MADISON, Wisconsin, April 4 [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: * * * 'Theocrat of the Week' U.S. rep. claims NPR and PBS "hate our Lord" FFRF Action Fund's "Theocrat of the Week" is a U.S. representative who argues that NPR and PBS should be defunded because the public bro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * 80+ Skadden Alumni Protest Firm's Deal with Trump Yesterday morning, a group of alumni of the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP sent a letter to Executive Partner Jeremy London protesting the deal the firm made last week with President Donald Trump. Expressing "profound disappointment and deep outrage," the letter points to indoctrination of every Skadden employee to the legacy J more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Big Brother Beckons EPA's Workforce Agency Offers Free Wi-Fi Connectivity to Employees' Personal Devices Washington, DC -- In an unusual and somewhat insidious gambit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering all its employees internet access for personal mobile phones, laptops, and other devices, according to an EPA memo posted this week by Pub more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 4, 2025: * * * China and the Impact of "Liberation Day" Tariffs By Scott Kennedy, Ilaria Mazzocco Ryan Featherston On April 2, 2025, President Trump announced "reciprocal tariffs" on 57 trading partners. China was hit with a tariff of 34 percent. This was not the most extreme (Lesotho faces a 50 percent tariff) but was a higher rate than observers had anticipated. As a result of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 4, 2025: * * * What Factors Drive U.S.-Israeli Differences on Iran's Nuclear Challenge? By Doreen Horschig and Bailey Schiff Since President Donald Trump's second inauguration, strategic differences between the United States and Israel have grown over how best to deal with Iranian nuclear proliferation. The president expressed his aversion to military action early in his inaugur more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Republican Agenda's "Triple Threat" to Low- and Moderate-Income Family Well-Being Legislation, Executive Actions, and Tariffs Will Harm Millions By Brendan Duke and Gbenga Ajilore The Trump Administration and Republican majorities in both houses of Congress are advancing a policy agenda that deeply threatens millions of families' ability to afford the basics by making it harder for them to  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 4 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Americans for Prosperity - Ohio Provided $1500 in Groceries, Equivalent to the Average Ohio Family's Tax Hike if the TCJA Expires # Apr 4, 2025 by AFP Norton, OH - Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity - Ohio (AFP-OH), in partnership with the Barberton Area Community Ministries, provided $1,500 worth of groceries to local families, an amount equal to the annual  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Trump Admin's Dismantling of Institute of Education Sciences WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) -- represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group -- filed a lawsuit against Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and the U.S. Department of Education for unlawfully acting to dism more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Lawyers' Committee Files Court Brief to Defend Legal Profession and Judicial Branch Civil Rights Advocacy and Pro Bono Legal Assistance Lawyers' Committee Relies on at Risk WASHINGTON, DC -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus brief in Perkins Coie v. DOJ asking a federal court to block the Trump administration's executive orde more PR

NEW YORK, April 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news on April 4, 2025: * * * LDF Reaffirms Schools' Legal Right to Provide Equal Access and Opportunity to Students, Condemns Department of Education's Latest Attempt to Distort Anti-Discrimination Law Today, the U.S. Department of Education sent letters to K-12 state education agencies threatening to withhold federal funding from public schools unless they verify that they comply with more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * March adds 228,000 jobs ahead of a rocky economic road: CEI analysis The job numbers report for March show 228,000 jobs were added to the economy, with the unemployment rate staying steady at 4.2 percent. While the report is good news, the numbers are yet reflective of total federal job losses and President Trump's tariffs. CEI Senior Economist Ryan Young : "It is a r more PR

NEW YORK, April 5 (TNSres) -- The National Employment Law Project issued the following news release: * * * March Jobs Report: Immigrant Workers Power a Steady Economy, Full Impact of Trump Policies Yet to Come The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% in March and 228,000 jobs were added, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 7.1 million workers were unemployed. This data does not yet reflect the full impact of the administration's policies on trade, immigration, funding cu more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, April 4 -- The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance issued the following news release: * * * The next federal government must support Australian stories over Trump's tariff tales The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance welcomes the Prime Minister's support for Australia's screen industry and the News Media Bargaining Code in his remarks today responding to President Trump's decision to impose 10% tariffs on Australian exports to the US. "The next federal government must more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 5 -- The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * NRECA Commends Trump Administration for Meaningful Steps to Protect Lower Snake River Dams ARLINGTON, Va. - National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Jim Matheson today issued the following statement after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Bureau of Reclamation announced an indefinite pause in their review of NEPA changes for the Lo more PR

NEW YORK, April 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Petrochemical Lobbyists Email Trump EPA Administrator Zeldin, Ask to Exempt "All Sources" from Limits on Toxic Pollution (Washington, D.C. - April 4, 2025) Lobbyists for the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) - trade associations for some of the largest industrial polluters in the U.S. - are asking Trump EPA Administrator more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following news: * * * Poland Prepares for Direct War with Russia By Janusz Bugajski Executive Summary: * Poland is accelerating its military build-up for a projected war with Russia as Ukraine faces a potentially unfavorable outcome in the peace talks brokered by the Donald Trump administration. * Warsaw plans to introduce voluntary military training for all adult males and bolster Poland's armed forces to half a million military p more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, April 4 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * President Trump Announces Reciprocal Tariffs Update- Friday, April 4, 2025: Beginning April 10, 2025, China will impose a 34% retaliatory tariff on all United States imports. If the goods have been shipped from the place of departure before 12:01 on April 10, 2025, and are imported between 12:01 on April 10, 2025, and 24:00 on May 13, 2025, the additional tariffs prescribed in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Republicans Will Let Kids Go Hungry to Feed the Rich, Says Groundwork's Jacquez Today, GOP senators are preparing to force through a budget that would slash Medicaid, food assistance, and other vital programs that millions of Americans rely on, all so they can shower billionaires with trillions in tax breaks. As part of t more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Senate budget resolution would pave the way for an 'obscene transfer of wealth' from ordinary people to the ultra-rich - Oxfam In response to a planned Senate vote adopting a budget resolution, Rebecca Riddell, Oxfam America's Senior Policy Lead for Economic and Racial Justice said: "This vote would pave the way for an obscene transfer of wealth, forcing ordinary workers and families to pay for another r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club: Rollins's Secretarial Order a Giveaway to Logging Industry WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a sweeping new policy that puts more than 100 million acres at risk of destruction. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins issued a Secretarial Memo declaring an unprecedented "emergency situation determination" on more than 112 million acres of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 [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 4 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Trump & Musk's Tariff Chaos: Higher Costs for You, Bigger Profits for Them Trump Accountability Watch: Trump and Musk "Couldn't Care Less" About Sending the Costs of Everyday Goods Skyrocketing This week, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk delivered their latest gut punch to everyd more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Trump Singlehandedly Wiped Out Americans' Retirement Savings Overnight, Says Groundwork's Owens # Analysts hike recession odds; Trump's tariffs dubbed "biggest policy mistake in 95 years" Today, President Trump's chaos economy saw markets continue their death spiral, with major indices - the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, an more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 4 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * What Do "Liberation Day" Tariffs Mean for the Boating Industry? On April 2, President Trump announced a new set of trade actions, including a 10% baseline tariff on all imported goods, effective April 5. Additional tariffs, including some that range up to 34% on Chinese imports, for example, will take effect April 9. These 'reciprocal' tariffs target countr more PR