CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 (TNSres) -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * ABA Business Law Section hosts spring meeting in New Orleans April 24-26 Navigating new regulations and ethics and litigation in a new political climate will be among the sessions during the three-day hybrid spring meeting of the American Bar Association Business Law Section in New Orleans later this month. What: Business Law Spring Meeting 2025 Sponsored by the ABA Business Law Se more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Aerospace] -- The Aerospace Industries Association posted the following news release: * * * AIA Welcomes Overhaul of Federal Acquisition Process Arlington, Va. - Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today applauded President Trump's Executive Order directing the reform of the federal acquisition regulation, otherwise known as the FAR, the regulatory regime that oversees the purchasing process for the Department of Defen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * America First Policy Institute Launches Farmers First Agenda Washington D.C.-- Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) launched the Farmers First Agenda that includes policies to protect and advance U.S. farmers and ranchers. More broadly and moving forward, AFPI will play a key role in developing bold policies in support of the American farmer and rural communities.  more PR

BOONE, North Carolina, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * American Rivers names Gauley River to America's Most Endangered Rivers(r) of 2025, due to toxic coal mining pollution April 16, 2025 CONTACT Hawk Hammer, National Communications and Media Director, Hhammer@americanrivers.org Andrew Young, staff attorney for the Allegheny Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA), ayoung@abralliance.org Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, Appalachia more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Americans for Tax Fairness issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * ATF Launches National Tax Day Campaign to Stop Trump's Billionaire Bailout ATF Co-Hosts 31 events in over 30 districts, Holds DC Actions, Releases 21 separate state reports on billionaires benefitting from Trump Tax Plan Washington, D.C.- Today, Americans for Tax Fairness and its partners launched its national tax day campaign to stop Trump's Billionaire Bailout, holding over 31 even more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release: * * * Department of Interior Weakens Migratory Bird Protections Late last week, the Department of the Interior reissued a legal opinion that weakens the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) by no longer penalizing individuals and corporations for the incidental killing of birds protected under the law. This reinterpretation reverses a decades-long interpretation that the MBTA prohibits both intentional take an more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 16 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Auto Tariffs May Impact Marine Parts, NMMA Urges Industry Review Ahead of May 3 Deadline On April 3, President Donald Trump imposed Section 232 tariffs on imported automobiles, while tariffs on auto parts are set to take effect May 3. Several Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes for auto parts may overlap with imported marine parts. NMMA encourages membe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Applauds Sen. Van Hollen's Attempt to Meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador Prison The Maryland office and national headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded the attempt by Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in an El Salvador prison where he was negligently sent by the Trump adminis more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR in the News, April 16, 2025 CAIR-SFBA: On Tax Day, immigrant advocates rally in SF to protest IRS sharing personal data with ICE - Bay City News CAIR-GA: Emory National Lawyers Guild hosts panel on free speech for pro-Palestinian activists - The Emory Wheel CAIR: Trump has put Christian nationalists in key roles - say a prayer for free speech - The Guard more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Repeats Call for U.S., International Media to Speak Out After Israel Murders Gaza Journalist Fatima Hassouneh, 10 Members of Her Family The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on U.S. and international media to finally speak out against Israel's intentional targeting o more PR

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, April 16 -- The Campaign for Southern Equality issued the following news: * * * Campaign for Southern Equality Submits Public Comment to Protect Healthcare Access for Trans People and DACA Recipients By Emma Chinn The Trump administration is seeking to limit access to healthcare for transgender people and DACA recipienets. A proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would make DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients inel more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Business] -- The National Retail Federation posted the following news release: * * * Census Data Shows Retail Sales Grew in March But Consumers Are 'Not Feeling Great' as Tariffs Rise "There is no question that the consumer is not feeling great given the confusion of policy announcements from Washington." NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz WASHINGTON - Data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau showed retail sales grew in March even though consumers cont more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 16, 2025: * * * Advancing U.S.-Panama Security Cooperation By Ryan C. Berg Last week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth completed a highly anticipated trip to Panama. Hegseth spent several days in the country as part of the 2025 Central American Security Conference, signaling yet again that the Trump administration intends to refocus efforts on the Western Hemisphere and homela more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 16, 2025: * * * Economic Consequences of "Liberation Day" Tariffs By Kyle Meng The Trump administration announced new across-the-board tariffs on April 2, ranging from 10 to 49 percent depending on exporting country, which are now subject to reevaluation during a 90-day pause. If implemented together with other Trump administration tariffs, the average U.S. import tariff would  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 16, 2025: * * * Navigating the Climate and Energy Implications of a Northeast Pipeline By Cy McGeady and Bridgette Schafer The nation's northeastern states--New York alongside New England's Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont--face mounting challenges to their energy systems in terms of high prices and increasing reliability risks. These  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Republicans' Claims of "Fraud" Are a Pretext for Unpopular and Drastic Medicaid Cuts By Allie Gardner Republicans in Congress are moving forward with a budget plan that would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid. In recent weeks, congressional Republicans have used the pretext of eliminating "fraud, waste, and abuse" to justify cutting Medicaid as part of legislation to pay fo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Federation of America posted the following news release: * * * CFA Statement in Response to Dismissal of NCUA Board Members Harper and Otsuka WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Consumer Federation of America released the following statement today in response to the dismissal of National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) board members Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka. "The National Credit Union Administration Act requires the NCUA's board to more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 16 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, posted the following news release: * * * CODEPINK Statement on Military Control of the Roosevelt Reservation CODEPINK strongly opposes President Trump's latest executive order giving the U.S. military control over the Roosevelt Reservation--a 60-foot-wide stretch of land along the southern borders of California, New Me more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * Defenders Responds to Redefinition of Harm Under ESA Andrew Bowman, Defenders of Wildlife President and CEO, today released the following statement in response to the Trump administration's notice that it intends to rescind the regulatory definition of "Harm" under the Endangered Species Act: "Despite the fact that the Endangered Species Act is America's single greatest tool to more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- First Focus on Children, an advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families the priority in federal policy and budget decisions, issued the following news release: * * * Killing Head Start bad for kids, bad for America Program doesn't give kids "special favors" In response to reports that President Trump plans to eliminate the Head Start program, First Focus on Children President Bruce Lesley issued the following statement: "As a candidate, President  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Food Research and Action Center issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * FRAC Condemns the Trump Administration's Attacks on SNAP, Says Program Restrictions Would Deepen Hunger and Reinforce Stigma Statement attributable to Crystal FitzSimons, interim president, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, April 16, 2025 - Yesterday, Arkansas and Indiana submitted waivers to restrict food choices for Americans in the Supplemental Nutrition A more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Federation of America posted the following news release: * * * Groups Call on President Trump to Veto Congressional Resolution That Repeals CFPB Limits on Overpriced Bank Overdraft Fees WASHINGTON, D.C. - A group of consumer, economic justice and civil rights organizations sent a letter to the White House today, urging President Trump to veto S.J. Res 18, legislation that would overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Human Rights First issued the following news on April 15, 2025: * * * Human Rights First and Transparency International U.S. Condemn U.S. Corruption Sanctions Relief for Hungarian Official Washington, D.C. -- Today, Human Rights First and Transparency International U.S. condemned the Trump administration's decision to grant unprecedented sanctions relief to Antal Rogan, a senior Hungarian official and close aide to Prime Minister Viktor Orban. In January, Rogan was sa more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI - Americans for Prosperity Michigan Hosts Tax Day Dinner Calling Congress to Renew the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act # Apr 16, 2025 by AFP Lansing, Michigan - Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) held a Tax Day Dinner on the importance of renewing the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)., Local restaurant owner, Randal Scot, shared his story about how h more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-Florida Hosts Tax Day Rally Outside Rep. Moskowitz's Office, Pushing for Trump Tax Cuts Renewal # Apr 16, 2025 by AFP Coral Springs, FL --In case you missed it, Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) held a tax day rally outside Congressman Jared Moskowitz's (FL-23) Coral Springs office, calling for the renewal of key provisions in the Tax Cuts and Job more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-MO Town Hall w/ Rep. Bob Onder # Apr 16, 2025 by AFP ST. CHARLES, MO - In case you missed it, U.S. Representative Bob Onder (R-MO) joined Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) on Monday in St. Charles for a town hall event to discuss the urgent need to renew the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) before it expires this year. "It would just be devastating more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-PA Blitzes Key Congressional Districts on Tax Day # Apr 16, 2025 by AFP Harrisburg, Pennsylvania --Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania marked Tax Day with grassroots activity across Pennsylvania's 7 th, 8 th, and 10 th Districts. Activists and grateful taxpayers joined AFP-PA to knock doors urging voters to thank Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-SC Hosts Events Throughout State for Tax Day, Calling for the Renewal of the Trump Tax Cuts # Apr 16, 2025 by AFP Instead of Tax Day Nightmares, AFP-SC Takes Message of Trump Tax Cut Renewal to Rep. Clyburn's Office and Across South Carolina Columbia, SC --On Tuesday, Americans for Prosperity - South Carolina (AFP-SC) held events all throughout the Palm more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-UT Tax Day Town Hall w/ Rep. Burgess Owens # Apr 16, 2025 by AFP LEHI, UT - In case you missed it, U.S. Representative Burgess Owens (R-UT) joined Americans for Prosperity-Utah (AFP-UT) at their Lehi office for a town hall event on Tax Day yesterday to discuss how extending the Trump tax cuts will benefit hardworking Utahns. Owens emphasized the importa more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-VA Holds Tax Day Rally to Champion Saving President Trump's Tax Cuts # Apr 16, 2025 by AFP Lynchburg, VA --Yesterday, on Tax Day, Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) held a rally with activists talking about the importance of renewing the highly effective 2017 Trump tax cuts as part of its Protect Prosperity campaign. If the Trump tax cuts expire more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky Hosts Tax Protest Outside Rep. McGarvey's Office, Tax Day Events # Apr 16, 2025 by AFP Louisville, KY - Yesterday, in addition to Tax Day events throughout the state, Americans for Prosperity-KY (AFP-KY) held a protest outside Representative Morgan McGarvey's Office in response to his opposition to extending the pro-growth ta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [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: * * * ICYMI: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction To Restore Infrastructure and Environmental Funds Nationwide Washington, DC -- Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island granted a preliminary injunction against the Trump adminis more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Applauds U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's DOJ Enforcement of Title IX in Maine: "The Era of Men in Women's Sports is Over" WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, Independent Women commends the leadership of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Trump administration for its bold enforcement action against the state of Maine for Title IX violations, after Maine exp more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Information Technology Industry Council posted the following news release: * * * ITI Reacts to Trump Administration's Federal Procurement Executive Orders WASHINGTON - Today, global tech trade association ITI Executive Vice President of Policy Gordon Bitko reacted to U.S. President Trump's Executive Orders aimed at streamlining the Federal Acquisition Regulation and modernizing public procurement. " The tech industry has long calle more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [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: * * * Labor and Democracy Partners Announce Rise Up: Legal Defense Network for Fired Federal Workers Democracy Forward, AFL-CIO, and Others Will Connect Federal Workers Fired and Mistreated by the Trump Administration with Free, Direct Legal Support. W more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- UnidosUS posted the following news release: * * * Latino Leaders to Trump Administration: Bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia Back National Latino leaders demand that the Trump Administration bring Mr. Abrego Garcia back to his family; access online here Washington, DC - This week, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, in an Oval Office meeting, agreed with President Trump that Kilmar Abrego Garcia would not be returned to his home in Maryland, despite  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Seeks Trump's Master Plans for Slashing Environmental Protections WASHINGTON-- The Center for Biological Diversity sued four Cabinet-level agencies today for failing to release information on the Trump administration's "action plans" to boost the oil industry and other fossil fuel producers by rolling back and eliminating environmental safeguards. Today's lawsuit  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Line 5 Tunnel & Other Dirty Projects to be Fast-Tracked by Army Corps of Engineers Without Proper Review, Following Trump Directive Washington, DC \- Today, the Army Corps of Engineers announced the Line 5 tunnel project and other fossil fuel infrastructure permits will be fast-tracked without sufficient environmental review. The projects are being rushed through under the directive of Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Members of Credit Union Watchdog Fired by White House WASHINGTON -- Two board members of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka, were fired late yesterday by the White House. The NCUA, an independent regulatory agency, oversees credit unions across the country, insuring deposits up to $250,000. The agency is responsible for the safety and soundness of th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The National Iranian American Council issued the following news: * * * Iran Rejects Zero-Enrichment Demands, Says Uranium Program Is Non-Negotiable Amid conflicting signals from U.S. officials regarding the end goal of negotiations, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran will not accept any proposal requiring it to dismantle its uranium enrichment program. "The principle of enrichment is not up for negotiation," Araghchi told reporters, adding that w more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The National Iranian American Council issued the following news: * * * Prospects for Further Progress: Iran-U.S. Nuclear Negotiations, Agenda, and Red Lines After what both sides described as a "positive" first round of negotiations in Muscat, Oman, Iran and the United States initially appeared set to continue talks on Iran's nuclear program in Rome. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced that Italy had received a request from "the interested parties and als more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, an organization that works to uphold fair housing, fair lending and consumer protection laws, issued the following news release: * * * NCRC Statement On President Trump's Attempt To Illegally Fire Congressionally-Confirmed NCUA Board Members In response to President Trump's illegal attempt to fire duly appointed and Congressionally confirmed members of the National Credit Union Administration board, National Community Rein more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release: * * * NOAA Probationers Endure Insults Piled Atop Injuries Washington, DC -- Hundreds of recently refired National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees have suffered significant financial and medical harm by haphazard and sloppy official handling of personnel issues, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). The lack more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association issued the following statement on April 16, 2025: * * * PCMA Statement On Drug Pricing Executive Order The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) released a statement today following President Trump's Executive Order on drug pricing. "America's pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) continue to share the administration's goal of lowering prescription drug costs for the American people and reducing health care premium more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Media] -- The National Press Club posted the following news release: * * * Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club to Host News Conference on the future of Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Tuesday April 22 at 9:30am News Advisory Event Is America losing its voice in the Middle East? A news conference on the fate of Middle East Broadcasting Networks Who * Jeffrey Gedmin, President & CEO, Middle East Broadcasting Networks * Bill McCarren,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Report: Trump's Crypto Venture Sold $25M in Tokens to Dubai-Based Firm Suspected Of Market Manipulation...Then the Administration Disbanded the DOJ's Crypto Crime Unit One Business Day Later Washington D.C. - Today, government watchdog Accountable.US called on Congress to investigate  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- SAFE, an organization that says it unites military and business leaders to develop and advocate for policies that improve America's energy security by curtailing dependence on oil and promoting responsible use of domestic energy resources, issued the following news release: * * * SAFE responds to President Trump's Updating Permitting Technology for the 21st Century executive order Washington, DC - Responding to President Trump's Updating Permitting Technology for the 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- SAFE, an organization that says it unites military and business leaders to develop and advocate for policies that improve America's energy security by curtailing dependence on oil and promoting responsible use of domestic energy resources, issued the following statement: * * * SAFE Welcomes Trump Administration's Section 232 Investigation into Critical Minerals Washington, DC - Responding to President Trump's Executive Order on Section 232 Actions, Abigail Hunter, Exec more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Sean Hannity Rips Tax Rate Hike "It seems to go against everything Donald Trump has ever believed in." "Pretty unbelievable to be honest." The 40% tax rate trial balloon floated by anonymous White House staffers is not going over well with conservatives. Sean Hannity of Fox News Channel has the largest radio show audience in America with more than 16 million listeners. On Tuesda more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Donald Trump's Attempt to End the Endangered Species Act As We Know It WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Trump administration announced it would take unprecedented measures intended to drastically limit the protections of the Endangered Species Act. In a quiet notice in the Federal Register, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service u more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Federal Judge's Ruling to Unfreeze Climate and Infrastructure Law Funding Washington, DC - Late yesterday, Judge Mary McElroy of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island--appointed to the bench by Donald Trump in 2019--ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully withheld funding when it unilaterally froze awards and grants authorized by the landm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Trump Administration's Attempt to Give Away Public Lands to Corporate Polluters WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration is working to revoke two federal rules protecting public lands in another major giveaway to corporate polluters. On Tuesday, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs posted notices of the administration's intent to rescind a Bureau o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The National Council of Nonprofits issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Statement in response to DOGE attempt to assign a team to the nonprofit Vera Institute In response to an attempt by DOGE to deploy a team to the Vera Institute, an independent nonprofit, National Council of Nonprofits President and CEO Diane Yentel released the following statement: "Many nonprofits receive federal funds to deliver vital services to local communities across th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- 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: * * * Tax Day Spotlight: Tax Code Fuels Health Inequity, Medical Debt, and Encourages Medicaid Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This Tax Day, Community Catalyst and advocates across the country are sounding the alarm on a tax system that more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 16 -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release: * * * Tax Day Spotlight: Tax Code Fuels Health Inequity, Medical Debt, and Encourages Medicaid Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This Tax Day, Community Catalyst and advocates across the country are sounding the alarm on a tax system that prioritizes profit over people--and demanding change. While teachers, EMTs, and nurses pay their fair share, corporations and the wealthiest people in America are handed tax bre more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Tax Day Truths: The IRS, Trump Tax Cuts, and Stupid Ideas in DC It's Tax Day, and Grover Norquist is fired up. He's joined by Mike Palicz to break down what's really happening in Washington--from defending the Trump tax cuts to exposing how the IRS union has been weaponized against taxpayers. They tackle bad ideas in Congress, Trump's quiet victories on government union reform, and wh more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, April 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for April 15th, 2025 This Week in the ASAM Weekly Medical experts like to use acronyms, likely because they are an efficient use of language. For example, the START (Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Team) Addiction Consultative Service (ACS) is a hospital-based model of care that can improve initiation rates of MOUD as well as s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Moves to Gut Habitat Protections for Endangered Wildlife WASHINGTON-- The Trump administration issued a proposed rule today that would rescind nearly all habitat protections for endangered species nationwide. These protections for the places where endangered plants and animals live are crucial to ensuring they don't go extinct. "There's just no way to more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 16 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Plans to Remove Habitat Protections for Endangered Species Washington, D.C. -- The Trump administration proposed a rule today that would eliminate habitat protections for endangered species in the United States in the midst of a biodiversity crisis. The rule would change for the first time in half a century the basic definition of wh at has been considere more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- 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: * * * Trump administration ramps up on attacks on civil society, empowers DOGE to investigate independent nonprofits DOGE attempts to place team with Vera Institute of Justice, a private nonprofit, after DOJ pulled all agency grants NEW YORK -- After more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration's Rollback of Protections Against Air Pollution from Power Plants Will Harm Communities Washington, D.C. -- In response to the Trump administration's announcement yesterday to rollback standards for mercury and other air toxics pollution from 68 coal-fired power plants, the League of Conservation Voters issued the following statement from former EPA s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [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 Illegally Firing Two Independent Credit Union Watchdogs Betrays Main Street Americans by Undermining Families, Communities, and Small Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Dennis M. Kelleher, Co-founder, President, and CEO, issued the following statement rega more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Orders Defense Department to Occupy Public Lands Along Border WASHINGTON, DC - The Trump administration yesterday announced an emergency transfer of nearly 110,000 acres of land along the U.S.-Mexico border from the Department of the Interior to the Army. Last week, Donald Trump directed the Department of Defense to occupy the Roosevelt Reservation, the land along the southern border more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump Pulls the Plug on Direct File, a Popular Money-Saving Tool for Taxpayers WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration reportedly plans to eliminate Direct File, the popular, new digital tax-filing tool from the IRS. Susan Harley, managing director of Public Citizen's Congress Watch division, released the following statement: "Add Direct File to the ever-growing list of popular, money-s more PR

COLUMBUS, Georgia, April 17 -- The American Immigration Council issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * U.S. Government Illegally Detains Father of Two in Notorious Salvadoran Prison The American Immigration Council, National Immigration Project, and the Center for Constitutional Rights today filed an amended habeas corpus petition on behalf of Mr. Edicson David Quintero Chacon. He is one of more than two hundred people the U.S. government has been paying to imprison, incom more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 17 -- VoteVets issued the following memorandum: * * * Memorandum: Nearly Three Months In, and DoD is on Shaky Ground TO: All Interested Parties FR: Caroline Zier, Senior Policy Advisor DA: 14 April 2025 RE: Nearly Three Months In, and DoD is on Shaky Ground As we approach the three-month mark of the second Trump Administration, it is useful to survey some of the reviews that Secretary Hegseth and his team have put in motion, and keep an eye on what may come next.  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Business] -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores posted the following news release: * * * With Executive Order Issued, NACDS Urges Trump Administration to Deliver PBM Reform for Americans The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is thanking President Donald Trump for his April 15, 2025, Executive Order, "Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First." NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson said: "NACDS apprecia more PR