MADISON, Wisconsin, April 18 [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: * * * 'Theocratic' senator wants pastors to endorse from the pulpit FFRF Action Fund's "Theocrat of the Week" is a U.S. senator who is leading a legislative effort to repeal the Johnson Amendment in order to a more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * Advisory: On CBS Sunday Morning Profile, IRC Makes Strategic Case for Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid New York, NY, April 18, 2025 -- WHAT : The International Rescue Committee (IRC) feature airs on CBS Sunday Morning highlighting the strategic and moral case for humanitarian aid ahead of the end of the Trump Administration's foreign aid review period. The segment highligh more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- 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: * * * AFR Statement on Approval of Capital One-Discover Merger Patrick Woodall, Managing Director for Policy: Washington, DC- The Trump administration's approval of the biggest, most complex bank merger in decades will raise cre more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Trump Admin's 'Double Tap' Slaughter of 70+ Yemenis, Including Paramedics, as 'War Crime' Muslim civil rights organization calls on Trump to fulfill campaign pledge to end forever wars, stop Gaza genocide The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the killin more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, April 19 -- Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following news release: * * * CEA Applauds Department of Interior for Advancing New Five-Year Oil & Gas Leasing Program WASHINGTON - Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), the leading energy and environmental advocate for families and businesses, is pleased the Department of Interior has announced its 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. This new five-year program will ensure that Americans continue to be p more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Center for Law and Social Policy issued the following statement: * * * Proposed Cuts to HHS Services Would Devastate Families, Children, Workers, and the Economy This statement can be attributed to Cemere James, interim executive director and president of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) This week, multiple news outlets have reported that the Trump Administration plans to propose $40 billion in cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Coalition Including Former National Security Experts Oppose Union-Busting Executive Order Washington, D.C. - An accomplished group of bipartisan national security and legal experts has united to file a friend-of-the-court brief in a case challengin more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 18 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases in 31 States and D.C. From March 2024 to March 2025; 30 States Add Jobs Between February and March Fri, 04/18/2025 - 13:36 Texas and New Mexico Have Highest Number and Percent of 12-Month Gains, While California and Washington Lag; Texas and Kentucky Top Lists of Monthly Increases; California and Mississippi Experience more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 [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: * * * Court Rules Rumeysa Ozturk's Lawsuit Should Move Forward in Vermont and Orders ICE to Transfer Her Back to New England BURLINGTON, Vt. - The U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont ruled that Rumeysa Ozturk's challenge to her unc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, an organization that engages Republican policymakers and the public in solutions to address the nation's energy, economic and environmental security, issued the following news release on April 18, 2025: * * * CRES Statement on Updating Permitting Technology for the 21st Century Executive Order WASHINGTON - Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) President Heather Reams issued the following statement in response more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * Defenders Statement on Trump Rollback Opening Marine Monument to Fishing Industry On Thursday, April 17, the Trump Administration issued a proclamation calling for the opening of commercial fishing in waters of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. Established in 2009, the monument protects 400,000 square miles of waters from commercial fishing, while also provid more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 18 -- Equal Rights Advocates issued the following statement: * * * Department of Labor Abandons Civil Rights Enforcement Read a joint statement we issued with other national workers' rights groups. The following is a statement from Deborah J. Vagins, National Campaign Director & Director of Equal Pay Today, a project of Equal Rights Advocates, on the Trump Administration's assault on critical worker protections and civil rights enforcement at DOL April 17, 2 more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 18 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Expert dissects the latest national religion trends on FFRF TV show An acclaimed sociologist explains on the latest episode of the Freedom From Religion Foundation's TV show what recent national numbers on religion and nonreligion actually mean. Ryan T. Cragun is a professor of sociology at the University of Tampa who focuses mainly on Mormonism and nonreligion. more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 [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: * * * Federal Judge Orders Temporary Relief to Six Plaintiffs in Challenge to Trump Administration Policy Barring Updates to Sex Designation on US Passports BOSTON - A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction today after finding that an e more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Frog, Lizard, Salamander Added to New York's Endangered Species List ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York has added the Atlantic Coast leopard frog, eastern fence lizard and eastern tiger salamander to its protected threatened and endangered species lists. The state's Department of Environmental Conservation, however, failed to protect several other species, including the eastern hellb more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * GA Civil Rights Orgs, Kuck Baxter Condemn International Students' Visa Revocations, Seek Temporary Restraining Order Georgia civil rights organizations--CAIR-Georgia, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta and American Civil Liberties Union-Georgia--today held a press conference with Kuck Baxter Immigration, a private immigration law firm, condemning the visa  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 19 -- HIAS, a refugee protection organization, issued the following news release: * * * HIAS Dismayed by Detention of Immigrants in El Salvador SILVER SPRING, Md - HIAS is dismayed by the Trump administration's practice of detaining immigrants at the notoriously abusive CECOT prison in El Salvador, and by their blatant disregard for due process. "The Trump administration is committing a grave injustice," said Naomi Steinberg, HIAS Vice President for U.S. Poli more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 18 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * How science journalists can reach a more bipartisan audience Last month, New York Times political writer Ezra Klein posted an interview with top Democratic pollster David Shor, head of data science at Blue Rose Research, whose forecasts have highlighted important political patterns during a time when conventional wisdom has often failed. Although Klein's interview angl more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 [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: Legal Defense Network for Fired Federal Workers Washington, DC -- This week, Democracy Forward and several allies, announced the formation of Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network, a new project to connect federal workers whose righ more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Denied: Trump Administration Continues Unprecedented Attacks On The Rule Of Law Washington, DC - In fewer than 100 days, President Trump and his administration have conducted near daily distortions of the rule of law and shameless efforts to further his extreme agenda by any means necessary. Already this week, that defiance took the form of unprecedented attacks against lawyers, law firms, and the legal co more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * MAJOR VICTORY -- Trump Administration Declassifies the Biden Administration's Secret Domestic Surveillance and Censorship Strategy, Following AFL's Request WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, America First Legal (AFL) secured a major victory over the left's weaponization of our nation's intelligence apparatus against the American people. Following AFL's formal req more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: * * * MALDEF INTERVENES IN HUNTINGTON BEACH LAWSUIT CHALLENGING SANCTUARY LAW ON BEHALF OF DAY LABORERS SANTA ANA - A Latino civil rights organization has filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit by the city of Huntington Beach challenging California's sanctuary law, according to papers filed in federal court Thursday. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) f more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * New Seafood Executive Order Puts American Seafood Competitiveness At Risk Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order that threatens the sustainability of American fisheries and fishing businesses by directing federal fishery managers to reduce regulations that keep catch sustainable. "Many American fishing communities and seafood businesses are in need of support,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * President Trump's 'Reciprocal Tariffs' are nothing but a shakedown on behalf of Big Tech On April 2, 2025, President Trump announced the imposition of so-called 'reciprocal tariffs' on a number of countries. These tariffs were later suspended for a period of 90 days, allegedly to allow countries to negotiate deals with the Trump administration. While many have pointed to the flawed logic of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Public Citizen's 100 Days of Fighting Back Against Trump's Campaign of Destruction Since the Trump administration came into power nearly 100 days ago, we at Public Citizen have been advocating, organizing, and suing to stop the onslaught of illegal and destructive behavior. Below are the top highlights of our fight to preserve safety, wellbeing, and democracy for all Americans. LITIGATION  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Sec'y of State Marco Rubio Admits State Dept. Part of Censorship Industrial Complex, as NCLA Alleged U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced in an op-ed published in The Federalist that the State Department was complicit in censoring American citizens. In an effort to prevent that despicable conduct from recurring under his watch, Secretary Rubio is completely abolishing the Global Enga more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * Toothless Human Rights Reports Will Give Free Pass to Autocrats Washington, DC - Human Rights First is alarmed by media reports of dramatic cuts to the U.S. Department of State's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (Human Rights Reports). According to people who have reviewed State Department documents, this year's Human Rights Reports will not report on governments that deny freedom of movement and peace more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Education] -- Student Borrower Protection Center posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Defies Federal Appeals Court, Attempts Illegal Mass Firing at Federal Consumer Watchdog Attempted Staff Purge at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Follows Trump's Sweeping Midnight Pullback of Supervision and Enforcement; Experts Project Surge in Financial Fraud April 17, 2025 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Moments ago, Fox Business reported that the T more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Fires CFPB Staff, Welcomes Mass Financial Abuse The agency has been directed to shut down its oversight of non-banks and deprioritize medical debt, student loans, and digital payment platforms WASHINGTON, DC -- Yesterday, the Trump administration issued mass layoff notification more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Trump to Americans: Economic Prosperity for Me, But Not for Thee This week, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's economic agenda continued to wreak havoc on Americans' pocketbooks, delivering higher costs and increased financial strain for everyday families. That's because families a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Consumer Law Center posted the following news release: * * * U.S. District Court Pauses Mass Firings at CFPB April 18, 2025 -- Press Release CFPB Employees Union, NCLC, and Others Filed Motion to Show Cause After Layoffs Appear to Violate Court's Preliminary Injunction WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered the the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to stop mass firings, saying the large-scale  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Washington State Quietly Drops Investigation Into Therapist Who Refused to Succumb to Gender Ideology in Her Practice WASHINGTON, D.C. - Independent Women Features (IW Features), the grassroots storytelling and original journalism arm of Independent Women, is sharing the story of Tamara Pietzke, a therapist from Washington state who was fired and forced to undergo a stat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Watchdog: Internal Trump Administration Memo on NOAA Cuts Sets Stage for Potential Payday for Elon Musk's SpaceX Washington D.C. - An April 2025 memo from the Trump Office of Management and Budget (OMB) leaked to media outlets reportedly outlined plans to " effectively break up " the N more PR