RICHMOND, Virginia, March 26 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last night, hours after the Republican Party of Virginia declared that they "Stand with Donald Trump" and look forward to taking Mike Pence's campaign money, Trump's Justice Department moved to join the State of Texas in his effort to completely overturn the Affordable Care Act. The Trump Administration action, done hours after Virginia Republicans' pronouncement of absolute fealty to the President,  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 25 -- The Virginia Republican Party issued the following news: For two years, Virginia Democrats have spread dangerous propaganda about their favorite conspiracy theory: Russian Collusion. Even Senator Mark Warner and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, two Democrats known to brag about their "intelligence" backgrounds, grandstanded about baseless theories in an attempt to score political points. Will Mark Warner and Abigail Spanberger accept the findings of the Mueller  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 27 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Reps. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Tony Cardenas (D-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), and Bobby Rush (D-IL) reintroduced the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act (FAIR Act), which would enact a sweeping overhaul of federal civil forfeiture laws. Under civil forfeiture, the government can permanently confiscate property without charging anyone with--let alo  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said today that yesterday's racist, pro-Trump attacks on the Chickasaw Nation and the Oklahoma Democratic Party headquarters need to result in a substantive policy response and comprehensive pushback from Republican Party leadership. Grijalva thanked Oklahoma Republican Reps. Tom Cole and Markwayne Mullin for their joint  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The office of Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) spoke on the Senate floor highlighting the need to take climate change seriously and work in a bipartisan way to confront the growing climate crisis. In her remarks, the Senator urged the Senate Republican Leader to end his sham climate change vote and work across the aisle to confront climate change and protect the future of our planet. Be  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 25 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following news: This morning four Democrats refused to attend the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee hearing. Due to their absence, and the delayed flight of a Republican member, the committee could not hear testimony. Democrats refused to perform their duties as elected officials because a key piece of legislation, HB-16 - the Texas Born-Alive Infant Protection Act, was on the agenda. Three women who survived abortion   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Ahead of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) sham vote in the Senate on a bill that he does not support - the Green New Deal, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called out his Republican colleagues for continuing to deny the science behind climate change and refusing to work with Democrats on a bipartisan basis to tackle this mounting crisis. "You either believe it or  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 29 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: Just weeks after trying to overturn Amendment Four, Florida Republicans are backing another voter suppression bill, HB 7101, that so far has flown under the radar. The bill, which is sponsored by the former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and passed the House Public Integrity and Ethics Committee yesterday, is another attempt to suppress votes in Florida. If the bill becomes law, it could block  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The American Council for Capital Formation issued the following statement by President and CEO Mark Bloomfield on the death of Fred Malek, a member of American Council for Capital Formation Board of Advisors, who died on March 24: "Fred Malek made a difference for the better for our country, our politics, and our economy. He did so as an entrepreneur and businessman, an advisor to four U.S. presidents, a mentor to so many in the Republican Party, and as a philanthropist   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: Congressman Doug Lamborn announces staff changes: New Communications Director: Cassandra Sebastian Congressman Doug Lamborn is pleased to announce the appointment of Cassandra Sebastian to the role of Communications Director for his office. She joined his staff in March and will work in dual capacity between the district office in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the congressional office in Washington D.C  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, March 26 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University's Amicus Curiae Lecture Series will continue its Spring 2019 series with a presentation by Dr. Heather Cox Richardson at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall on Huntington's campus. Richardson's lecture has the same title as her newest book, scheduled to be published by Oxford University Press in 2019: "How the South Won the Civil War: The Significance of the  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 26 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Yesterday, it was revealed that Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer failed to recuse herself more than 100 times from cases involving the financial interests of her and her husband's business clients. This new information creates significant concerns over Judge Neubauer's ethical standards and raises even more questions about her decision to hide these same business clients from her state ethics filings.  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 27 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Today, it was revealed that Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer's husband wrote legislation to financially benefit the couple's business. In 2009, Representative Cory Mason introduced "Green Cleaning for a Healthier Wisconsin." The bill, written by Jeff Neubauer, would have required state agencies to use "environmentally friendly" cleaning products like those sold by the Neubauers. Drafting records and   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Log Cabin Republicans issued the following news release: Today the Log Cabin Republicans Board of Directors announced the election of Bob Kabel as Chairman and Jill Homan as Vice Chairwoman. Kabel and Homan will work with the entire board of directors and the Log Cabin Republican Staff to strengthen the organization leading into the upcoming election season while also addressing key issues facing the LGBTQ community. Bob Kabel, an attorney, is Republican National C  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 26 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Laura Cox on L. Brooks Patterson's announcement that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer: "My prayers and the prayers of Republicans across our state go out to L. Brooks Patterson and his family during this difficult time. "L. Brooks Patterson has devoted his life to serving the people of Oakland County and our state. For over 40 years, Brooks has given the people of Michig  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 24 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Laura Cox: The following is a statement from Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox on today's revelation that Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no collusion, or obstruction between the Trump campaign, and the Russian government, during the 2016 election. "After two years and millions of wasted taxpayer dollars, the American people now know the truth, this was just a Democrat led wi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 29 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Yesterday, it was revealed that Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer's family business received 82 new state contracts worth millions dollars after her and her husband donated thousands to Governor Doyle's 2006 re-election campaign.This information comes just one day after it was discovered that Neubauer's husband wrote legislation that would require the state to purchase the same products sold by the cou  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 24 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek regarding the conclusions of the Mueller Special Counsel investigation: "After two years of burdensome and overzealous investigations, costing the American taxpayer tens of millions of dollars, the Mueller Report has returned exactly what President Trump has been saying the entire time: no collusion. "While President Trump has led our nation to great achievements o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 27 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Say NO to "Infanticide" A bill currently before the state Legislature fails the feeblest standard for a decent and humane society. The bill, S.1209 in the Senate and H.3320 in the House, rejects any pretense of offering the most basic humanitarian assistance to fully-developed, fully-born, babies. Under the radical infanticide bill, absolutely nothing would be done to protect or even comfort a bab  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 26 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: The $93 trillion Green New Deal was defeated in the United States Senate today when it failed to reach the 60 votes needed to advance. However, Michigan Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow refused to take a stand on the resolution with both voting "present". Their inaction resulted in the people of Michigan having no representation on a resolution that would destroy Michigan's manufacturing and agricult  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- President Trump issued the following remarks before the Senate Republican Policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol: Q Some Democrats, sir, are still talking about impeachment. What's your response to that? THE PRESIDENT: I don't think they're talking about impeachment. We have the greatest economy we've ever had. Our country is in incredible shape. They and others created a fraud on our country with this ridiculous witch hunt, where it was proven, very strongly, no collusion, n  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- President Trump and Venezuelan First Lady Fabiana Rosales issued the following remarks before a bilateral meeting: PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. It's a great honor to have the First Lady of Venezuela. She's been through a tremendous -- she's been through a lot, let's put it that way. She's been through what people don't want to have to go through and should never have to go through. Her husband is a tremendous man who is working so hard. And it's very dangerous.  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, March 27 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Angie Maxwell, director of the Diane Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society, will present "The Long Southern Strategy: How Chasing Voters in the White South Changed American Politics" at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at The David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. Beginning with Barry Goldwater's Operation Dixie in 1  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Res. Comm. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, R-Puerto Rico, issued the following news release: * * * - H.R.1965 would admit Puerto Rico as a State of the union * * * Today, U.S. Representative Darren Soto (FL-09) and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (PR-at-large) introduced H.R.1965 Puerto Rico Admission Act of 2019, legislation for admission of the territory of Puerto Rico as a state of the union. This is the first ever direct Statehood admissions bill, allowin  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * - H.R.1965 would admit Puerto Rico as a State of the union * * * Today, U.S. Representative Darren Soto (FL-09) and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (PR-at-large) introduced H.R.1965 Puerto Rico Admission Act of 2019, legislation for admission of the territory of Puerto Rico as a state of the union. This is the first ever direct Statehood admissions bill, allowing Puerto Rico full civi  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * - H.R.1965 would admit Puerto Rico as a State of the union * * * Today, U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) joined Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (PR-at-large) in introducing H.R.1965, Puerto Rico Admission Act of 2019, legislation for admission of the territory of Puerto Rico as a state of the union. H.R. 1965, reflecting the same year in history   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 24 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that following an exhaustive probe spanning two years, Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team of investigators have found no evidence of collusion between President Donald Trump's winning 2016 campaign and Russia. Mueller also confirmed he found no evidence of justice obstruction committed by President Trump. Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The office of Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following remarks: As many Republicans in Congress refuse to accept the facts about climate change, Senator Tina Smith (D-MN)--a member of Senate Democrats' new Special Committee on the Climate Crisis announced Wednesday--delivers this week's Weekly Democratic Address. In the address, Smith begins by addressing recent news and underscoring the importance of releasing the entire Mueller report to the American pe  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 28 -- The South Dakota Republican Party issued the following news release: South Dakota Republican Party Registration surpasses ?Democrat Party Registration by over 100,000 voters. South Dakota Republican Party Chairman Dan Lederman announced today that as of Wednesday, voter registration for the South Dakota Republican Party has overtaken that of South Dakota Democrats by over 100,000 registered voters. "This is tremendous news for the GOP and is very telling how   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: The Republican Governors Association released the following statements today regarding the passing of RGA Finance Chairman Fred Malek: Statement from RGA Chairman Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts: "Fred lived a life that was full of purpose. From the time he was a young man he was committed to making our nation stronger and America is better because of him. Fred founded the Executive Roundtable and   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The American Action Network issued the following news: American Action Network (AAN) Chairman Norm Coleman and President Dan Conston today released the following statements following the passing of AAN Founder and Board Member Fred Malek. "For more than half a century Fred Malek contributed to making America a shining beacon of democracy throughout the world. A man moved by conscience to act on behalf of his fellow man, Fred stood, time and time again, for the values ou  more

CLINTON, New York, March 29 -- Hamilton College issued the following news: Jackie Judd, a lifelong journalist who reported for ABC News, NPR, and most recently the PBS NewsHour, will moderate the next installment of Hamilton College's Common Ground series on Thursday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m., in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House. The public event features Jim Messina, deputy chief of staff for former President Barack Obama, and Reince Priebus, former chief of staff for President Donald Trump  more

AVE MARIA, Florida, March 28 -- The White House issued the following remarks by Vice President Mike Pence at Ave Maria University: THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, President Towey. Thank you for -- thank you for your kindness. Thank you for your friendship. I actually gave him a ride on Air Force Two just so he could make it back for this event. (Laughter.) Give a big round of applause for a man that's made an incredible difference in the life of this university -- Jim Towey. (Applause.) Truly a   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 25 -- The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: Jonathan Zucker of Marion recently graduated from Ohio Farm Bureau's AgriPOWER Class X. The elite leadership program was started in 2008 to help agricultural advocates gain influence over public policy issues that impact their businesses and communities. Zucker works with his grandfather on their family corn, soybean and sweet corn farm. He is the public policy chair for Marion County Farm Bureau, an  more