WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The American Federation of Teachers issued the following statement by President Randi Weingarten on the Supreme Court's decision to accept review of another challenge to the Affordable Care Act: "The fact that yet another challenge to the ACA has been brought by President Trump and Republican governors to the Supreme Court demonstrates their continued callous disregard to the healthcare needs of Americans. This is a 'which side are you on?' moment. The Republican Party wa  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 5 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following news release: Voters across the state went to the polls yesterday to cast their ballots in the Super Tuesday Alabama Republican Primary. Provisional votes withstanding, below is a breakdown of apparent Republican nominees - as well as candidates who are confirmed to be heading to the March 31st Republican Run-Off Election: President of the United States Donald J. Trump United States Senate (Run-Off) Jeff Sess  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: * * * - Majority of American Muslims voted for Bernie Sanders, followed by Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg - Survey also shows majority of American Muslims support taking in more refugees and asylum seekers, back single-payer healthcare system and $15 minimum wage, say environmental climate change is an emergency issue * * * The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation's largest Muslim   more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 5 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) called on the Texas Republican Party to reject Alma Arredondo-Lynch's remarks for suggesting that spraying the nation with pigs' blood would keep Muslims out of the United States. Alma Arredondo-Lynch was running for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 23rd Congressional District. Video: Texas Congres  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement on March 4 by Chairwoman Cheri Bustos on a case against Genevieve Collins, Republican candidate for the 32nd Congressional District of Texas: "Colin Allred is an independent voice who has hit the ground running in Congress, delivering fresh ideas, new leadership and results for North Texans. "While Genevieve Collins has embraced Washington's Republican party, Colin has shown he has the right   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement on March 4 by Chairwoman Cheri Bustos on a case against Brian Maryott, Republican candidate for the 49th Congressional District of California: "While Congressman Mike Levin has been an independent voice working to serve his community in San Diego, Brian Maryott has eagerly parroted Washington Republicans' talking points. "From health care repeal to the Washington tax scam, Maryott has shown h  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement on March 4 by Chairwoman Cheri Bustos on a case against Greg Raths, Republican candidate for the 45th Congressional District of California: "While Congresswoman Katie Porter has been a strong and independent voice fighting for Orange County families, Greg Raths has made sure to hug the Washington Republican orthodoxy tightly, making it clear he will be another lockstep, party line vote to fully  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement on March 4 by Chairwoman Cheri Bustos on a case against Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina: "Pat Timmons-Goodson's reputation and record are the perfect foil to a proud member of the Washington swamp, Richard Hudson, in this newly drawn district. "Pat has a history of winning elections and earning respect on both sides of the aisle. "Meanwhile, in the first competitive election of his car  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement on March 4 by Chairwoman Cheri Bustos on a case against Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas: "In Houston, Dan Crenshaw promised Texans he'd work with Democrats to lower drug costs. "In Washington, it didn't take long for Congressman Crenshaw to turn his back on voters and dive in head-first with the Washington special interests funding his campaign. "Congressman Crenshaw will have to answer for why   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement by Chairwoman Cheri Bustos on a case against Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas: "Wendy Davis is a true fighter who never gives up, even when she's been knocked down. "After raising her family as a teen mom, Wendy knows firsthand the difficult choices that families across Texas face to put and keep food on the table. "Elected to the Texas State Senate, Wendy was a leading voice calling for access to hea  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Highly-touted NRCC recruit Pierce Bush narrowly avoided coming in fourth place to a GOP candidate who didn't run a single TV ad. Don't worry, it gets worse! As they say, everything's bigger in Texas. Even the NRCC's failures. As the nation pores over primary results from the Lone Star State this morning, here are three Texas-sized takeaways from Washington Republicans' rough night here. S  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: With the official start of the 2020 U.S. census just one week away, the Trump campaign is wasting no time flooding Facebook with deceptive ads aimed at exploiting the official count for political gain. The Trump campaign's ad asks users to "take the Official 2020 Congressional District Census" and then redirects users to a website designed to look like a government document. After filling out the campaign for  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: After Donald Trump pulled Gov. Ron DeSantis over the finish line in 2018, the once-desperate candidate has failed to "repay the political debt," POLITICO reported. It's gotten to the point where one Florida Republican said "...there's only so much disloyalty Trump can take from someone who owes his entire political career to him." Sad! In February, DeSantis skipped out on attending Trump's address at billion  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement by Chair Tom Perez in response to the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in June Medical Services vs. Russo, the first abortion-related case heard by the court since President Trump appointed Brett Kavanaugh: "Donald Trump has spent over three years remaking the federal judiciary with judges who have built their careers trying to gut Roe v. Wade while anti-choice Republicans force through dangerous legisla  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 5 -- Equality California issued the following news release: * * * - Two Latina Lesbian Senate Candidates Poised to Make History in November, Voters Reject Three Democrats' Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric * * * Across California on Tuesday, openly LGBTQ+ candidates and pro-equality allies running for office dominated in key races up and down the ballot. With the backing of Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, San Diego mayor  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 4 -- The Freedom Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom Foundation has announced Connor Hines will join its just-opened Ohio office as outreach director. A nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy organization specializing in exposing and eliminating the abuses of public employee unions at every level of government, the Freedom Foundation has offices in Washington, Oregon and California. Its Ohio branch was launched in October and an office in Pennsylva  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 6 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news release: In just three days of early voting, more than 64,000 Georgians have voted in person on the Peach State's secure and verifiable paper-ballot voting system. In the two early voting days since Monday, the number of Georgians who have voted early on the new system has increased more than 3.5 times. "We are excited to help the state of Georgia move from success to success," said Secretary of State Brad Ra  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 6 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: Yesterday, Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer made an unprecedented threat against two sitting United States Supreme Court Justices. In a speech on the steps of the court, Schumer mentioned Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh by name, warning, "You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price!" He continued with his vague threat, stating "You won't know what hit you if you go forward   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 7 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: More than 1,500 Republicans qualified to run for office in the 2020 elections, dwarfing the number of Democrats who qualified. "Republicans are better organized and more enthusiastic than at any time I can remember," said State Republican Chairman David Shafer. "With more than 1,500 candidates, we will be campaigning everywhere to everyone." According to the Secretary of State website, 1,525 Republicans quali  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Massachusetts Republican primary voters have spoken, and now the Massachusetts Republican Party -- with Super Tuesday in its rear view mirror -- is going all-in on keeping America great in 2020. "President Trump's projected margin of victory in the Massachusetts Republican primary is a statement," said Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons. "Massachusetts is the one state where his oppon  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 5 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: During his State of the Union address, President Trump pledged to protect healthcare for individuals with pre-existing conditions, an issue which enjoys widespread Republican support. However, these pledges have not stopped embattled Senator Gary Peters from lying about the President's stance on the issue, and trying to scare voters into sending him back to the U.S. Senate. Dishonesty regarding healthcare is  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 5 -- The Missouri Republican Party issued the following news release: This week Eric Schmitt announced his candidacy for Missouri Attorney General with a new video spotlighting his work representing six million Missourians as our state's chief legal officer. Attorney General Schmitt has been working every day to protect all Missourians by helping achieve justice for survivors of sexual assault, taking on big opioid manufacturers, cracking down on human trafficki  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 5 -- The Missouri Republican Party issued the following news release: One of first things Jill Schupp did after she made her campaign for Congress official on Tuesday was to fly to Washington, DC, to raise money with Nancy Pelosi. While Schupp's State Senate colleagues were working through an all-night filibuster, Schupp was rubbing elbows with Nancy Pelosi and the national political director for Planned Parenthood, Yasmin Radjy. "In case Missourians were wondering   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 6 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek after filing Right-to-Know requests with 12 State Legislative Democrats regarding their relationships and communications with State Employees Association President and alleged sexual harasser Richard Gulla: "This morning I submitted formal requests to the Democrat elected officials who sit on the Joint Legislative Committee on Employee Relations. Earlier this week,   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 5 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek calling on Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan to speak up against the rhetoric pushed by their Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer: "Do Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan stand with their leader Chuck Schumer that Supreme Court Justices have "unleashed the whirlwind and [they] will pay the price" and that they "won't know what hit [them]" if they disagree with hi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 4 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement by Chairman James Dickey: Site Selection Magazine presented the Governor's Cup Award for job growth to Governor Greg Abbott for Texas' exceptional job growth and facility expansion. This is the 7th year Texas has won the award. This success is a direct result of the business friendly environment created by Republican leadership in Texas. "Businesses choose to move to Texas and create career opportunities for  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news on March 6: * * * - Cole and Brooks Tout Importance of Funding Pandemic Preparedness & Response * * * While concern over the spread of the novel coronavirus grows among those in the United States and around the world, The Ripon Society hosted a breakfast discussion yesterday with two leaders in Congress known for their track record when it comes to preparing the U.S. for global pandemic threats. Those leaders were U.S. Rep.   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 7 -- The Virginia Republican Party issued the following news: The Republican Party of Virginia announced that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Daniel Gade has passed its "pre-check" of the campaign's petition signatures. The RPV reviewed the signatures on the petitions submitted, and the Gade campaign passed the pre-check process with the required signatures to meet the 10,000 statewide and 400 per Congressional District demands of Virginia law. The Virginia Departme  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 7 -- The Virginia Republican Party issued the following news: The Republican Party of Virginia announced that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Thomas Speciale has passed its "pre-check" of the campaign's petition signatures. The RPV reviewed the signatures on the petitions submitted, and the Speciale campaign passed the pre-check process with the required signatures to meet the 10,000 statewide and 400 per Congressional District demands of Virginia law. The Virginia   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 5 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a recent interview with News Center Maine, Senator Susan Collins claimed that the Republican Party is just as invested in protecting our environment as young voters want them to be. But her claim couldn't be further from the truth. Last year, Senator Collins lost the support of the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund -- which had endorsed her in 2014 -- due to her active enabling of the Trump admi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 4 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Jill Karofsky's allies were quick to try to exploit the tragic events that occurred in Milwaukee last week for political gain. Now, they are trying to use the tragedy to attack Justice Daniel Kelly and law-abiding gun owners across Wisconsin. Just hours after the shooting, Democrats like Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes were quick to politicize the heinous crimes in Milwaukee. Before having all the facts, Democrats  more