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Independent Political Report has collected official statements from various U.S. political parties about current events in Venezuela. See the collection here.
So far there seems to be nothing from either the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party.
New York law has long permitted political parties to expel members believed not to be in sympathy with the party’s principles. But the law always required that action to be carried out by the party’s county committee. On December 19. 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed S7111. It allows the expulsions to be carried out even if the party doesn’t have a county committee.
The Working Families Party typically does not have county committees. The bill was introduced at the request of the WFP. The expulsion power makes it easier for a party to prevent having its primary invaded by candidates who are not loyal to the party’s ideas, and who are merely hoping to seize the party’s nomination for a public office for partisan reasons.
David Rogers, a Republican candidate for Texas Supreme Court, will have his ballot access case heard in the Texas State Appeals Court in Dallas. Rogers v Republican Party, 05-25-01701-cv. Candidates for Supreme Court in primaries need 50 signatures in each of the 15 state appeals court districts. On one of Rogers’ petitions the notary filled in a blank space incorrectly. The lower court first put him back on the ballot but then changed her mind.
The Alaska initiative to repeal the top-four signatures has enough valid signatures. The initiative will appear on the November 2026 ballot. See this story.