WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: West Virginia Republican Secretary of State Mac Warner and state GOP Chairwoman Melody Potter are being taken to court by a member of their own political party. The lawsuit, brought by Wood County GOP Chairman Rob Cornelius over his unlawful removal from the county GOP leadership, is just the latest chapter in a long saga of interparty drama in the West Virginia GOP. To refresh our readers, state GOP Chairw  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: This morning, Trump doubled down on his accusation that Jews who vote for Democrats are disloyal. American Jews are loyal to America, not to Israel -- but for some reason, Trump doesn't seem to understand that. If anyone needed more proof that Trump doesn't care about Jews unless he can use them, here it is. For the second time in less than 24 hours, Trump accused Jews who voted for Democrats of being d  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 20 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek on the special election for the Epping state representative seat: "Congratulations to Michael Vose on his victory tonight in Epping! New Hampshire Republicans are eager to get behind our candidate and do everything we can to secure victory in October. "Michael's agenda of lowering taxes, cutting regulations, and responsible budgeting stands in stark contrast with hi  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Aug. 22 -- The Orlando Economic Partnership issued the following news release: * * * - The appointment to the nine-member board announced Friday, August 16, is subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate. * * * John Davis, executive vice president of the Orlando Regional Chamber (the Chamber), has been appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to the Valencia College District Board of Trustees. The appointment to Valencia's nine-member board, announced Friday, August 16   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- President Trump issued the following remarks before the Marine One departure: Q Should the Fed lower interest rates? Are you fed up with Powell? THE PRESIDENT: So, the economy is doing very, very well. We'll see what happens with the Federal Reserve, whether or not they finally get smart and reduce interest rates, like many other places around the world that we have to compete with. But our economy is the strongest in the world, by far. Nothing even close. And a lot of   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 21 -- The South Dakota Republican Party issued the following news release: In response to the announcement of an August 7, 2019 audit by the Federal Elections Commission of the South Dakota Democrat Party, and subsequent news story by the Rapid City Journal, South Dakota Republican Party Chairman Dan Lederman offered the following statement in response. "We told you so," Lederman noted. "In November of 2017, the South Dakota Republican Party sent out a press release   more

RENO, Nevada, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) met with Nevadans - including health care advocates, cancer survivors and patients with a variety of chronic illnesses - who shared their firsthand experiences with the Affordable Care Act. The roundtable included discussions of the Senator's efforts to protect pre-existing conditions safeguards, reduce the price of prescription drugs, and other health   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 23 -- The South Dakota Republican Party issued the following news release: South Dakota Republican Party Chairman Dan Lederman had harsh words for his Democrat counterpart Paula Hawks, after the Democrat chairwoman made a press statement in response to a Federal Elections Commission audit of the Democrat Party's books where they were found to have filed false information with the federal elections watchdog. In a statement late Wednesday, on behalf of Democrats, Hawks  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 24 [TNSresearch] -- The University of Southern California (USC) issued the following news release: * * * - The latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times national poll also reveals that Republicans favor a populist direction over traditional conservatism by nearly two to one, while Republican-leaning voters slightly favor a more traditional path. * * * Most Republicans are supportive of President Donald Trump's influence on the party and the GOP's move toward populis  more