MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 24 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement by Chair Terry Lathan regarding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement that the House is opening an impeachment inquiry against President Trump: "The actions of the Democrats today are simply deplorable, to use a phrase they know so well. They have spent the last three years trying to destroy Donald J. Trump by any means -- fake news, investigations that went nowhere, using a fake dossier to stop him  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 24 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: John Gray, the Republican nominee for chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, is an avid Trump supporter known for praising Corey Stewart's white supremacy and making other inflammatory and hateful statements. Yet Prince William County Republicans have stood by him, even as they've lost nearly every election in the county since Trump's election. But yesterday's revelations that   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release: Presidential candidates raised $337.1 million and spent $159.9 million in the first six months of the 2019-2020 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity from January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019. Congressional candidates collected $389 million and disbursed $172.2 million, political parties received $353.7 million and spent $279.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight issued the following testimony by Camille Francois, chief innovation officer at Graphika, at a hearing entitled "Online Imposters and Disinformation": "The threat represented by the proliferation of information operations designed to deceive and manipulate users on social media demands a unified, forceful response by the whole of society. "The problem is nuanced and complex. There is en  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news: With the American economy thriving but uncertainty continuing to hang over the future of free and fair global trade, The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange held a breakfast discussion yesterday morning with three leaders who are working to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a plan that would modernize the current trade agreement between the three countries, NAFTA, and provide individuals  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 25 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons said today he believes the Democrats' latest scheme to bar minority parties from having any say in campaign finance director appointments is just the latest move towards ensuring that Massachusetts remains a one-party state. "This proposal further proves that the Democrats are shameless and will stop at nothing to maintain their stranglehold on pow  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 24 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement by Chair Laura Cox regarding the six felony charges filed against Democratic Southfield Clerk Sherikia L. Hawkins: The charges all relate to the 2018 November elections and accuse Hawkins of forgery, falsifying records, misconduct in office and using a computer to commit a felony. Cox said: "The charges that have been filed today against Democrat Sherikia Hawkins are extremely troubling, especially bec  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 25 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement by Chair Laura Cox regarding the announcement by Democrat Reps. Elissa Slotkin and Haley Stevens that they plan to back impeachment inquiries into President Trump: "Today, Elissa Slotkin and Haley Stevens decided to join with Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the most radical members of their party by jumping on the impeachment bandwagon. "For nearly three years, Democrats and their allies in  more

MACKINAC ISLAND, Michigan, Sept. 26 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: The Michigan Republican State Committee unanimously passed a resolution today calling for the re-election of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. The resolution, which was passed at the committee's regularly scheduled September meeting, outlines the President's historic achievements over the past two years and is a tremendous show of support for the president and his policies. "Whil  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 25 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chair Stephen Stepanek regarding a budget proposal from Senate Majority Leader Dan Feltes: "Governor Sununu's budget compromise is a clear defeat for Dan Feltes and his far left caucus' extremist budget - it doesn't include Feltes' disastrous income tax or Democrats' massive structural deficit. "This budget does not increase taxes, and will likely lead to a further reduction in employer ta  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 24 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Executive Director Elliot Gault regarding New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu's announced budget compromise: "Thanks to Governor Sununu's steady hand over the past several months, negotiations have delivered a fiscally responsible budget that slashes the structural deficit by 75%, does not increase taxes, provides cities and towns across the Granite State with much-needed property tax relief, a  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 27 -- Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following news release: Today Secretary LaRose released the new Fresh Start list. The list of cancelled registrations as required by state and federal law will be shared with organizations that were part of the Registration Reset initiative as well as posted online - all in an effort to allow interested Ohioans a fresh opportunity to register to vote prior to the October 7 deadline. The Fresh Start list provided today   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 24 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following news: The State Republican Executive Committee meeting of the Republican Party of Texas passed three resolutions which underscore the Constitutional right of individuals to keep and bear arms - Urging Texans to Use Caution Concerning TAPS, Second and Fourth Amendment Resolution Against Red Flag and Enhanced Background Checks, Resolutions Urging Support of the Republican Party of Texas Platform Planks Related to the Ri  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 27 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement by Deputy Executive Director Cliff Walker on the two-year anniversary of President Trump's tax scam: Two years ago, Trump, Cornyn, and the Republican Party introduced their tax scam that raised taxes on middle and working-class families. Trump's tax scam has already raised taxes for over 5 million Texans. In fact, the Trump agenda raised taxes on most Texans who work to make ends meet, gave handouts to his wea  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 23 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement by Executive Director Mark Jefferson in response to Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers calling a special election to replace Rep. Sean P. Duffy, R-Wisconsin: "Gov. Tony Evers called for a special election on a Monday over the holidays in order to shield his party from rural voters during the spring election. "Just last November, Gov. Evers said that hosting another election would cost millions of taxpayers do  more