WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * 75+ Long Islanders Rally at Lee Zeldin Speaking Event Zeldin's EPA faces critical decisions on toxic PFAS and lead pipe replacements in the coming weeks Woodbury, NY -- More than 75 Long Islanders, joined by advocates from Food & Water Watch and several Long Island community groups, rallied Friday morning outside a private event featuring EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to demand stron more PR

NEW YORK, April 11 [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: * * * ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals Information About Plans to Expand ICE Detention Facilities Nationwide WASHINGTON - New documents obtained by the ACLU this week reveal further details about Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) plans t more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 12 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following news release: * * * The Deportation of Mahmoud Khalil Is an Attack on Freedom of Expression and Due Process Alianza Americas expresses deep concern over the recent decision by an immigration judge in Louisiana, ruling that the Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil--a graduate student at Columbia University and a lawful permanent resident  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The American Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following agency statement on April 11, 2025: * * * Statement in Support of the National Endowment for the Humanities The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) strongly condemns the Trump administration's evisceration of the National Endowment for the Humanities through the cancellation of grant programs, the rescinding of grants already awarded, and the decimation of NEH staff through more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 11 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * Americans for Prosperity - Pennsylvania Launches Ad Campaign Applauding Reps Fitzpatrick, Bresnahan, and Mackenzie for Advancing Budget Resolution as the Next Step in Extending President Trump's Tax Cuts Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Today, Americans for Prosperity - Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) launched a new digital ad campaign applauding Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * An Abhorrent, Chilling Move: LWV's Response to Targeting of Former CISA Official Chris Krebs The League of Women Voters CEO Celina Stewart released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed two memoranda directing the Justice Department to investigate former appointee Christopher Krebs, Republican previous director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 12 -- Black Voters Matter, a voting rights and community empowerment organization, issued the following statement on April 10, 2025: * * * Black Voters Matter Issues Statement on the House Passing the SAVE Act Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, Co-Founders of Black Voters Matter, and April England-Albright, National Legal Director of Black Voters Matter, issued the following statement in response to the House passing the SAVE Act. House Republicans have just passed the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Braun Follows Trump Executive Orders Bailing Out Dirty & Expensive Coal Power Plants Indianapolis, Ind - Two days after Donald Trump's executive orders attempting to bail out the coal industry, Governor Bruan issued two similar executive orders that will increase utility bills and pollution for all Hoosiers. The implication of the new executive orders likely means the termination of the In more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: CAIR Says Louisiana Immigration Judge's 'Dangerous, Unconstitutional' Ruling on Mahmoud Khalil Must Not Stand The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said a ruling by a U.S. immigration judge in Louisiana that Columbia University anti-genocide activist Mahmoud Khalil can more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Says UN Analysis Showing 36 Israeli Strikes in Gaza Killed 'Only Women and Children' Exposes Ongoing Genocide The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said a new United Nations analysis of recent Israeli airstrikes in Gaza showing that 36 of those strikes killed "only women an more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Chicago Condemns Mass Student Visa Revocations and USCIS Weaponization of Immigration Policy The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) strongly condemns the Trump administration's alarming escalation of political repression, as revealed yesterday in two shocking developments: 1. USCIS announced that it will now screen immigrants' social med more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-GA, Advancing Justice-Atlanta Condemn Trump Admin's Revocation of International Students' Visas at UGA, KSU and Emory Civil rights groups call for immediate reinstatement and protection of international students' rights The Georgia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA), the local chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * CEQ Guts NEPA by Rescinding Regulations Today the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) took the most drastic action since its creation in 1970 by rescinding 50 years' worth of regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This decision, which was issued in an interim final rule published earlier this year, went into effect this morning. The impacts of th more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 12 -- The Center for Individual Freedom issued the following news release: * * * CFIF-Led Coalition Letter Cautions Against Limiting the C-SALT Deduction Without Proportionally Lowering the Corporate Tax Rate In a coalition letter led by the Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF) and sent to Congress yesterday, a group of national and state organizations representing taxpayers, small businesses and free-market, limited government principles cautioned Congress against more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 12 -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Community Catalyst Leads National Response Against New Rule That Threatens Health Care Access From Repeal to Rollback: The Trump Administration's New Strategy to Gut the ACA BOSTON, MA--Today, Community Catalyst organized hundreds of local, state and national partners to submit comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Se more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Defending Rights and Dissent issued the following news: * * * Newsletter: April 2025 Trump declares war on free speech; DRAD fights back The Trump administration has declared open war on the First Amendment right to protest, and the first targets are foreign students on U.S. visas who speak out against Israel's genocide in Palestine. Most recently, DHS announced it will be preemptively denying the visas of any applicants they consider to have engaged in "antisemitic a more PR

NEW YORK, April 11 [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: * * * Despite Lack of Evidence, Louisiana Immigration Judge Rules Against Mahmoud Khalil in Deportation Hearing LOUISIANA - In a decision that appeared to be pre-written, an immigration judge ruled immediately after a hearing today that Mahmou more PR

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * Despite Lack of Evidence, Louisiana Immigration Judge Rules Against Mahmoud Khalil in Deportation Hearing Judge in Mr. Khalil's Habeas Case in New Jersey Calls for an Immediate Hearing on the Ruling LOUISIANA - In a decision that appeared to be pre-written, an immigration judge ruled immediately after a hearing today that Mahmoud Khalil is removable under U.S. immigration law. more PR

NEW YORK, April 12 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Despite Lack of Evidence, Louisiana Immigration Judge Rules Against Mahmoud Khalil in Deportation Hearing Jena, Louisiana - In a decision that appeared to be pre-written, an immigration judge ruled immediately after a hearing today that Mahmoud Khalil is removable under U.S. immigration law. This comes less than 48 hours after the U.S. government handed over the "evidence" the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Social Security Works, an organization that says it is fighting to protect and expand Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, lower drug prices, ensure economic justice and guarantee health care as a human right, issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Donald Trump and Elon Musk Are Weaponizing Social Security The following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, on reports that the Trump administration is planning to de more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Economic Liberties Urges Trump Administration to Maximize Transparency in Negotiations During 90-Day Tariff Pause Today, as the Trump administration announced a 90-day pause in implementation of its "Reciprocal Tariffs," the Rethink Trade program at the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.  "Absent transparency about what is being more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release: * * * EPA Environmental Justice Staff Seeks Return to Work * * * Washington, DC -- For the past two months, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staff who had been assigned to work on environmental justice issues have been on paid administrative leave, with no agency access, and under orders not to conduct any official business. A legal complaint filed on their more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Four States Have a "Millionaires Tax" -- Americans Are Fleeing Them in Droves A few squishes are trying to convince President Trump to impose a so-called "millionaires tax" -- a new or higher top income tax rate such as that proposed by Kamala Harris. Yes, they want President Trump to break his campaign promise of across-the-board permanent Trump tax cuts. So let's take a look at  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * New Guide Aims to Protect Communities Reeling from Climate Disasters A new resource for policymakers seeks to offer guidance as climate disasters are creating compounding crises for homeowners, renters, and insurance policyholders WASHINGTON -- As communities across the country face increasingly severe and frequent climate disasters, a new guide released today by  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 11 -- HIAS, a refugee protection organization, issued the following news release: * * * HIAS Decries Usage of Alien Enemies Act of 1798 SILVER SPRING, Md -- HIAS decries the ongoing use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. While the act was invoked to target gang members for removal, reports indicate that individuals who have no connection to the gang, and rather were seeking asylum in the U.S., were removed as well. "The U.S. government is now applying a centur more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * HISTORIC: Fossil Fuels Produce Less than Half of US Electricity Washington, D.C. - Today, a new study by Ember reported that for the first time in history, fossil fuels produced less than half of the U.S. total energy generation for a month. In March, fossil fuels made up just 49.2 percent of the grid, while carbon-free energy contributed the majority 50.8 percent (https://ember-energy.org more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Helping North Dakota Below is a 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 across the board. The average annual TCJA tax cut for North Dakota households is $1,488. ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL IRS DATA, THE TRUMP TAX CUTS PROVIDED THE FOLLO more PR

NEW YORK, April 10 [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: * * * Human Rights Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Sanctions Targeting ICC WASHINGTON -- Two U.S. human rights advocates are challenging the Trump administration's executive order imposing sanctions on the chief prosecutor of the Inter more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * Human Rights First Condemns White House Visit, Abusive Policies of El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Human Rights First strongly condemns the White House's invitation and upcoming meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, whose authoritarian tactics and human rights violations stand in direct opposition to democratic values and the rule of law. "Bukele's cooperation with President Trump' more PR

NEW YORK, April 12 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Idaho Court says Women Can Get Abortions for Many Pregnancy Complications Ruling expands the exceptions in one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, but many women are still left behind Today, an Idaho state court issued a ruling broadening the medical exception to the state's total abortion ban. The ban previously allowed for abortions only when necessary to prevent t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Media] -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * Impactful Reporting -- Deep in the Heart of Texas Texas Governor Greg Abbott at a DPS hangar in Edinburg. From the story " Texas' AI-Powered Surveillance Arsenal Has Ballooned. Proposed Laws Provide Few Guardrails."by Francesca D'Annunzio. United States. Texas Keeping Pulitzer Center Grantees Busy Texans like me learn at an early age tha more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Immigration Hub issued the following news release: * * * In the States: Widening Deportation Dragnet Targets U.S. Citizens, Legal Residents, and Asylum Seekers Trump's raids are targeting everyday Americans-striking fear in families and sowing chaos in their communities The administration's mass disappearance agenda continues to target legal residents, essential workers, and community leaders, revealing a horrifying truth: Trump's immigration policy is cruel, chao more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Responds to Encouraging Inflation Report for March WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) on all items, increased by 2.4% for the 12 months ending in March, down sharply from February's 2.8% reading and far below expectations. Core inflation, which excludes vola more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 12 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * IRFA Tells IRS 45Z Must Harness Ingenuity, Hard Work of American Farmers PWA Requirements, iLUC Penalties, Feedstock Certainty, End Use Market Clarification, Rounding Emissions Factors Must Be Addressed WEST DES MOINES, IA - Yesterday the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding the proposed guidance f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Lawyers' Committee, NAACP, League of Women Voters and Equal Justice Society File Brief Opposing Executive Order Attacking Birthright Citizenship Brief Centers Racial Justice and Constitutional History in Defense of Birthright Citizenship WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the NAACP was joined by the League of Women Voters and Equal Justice Society in filing an amicus more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * League of Women Voters, Lawyers' Committee, NAACP, and Equal Justice Society File Brief Opposing Executive Order Attacking Birthright Citizenship Today, the League of Women Voters, NAACP, and Equal Justice Society filed an amicus brief urging a federal court to invalidate a recent executive order issued by President Donald Trump seeking to revoke birthright citizenship for individ more PR

NEW YORK, April 11 [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 Briefs in Support of Jenner & Block, WilmerHale Law Firms WASHINGTON - Today, a cross-ideological group of legal advocacy organizations filed two amicus briefs asking the court to strike  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Major Civil Rights and LGBTQI+ Groups Urge Education Department to Stop Its Illegal Targeting of Trans Students WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 11, 2025) - The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) and GLSEN are leading more than 40 civil rights and education organizations in urging the Department of Education to stop their illegal weaponization of civil rights laws from discriminating  more PR

NEW YORK, April 12 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 10, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Do You Miss Neoliberalism Yet? By Allison Schrager After US tariffs destroy what is left of the world economic order, policy that values free markets and free trade will be due for a comeback. While much of the world recoils at the turmoil in markets, the upending of the global economy and the overwhelming uncertainty, I am feeling an odd sense of calm.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Files Amicus Brief Arguing Against an Executive Order Aiming to Strip Birthright Citizenship Contact: Chyna Fields, cfields@naacpnet.org  WASHINGTON -- Today, the NAACP filed an amicus brief in State of Washington, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et. al., arguing that an executive order signed by the president seeking to strip birthright citizenship from certain native-born Americans is unconst more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The National Iranian American Council issued the following news: * * * Over 300 Activists Declare Readiness to Defend the Country Amid U.S. Threats Over 300 prominent Iranian civil society figures -- including human rights advocates, political analysts, and former political prisoners -- have signed a public letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, warning against U.S. military threats and affirming their commitment to defend Iran in the event of forei more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Newt Gingrich: There Must Be No Tax Increase In a new essay today, President Trump ally Newt Gingrich wrote: Republicans passed a blueprint for President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," but the challenge is far from over. Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans must remain vigilant against any effort by misguided members to raise tax rates in the final bill. This is histo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * NFIB Urges Treasury to Destroy Beneficial Ownership Data Collected from America's Small Businesses Main Street Thanks Trump Administration for Swift Action WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 11, 2025) - The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation's leading small business advocacy organization, thanked President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regardin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * NWLC Slams Cuts to Anti-Poverty Office at HHS, Threatening Vital Assistance for Women & Children Washington, DC (April 11) -- The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) released a statement following reporting that Donald Trump and DOGE fired the entire staff at the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Oregon's Wolf Population Rises 15% But Illegal Killings Continue PORTLAND, Ore.-- Oregon's wolf population grew by 15% in 2024, marking the first year of double-digit growth since 2019, according to a report released today by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. The known population was 204 wolves at the end of 2024, but the number of poachings and authorized killings more PR

NEW YORK, April 12 (TNSres) -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: * * * Plan to Cancel Legally Obtained SSN's is an Abuse of Power, says LatinoJustice According to press reports, the Trump administration has directed the Social Security Administration to begin moving social security information of thousands of immigrants who legally have social security numbers into a database the agency uses to track who has died and is therefore no longer eligible to receive benefits more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Potential Market Manipulation, Insider Trading Related to Tariff Pause Must Be Investigated WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senate Minority Leader Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Warren (D-MA), Sen. Wyden (D-OR), and Sen. Schiff (D-CA) sent a letter to the National Association of Attorneys General calling for an investigation into whether President Trump, his family, members of his administration, or members more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 11 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Prices For Nonresidential Construction Materials And Services Increase For Third-Straight Month In March, Even Before Most Tariffs Kick In Fri, 04/11/2025 - 11:21 Association Warns New Tariffs Will Further Inflate Construction Costs, Disrupt Supply Chains, and Undermine Project Delivery, and Urges Caution The price of materials and services used in n more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, April 8 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary to Foreign Policy: * * * The Realists' Grand Experiment By Raphael S. Cohen This commentary was originally published by Foreign Policy on April 8, 2025. Take a seat in almost any introduction to international relations course at a U.S. university, and you'll probably catch an opening lecture on the "Melian Dialogue" from Thucydides's famed history of the Peloponnesian War. In it, the Athenians put a simple pr more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on April 11, 2025, to Newsweek: * * * Could China's U.S. Spies Conduct Physical Sabotage in a Conflict? By Ian Mitch This commentary was originally published by Newsweek on April 11, 2025. For decades, China's cyber espionage centered on stealing intellectual property from the United States to bolster its own military and economy. But as its hackers grew more proficient at penetrating sensitive U.S. systems, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release: * * * Reckless forestry bill is back and up for Senate consideration Washington D.C. \-- Yesterday, the Fix Our Forests Act was introduced in the Senate. In response to the Senate bill introduction, The Wilderness Society issued the following statement: "As we approach wildfire season, we can all agree that we need real solutions to protect our forests and communities. But let's be cl more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 12 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: * * * Registration Requirement is Another Hateful Tactic to Cause Panic and Fear DHS Says Central Purpose is to Gather Information on Noncitizens (Washington)--The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) condemns the Trump administration's Registration requirement that went into effect on Friday, April 11, 2025. The requirement to "register" is in our immigration laws but has rarely b more PR

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Reports: Trump Administration Plans Detrimental Cuts to NOAA Climate Research (WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 11, 2025) The Trump administration is proposing to end most climate research conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in a move to further deepen cuts to NOAA. This proposal would diminish the budget of NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- 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: * * * Reproductive Equity Now joins Advocates, experts call on lawmakers to ban sale of location data Legislation would protect against domestic abuse, stalking and harassment, and safeguard abortion access, LGBTQ people, digital privacy, and personal safety BOSTON (April 9, 2025) - A more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * Right Wing Labs - How State Legislatures Are Driving Anti-LGBTQ+ Attacks at Federal Level With Florida State Sen. Randy Fine's recent (closer than expected) election to Congress, we can expect him to take his ugly anti-LGBTQ+ animus from Tallahassee to Washington, D.C. But the pipeline of hate from state legislatures to Congress has gone on far longer than Florida's latest special  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 11 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Tariffs on Chinese Imports Reach 145% This week, the Trump administration confirmed that total tariffs on Chinese imports have increased by 145%. For marine manufacturers who rely on imported parts and materials from China, these additional costs could significantly disrupt production and supply chains. While some tariffs have been delayed for 90 days, t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Today's Plunging Consumer Sentiment Numbers Might Be the High-Water Mark, Says Groundwork's Owens # Consumer Sentiment Continues Free Fall - Dropping 11% Trump Willing to Trigger Recession - WSJ President Trump's tariff chaos continued to rattle markets this week, despite a 90-day pause on most of the previously-announced reciprocal  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Economic Chaos: How His Inner Circle Profits While Working Families Pay the Price Trump Accountability Watch: Donald Trump, Agent of Economic Chaos For an administration well-known for fanning chaos, division, confusion, and brinkmanship, it somehow continues to surprise. Fo more PR

NEW YORK, April 12 -- The Vera Institute of Justice, an organization that says its mission is to end overcriminalization and mass incarceration of people of color, immigrants and people experiencing poverty, issued the following news release: * * * Mayor Adams Must Not Break the Law and Allow ICE on Rikers Island NEW YORK - In response to the New York City Council's resolution to sue Mayor Eric Adams for allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Rikers Island despite the city's sa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Victory! Religious Groups Fail to Block Trump Court adopts IRLI's argument showing lack of standing Today, the DC federal district court denied a preliminary injunction to the Mennonite Church USA and other religious groups that are suing to block the Trump Administration's policy regarding immigration law enforcement actions at so-called "sensitive locations." The Immigrat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: What U.S. Mayors Are Saying About Tariffs On April 2, President Donald Trump announced an across-the-board 10% new baseline tariff rate on imports as well as additional reciprocal tariffs on imports from dozens of trading partners. President Trump partially reversed this decision on Wednesday, limiting tariffs to 10% on all nations, except for China which now has a tariff of 145%. The U.S. Conference more PR

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * White House Censorship of Journalists' Pool Reports Is a "Blatant" Effort to Keep the Public in the Dark (WASHINGTON)-PEN America released the following statement Friday amid reports that the Trump administration withheld at least two press pool reports from news outlets through its mail more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 12 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * WildEarth Guardians' Statement on Senate Version of the Forest-Destroying "Fix our Forests Act" FOFA sidelines science and gives away the forests of the American people to timber interests while weakening core environmental safeguards DENVER - Late Thursday afternoon, Senator John Curtis (R-UT) introduced a senate version of the Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA) that was co-sponsored by  more PR

NEW YORK, April 11 -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release on April 11, 2025, with 80 plus Asian American organizations and race and law centers: * * * With 80+ Asian American organizations and race and law centers, AALDEF submits brief in support of birthright citizenship Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)--with the Korematsu Center for Law and Equality and the Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice--file more PR