WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following memo: MEMO: To: House Republican Campaigns From: Matt Gorman, NRCC Communications Director RE: 2018 Update Summer is over and the final stretch of the 2018 campaign is underway. House Democrats claim to have the largest battlefield they've ever had, but - as current outside spending would indicate - what we see now is a district battleground that is almost exactly what many expected in January 2017.  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 4 -- The Virginia Republican Party issued the following news: Last week, it was revealed that Abigail Spanberger worked at the Islamic Saudi Academy from 2002 to 2003. Spanberger went apoplectic with conspiracy theories to try to bury the lede about her work at the controversial school with extensive links to terrorism and radicalization. The school in question, Islamic Saudi Academy, in Alexandria, VA ended up closing its doors and reopening with a different name aft  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 4 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Terry Lathanon on Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings: "The Alabama Republican Party strongly supports Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation to the United States Supreme Court. A brilliant and fair mainstream jurist with over 20 years of public service on the bench, Judge Kavanaugh is thoroughly qualified to serve on the High Court of our great nation." "As his confirmation hearings begin  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 5 -- The Arizona Republican Party issued the following news: Kyrsten Sinema has a long history of lobbying for Luke Air Force Base to be shut down, except for now when it's most convenient for her to feign support. She is notoriously wishy-washy and this is just the latest display. Back in 2002 when asked about how important it was to her that Luke Air Force Base stay open, her response was, "I do not support keeping Luke Air Force Base open." Fast forward 16 years and   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 5 -- The Arizona Republican Party issued the following news: Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh started this week. We know where U.S. Senate Republican nominee, Representative Martha McSally stands on this nominee. But as usual, where's Kyrsten? Sinema hasn't been totally silent on Judge Kavanaugh. Let's not forget the terribly generic statement she released to reporters on his nomination. Arizonans deserve to know where she actually s  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 7 -- The Arizona Republican Party issued the following news: The Arizona Republican Party today announced a major TV ad buy contrasting Governor Doug Ducey's strong record on border security with radical David Garcia's dangerous proposals to do away with law enforcement and border security. "Arizonans have a clear choice in November: between a trusted, tested Governor like Doug Ducey who stands with law enforcement, or a radical candidate like David Garcia who asks Ariz  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 4 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: D.C. Dan Kohl, a former lobbyist for a far-left group in Washington, has moved back to Wisconsin to try and steal a congressional seat. He's an extreme liberal with a record in Washington to back it up. Meanwhile, Glenn Grothman is continuing to fight for Wisconsin taxpayers and hard-working families -- cutting federal spending and reducing regulations to help create more jobs. "D.C. Dan left our state beh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement by Northeast Regional Press Secretary Elizabeth Renda in response to reports that Rhode Island's health insurers finalized rate hikes of up to 8 percent for 2019: "Next year, Rhode Island's working families will be left with the bill for Donald Trump and his Republican cronies' partisan games, which have sabotaged the American health care system. Due in large part to what the state's lead insurance regulator  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement by Northeast Regional Press Secretary Elizabeth Renda on President Trump's comments on Ben Jealous, Democratic nominee for governor of Maryland: During a rally in Montana last night, Donald Trump attacked Ben Jealous for his proposal to make community college tuition-free for all Marylanders, including Dreamers. "It's never been more clear that Ben Jealous has Republicans like Donald Trump and Larry Hogan   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 6 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: San Francisco donors Susan Sandler and Steve Phillips are scheming to buy Georgia's Governor's race with $10 MILLION, funneled through the secretly sourced, donor-shielding powerPAC. On Tuesday, the group bought its first general election ad. The Abrams-powerPAC alliance is undeniable. Before this latest ad buy, the group bankrolled Abrams' primary bid, spending $721,243 in the primary election. On the homepa  more

CUMMING, Georgia, Sept. 4 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: As the race for Lt. Governor reaches the final two month stretch, the Duncan for Georgia campaign continues to grow a grassroots network that is unparalleled in size and scope. The Duncan campaign boasts leadership organizations in all 159 counties and a sizable volunteer network that is actively engaging likely voters in every region of the state. "Brooke and I are humbled by the outpouring of support from ev  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 6 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke weighed in on Tony Evers' false claims that he led the way on law changes that would reinforce his authority to keep predatory teachers out of our schools - like the one he failed to remove in Middleton. He has falsely claimed that he couldn't act because the law wouldn't let him, and then falsely claimed that he "f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Libertarian Party issued the following news release: Libertarian Party candidates throughout the United States are walking the walk necessary to win elections this fall, at all levels of government. In a recently announced high-profile race, former two-term New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is running as a candidate for U.S. Senate from New Mexico. Johnson, who also served as the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate in both 2012 and 2016, decided to make this run fo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 7 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Today, the MassGOP kicked off "How Will Jay Pay?" - the ongoing series to help Jay Gonzalez identify which taxes he will raise to pay for his costly agenda. For this first installment, the MassGOP will deliver Gonzalez his own 2012 Tax Expenditure Commission Report. Gonzalez is dodging telling voters how he'll raise their taxes to pay for his billions in new spending, claiming "no one ever looks at"   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 6 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Today, the MassGOP launched "How Will Jay Pay?" an ongoing series to help Jay Gonzalez identify which new taxes he will raise to come up with the $60 billion in new spending he's promised. Gonzalez has spent months refusing to answer basic questions about how he'll pay for his plans, so over the next few days, the MassGOP will help jog Gonzalez's memory about his Beacon Hill record of tax hikes and g  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 5 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Ron Weiser regarding the tweets made by Democrat lieutenant governor candidate Garlin Gilchrist II in which Gilchrist legitimized the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas: Hamas has been designated as terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department since 1997. Hamas is an anti-Semitic Iranian-backed terrorist group responsible for the death of more than two dozen Americans whose stated purpos  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 4 -- The Nevada Republican Party issued the following news release: Steve Sisolak waited eight years, until he was running for governor, to investigate allegations of misconduct by a public defender under his purview. In 2010, Steve Sisolak received a memo from the District Attorney, which flagged a "longstanding history of sexual discrimination and harassment" in Clark County Public Defender Phil Kohn's office. Sisolak stood down and allowed the behavior to go unche  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund issued the following news release: As Latino voters prepare to head to the polls in less than two months, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund and Latino Decisions released the results of the first wave of a ten-week tracking poll of Latino registered voters. Results from the first week of the NALEO Educational Fund/Latino Decisions W  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 4 -- One Wisconsin Now, a liberal issue advocacy organization that focuses on advancing progressive leadership and values, issued the following news release: On July 17, 2018, Gov. Scott Walker used a state plane, at a cost to taxpayers of $2,017.66, to fly from Madison to Rhinelander to film a television ad for his re-election campaign. One Wisconsin Now today filed a formal complaint with the State Ethics Board and requested and investigation by the Dane County Distr  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 7 -- Ben Jealous, a former National President and CEO of the NAACP, a Democrat running for Maryland Governor, issued the following campaign news release: TODAY, Friday, September 7, Ben Jealous, former National President & CEO of the NAACP, released the following statement in response to an attack by Donald Trump on Jealous' plan to extend tuition-free community college to all Maryland residents, including DREAMers. Trump's mention of Jealous came during a rally l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following statement: * * * Today, the Farm Bill Conference Committee held a public meeting to remedy the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Farm Bill. Rep. Raul M. Grijalva was named to the conference committee and highlighted the negative aspects of the House bill on our nation's environmental laws. "The House-passed Farm Bill is a partisan disaster from start-to-finish, and will cause irreparable harm   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The office of Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today raised concerns about the rushed confirmation process for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, including the 35-month black hole of missing documents from Kavanaugh's time as White House Staff Secretary during the first day of his confirmation hearings  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The office of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: At today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) pinpointed Kavanaugh's troubling bias in favor of right-wing and corporate interests throughout his career in Republican politics and on the federal bench, and compared Kavanaugh's partiality to the same bias that has taken root in Chief Justice John Roberts's Su  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 7 -- The Arizona Republican Party issued the following news: The gift that keeps on giving. That's the best way to describe Kyrsten Sinema's Twitter account. Earlier this week, Sinema put out a video showcasing law enforcement, health care providers and addiction experts discussing the opioid epidemic with her. This appears to be an important issue to Sinema, but not important enough to stay at a bipartisan hearing on the epidemic back in May. Sinema stayed at the heari  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 7 -- The South Dakota Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Dan Lederman: * * * South Dakota Republican Party Chairman Dan Lederman is excited for the occasion of President Trump's visit to South Dakota to take part in a fundraising rally for the Kristi Noem for Governor Campaign tomorrow in Sioux Falls. "It's truly an honor anytime our nation's president makes a visit to our state," "As a Republican organization, we're electrified that we ge  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release: Congressional candidates running in 2017 and 2018 collected $1.7 billion and disbursed $1.1 billion, political parties received $924.3 million and spent $690.9 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $2.6 billion and spent $2.2 billion during the first 18 months of the 2017-2018 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover financ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: Ohio's newest Member of Congress, U.S. Rep Troy Balderson (OH-12), appeared before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society yesterday morning, where he discussed his victory in the August 7th special election, and shared his thoughts on the challenges facing the people he represents as he gears up for the Fall general election campaign. Balderson was joined at the breakfast by his colleague from the Buckeye State - U.S  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Sept. 4 -- The campaign of Marty Olsen, a Democrat running for election in Tennessee's 1st Congressional District, issued the following campaign news: This newsletter continues the series that points out the difference between Congressman Roe and me on issues facing the United States and Tennessee District 1. During my visits to every county of the District over the last year, I have listened to many concerns about the current status and direction of our economy. I'm c  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 5 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Tony Evers has offered nothing but bureaucratic excuses and false arguments in response to widespread criticism by parents, school districts, Governor Walker, and others of his failure to revoke the licenses of teachers who preyed on children. He has falsely claimed that he couldn't act because the law wouldn't let him, and then falsely claimed that he "fixed" the problem. However, his claims lack proof. "  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 7 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: In 1938, an ambitious young Texas congressman named Lyndon Johnson voted for a bill called the Fair Labor Standards Act, which established the minimum wage. Most of Johnson's Democratic Party colleagues joined him. In 1947, however, Johnson, now a seasoned representative, voted for another bill, the Taft-Hartley Act, which limited the power of labor unions. Passing through a Republican-con  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The GOP civil war is delivering another blow to Bill Schuette's struggling campaign, as WZZM is reporting that he can't even secure an endorsement from Michigan's sitting Republican governor: "Two months before the November election, and Governor Rick Snyder says he is not endorsing any of the candidates to replace him. Not even fellow republican Bill Schuette." The WZZM report adds that "In recent   more