MONONA, Wisconsin, April 25 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * A Better Wisconsin Together Statements on Trump Regime's Arrest of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan MADISON, Wis. -- In response to the Trump Administration's blatant overreach and misuse of power in arresting duly elected Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan, A Better Wisconsin Together relea more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * After Hearing From Independent Women, Meta Oversight Board Moves To Protect Free Speech and Biological Truth WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Independent Women applauds Meta after its independent Oversight Board ruled that two posts under intense scrutiny about trans-identifying individuals did not violate the platform's hate speech rules because they did not directly attack people b more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Americans Are Bracing for a Trump-Engineered Recession, Higher Inflation # Consumer Sentiment Falls for Fourth Straight Month; Year-Ahead Inflation Expectations Highest since 1981 "Why Trump's Tariffs Could Put America in a Uniquely Brutal Recession" - Lindsay Owens As President Trump's approval rating on the economy plunges to ne more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Animals] -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release: * * * Animal Wellness Action Condemns Repeat Offender for Dogfighting, Applauds Federal Government for Latest Arrest The organization for Animal Cruelty Crimes Section at U.S. Department of Justice Tulsa, OK -- Federal authorities charged a Tulsa man this week for illegal dogfighting activities, just weeks after unsealing a dogfighting indictment for a different man, former NFL pla more PR

NEW YORK, April 25 [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: * * * Appeals Court Must Reject Government's Cruel Attempt to Keep Rumeysa Ozturk in Louisiana NEW YORK -- Tonight Rumeysa Ozturk's legal team filed their opposition to the Trump administration's emergency request to an appeals court to pause  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, April 26 -- Arnold Ventures (formerly the Laura and John Arnold Foundation) issued the following news: * * * Arnold Ventures Reacts to Department of Justice Cuts That Threaten Public Safety and Undermine Efforts to Reduce Crime Juliene James, vice president of criminal justice policy at Arnold Ventures, provided the following statement in response to recent cuts to Department of Justice (DOJ) funding and other activities: "Americans deserve a safe society that builds thriving more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * ATR Leads Coalition Letter Backing Tan Parker's Senate Resolution on Debanking Americans for Tax Reform led a coalition letter urging members of the Texas State Senate to support Senator Tan Parker's resolution calling on Congress and the Trump administration to rein in rogue federal regulators. Under the Obama and Biden Administrations, federal regulators expanded their powers to deb more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued the following statement on April 24, 2025, Director of Regulatory Affairs Sarah Sorscher: * * * USDA repeal of Salmonella framework certain to make Americans sicker When the United States Department of Agriculture proposed to ban raw poultry contaminated with dangerous Salmonella bacteria from commerce, we called it the greatest advance for food safety since USDA moved to ban certain E. coli in ground beef. The deci more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 25, 2025: * * * Trump's Deep-Sea Mining Executive Order: The Race for Critical Minerals Enters Uncharted Waters By Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz On Thursday, April 24, President Donald Trump revealed his latest executive order (EO) aimed at securing critical mineral supply chains and countering China's dominance in the industry. "Unleashing America's Offshore Critical more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 25, 2025: * * * What Are the U.S. Department of State Human Rights Reports? By Anne Frederick, Lily Kennedy, Andrew Friedman and Michelle Strucke Spring 2025 will mark the 48th release of the U.S. Department of State's annual congressionally mandated Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, commonly referred to as the Human Rights Reports (HRRs). It is widely anticipated that more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 25, 2025: * * * What's at Stake in this Year's Australian Election? By Charles Edel The Australian government has called a federal election, which will be held on Saturday, May 3. The party currently in power is the Australian Labor Party (ALP, or Labor), a center-left party led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. They have been in power since May 2022, at which time they defea more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * Community Advisory: Join May 1st Mayday Rally for Palestine in Baltimore The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Jewish Voice for Peace Baltimore are urging community members to join the MayDay Rally for Palestine or one of six other feeder marches convening in Baltimore on May 1st as part of a national day of protest against the Trum more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 25 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Trade Association Keeps Department Of Defense From Prohibiting Project Labor Agreements And Mandating Them Fri, 04/25/2025 - 12:05 Defense Department Announces It Will Not Prohibit Firms from Voluntarily Entering into a Project Labor Agreement Even as it Drops a Biden-Era Mandate that Required the Agreement for Most Projects The Associat more PR

NEW YORK, April 25 [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: * * * Cornell's Cancellation of Kehlani "Sets Dangerous Precedent for Campus Censorship" (NEW YORK) - On Wednesday, Cornell University rescinded its invitation to American R&B artist Kehlani to perform at its annual end-of-year 'Slope Day' concert. In a letter, Cornell president Michael I. Kot more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 [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: * * * Court Blocks Trump Administration's Attempt to Silence Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Networks Administration Cannot Withhold Funds or Dismantle Critical Independent News Source. Washington, DC -- In a major victory for press freedo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Families USA, a nonpartisan consumer health advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * Cuts to Medicaid Supported by Congressional Republicans Would Have a Devastating Impact on Health Care Access for Residents in Eastern Washington New Fact Sheets from Families USA Highlights Importance of Medicaid for WA-05's Families SPOKANE, WA - A new fact sheet from Families USA details the impacts of deep cuts to the Medicaid program in the Republican budge more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Families USA, a nonpartisan consumer health advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * Cuts to Medicaid Supported by Congressional Republicans Would Have a Devastating Impact on Health Care Access for Residents in Macomb and Oakland Counties New Fact Sheets from Families USA Highlights Importance of Medicaid for MI-10's Families LANSING, MI - A new fact sheet from Families USA details the impacts of deep cuts to the Medicaid program in the Republi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Families USA, a nonpartisan consumer health advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * Cuts to Medicaid Supported by Congressional Republicans Would Have a Devastating Impact on Health Care Access for Residents in Mid-Michigan New Fact Sheets from Families USA Highlights Importance of Medicaid for MI-07's Families LANSING, MI - A new fact sheet from Families USA details the impacts of deep cuts to the Medicaid program in the Republican budget that more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Families USA, a nonpartisan consumer health advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * Cuts to Medicaid Supported by Congressional Republicans Would Have a Devastating Impact on Health Care Access for Residents in Northeastern Pennsylvania New Fact Sheets from Families USA Highlights Importance of Medicaid for PA-08's Families SCRANTON, PA - A new fact sheet from Families USA details the impacts of deep cuts to the Medicaid program in the Republic more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Earthworks issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Earthworks Statement on Trump's Deep Sea Mining Executive Order Background Today President Trump signed an executive order purporting to encourage seabed mining within and beyond the US's territorial jurisdiction. In practice, this means sending vacuum-like tubes thousands of miles underwater to suck up nodules containing minerals found near hydrothermal vents in the sea floor. Once minerals are har more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Earthworks issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Lawmakers Urged Against Confirming Brent Sadler for Maritime Administrator WASHINGTON -- More than 25 community and conservation organizations sent a letter today urging the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee to reject Brent Sadler's nomination as Maritime Administrator. As the climate crisis intensifies, the position has the authority to block offshore oil and gas export inf more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Earthworks issued the following news release: * * * Statement on Interior Department Rushing Oil, Gas, and Mining Project Permitting Background The US Department of the Interior has announced that it will restrict the permitting process for oil, gas, and mining projects to 28 days under a purported energy/minerals emergency. The announcement states that permitting will now take 28 days at most. This strips away Americans' right to provide input on infrastructure that  more PR

NEW YORK, April 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EDF Files Lawsuit for Documents Related to Trump EPA's Offer to Help Provide Polluter Passes (Washington, D.C. - April 25, 2025) Environmental Defense Fund filed a lawsuit today to obtain records related to Trump EPA actions to help coal plants and large industrial facilities evade our national protections for toxic air pollution. EDF filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District C more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Statement on Trump Targeting ActBlue WASHINGTON, D.C. - With news that the Trump administration is preparing to take action against ActBlue, the online donation platform used across the Democratic ecosystem and by countless campaigns and organizations, EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "Republicans are poised to lose big in the midterms, so Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Environment America issued the following statement on April 24, 2025: * * * Deep sea mining unnecessary, creates risks for centuries WASHINGTON -- The most remote reaches of the global ocean face threats from a new source: deep-sea mining. President Donald Trump's executive order released Thursday, titled Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources, directs federal agencies to expedite the permitting and licensing process for deep-sea mining operation more PR

NEW YORK, April 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Harmful U.S. Department of Education Certification Requirement Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of a certification requirement from the U.S. Department of Education that threatens schools with a loss of federal funding based on harmful misinterpretations  more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, April 26 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following news release: * * * For Our Health warns the proposed HHS budget cuts put Americans at risk For Our Health, a nonpartisan public health advocacy initiative, strongly opposes the Administration's proposed 2026 budget cuts that would devastate the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). While the Trump Administration's decision to restore funding for the National Institute for Health's Wom more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 25 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Former member of Congress recounts on FFRF TV show her defense of secular values Watch the preview here. An ex-member of Congress talks on the Freedom From Religion Foundation's TV show about her time in office defending secularism and the separation of state and church. The guest this week is former U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, who was a member of the Congressional  more PR

NEW YORK, April 25 [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 First Joins ACLU and NYCLU in Amicus Brief to Protect First Amendment Rights and Interests of NGOs Advocating for U.S. Sanctions Today, Human Rights First, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the New York Civil Li more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Human Rights First issued the following news on April 25, 2025: * * * Human Rights First Joins ACLU and NYCLU in Amicus Brief to Protect First Amendment Rights and Interests of NGOs Advocating for U.S. Sanctions New York - Today, Human Rights First, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, in support of Democracy for the Arab World N more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 25 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-PA & Erie MBA Host Rep. Mike Kelly for Panel Discussion on TCJA # Apr 25, 2025 by AFP Erie, Pennsylvania --Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania and the Erie Chapter of the Manufacturer & Business Association hosted Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-16), Chairman of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, for a panel discussion about the urgency of rene more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 [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: Democracy Forward, Partner Organizations Defeat Trump Administration in Multiple Court Victories WALL STREET JOURNAL : Trump Initiatives Knocked Back in New Round of Court Rulings Washington, DC -- This week marked significant victories na more PR

NEW YORK, April 26 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: * * * LatinoJustice Denounces Federal Overreach in Charges Against WI Judge Judge Charged for Alleged ICE Obstruction In an unprecedented action, the FBI arrested Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on Friday with felony obstruction. She is accused of allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade arrest by ICE agents on April 18. This marks the first known case in the current administration where a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Lawyers' Committee Civil Rights Legal Experts Denounce Trump Administration's Latest Executive Orders Washington, D.C. -- This week, the White House issued a series of executive orders that distort civil rights protections, seeking to weaponize the law against the very communities it was designed to protect. The executive orders attack long-standing civil ri more PR

NEW YORK, April 25 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Denounces Updated Justice Department Civil Rights Division Mission Statement Last week, the U.S. Justice Department issued an updated mission statement on behalf of its Civil Rights Division, directing its staff to prioritize the enforcement of a range of irrational and unlawful executive orders from the Trump White House that target civil rights organizations and long more PR

NEW YORK, April 25 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Files Amicus Brief Defending Susman Godrey from the Trump Administration's Executive Orders Targeting the Legal Profession Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed an amicus brief supporting the law firm Susman Godfrey in its attempt to prevent the enforcement of an executive order that punishes the firm for providing legal representation to a client that the Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The National Iranian American Council issued the following news: * * * Iran and U.S. Technical Discussions Set to Begin in Oman Saturday, Iranian Opposition Rejects War, and More Week of April 21, 2025 | Iran Unfiltered is a digest tracking Iranian politics & society by the National Iranian American Council * Strategic Diplomacy in Motion: High-Stakes US-Iran Nuclear Negotiations Advance in Oman * Iran-U.S. Talks in Rome Show Momentum as Iranian Reactions Reflect Ca more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * NWLC Sounds the Alarm on Arrest of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan WASHINGTON, DC - April 25, 2025 -- Today, the FBI arrested Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan on suspicion of shielding an immigrant man from federal agents. In response, Alison Gill, director of nominations and democracy at the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), issued the following statement: "This arrest is an  more PR

NEW YORK, April 25 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * NYCLU Slams DOJ Lawsuit Against City of Rochester Over Immigration Enforcement ROCHESTER - Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the City of Rochester following an immigration enforcement incident in March, in which Rochester police officers violated city law by assisting federal agents in detaining three people during a traffic stop, drawing criticism from Rochester el more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Ocean Conservancy issued the following statement on April 24, 2025: * * * Ocean Conservancy Condemns Deep Sea Mining Executive Order Directing NOAA to open the floodgates for seabed mining -- in defiance of international consensus -- will harm our ocean and our country WASHINGTON - Today, President Trump issued an executive order directing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to allow permitting for deep-sea mining despite objections by more  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * On Earth Week, We're Endorsing Climate Champions to Take Back the House Washington, DC - Following the 55th anniversary of the first Earth Day this week, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect pro-environment candidates, announced its first endorsements of the 2026 election cycle today. "With recent climate progress, bedrock environmen more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 26 -- People's Action issued the following news statement on April 24, 2025: * * * Trump's Tactics Threaten Our Voice in Democracy Memorandum Represents a Divide-and-Conquer Power Grab, an Assault on Freedom of Speech, and An Elimination of Accountability WASHINGTON, D.C. - People's Action Institute Executive Director Sulma Arias issued the following statement regarding Donald Trump's memorandum targeting ActBlue and the organizations that have made use of that fundr more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 26 -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * Federal cuts could end energy assistance lifeline Trump administration targets LIHEAP On April 1, the Trump administration terminated the staff responsible for administering the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), along with 10,000 other federal employees of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Less than thre more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Consumer Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Presidential Action Enables Discrimination in Housing and Lending April 25, 2025 -- Press Release Order Threatens to Widen Racial Wealth Gap WASHINGTON - This week, President Trump attempted to rewrite settled Supreme Court precedent to make it easier for lenders and others to discriminate without fear of prosecution. The order calls for federal agencies, including the U more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on April 22, 2025, to Lawfare: * * * Beyond a Manhattan Project for Artificial General Intelligence By Matt Chessen and Craig Martell This commentary was originally published by Lawfare on April 22, 2025. In November 2024, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission recommended that Congress establish a Manhattan Project-like program for developing artificial general intelligence (AGI). While U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * New report details 100 ways Trump has hurt workers in his first 100 days A new Economic Policy Institute report identifies 100 ways Trump has hurt working people and the economy in the first 100 days of his administration. While not exhaustive, this list represents most of the actions documented in EPI's Federal Policy Watch, which tracks how the Trump administration, Congress, and the courts are af more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 26 -- LIBRE Initiative issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * Sen. John Cornyn Joins LIBRE Business Owners Roundtable in Mission (Mission, Texas)--Today, The LIBRE Initiative, the largest center-right Latino organization in the country, hosted a business owners' roundtable with U.S. Senator John Cornyn on preventing a tax hike on middle-class Americans and job creators. LIBRE, founded in Mission, Texas, has been educating and mobilizing the Lati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- TechNet, a network of technology CEOs and senior executives that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, issued the following statement on April 25, 2025: * * * TechNet Statement on the Department of Transportation's New Federal Autonomous Vehicle Framework Washington, D.C. - TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives, today released the following statement from TechNet's Executive Vice President Carl Holshouser in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * This Week in Climate Action - April 25, 2025 Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering legislative action at the state and federal levels to combat climate change and the Trump administration's dangerous agenda. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Trump Shuts Down Tax Hike Talk -- MRC's Dan Schneider on Why It's Time to Defund NPR In the latest episode of Leave Us Alone, ATR's Grover Norquist and Mike Palicz break down how recent "populist" chatter about raising taxes was decisively crushed -- with President Trump leading the charge to protect small businesses and Main Street America. Then Grover sits down with Dan Schneider of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump's 100 Days of Oligarchy, Corruption, and Conflicts of Interest WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration is arguably the most corrupt and lawless administration in this country's history. Public Citizen has meticulously tracked this grift over Trump's first 100 days in office. Here are the top highlights: Appointees and Nominees' Conflicts of Interest Donald Trump's nominees for c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 [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 Presidency for Sale: Crypto Grift, Billionaire Payoffs, and Rising Costs for Americans Trump Accountability Watch: Trump Profits Off Presidency as Regular Americans Get Ripped Off with Higher Prices President Donald Trump's crypto memecoin announced this week that it's selli more PR

PARIS, France, April 25 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Trump's war on the press: 10 numbers from the US President's first 100 days As President Donald Trump approaches the 100-day mark of his second presidency, he continues to carry out the threats he made on the campaign trail against the news media by intensifying his monumental assault on press freedom. In both his personal and official capacities, he is attacking the credibility, independen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber, ChamberWest Host U.S. Representative Burgess Owens for Roundtable on Tax Reform WEST JORDAN, UTAH - Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and ChamberWest hosted U.S. Representative Burgess Owens (R-UT-04) for a roundtable discussion in West Jordan, Utah with local business leaders on the need to extend pro-growth business tax provisions before portions of President Tr more PR