have had to endure a Supreme Court that put politics over people, and the Democrats running for Supreme Court are   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Key Point: "[T]here may not be much that the former president or his campaign can do to win back these key donors, the sources explained. The drop in Trump's small-dollar contributors could be [a] significant obstacle as the former president faces the well-funded incumbent president, Democrat Joe Biden." CNBC: Behind Trump's campaign cash crunch: Small-dollar donor fatigue, major donor hesitation By:   more

BOISE, Idaho, March 22 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news item in a blog entry: As the Idaho Republican Party becomes ever-more extreme, Idaho Democrats from every corner of the state are meeting the moment, offering voters a choice and hope for the future. For the first time in decades, Democratic candidates will compete in every legislative district. They are parents, teachers, nurses, and small business owners, united by a vision of a more prosperous Idaho where every fa  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 19 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news item in a blog entry: Following the filing period for the 2024 Primary Election, the Idaho Democratic Party is poised to contest a historic number of races, with Democratic candidates slated to compete in every legislative district across the state. Last year, the party set an ambitious goal to have at least one Democratic candidate in every legislative district, ensuring voters across the state have a choice. The a  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: Yesterday, in wake of the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling on IVF, Ms. Magazine published an op-ed by Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) discussing how women in Alabama are feeling right now, who will suffer the most from this ruling, and the continued fight for reproductive justice. To read the op-ed, click here or see below: Ms. Magazine IVF Allowed Me to Dream of Motherhood By U.S.   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 21 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, Governor Laura Kelly's bipartisan Medicaid expansion proposal, the Cutting Healthcare Costs for All Kansans Act, was heard in the Kansas Legislature. This is the first time in four years that the legislature has allowed public debate on Medicaid expansion. More than 900 written testimonies were made in support of Medicaid expansion; 450 of which were submitted to the House and 463  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Watch Kennedy's full remarks here. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and colleagues in hosting a press conference on the Laken Riley Act, which Kennedy helped introduce in the Senate. The Laken Riley Act would require the Biden administration's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain illegal immigrants who commit theft  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the House passed government funding legislation that excluded House Republicans' demand for a commission to fast-track cuts to Medicare and Social Security. "Once again, we have defeated Republicans' plan for a closed-door commission to gut Social Security," said Larson. "In the past two weeks, we have seen former President Tr  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: It's no surprise that the party led by the same guy who said there would be a "bloodbath" if he loses the election again is embroiled in chaos, extremism, disarray, and internal chaos. Totally out of touch with the American people, Trump and MAGA Republicans across the country continue to show voters that they're utterly unfit to lead. Take a look at the latest: Just like the Trump operation itself, R  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: 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: The Republican Study Committee proposed a new extreme MAGA budget that pushes Donald Trump's unpopular priorities, including cuts to Social Security and Medicare; Trump once again signaled his support for a national abortion ban; he also doubl  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 21 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Michigan Republicans' brutal infighting is getting nastier by the day. Mike Rogers, Peter Meijer, Sandy Pensler, and Justin Amash are continuing to "take shots" at each other in the "unruly" and "messy" Senate primary. The Republicans' "fractured" primary is guaranteed to leave Republicans with a badly-damaged nominee who is out of step with Michiganders. WATCH: Michigan GOP Senate Primary Brutal I  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 19 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: In a post on X this past weekend, North Carolina Democratic Party Chairwoman Anderson Clayton said Republicans voted to strip public school classrooms of funding in the current state budget. Of course, that is a lie. Republicans have increased public education funding for a decade in addition to growing the state's popular Opportunity Scholarship program for thousands of families. The current   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 21 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: It's been two days since news that local authorities' arrest of Awet Hagos in Gates County was on the terror watchlist. Hagos, who is now being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after an hours-long standoff with Gates County law enforcement, entered North Carolina illegally over six months ago, according to news reports. NC Democrats have refused to comment about this indivi  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following statement on March 18, 2024: * * * Last week, Vicente Gonzalez attacked both Hispanics and Jews by comparing many Hispanics to "Jews for Hitler." Now, Gonzalez is doubling down on these racist remarks by saying he's just trying to "educate" Hispanics and "wake them up." Gonzalez has a habit of spewing racist rhetoric toward those he doesn't agree with -- he's previously pushed sexist and racist remar  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 23 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Josh Stein still doesn't get it. He still refuses to comment on the illegal immigrant on the terror watchlist being captured by Gates County law enforcement. While refusing to say anything about that case, he slips in a request from his taxpayer-funded office for "fentanyl scanners" at the border. Cynically, he thinks this is being "tough" on drug traffickers that directly led to the deaths of  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 19 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Connecticut hedge fund CEO and mega-millionaire David McCormick is once again in the spotlight for his lies about living in Pennsylvania. Last week, political commentators called him out for chartering private planes to fly back to his home state of Connecticut. Listen Below: Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rep-debbie-mucarsel-powell-james-carville-shann  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 22 -- 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 21, 2024: On Wednesday, Michigan House Minority Leader Matt Hall finally broke his silence on Michigan State Representative Josh Schriver pushing the white supremacist "Great Replacement Theory," which has been used repeatedly by white nationalists to justify murderous rampage  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 19 -- 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: Earlier this month, Progress Michigan released (https://progressmichigan.org/2024/03/new-poll-whitmers-proposed-budget-proves-popular/) the March issue of Lake Effect, a monthly poll tracking public opinion about a variety of issues and political figures. In light of the racist conspi  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 21 (TNSres) -- 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: Earlier this month, Progress Michigan released the March issue of Lake Effect, a monthly poll tracking public opinion about a variety of issues and political figures. In light of the racist conspiracy theories and white nationalist rhetoric coming from Representative Josh Sch  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Approaching the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, DNC spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: "Millions of hardworking Americans rely on essential health benefits provided by the Affordable Care Act, but Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans could not care less. Access to affordable prescription drugs, maternity and newborn care, mental health care, emergency services, and more are   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Approaching the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, DNC spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: "Donald Trump's pledge to 'terminate' the Affordable Care Act could strip protections from over 100 million Americans with preexisting conditions, but Trump doesn't care - he only thinks about himself. Trump's extreme MAGA health care agenda is unpopular across the political spectrum fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Approaching the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, DNC spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: "If Donald Trump gets his way and repeals the Affordable Care Act, nearly 5 million Americans under the age of 26 could lose their health insurance. Trump's push to 'terminate' the ACA is both extreme and unpopular: He wants to take away coverage from millions of young adults while allo  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release: U.S. Representative David Schweikert (AZ-01) delivered a speech on the House Floor last night to point out that President Biden's FY25 budget proposes an unprecedented $86.6 trillion in new spending over the next decade, increasing debt held by the public by 72% and adding $4.9 trillion in new taxes. Rep. Schweikert also called out President Biden for once again driving a wedge between Republicans a  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 22 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, Rep. Summer Lee spoke on the House floor in opposition to House Republicans' H.R. 7023, deceptively named the "Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act." This bill is a giveaway to corporate polluters, allowing them to freely dump toxins in our air and water without accountability. PA-12 has among the most polluted air and water in the country, and Rep. Lee  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to a Trump ally pushing for "the January 6 movement" to be a part of the GOP convention just a day after reporting that Trump wants convicted felon Paul Manafort to help with the convention, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "This year's Republican National Convention is shaping up to be a giant stage for Donald Trump's soft-on-crime agenda. From pushi  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news on March 21, 2024: As the federal government continues to march towards a possible government shutdown, Chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern (OK-1) appeared before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society yesterday, delivering remarks in which he discussed how the RSC has worked to produce a balanced budget, and offer solutions to the many other pressing matters the House is facing. Hern, who w  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to Donald Trump calling the Affordable Care Act a "disaster," DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "When Donald Trump calls the Affordable Care Act a 'disaster,' here's what he really means: It's a disaster that millions of Americans have access to affordable health care. To be clear, ripping away health care access and stripping protections for people wi  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to Donald Trump's calls to "terminate" the Affordable Care Act, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "After years of trying -- and failing -- to repeal the Affordable Care Act as president, Donald Trump is running on a dangerous plan to 'terminate' health care for millions of Americans. If Trump gets his way, he'd kick millions of people who rely on the A  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to Donald Trump's calls to "totally kill" the Affordable Care Act, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "There's no question that Donald Trump is serious about wanting to 'totally kill' the Affordable Care Act -- just take a look at the last time he was in office. Not only did Trump repeatedly try to kill the law in Congress, but he also signed an executi  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to Donald Trump saying Republicans should "never give up" on repealing the Affordable Care Act, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "Donald Trump's orders for his MAGA minions are clear: 'Never give up' on trying to rip away affordable health care from millions of Americans. Voters should take Trump at his word when he says he'll stop at nothing to repea  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to Donald Trump saying he plans to get rid of the ACA entirely, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "Donald Trump's plan for the millions of Americans who rely on the Affordable Care Act? Rip away their health care access and strip protections for preexisting conditions -- or in his words, get 'rid of it entirely.' It's hard to imagine that Trump would r  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: El director de medios hispanos del Comite Nacional Democrata, Marco Frieri, emitio la siguiente declaracion en respuesta a que Donald Trump dijera que tiene planeado deshacerse de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio en su totalidad: "?El plan de Donald Trump para los millones de estadounidenses que dependen de la Ley de Cuidado de la Salud a Bajo Precio? Quitarles el acceso a la atencion medica y   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 23 -- The Virginia House Democrats issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * The House Democratic Caucus released the following statement after the Governor vetoed a block of public safety bills this week. "Democrats were elected in November to work for the people of Virginia, and we have continued to fight for their rights in the legislature this year. With the close of the 2024 Legislative Session, we were proud to pass hundreds of bills that would ma  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 22 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Tammy Baldwin just chose Woke over Wisconsin parents. They say money speaks louder than words. The latest release of congressionally directed spending items reveals Tammy Baldwin cares more about bankrolling extreme special interest groups than defending the rights of mothers and fathers. It turns out that Senator Baldwin set aside $400,000 of taxpayer money for the organization Briarpatch Youth Services.  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 21 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on March 20, 2024: Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that Eric Hovde spoke at an event in Green Bay alongside Brandon Straka, a January 6 insurrection convict who admitted he knowingly illegally entered Capitol grounds and shouted "Take it!" to other rioters trying to steal a police officer's shield. Read more below: Washington Post: Candidate attended GOP dinner featuring man arrested in Jan. 6 rio  more