WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Sunrise Movement issued the following news release: * * * "Trump's stealing from working people:" Sunrise report condemns freezing of EPA climate grants Washington, D.C. -- With hundreds of thousands of people being impacted by frozen EPA climate grants, Sunrise Movement urged federal courts to stand up to Trump and Zeldin's illegal actions and mandate the distribution of funds. They released a report highlighting the wide range of projects impacted by the freeze. T more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * 2025 Annual USTR Report Resurrects Corporate Wishlist, Attacking Climate, Health, and Digital Regulation WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday's annual National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report marks a troubling regression in the shameful tradition of using U.S. trade policy to undermine democratic policymaking by labeling other countries' legitimate public interest policies as "trade barriers." Among th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * 50+ Groups Amplify Growing Call for Schumer to Resign as Dem. Senate Leader "Schumer's support for a dangerous and cruel MAGA spending bill amounted to a complete dereliction of duty and failure of leadership." Washington - More than 50 advocacy groups from around the country signed a letter delivered today to Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, calling on him to resign his party leadersh more PR

MONONA, Wisconsin, April 2 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * A Better Wisconsin Together Reacts to Results of Wisconsin Supreme Court Election MADISON, Wis. -- Results of the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race have been called, showing that voters overwhelmingly elected Judge Susan Crawford and decided that Wisconsin deserves a common sense state Supreme Court that will  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release: * * * Administration's Closing of Office of Minority Health Endangers Public Health and Rural Communities "This regressive administrative step does nothing but result in poorer health outcomes and increased spending for providers, health systems, states, payers, employers and families." BOSTON, MA -- Recently, news broke that as a result of "restructuring" led by the Trump administration and the Departme more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Steel] -- The American Iron and Steel Institute posted the following news release: * * * AISI Statement on President Trump's Tariff Announcement WASHINGTON, D.C. - Kevin Dempsey, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute, today released the following statement on President Trump's tariff unveiling from the Rose Garden: "AISI thanks President Trump for standing up for American workers by restoring fairness in international trade and addressing  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 2 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following news release: * * * Alianza Americas Welcomes Judge Chen's Order Recognizing Arbitrariness and Discrimination in the Termination of TPS for Venezuela Chicago, IL - Judge Edward Chen's recent decision in the NTPSA v. Noem lawsuit temporarily blocks the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela. This court ruling is a resounding b more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release: * * * What Main Street Is Saying About Trump's "Absolute Killer" Small Business Tax Hike Small business owners are terrified that Trump's tariffs will tax them out of market competitiveness, profitability, and future growth. Local business owners coast to coast are sounding the alarm that Trump' more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The American Immigration Lawyers Association issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * AILA Executive Director Warns of Due Process and Rights Abuses with Trump Gutting of Oversight Agencies Washington, DC - Recently, the Trump Administration took steps to eliminate three important oversight bodies vital to the effective and accountable operation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), the Offi more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 3 -- The Retail Industry Leaders Association issued the following statement on April 2, 2025: * * * Americans Cannot Afford Another Round of Price Increases Latest tariffs will put a dent in American family budgets The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) issued the following statement on President Trump's tariff announcement: "The American people are counting on President Trump to grow the U.S. economy and end inflation. Unfortunately, the President's plan  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following news: * * * Anti-Western Rhetoric Intensifying in Russian Media By Ksenia Kirillova Executive Summary: * The Kremlin seeks to restore normal relations with the West as a bargaining chip for negotiations on Russia's war against Ukraine, despite intensifying anti-European rhetoric in Russian media. * Pro-Kremlin analysts, especially from military-linked outlets, increasingly accuse Europe of Nazism and suggest deliberate st more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Energy] -- The American Petroleum Institute posted the following news release: * * * API Statement on Reciprocal Tariffs Excluding Oil and Natural Gas WASHINGTON, April 2, 2025 -- The American Petroleum Institute issued the following statement from President and CEO Mike Sommers on the Trump administration's decision to exclude oil and natural gas from new reciprocal tariffs. "We welcome President Trump's decision to exclude oil and natural gas from new tariff more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Education] -- Student Borrower Protection Center posted the following news release: * * * As CFPB Enforcement Folds, Predatory Tech Company Prehired Defies Government Order to Cease Operations and Continues Defrauding Students Advocates Refer Prehired, Now Doing Business as FastTrack, to State AGs for Prosecution; New Investigation Exposes Ongoing Illegal Activity by Banned Tech Bootcamp April 1, 2025 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Student Borrower Protection Center (S more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following statement on April 2, 2025: * * * As Tariffs Hit, Manufacturers Brace for Impact Urge Congress to Act Now on a Comprehensive Manufacturing Strategy That Starts with Making the 2017 Tax Reforms Permanent Washington, D.C. - National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement on the latest tariffs announced today: "Needless to say, today's announcement was comp more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Attempted Firings Jeopardize Critical FTC Lawsuit Against 'Big Three' PBMs Washington, D.C. -- In response to the news that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has paused its lawsuit against the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for engaging in an allegedly illegal rebate scheme that inflated insulin list prices, the American Economic Liberties Project r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Ohio Condemns Arrest of a University of Cincinnati Student The Columbus- and Cincinnati-based Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the arrest of a University of Cincinnati student by law enforcement allegedly for waiving a Palesti more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Philadelphia Questions Whether Revocation of Temple U Student's Visa Resulted from Anti-Genocide Activism The Philadelphia Chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today questioned whether federal authorities revoked the visa of a Temple University student due to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * California's Climate Superfund Passes First Committee Groups rallied in Sacramento to Support Bill Earlier today, the Senate version of the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act, a vital bill that would require fossil fuel corporations to pay for the climate devastation they have contributed to across California, passed out of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee in a 5-3 vote.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 1, 2025: * * * The "Stacking" Effect of the Trump Administration's Auto Tariffs By Thibault Denamiel Introduction On Wednesday, March 26, the Trump administration announced another tariff hike in the name of countering trade practices that impair U.S. national security. The White House announced a 25 percent tariff on imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts. Presid more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 1, 2025: * * * Compounding Devastation: The Myanmar Earthquake By Erin L. Murphy On Friday, March 28, Myanmar suffered a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake, centered near its second-largest city of Mandalay. An estimated 10,000 buildings collapsed, roads buckled, and the airport sustained damage. Reports of tremors and damage were reported from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Ind more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 1, 2025: * * * Deterrence Under Pressure: Sustaining U.S.-ROK Cyber Cooperation Against North Korea By Sunha Bae North Korea's Cyber Evolution and Strategic Threat North Korea's cyberattacks have targeted a wide range of sectors globally, including medical institutions, defense contractors, and cryptocurrency platforms. Notably, the majority of these attacks have been directed  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 2, 2025: * * * A Quarter-Century of Disease Prevention Efforts at Risk By Katherine E. Bliss Vaccines to prevent infection with measles, a highly transmissible and potentially deadly virus, were first introduced in the early 1960s. Over the last 50 years alone, they have protected the health of children and communities globally, saving an estimated 94 million lives. However, a n more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 2, 2025: * * * Repairing South Africa's Fractured Relationship with the United States By Ryan Cummings As discussed in the previous commentary, deteriorating relations between the United States and South Africa have been a culmination of policy missteps by the latter's government in a manner that has been deemed incongruent--if not threatening--to a hawkish Trump administration. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 2, 2025: * * * South Africa Cannot Have It Both Ways By Cameron Hudson The Africa Program recently published a Critical Questions on the expulsion last month of South African Ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rasool. This was a significant moment in U.S.-South Africa relations that marked a new low not seen since apartheid. As relations sour, South Africa has dispatched a  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 1, 2025: * * * The Uncertainty Tax: How Policy Volatility Will Harm the Economy By Philip Luck and Chris Borges Policy Shifts and Economic Uncertainty With less than 24 hours before sweeping new taxes on foreign goods take effect, there remains little clarity on what these policies will entail--a fitting reflection of the first few months of the second Trump administration. The more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following statement on April 2, 2025, by President Sharon Parrott on proposed Senate budget resolution: * * * New Budget Resolution Is Upside Down, Hurting Families the President Pledged to Serve to Shower Tax Cuts on the Wealthy and Powerful With the release of a budget plan the Senate hopes to pass this week, Congress is speeding down a path to a deeply harmful budget and tax "reconciliation" bill that showers tax  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Proposed ACA Marketplace Rule Would Raise Health Care Costs for Millions of Families By Gideon Lukens and Elizabeth Zhang Millions of people would pay higher premiums, deductibles, and other health costs under rule changes the Trump Administration has proposed for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces.[1] While the details are technical, the result is not complicated: the proposed chan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on April 1, 2025: * * * Sweeping Federal Worker Layoffs Leave States Reeling By Wesley Tharpe, Senior Advisor for State Tax Policy Communities across the country have been reeling in recent weeks as billionaire Elon Musk, the DOGE team he leads, and the Trump Administration broadly continue their campaign of sweeping and haphazard layoffs across the federal government, with deeper cuts through a more PR

NEW YORK, April 3 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: * * * Civil Rights Groups Demand Dismissal of DOJ's Lawsuit Against New York Amicus Filed in NY Federal District Court Defending New York's Green Light Law New York, NY - A coalition of national Latino and civil rights organizations has filed an am more PR

NEW YORK, April 3 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: * * * Civil Rights Groups Demand Dismissal of DOJ's Lawsuit Against NY's Green Light Law Amicus Filed in NY Federal District Court Defending New York's Green Light Law New York, NY - A coalition of national Latino and civil rights organizations has filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York in support of the State of New York's motion more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Coalition Asks Court to Stop Trump Attempt to Dismantle Department of Education Educators, Professors, School Districts, Unions File for Preliminary Injunction in Legal Challenge to Trump Executive Order Massachusetts - The coalition of educators, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Consumer Brands Association issued the following statement on April 2, 2025: * * * Consumer Brands Calls for Tariff Exemptions on Scarce Ingredients and Inputs ARLINGTON, Va. -- Consumer Brands Association released the following statement from Tom Madrecki, vice president of supply chain resiliency in response to President Trump's reciprocal and universal tariffs announcement: "As the largest domestic manufacturing sector by employment, supporting more than 22 mill more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Court of Appeals Blocks Trump Administration's Improper Attempt to Overturn Temporary Restraining Order Protecting Social Security Data from DOGE Fourth Circuit Compels Government to Follow Procedural Rules Washington, DC-- Today, the U.S. Court o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America posted the following news release: * * * CPA Applauds President Trump's "Liberation Day" Tariff Announcement as Essential Reset of Global Trade System WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today praised President Trump's landmark tariff announcement, dubbed "Liberation Day," as a bold and long-overdue reset of the global trade system. The Trump administration's decision to impose a p more PR

NEW YORK, April 3 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news release: * * * CPJ supports legal efforts to protect RFE/RL, VOA after Trump executive order New York, April 2, 2025--The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) filed three amicus briefs on Friday, March 28, responding to the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and freeze congressionally-appropriated fu more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 2 -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * CTU announces historic tentative agreement, major leap forward toward transforming Chicago Public Schools Over 150 new agreements add to process started in 2012 under Karen Lewis' leadership to improve education for students in every zip code, raise standards for educators, and codify protections and Chicago values to build a force field around school communities Chicago--After more more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 3 -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * CTU House of Delegates sends historic tentative agreement to full member vote Everyone wins with this contract: students, educators, parents, and all Chicagoans In a special meeting of the elected members of the Chicago Teachers Union, the roughly 700 member House of Delegates reviewed and resoundingly approved the tentative agreement reached by its Big Bargaining Team earlier this week. "Everyone  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release: * * * Demand Justice Slams Efforts To Crown Trump King By Kneecapping The Judiciary Washington, DC- On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee held a sham hearing on nationwide injunctions, with MAGA Republicans leveling a barrage of attacks against district judges who have ruled against the Trump administration. They repeatedly called independent judges appointed by presidents from both parties "rogue" for halting the la more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release: * * * Senate Hearing Shamelessly Attempts To Distract From Trump Administration Lawlessness By Attacking The Judiciary Washington, DC- On Wednesday, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing ostensibly on nationwide injunctions, Republican senators engaged in political theater, going after district court judges and their ability to halt the Trump administration's lawless actions before the brunt of the consequences are more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 3 -- The Los Alamos Study Group issued the following news release: * * * DOE Secretary Wright says LANL will make "more than 100" pits by January 2029. Is this realistic? What purpose does it serve? Secretary Wright would do well to hearken to Senator Domenici's advice Related: DOE Secretary Wright visits Los Alamos and Sandia, where he is getting the "company line", Feb 24, 2025 In an interview last week, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright rei more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * DOGE & Trump Fired Entire Staff for Program that Helps People Afford Energy Bills Washington, DC \- The entire staff of the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program was fired as part of sweeping cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The program provides critical help "to reduce the costs associated with home energy bills, energy crises, weatherization, and minor more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * DOGE-Led CDC Layoffs Will Decimate Our Understanding of Gun Violence; Exacerbate the Uniquely American Epidemic The dismantling of WISQARS data collection team is the latest move in a systematic effort to bury the scope of gun violence and hinder efforts to curb the epidemic Today, Brady, the nation's oldest gun violence prevention organization, released the following s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Awards 2025 Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award to Virginia State Del. Adele McClure WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, announced that Virginia state Del. Adele McClure is the winner of the 12th annual Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "State Del. Adel more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Families USA, a nonpartisan consumer health advocacy organization, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Families USA Statement on Mass Firings from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services WASHINGTON, D.C. - Anthony Wright, executive director of Families USA, today released the following statement after reports that the Trump administration has fired thousands of people from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including signi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Foreign Policy for America issued the following news release: * * * FP4A Urges End to the Trump Administration's Dangerous and Short-Sighted Tariff Escalation Washington, DC - President Trump's decision to push forward with reckless, haphazard tariffs is the latest example of his contempt for the concerns of everyday Americans. These incoherent, careless actions will drive up costs for American families, on everything from housing to everyday essentials like gas and gro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Federation of America posted the following news release: * * * Fraud is Sweeping the Nation as Federal Watchdogs are Put Down WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar. 31, 2025 Americans are increasingly at risk of losing their money to fraud and scams according to Consumer Federation of America (CFA)'s analysis of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) data. CFA aims to advance pro-consumer policies and  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Chaotic Tariff Policy Throws Working Families Under the Bus to Fund Tax Breaks for Billionaires Top Trump advisor reveals the plan to use any tariff revenue to pay for the next Trump tax giveaway President Trump's announcement today imposing sweeping new tariffs is further proof that this Administration is driving us straight into a recession. Groundw more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: NFIB's Jeff Brabant Testifies Before U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Brabant urged Congress to repeal the Corporate Transparency Act to protect small businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 1, 2025) - Jeff Brabant, NFIB Vice President of Federal Government Relations, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services at a subcommittee hearing titled, "Foll more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Trump's Promised Manufacturing Boom is a Big Bust On "Liberation Day," Trump's Chaotic Economy is Already Failing American Manufacturers As President Trump prepares for his so-called "Liberation Day" announcement today, he's claiming that his chaotic tariff policies will bring a "manufacturing boom" to the United States. But if history is any indicatio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The International Fresh Produce Association posted the following news release: * * * IFPA Issues Statement on Tariff Announcement Washington, DC - International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) CEO Cathy Burns issued the following statement today regarding President Donald Trump's April 2 tariff announcement : "The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) appreciates the administration's decision to allow the continued trade of specialt more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Illinois Commerce Commission Approves $254 million investment in clean transportation SPRINGFIELD, IL \- On March 27, 2025, the Illinois Commerce Commission approved "Beneficial Electrification Plans" ("BE Plans") for the state's two largest utilities, Commonwealth Edison ("ComEd") and Ameren Illinois, that will invest approximately $254 million in transportation electrification in Illinois more PR

NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * In Big Win, Court Rules Mahmoud Khalil's Lawsuit Should Move Forward in New Jersey This Important Decision Comes After ICE Sent Mr. Khalil to a Detention Facility in Louisiana, Almost 1500 Miles Away From His Family NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled that the challenge to ICE's unlawful detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia grad more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Sociological] -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, posted the following news release: * * * Independent Women Urges Congress to Codify President Trump's Sex Definition Executive Order, Preserving the Legal Existence of Women as Distinct from Men WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Independent Women applauds bicameral congressional efforts to advance legislation that would enshrine biological reality in law and codi more PR

NEW YORK, April 2 -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Knight Institute Asks Court to Block Trump Policy of Deporting Students and Faculty for Lawful Speech AAUP and Middle East Studies Association say policy clearly violates the First Amendment American Association of University Professors v. Rubio A case challenging the Trump administration's policy of ideological deportation. BOSTON--The American Association of Universit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Largest Polluter Plant in Northwest Requested Clean Air Act Exemptions Washington, D.C. - The operators of Colstrip Power Plant have requested a presidential exemption from the Environmental Protection Agency's updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standard after Trump's EPA openly invited the fossil fuel industry to email the agency with requests for presidential exemptions from critical safeguar more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Outdated Plans for Aging Oil Platforms Off California Coast LOS ANGELES-- The Center for Biological Diversity and the Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation filed a lawsuit today against the Trump administration over the federal failure to require updated development and production plans for oil drilling at the Santa Ynez Unit off the California coast. The unit's t more PR

NEW YORK, April 2 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Applauds Senator Cory Booker's Historic Speech Defending Civil Rights, Denouncing Dangerous Actions of Trump Administration The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) today applauded yesterday's historic, record-setting speech by U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), in which he condemned the Trump Administration's sweeping rollback of civil rights and urged action to defend democracy.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * The Leadership Conference Applauds Senator Booker's Historic Speech, Calls for Continued Action to Protect Civil Rights and Democracy Contact: Patrick McNeil, mcneil@civilrights.org WASHINGTON -- Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after Senator Cory Booker delivered the long more PR

NEW YORK, April 2 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Legal Organizations Across Ideologies File Amicus Brief Urging Court to Enjoin Executive Order Targeting Perkins Coie WASHINGTON - On March 6, the Trump administration issued an executive order placing sanctions on law firm Perkins Coie f more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 3 -- The American Apparel and Footwear Association issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Liberation Day Announcement Offers Promise of Economic Strain for American Companies and Consumers The American Apparel & Footwear Association responds to new reciprocal tariffs announced by the White House today. With the tariffs announced today, all major suppliers of apparel, footwear, and travel goods are now facing higher tariffs. Steve Lamar, President more PR

NEW YORK, April 3 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 1, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * The Campus DEI Retreat Is a Tactical Withdrawal By Jason L. Riley Colleges are learning to rebrand and lie low during the Trump years. Enjoy the sanity while it lasts. The University of Michigan's decision last week to close its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is welcome news to anyone who believes that race-based policies are wrong in prin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * More than 1.3M New Yorkers at risk if EPA weakens PFAS standards Administrator Lee Zeldin will decide fate of landmark 'forever chemicals' standards ALBANY, N.Y. - More than 1.3 million New Yorkers could lose critical protections from the toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS in their tap water if the Environmental Protection Agency rolls back its historic, science-based PFAS dr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, issued the following news release: * * * Musk's Ouster is the Liberation that Americans Want, Says Groundwork's Owens Today, new reporting revealed that President Trump plans to rid himself of Elon Musk in the coming weeks as he proves himself to be a liability. Groundwork Collaborative's Executive Director Lindsay Owens reacted with the following statement: "The American people have gotten a crash  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news: * * * National Health Law Program Condemns Trump Administration's Title X Funding Freeze, Calls for Immediate Restoration of Reproductive Health Services Washington, D.C. - The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) strongly condemns the Trump administration's decision to freeze funding for the Title X family planning program, a move that will have devastating consequences for millions of individuals with low incom more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The National Business Aviation Association issued the following news release: * * * NBAA Joins Coalition Supporting a National Pause for General Aviation Safety Washington, DC, April 1, 2025 - The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced that it has joined more than a dozen aviation associations in the launch of the "National Pause for General Aviation (GA) Safety," an FAA Safety Team-supported initiative, also backed by the Aircraft Owners and Pilo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * NCPSSM Joins Lawsuit Against Trump/Musk/DOGE Disruption at Social Security Administration The National Committee to Preserve Social Security has joined a federal lawsuit against the Social Security Administration (SSA), Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek, DOGE Acting Administrator Amy Gleason, and Elon Musk in his de facto role as head of DOGE. The law more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * New tariffs could spell major trouble for global economy: CEI analysis President Trump has dubbed today "Liberation Day" by announcing a new round of tariffs on various goods entering the US. CEI senior economist Ryan Young says Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs could spell major trouble for the economy. "In announcing new tariffs against many of America's trade partners, Tr more PR

VIENNA, Virginia, April 2 -- The News/Media Alliance issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * News/Media Alliance Urges Administration To Forgo Additional, Targeted Newsprint Tariffs Under Consideration Arlington, VA - Today, the News/Media Alliance submitted a joint letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on behalf of its members in the printing and news publishing industries asking the Commerce Department to forgo any implementation of tariffs on newsprint and pape more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The National Foreign Trade Council issued the following statement on April 1, 2025: * * * NFTC Welcomes India's Removal of Discriminatory Digital Ads Tax WASHINGTON, DC - National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Vice President for International Tax Policy Anne Gordon issued a statement in response to India's decision to repeal its digital services equalization levy following Parliament's passage of the Finance Bill, 2025 earlier today: "We welcome India's decision to remo more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 2 -- The National Medical Association issued the following news release: * * * NMA Statement on HHS Layoffs - Potential Impact on Various HHS Programs Raise Physician Concerns Layoffs in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began this week as part of the Trump administration's plan to cut 10,000 jobs. The job cuts will affect a number of programs focused on disease and injury prevention, mental health services, environmental health and other key ini more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 2 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * One of America's Dirtiest Coal Plants Seeks Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card from Trump Bozeman, MT -- The owners of one of America's dirtiest coal-fired power plants have asked the Trump administration for a two-year exemption on compliance with federal clean air standards. Montana's Colstrip plant is the largest emitter of toxic particulate matter of any plant in the country's agin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Americans for Financial Reform, which describes itself as a nonpartisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based, and civic and community groups, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Organizations Urge House of Representative to Oppose Musk-Fueled Rollback of CFPB Digital Payment Oversight Nearly 190 Organizations Urge House of Representative to Oppose Musk-Fueled Rollback of CFPB Digita more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, April 3 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following news release: * * * Over 100 Public Health Leaders--Including Former HHS Secretaries, CDC Directors, U.S. Surgeon General, Governors, and State Health Officials--Urge Congress to Reject Trump Administration's Dismantling of CDC and Public Health Programs More than 100 of the nation's most respected public health leaders--including former U.S. Secretaries of Health and Human Services, a former U.S. Su more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Political] -- People for the American Way posted the following news release: * * * People For the American Way Supports Democrats on Senate Judiciary Committee Calling for Hearings on Nomination of Ed Martin for U.S. Attorney Washington D.C. - Following a letter sent by all ten Democratic senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee to committee Chairman Chuck Grassley in which the senators requested Grassley schedule a hearing to consider Ed Martin's nomination f more PR

NEW YORK, April 2 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Trump Cuts $35 Million in Title X Funding Today, our communities are being stripped of a total of $35 million dollars from the Trump Administration as they attack the Title X, a program that serves as a critical access point for basic preventive health care. Patients and clinics in 20 states will be impacted. Dr. Jamila Perritt, President & CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Healt more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, April 2 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association issued the following news: * * * President Trump Announces Reciprocal Tariffs On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on foreign products. Speaking from the Rose Garden, the President stated that the rates will be based on the combined rate of tariffs and non-monetary barriers (such as currency manipulation, subsidized exports, etc.). The President is once again relying on th more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, April 2 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association issued the following news: * * * President Trump Ends De Minimis Exemptions To Counter China's Role In Synthetic Opioid Crisis On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a decisive action to close de minimis exemptions for Chinese imports, a move aimed at curbing the flow of illicit synthetic opioids into the United States. This policy change, outlined in a White House fact sheet, is a direct response more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, April 2 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association issued the following news: * * * President Trump Imposes 25% Tariff On Automobiles, Certain Auto Parts 4/2/2025: On Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025, the proclamation on automobiles and automobile part tariffs was posted to the Federal Register. This includes the promised annex, which specifies what harmonized tariff schedule lines the 25% tariffs apply to. The RV Industry Association encourages members to review t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Small Business Majority issued the following statement on April 2, 2025: * * * President Trump's New Tariffs Will Devastate Small Businesses Statement from Small Business Majority Founder & CEO John Arensmeyer explaining why new tariffs are deeply concerning for America's entrepreneurs "Far from a 'Liberation Day' today for small businesses, President Trump's latest announcement that there will be new tariffs - including 10% on all imports - could spell doom for many s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Media] -- The National Press Club posted the following news release: * * * Press Freedom Center Hosts News Conference on Voice of America Lawsuit WASHINGTON, April 1 - The Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club today hosted a news conference on the state of the recent Voice of America (VOA) lawsuit designed to roll back the Administration's recent actions to shutdown VOA, Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia. On Friday, March 26 a temporary restraining more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release: * * * Public lands sale cannot be on table in Congress' budget process Sell-off proposals part of same broad effort as mass staff terminations at land agencies WASHINGTON D.C. (April 2, 2025) -- According to reporting by E&E News and Axios, Republican leaders in Congress are considering the sale of public lands as part of their efforts to advance a budget package that will fund Trump administration domestic pol more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 2 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release: * * * Repro Equity Now Statement After Trump Administration Cuts Millions in Title X Funding for Planned Parenthood Clinics Cuts will impact New England clinics; Repro Equity Now stands ready to support Planned Parenthood BOSTON (April 1, 2025) - Today, Rebecca Hart Holder, President o more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 2 -- The Retail Industry Leaders Association issued the following statement on April 1, 2025: * * * Retailers Urge POTUS: Forgo Policies that Create Uncertainty Americans Elected Trump to Make Life More Affordable The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) issued the following statement ahead of an announcement by President Trump on tariffs: "Americans are counting on President Trump to help make life more affordable, and families want financial certainty to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * RFK Jr.'s reckless cuts to HHS put American lives at risk WASHINGTON - The Department of Health and Human Services' layoff of 10,000 employees took effect today, bringing the total HHS job cuts under the Trump administration to 20,000. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is slashing employee levels at key agencies including the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued the following statement on April 1, 2025: * * * RFK's cuts to FDA are a threat to public health and safety Statement of CSPI Director of Regulatory Affairs Sarah Sorscher Deadly Listeria in shakes served at nursing homes. Disease-causing E. coli linked to onions served in McDonald's. Salmonella in cucumbers landed 155 people in the hospital. These are just a few of the disturbing pathogens identified in foods tied to more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Senate Budget Resolution Good for the Ultra-Wealthy, Bad for Everyone Else WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Republicans today released their budget resolution blueprint as a first step toward a reconciliation bill. Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, released the following statement: "As has become par for the course, Republicans have chosen to prioritize the Trump-Musk agenda of picking  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 2 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Security Industry Association posted the following news release: * * * SIA Statement on Trump Tariff Announcement The Trump administration's announced tariff policies will require careful review and analysis to understand the impact on Security Industry Association (SIA) members, their partners, public safety and the protection of critical infrastructure. While leveraging tariffs to achieve parity with unfair trade practices  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Association of Home Builders posted the following news release: * * * Statement from NAHB Chairman Buddy Hughes on President Trump's Tariff Announcement Buddy Hughes, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Lexington, N.C., issued the following statement after President Trump announced a wide range of reciprocal tariffs on several nations: "While the complexity of these rec more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Information Technology Industry Council posted the following news release: * * * Sustained Tariffs Damage Tech Innovation, U.S. Global Leadership WASHINGTON - Today, global tech trade association ITI Executive Vice President of Policy Sean P. Murphy reacted to U.S. President Trump's announcement to impose tariffs on imports from trading partners across the world: " T ariff s are an available tool to shape international trade flows b more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, April 1 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association issued the following news: * * * Tariff Development Updates: What You Need To Know President Donald Trump has declared that Wednesday, April 2nd, will be " Liberation Day," when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs that he states will free the United States from foreign goods. Trump plans to announce import taxes, including "reciprocal" tariffs that would match the rates charged by other countries and acco more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Tariffs Are Vital Tool to Rebalance U.S. Trade, but Trump Must Act Immediately to Stop Corporations from Using New Tariffs as Cover to Price-Gouge Washington, D.C. - Today, as the Trump administration announces its tariffs plan, American Economic Liberties Project's Rethink Trade Director, Lori Wallach, released this statement : "The businesses that profiteered fr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Third Way issued the following statement on April 2, 2025: * * * Third Way Statement on Trump's "Liberation Day" of Tariffs WASHINGTON--Third Way released the following statement from Gabe Horwitz, Senior Vice President for the Economic Program: "Let's be honest about what is happening here: President Trump's indiscriminate tariffs are raising prices and driving the United States toward a recession. "As we recently noted, millions of Americans are already feeling the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Thousands of Lawyers Urge Attorney General Bondi to Defend Legal Profession 4,300+ Prominent Conservative and Progressive Signatories Represent Diverse Coalition WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, thousands of lawyers transmitted a letter to U.S. Attorney more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 2 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Transgender Servicemembers in Talbott Push Back Today Against Another Attempt to Implement Trump's Military Ban Lead attorneys for the plaintiffs call the ban an "alarming threat to the trust needed to maximize national security" that would "permanently damage the careers of thousands of individuals who have served honorably and sacrificed for our country"  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- GreenLatinos, an organization that says it convenes a coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regional and local environmental, natural resources and conservation that affect the health and welfare of the Latino community, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Executive Order Attacks Truth, and History on Public Lands and Institutions Government overreach sets new standard of exclusion Washington, D.C. -- In response to President Donal more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Tariffs Represent a Mix of Corrupt Corporate Favors and Utter Chaos WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, President Trump announced 10% universal tariffs on all imported goods, a 25% tariff on all foreign-made automobiles, and much higher so-called "reciprocal" tariffs on 60 countries. Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the following statement: "There's a sensible role fo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber: Instead of Tariffs, It's Time to Accelerate Pro-Growth Agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ahead of the latest round of tariffs set to be imposed by the Trump Administration today, Neil Bradley, Chief Policy Officer at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, issued the following statement: "What we have heard from business of all sizes, across all industries, from around the country  more PR

TUSTIN, California, April 3 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following news on April 2, 2025: * * * U.S. Dept. of Education investigates California over FERPA violations tied to AB 1955 The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday that it will investigate California for violating the authority of parents over their children who attend public schools, specifica more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued the following news on April 2, 2025: * * * U.S. Mayors: Statement on New Retaliatory Tariffs Placed on Imported Goods Mayors call for free and fair trade policy to lower costs for families and businesses Today, President Donald Trump announced new sweeping tariffs on imported goods from dozens of countries. America's mayors have voiced their concern about the economic impact such tariffs will have on local communities. Last week, ma more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following news: * * * U.S. Preemptive Concessions Gain Nothing From Russia in Ukraine Ceasefire Talks (Part Two) By Vladimir Socor Executive Summary: * Moscow is drawing Washington into an incremental, conditions-tied process, instead of a quick and unconditional ceasefire in Russia's war against Ukraine. The U.S. White House has agreed to "help" Russia mitigate certain Western sanctions--including U.S. ones--that affect Russian agr more PR

NEW YORK, April 1 -- United Against Nuclear Iran issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * UANI Applauds Trump Administration for Halting Princeton University's Federal Funding Over Antisemitism Concerns UANI Urges Trump Administration to Condition Princeton University's Federal Funding on Cutting Ties with Iran Regime Operative Hossein Mousavian (New York, NY) - United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Governor Jeb Bush and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the fol more PR

NEW YORK, April 2 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Council for International Business issued the following news: * * * USCIB Statement on Reciprocal Tariffs Washington DC, April 2, 2025 --The US Council for International Business (USCIB) seeks a swift resolution to the sweeping tariff actions taken today by the Administration in an effort to establish reciprocity in trade and investment or protect US national security. Recent tariff actions combined with retaliatory measures increase the cost more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * VICTORY FOR DEMOCRACY: JUDGE SUSAN CRAWFORD WINS IN WISCONSIN, DEFEATING ELON MUSK'S ATTEMPT TO SEIZE LOCAL POLITICAL POWER MADISON--Tonight, Stand Up America celebrated Judge Susan Crawford's victory over Judge Brad Schimel,  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 2 [Category: Sociological] -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * Victory! FFRF Action Fund celebrates key wins in Wisconsin, loss for Musk The FFRF Action Fund is toasting major victories in its home state's April 1 elections -- proof of its continuing success nationwi more PR

NEW YORK, April 2 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * VICTORY: Judge Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat Everytown Invested Nearly $1M, Including on TV, Digital Ads, and a Statewide Field Program Highlighting Brad Schimel's Extremist Views, History of Letting Domestic Abusers Walk Free and Buy Guns with No Questions Asked MADISON, WI -- Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Advocates Highlight Trump's Dangerous Executive Order and the "SAVE Act" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ahead of an impending House vote on the so-called "SAVE Act," directly impacted voters and advocates blasted the anti-voter legislation and a recent Trump executive order that requires "government-issued proof of U.S. citizenship on its voter registration forms." Speakers from MALDE F, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Challenge Trump's Recent Executive Order The groups are challenging the order's usurpation of powers WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A coalition of voting rights organizations filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to challenge President Trump's unlawful executive order on voting that attempts to seize the power to set voter registration rules from C more PR

NEW YORK, April 2 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Challenge Trump's Recent Executive Order WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A coalition of voting rights organizations filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to challenge President Trump's unlawful executive order on voting that attempts to seize the power to set voter registration rules from Congress and the states, and doing so in a way that would violate federal law and more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Alliance for American Manufacturing issued the following news release: * * * White House Pushes Back Against Decades-Long Trade Imbalances Washington, D.C. -- President Trump announced this Wednesday significant tariffs will be applied to the United States' least reciprocal trading partners and a 10% baseline tariff on other nations' imports. Alliance for American Manufacturing President Scott Paul said: "Today's trade action prioritizes domestic manufacturers a more PR