MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 6 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * 'Theocratic' congressional candidate shares loathsome campaign video The FFRF Action Fund names an extremist Republican congressional candidate as its "Theocrat of the Week" for her deplorable social media post i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Across the Country, American Families, Workers Benefit From the One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON -- During the August District Work Period, Speaker Johnson and House Republicans delivered the good news of the One Big Beautiful Bill in Congressional Districts across America. In Louisiana's 4th Congressional District, Speaker Johnson participated in a panel discussion with Louisiana farmers to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Across the Country, American Families, Workers Benefit From the One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON -- During the August District Work Period, Speaker Johnson and House Republicans delivered the good news of the One Big Beautiful Bill in Congressional Districts across America. In Louisiana's 4th Congressional District, Speaker Johnson participated in a panel discussion with Louis  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 4 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news: * * * New Ad Exposes Abigail Spanberger's Radical Stance on Gender Ideology A new ad from Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears calls Fake Moderate Abigail Spanberger to task for supporting men in women's sports & locker rooms, boys in girls' restrooms in K-12 schools, and hiding gender transitions from parents. Polling shows that these policies are deeply unpopular with Virginia voters and place Spanberger fir  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Out-of-Touch Republicans Fixate on European Laws While Ignoring Government Censorship, Trump's Free Speech Crackdowns in U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Judiciary Committee Democrats in setting the record straight on the unprecedented attack on the First Amendment in America that the Repu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Statement on Fulton County Board of Commissioners * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) released the following statement in response to the Republican Party's attempt to weaponize the courts against the Fulton County Board of Commissioners for rightfully rejecting election conspiracy theorist nominees to the Fulton County Board of Registration an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ernst Retirement Makes 2026 Midterm Map "Much More Favorable for Democrats" * "The loss of an incumbent in Iowa puts the potential outcome of a Democratic Senate for the remainder of Donald Trump's presidency on the table" "The White House privately tried and failed to persuade Ernst to run for reelection" In case you missed it, despite " months of lobbying " from her party  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Raskin Delivers Remarks at Chatham House Calling on the Defenders of Democracy Across the World to Stand Together Against Rising Authoritarianism ICYMI, on July 30, 2025, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks at Chatham House in London regarding the pressing   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: The Atlantic Calls Democracy Forward the "Single Largest Source of Trump's Legal Troubles" * Democracy Forward CEO & President Skye Perryman: "Despite the bluster from the White House, the president has been losing public support. He is losi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Over The Holiday Weekend, Americans Saw Loud and Clear: Republicans are Responsible for Rising Cookout Costs * GOP strategist on DCCC digital ads: "This is a smart tactic." As Republicans " fret " over the political and electoral costs of persistent inflation, voters across the House battlefield were reminded that the cost of their holiday cookout was more expensive because of Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Report: Before Trump Nominated Him For A Seat On The First Circuit Court Of Appeals, Joshua Dunlap Was A Vocal Anti-Abortion Activist And Represented Far Right Politicians * Washington D.C. - Joshua Dunlap, a recent Trump nominee to the First Circuit Court of Appeals, has a history of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: * * * Latest Ripon Forum Examines the Importance of U.S. Leadership in Health Research In latest Ripon Forum, Roy Blunt examines the importance of U.S. leadership in medical breakthroughs * At a time when spending in just about every area of the federal government is coming under intense scrutiny and review, the latest edition of The Ripon Forum examines the importance of investing in health research and why is it c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11358) on Sept. 3, 2025, by legislative attorney L. Paige Whitaker: * * * Campaign Finance: Supreme Court Scheduled to Consider Constitutionality of Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits The Supreme Court is scheduled to once again consider the constitutionality of a federal campaign finance law. In National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) v. Federal Election Commis  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * WATCHDOG: Trump Nominee Joshua Dunlap Holds History of Anti-Abortion Activism * Washington D.C. - Today, a new Accountable.US report reveals that Joshua Dunlap, Trump's nominee for a lifetime appointment to the First Circuit Court of Appeals, whose nomination will receive a Senate Judi  more