WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Arab American Institute issued the following statement by President James Zogby on President Trump's Twitter post: "President Trump's recent two day Twitter tirade targeting four women Members of Congress was nothing more than a frightening racist appeal to what he considers his "base." This is not a racist dog whistle, this is a siren marking the unmistakable intent of this president to make the spread of bigotry and animosity among Americans the centerpiece of his e  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement by Communications Director David Turner regarding North Carolina State Rep. Holly Grange's announcement that she is running for governor in 2020: "North Carolina Republicans are deeply divided heading into 2020 and now they will have an extensive primary fight. Both candidates will race to court the far-right. The contest will expose lingering divisions in the party around HB2--which is still deeply unpop  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards was prohibited from raising money during a legally-mandated 90-day fundraising blackout during the legislative session. Instead of using this period to stock their campaign coffers, Abraham and Rispone used their time to....it's unclear actually. Despite missing 39% of all votes cast this year in Congress, Abraham only netted $330K to his campaign while Rispone lost $575K duri  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: WV Metro News profiled the intraparty strife West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is causing. The WV GOP is dealing with multiple political fires: the Republican party chair unceremoniously removed members from the Kanawha County GOP Executive Committee vocal against Justice, a former Wood County GOP Executive Committee member is promising to sue based on his removal from the committee, and a state delegate is call  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- EMILY's List issued the following statement: Last night, the Trump administration announced they will begin enforcing the Title X gag rule immediately. This dangerous policy cuts off federal funds to health care facilities that provide abortion and abortion referrals, creating financial barriers for health care providers who oversee critical abortion and maternal care, jeopardizing the health care of millions of American families. In response, Stephanie Schriock, presiden  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Dangerous real-life consequences have emerged as a result of the Democrats' continued use of incendiary rhetoric regarding illegal immigration and the country's ongoing border crisis. The latest example occurred right here in Massachusetts , when anonymous protesters hung a banner from a bridge in Newburyport accusing a local resident of being an ICE agent. The resident, Jason Devereaux, works for t  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 18 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek: Today, the NHGOP released a new digital ad highlighting New Hampshire Democrat's tax-hiking, unbalanced budget. The ad, titled "A True NH Budget," will be carried on digital platforms to reach New Hampshire voters. "New Hampshire Democrats proposed a budget that raised taxes, included bloated spending, and contained a massive structural deficit of over $100 million  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 15 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek regarding second quarter tax filings made by state employers: "Today is a good day for New Hampshire employers - thanks to Governor Sununu protecting the New Hampshire economy when he vetoed the disastrous Democrat budget. "Granite State employers submitting their quarterly tax payments are filing with the reduced rates - not the rates that Democrats like Dan Feltes  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- President Trump issued the following remarks welcoming Team USA for the 2019 Special Olympics World Games: THE PRESIDENT: Well, I want to thank you all for being here. This is special for me and special for the First Lady because this is the Special Olympics. And, I have to say, Vice President Pence and Karen Pence have been so involved. And because she does such a job with so many things, I've asked Karen Pence to represent our government and our country on Special Olym  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor highlighting the stories of Nevadans who would lose their health care and pre-existing conditions protections if President Trump and 18 Republican Attorneys General and Governors win their lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act. The Senator's remarks come on the first day of oral arguments in Texas v. United States i  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 15 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: In a recent online video, former Democrat Senate Majority Leader Chuck Chvala called Governor Tony Evers' work on the state budget a "disaster." When asked who he thought won the battle of the state budget, Chvala declared Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos the winner, stating "Tony Evers lost and it was a disaster." Chvala, whose wife serves as Evers' deputy chief of staff, went on to say the Governor f  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 16 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Yesterday, it was announced that Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly significantly outraised his liberal opponents over the first six months of the year. Kelly, who has sat on the Supreme Court since 2016, raised more than $243,000 during the first five weeks of his campaign. This fundraising haul is the biggest for a Supreme Court candidate in the past decade during this same period and is a sign of a stron  more