MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 29 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Terry Lathan: "The Alabama Republican Party appreciates and supports Governor Kay Ivey taking ownership of and responsibility for this 50 plus year old incident. "While it occurred when she was a college student, Governor Ivey has stood up, admitted her mistake and offered a sincere apology though she has no recollection of the event. "Her extraordinary record of public service shows her a  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 29 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Terry Lathan after the naming of President Trump's Victory Team in Alabama: "This is an incredible group of Alabamians who have strongly supported President Trump. Our party looks forward to working with them all to ensure a massive margin of victory in Alabama for the President. His success will lead our Republican candidates on the November 3, 2020 general election ballot to great victori  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 26 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following news release: Over 400 Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee members, Republican elected officials and candidates gathered at the Hotel at Auburn University on Saturday, August 24, 2919 for the party's bi-annual meeting. The body focused its work on several resolutions and prepared for the upcoming 2020 Alabama Republican Primary. ALGOP Chairman Terry Lathan issued the following comment at the conclu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Bend the Arc Jewish Action issued the following statement by Chief Strategy Officer Ginna Green after the release of an ad by the Rockland County Republican Party filled with anti-Semitic tropes about the Hasidic Jewish community: "The ad released by the Rockland County Republican Party portraying religiously observant Jews as a threat to "our" families is blatant, despicable antisemitism. Sadly, this type of rhetoric, the same language that President Trump and his white  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- EMILY's List issued the following statement: In honor of Women's Equality Day, which commemorates the proclamation of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote, Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, released the following statement: "Nearly a century after some women won the right to vote, the historic number of women running for president of the United States reminds us that it wouldn't have been  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. Advisory opinions Request Received Advisory Opinion Request 2019-17 (Government Accountability Institute) On August 26, 2019, the Commission made public Advisory Opinion Request 2019-17. The requestor, the Government Accountability Institute, asks whether its articles and commentary on issues relating to  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, R-Georgia, issued the following statement regarding the upcoming resignation of Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson: "Over the course of his career, Senator Isakson consistently put Georgians first and embodied what it means to be a workhorse and not a show horse in Washington. "He built the Republican Party of Georgia from the ground up, and I am so thankful for his conservative leadership. "His commitment to our Georgia values is something every  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Muslim Advocates issued the following statement by Public Advocacy Director Scott Simpson condemning a resolution adopted by the Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee, the body that governs Alabama's Republican Party, which asks the state's congressional delegation to pursue efforts to expel Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar from Congress: Muslim Advocates has played a leading role in defending attacks on American Muslims in public life. "Having a state political party o  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement in response to an anti-semitic video created by the Rockland County Republican Party: "This video is deeply disturbing and should be removed and condemned immediately by the Rockland County Republican Party. "To clearly state that members of the Jewish community are a threat to families and our safety and that they must be stopped is despicable and completely unacceptable. "Attacking those who are di  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * - Neguse Serves as the Only Member of Colorado's Delegation on the House Leadership Team * * * Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, who represents Colorado's 2nd Congressional District and serves as a member of House Leadership, announced that he will host Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in Broomfield, Colorado on Wednesday, August 28th for a policy discussion on affordable health care. As a member of  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 29 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement by Executive Director Manny Garcia: Today, Republican Governor Greg Abbott hosted the second meeting of his Texas Safety Commission. During this meeting he acknowledged for the first time publicly his racist, anti-immigrant, anti-Latino fundraising mailer sent the day before the El Paso shooting. While these roundtables are a step in the right direction, Governor Abbott still has not apologized for this racist   more

LONDON, England, Aug. 30 [TNSresearch] -- The University of Cambridge issued the following news release: Latest research shows that reduced cognitive flexibility is associated with more "extreme" beliefs and identities at both ends of the political spectrum. Researchers say that "heightening our cognitive flexibility might help build more tolerant societies". People who identify more intensely with a political tribe or ideology share an underlying psychological trait: low levels of cognitive f  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- The Virginia Republican Party issued the following news: The Republican Party of Virginia honored Kay Coles James with a life time achievement award and created an annual award in her honor. James grew up in a poverty stricken section of the City of Richmond and went on to Hampton University. Some of the highlights of her public sector service include: serving on the Fairfax County School Board, her appointment as Governor George Allen's Secretary of Health and Hu  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 26 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Andrew Hitt on Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy's announcement that he will step down from Congress: "For the past eight years, Sean Duffy has served the people of Wisconsin's seventh congressional district with dedication, honor, and an interminable love for our State and its people. "Sean has always been a great friend of the Party and an exceptional proponent of our conservative ideals. "We ar  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 -- The World Jewish Congress issued the following news release: The World Jewish Congress North America (WJC NA) strongly condemns the antisemitic video posted on the Rockland County Republican Party Facebook this week as profoundly troubling and highly offensive to the Jewish community. The video blames the Hasidic community in Rockland County, NY for issues concerning housing in the area by using antisemitic tropes, including images of visibly identifiable Orthodox Jews and  more