DES MOINES, Iowa, March 31 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * $537 Million in USDA Biofuel Infrastructure Grants Released for 543 Projects in 29 States WEST DES MOINES, IA - Today U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is releasing obligated funding of $537 million under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) for 543 projects in 29 states, upholding Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * 1,900 Leading Scientists Sound Alarm on Trump Administration's Attacks on Science and Public Health WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Speaking as individuals, about 1,900 elected members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (The National Academies) released an open statement to the American people today, a "SOS to sound a clear warning: the nation's scientific enterprise is bein more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 31 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * ALA says White House "cutting off opportunity" for Americans as administration cuts IMLS staff Washington, DC -- Today, the American Library Association (ALA) issued the following statement upon news that all staff at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) were placed on administrative leave for an unknown length of time and, thus, all grants and contract more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Begging for a Third Chance to Ruin the Economy in 2028 Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to wreck the economy for an unconstitutional third term. In a phone interview with Kristen Welker this weekend, Trump vaguely floated that there were "methods" for him to seek a third more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The American Immigration Council issued the following news release: * * * American Immigration Council Suing Trump Administration Over Unprecedented Requirement That Immigrants Register with the Government Registration Requirement Paves Way for Widespread Potential Abuse WASHINGTON, March 31, 2025 - The American Immigration Council and partner organizations filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court in Washington D.C., against the U.S. Department of Homeland Secu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Anti-Voter Executive Order Challenged in Court by Pro-Voter Coalition Washington, DC -- Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and State Democracy Defenders Fund (SDDF) sued the Executive Office of the President and members of the president's Cabinet on behalf of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Secure Families Initiative (SFI) and Arizona Students' Association (AS more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Behind the Cuts: How Trump and Musk Are Breaking What Works Trump "Couldn't Care Less" About Rising Costs, While Musk Targets Americans' Earned Benefits, Worsens Health Care President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and their allies in Congress are setting into motion their latest power gr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 31, 2025: * * * Are President Trump's Trade Actions Exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act? By Warren Maruyama, Meghan Anand and William Alan Reinsch On March 14, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a memorandum in the Federal Register that all agency actions involving trade, specifically "the transfer of goods, services, data, technology, and other items across th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 31, 2025: * * * Effects of the Trump Administration's Tariff Threats Against Canada and Mexico By Christopher Hernandez-Roy President Trump's repeated on again, off again tariff threats against the United States' two largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico, along with his musings about making Canada the fifty-first state have rattled equity markets, created confusion and unc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 31, 2025: * * * RFA and VOA Shutdown: The Erosion of U.S. Soft Power in Southeast Asia By Japhet Quitzon On March 15, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that drastically cut funding for the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the parent company of the United States' international reporting and broadcasting services, such as the Voice of America (VOA) and more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 31, 2025: * * * South Korea's Ongoing Political Crisis By Victor Cha and Ellen Kim Last week was an eventful one in South Korea's ongoing political crisis. On March 24, the Constitutional Court of Korea ruled to reinstate Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as acting president and acquitted him of impeachment charges. Two days later, the Seoul appellate court cleared Democratic Party of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on March 31, 2025: * * * Social Security Stability Remains at Risk By Devin O'Connor, Senior Fellow The Washington Post reported last week that "Social Security is breaking down," describing several website crashes from overloaded servers, "complicated benefits cases ... falling by the wayside," "online claims ... piling up" due to employee reductions, and "a series of rapid-fire policy changes  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Federation of America posted the following news release: * * * CFA Statement in Response to CFPB's Deprioritization of the Payday Lending Rule The Consumer Federation of America released the following statement in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's announcement that it will not prioritize supervision or enforcement of the payday lending rule. "The CFPB has sided with bottom-feeder payday lenders at the ex more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release: * * * Demand Justice Blasts Dangerous Assault On Judicial Independence To Shield Trump Coordinated Attack on Federal Courts Continues Through Sham Hearings Targeting Legitimate Judicial Authority Washington, DC- This week, Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate are teeing up political stunts with committee hearings and legislation focused on the use of so-called "nationwide" injunctions-a long-standing judic more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * DOGE Targets Mine Safety Offices, Endangers Coal Miners Washington, D.C - The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, has taken aim at its next government agency to shutter--the Office of Mine Safety and Health Administration. According to a list of proposed lease cancellations, 35 MSHA offices are scheduled for closure in the coming months. MSHA was created in 1977 to add more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for Law and Social Policy issued the following statement on March 31, 2025: * * * Executive Order on Unions is an Assault on More Than One Million Workers This statement can be attributed to Lorena Roque, interim director of Education, Labor, and Worker Justice at the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Washington, D.C., March 31, 2025 - Last week, President Trump signed an executive order declaring an end to collective bargaining with federal labor uni more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Federal Civil Service Court Shuttered When Most Needed Washington, DC -- Just as the federal government gears up for its biggest personnel upheaval in history, the civil service court will not be able to function due to a lack of quorum caused by the Trump White House, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). The result is that emplo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Sociological] -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, posted the following news release: * * * Georgia General Assembly Passes Stand With Women Legislation With Bipartisan Support, Moving One Step Closer to Governor Kemp's Desk ATLANTA, GA -- Today, Independent Women applauds the Georgia General Assembly for passing The Riley Gaines Act of 2025 ( Senate Bill 1 ), inspired by Independent Women's Stand with Wo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Groups Renew Effort to Stop Imminent Deal between IRS and ICE to Share Taxpayer Info Washington D.C. -- Today, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Alan Morrison and Raise the Floor Alliance filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against Trump Administration officials to stop the IRS from disclosing tax return information to immigration enforcement authorities. Defendants in more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy Applauds Release of USDA Funds to Support Biofuel Infrastructure WASHINGTON, D.C.--Growth Energy, the nation's largest biofuel trade association, issued the following statement after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that USDA would release $537 million of funds obligated under the Higher Blends Infrastructu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Helping Idaho Below is a continuously updated list of good news arising from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted by President Trump and congressional Republicans in 2017, and which now must be made permanent. The average annual TCJA tax cut for Idaho households is $1,318. ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL IRS DATA: 217,660 Idaho households are benefiting from  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Americans Say They're Worse Off Under Trump, Unhappy With Admin's Lack of Focus on Lowering Prices Forecasters Raising Recession Odds; Markets Tumbling with Tariff Chaos New polling from CBS News reveals a striking shift in how Americans view President Trump's handling of the economy. In January, 42% of Americans believed the president's policies would more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Applauds U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth For Equalizing Military Combat Standards For Men And Women WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, Independent Women's Center for American Safety and Security celebrates Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's efforts to restore merit to U.S. defense by establishing one standard for men and women in combat roles within the  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 31 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Iowa House Passes Anti-CCS Bill That Effectively Bans a Trump Energy Priority in Iowa IRFA Calls on Iowa Senate to Stand with Farmers Needing New Markets During Dire Economic Downturn WEST DES MOINES, IA - Today the Iowa House passed HF 943 that would essentially ban carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) pipelines in the state of Iowa. Access to CCS is vital to openi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release: * * * LULAC FILES HISTORIC LAWSUIT TO DEFEND VOTING RIGHTS FROM EXECUTIVE OVERREACH THREATENING AMERICA'S DEMOCRACY Nation's Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Rises to Confront One of the Gravest Threats To the Constitutional Right to Vote with Powerful Court Challenge WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) announced the filing of  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release: * * * New MAGAFiles Database Highlights the Devastating Local Impact of Trump and the GOP's Dangerous Cuts and Reckless Mass Firings It's been a brutal start to Donald Trump's second term in office. Over the last two months, he's launched dangerous and reckless attacks on the economy, health care more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 1 -- The National Immigration Law Center issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * NILC, AIC, Immigrant Justice Advocates Sue Trump Administration to Block Requirement that Immigrants Register with the Government Washington D.C - The National Immigration Law Center, American Immigration Council, and partner organizations filed a lawsuit today in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C., on behalf of Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA),  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following news: * * * Putin's Warpath Goes Through Arctic By Pavel K. Baev Executive Summary: * Russia's war in Ukraine remains in a stalemate, with recent ceasefire hopes fading due to Russian President Vladimir Putin's inflexible demands amid negotiations on reducing hostilities in the Black Sea. * Moscow has shifted its focus to operations in the Arctic and aims to rekindle strategic dialogue with the United States, offering Arc more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [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: * * * Suit Filed After Trump Administration's Failure to Release Records on Contract Cancellations, Policy Shifts at Education Washington, DC - Today, Democracy Forward filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education for unlawfully withholding r more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 31 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries gets another reprieve A continuing resolution passed by Congress and signed by President Trump in mid-March to avoid a government shutdown also extended telehealth benefits for Medicare beneficiaries for six months, all of which were set to expire today. This action bought another few months for these benefits, which previously wer more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * Transgender Day of Visibility: Honoring Trans Heroes and Sharing Stories of Resilience WASHINGTON - Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, honors Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) by celebrating the contributions of the transgender and gender expansive community while also acknowled more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, March 31 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Trump Executive Order Opens Door to Fix Methadone for OUD Regulation # Leadi ng addiction medicine, think tank, and pharmacy organizations issue a letter urging the Trump Administration to fix burdensome regulation which currently bans qualified practitioners from prescribing methadone for OUD and pharmacies from filling the prescription. Read the fu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump Pick for the Nation's 'Drug Czar,' Brashly Political and Unqualified WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Trump Administration has selected Fox News TV personality Sara Carter to head the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), which coordinates drug policy across 19 federal agencies. Carter's reporting has weaponized drug trafficking issues against immigrant communities. Carter has no train more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Financial Services] -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, posted the following news release: * * * Trump's CFPB Sides with Big Tech over Main Street WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Brady Williams, Legal Counsel, issued the following statement on the deadline for submitting comments on the CFPB's proposed interpretive rule on how the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 31 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins Believes E15 Access Plays Key Part in Vision of Unleashing American Energy WEST DES MOINES, IA - This evening U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins delivered the keynote address at the Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner in Ankeny, Iowa where she said she believes E15 plays a key part in President Trump's vision of unleashing American energy. Iowa  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Civil Rights Leaders And Impacted Voters Speak in Opposition to the SAVE Act Access a recording of today's press conference HERE WASHINGTON -- Today, civil rights leaders and impacted voters came together to highlight the devastating impact the SAVE Act would have on our communities and our power to make the decisions that shape our futures. As th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Consumer Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Hardworking Americans Value Overdraft Services as a Financial Lifeline WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to vote this week on a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule on overdraft, it's important to remember what's at stake for millions more PR