WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Accountable.US Announces Judicial Nominations Watch As Trump Escalates Extreme Court Capture Campaign Washington D.C. - Today, Accountable.US announced the launch of its judicial nominations watch- an investigative research project to expose the extreme records of President Donald Trump' more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine (formerly the American Association for Clinical Chemistry) issued the following news release: * * * ADLM calls on HHS to reinstate essential committee that is needed to ensure the safety and efficacy of clinical laboratory tests WASHINGTON - The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC) has sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSrpt) -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * Afghans Face Alarming Danger of Return to Taliban Persecution, New Human Rights First Analysis Warns WASHINGTON D.C. --Following the Trump administration's May 12 termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghans, its prior resettlement freeze, and the Pakistani government's escalating expulsions of Afghans to Afghanistan, a new Human Rights First analysis details worsening Taliban persecution and the more PR

NEW YORK, May 15 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * AJC's Transatlantic Friends of Israel Calls for Transatlantic Strategy on Iran Joint Statement Signed by Lawmakers from U.S. and Europe Comes as AJC Hosts European Delegation in Washington, DC, Convenes Congressional Roundtable Transatlantic Friends of Israel (TFI), a cross-party, inter-parliamentary group spearheaded by American Jewish Committee (AJC), today released a statement  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 15 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * ALA raises alarm over termination of Digital Equity Act grants Library grantees asked to report grant terminations to ALA Washington, D.C. - The American Library Association (ALA) raised alarm over the Trump Administration's cancellation of the Digital Equity Act grant program as of May 9. The Digital Equity Act is part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (o more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 15 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * ALA Welcomes Preliminary Injunction Restoring Some Grants, Staff of Federal Library Agency Washington, D.C. - The American Library Association (ALA) welcomed the preliminary injunction granted on May 13 by Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, in a lawsuit brought by 21 states' attorneys general against Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on May 13, 2025, to The Federalist: * * * Yes, Trump Can Cut Funding To Universities That Violate Civil Rights Law By Christopher Schorr Originally published by The Federalist In a recent piece for National Review, John Yoo and Robert Delahunty argue the Trump administration is justified in challenging Harvard's tax-exempt status. Citing the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Bob Jones Unive more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following news release: * * * Statement: Syria Sanctions Lifted ADC Welcomes the Lifting of U.S. Sanctions on Syria; Calls for Equitable Aid and Protection of Religious Minorities Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) welcomes the recent decision by President Donald Trump to lift sanctions on Syria. This important step has the potential to alleviate the prolonged humanitarian c more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * As Reconciliation Bill Advances, AFP Urges House Members to Protect America's Long-Term Prosperity and Vote "Yes" # May 15, 2025 by AFP WASHINGTON, DC - With the House Budget Committee conducting their markup of the reconciliation bill this morning, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is encouraged that the legislation moving forward will include the most important drivers more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news: * * * AU warns Trump administration of misinterpreting SCOTUS decisions Americans United for Separation of Church and State today contacted 18 federal agencies, warning them not to be misled by a recent presidential memorandum issued by President Donald Trump that encourages the unlawful repeal of rules without any process under dubious interpretations of certain recent U.S. Supreme Court case more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls Trump Admin's Push for SCOTUS to End Birthright Citizenship 'Dangerous and Unconstitutional' The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed its opposition to the Trump administration's push for the Supreme Court to end birthright citizenship. The US Supreme Court beg more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Israeli Slaughter of 100+ Palestinians on 77th Anniversary of Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine Condemnation comes as Human Rights Watch calls Israel's Gaza blockade 'a tool of extermination' The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli slaughter of more more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CA: Arab, Muslim, and Jewish Groups, Alongside Academics, Condemn Passage of AB 715 in Special Committee Hearing, Vow Ongoing Opposition The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), along with AROC Action, JVP Action, and numerous other members of a statewide coalition, today strongly condemned the unanimous (9-0) passage of A more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on May 14, 2025: * * * The Bulwark: Birth of The Bulwark The Bulwark: Profiting from Never Trump Media (full series) By Ken Braun Summary: The Bulwark was founded in 2019 and since then has become the main media rampart of the Never Trump movement. Bulwark was born from the ashes of the Weekly Standard, once the main media rampart of the neoconservative movement. The Bulwark and the Weekly Standard share a com more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on May 14, 2025: * * * The Bulwark: From Nonprofit to Profits The Bulwark: Profiting from Never Trump Media (full series) By Ken Braun From Nonprofit to Profits The DDT Institute tax filing for 2019, really the first year DDT Institute received serious money, lists total revenue of $3 million and expenditures of $1.6 million, nearly all of which appears to have been spent developing The Bulwark. Almost $1.2  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on May 14, 2025: * * * The Bulwark: Making a Business of Trump Derangement The Bulwark: Profiting from Never Trump Media (full series) By Ken Braun According to its mission statement: "The Bulwark was founded to provide analysis and reporting in defense of America's liberal democracy. That's it. That's the mission" (emphasis omitted). But in practice, according to the New York profile, "the Never-Trump ethos  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on May 14, 2025: * * * The Bulwark: Take Away Trump The Bulwark: Profiting from Never Trump Media (full series) By Ken Braun Take Away Trump and You Take Their God Real people who walk among us are supposedly paying $100 annually for access to this sort of thing. Most of the people who produce professional content regarding public policy or politics don't have an audience that will endure these wild speculati more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * Nuclear Energy: Rich Climate NGOs Have Nuked Clean Power By Ken Braun Key Points * The Trump administration wants to quadruple our use of carbon-free nuclear power output by 2050. * Most American climate nonprofits oppose nuclear power, claiming it is dirty and dangerous, but the facts say otherwise. * France has generated more than 60 percent its electricity from nuclear since the mid-1980s. * The U more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSrep) -- The Center for Economic and Policy Research issued the following news release: * * * New Report Ranks Best States for Black Employment WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new analysis (https://cepr.net/publications/best-black-employment-states/) from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) finds that the best states for Black employment are Nevada, Maryland, and Virginia - but warns that the Trump administration's attacks on the federal workforce are likely to do d more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on May 14, 2025: * * * How House Republican Agenda Boosts the Wealthy, Does Little (or Worse) for Low-Income Families By Brendan Duke House Ways and Means Republicans have released their tax plan as part of the budget reconciliation process and as long expected, it provides enormous tax cuts for the wealthy while doing little for low- and moderate-income families. In 2027 those families would get more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 [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: * * * CFTC Commissioner Goldsmith Romero Casts Deciding Vote to Unleash Election Gambling, Undermining Democracy and the CFTC WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Dennis Kelleher, Co-founder, President and CEO of Better Markets, issued the following statement in response to the Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * EPA Announces Plan to Delay and Weaken PFAS Drinking Water Protections Washington DC - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its intention to reconsider the April 2024 health-based drinking water limits for four PFAS "forever" chemicals and to delay protections for two more. "This retreat by the Trump administration flies in the face of overwhelming evidence that PFAS c more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Michigan GOP Votes to Continue Risking Great Lakes for Oil Industry Profits LANSING, MI - Today the Michigan Legislature passed HR 91, "A resolution to support President Trump's policies to increase the nation's energy infrastructure and security, which have facilitated emergency permitting for the Enbridge Line 5 project". The resolution passed 58-48 along party lines. The Army Corps of Enginee more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 15 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration moves to weaken standards for toxic 'Forever Chemicals' in drinking water Here's what it means for Wisconsin: A little more than a year after announcing its first ever drinking water standards for toxic PFAS chemicals, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reversing course, announcing it intends to rescind regulations for four key types of toxic PFAS compounds. Standards will be more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The Alzheimer's Association posted the following news release: * * * Contrary to Clear, Verifiable Facts, Secretary Kennedy Continues to Repeat Harmful Myths About Alzheimer's and Dementia Research During two congressional budget hearings held yesterday, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kennedy continued his incorrect and dangerous fabrications about the state of Alzheimer's and dementia research. The Alzheimer's Ass more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Energy & Commerce Republicans Threaten Healthcare for 5 Million of Their Own Constituents 12 Republican members of E&C could personally benefit from tax cuts paid for by gutting healthcare for their constituents WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * Trump administration moves to weaken landmark PFAS protections in drinking water, putting millions at risk and letting polluters off the hook WASHINGTON - In a shocking reversal of one of the most significant public health victories in a generation, the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency is moving to roll back vital portions of the nation's historic limits on the toxic "forever c more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, May 15 -- Equality California issued the following news release: * * * Equality California Responds to Governor Newsom's May Revise Budget Proposal SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Equality California released the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang in response to Governor Gavin Newsom's May Revision proposal for the 2025-2026 state budget, which would have detrimental impacts on already underserved communities: "We are deeply concerned by the Governor's revi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- First Focus Campaign for Children issued the following news release: * * * Budget cuts pose "quintuple threat" to children Congress must not sacrifice "babies for billionaires," advocate says As Congress begins adding specifics to its sweeping budget proposal, First Focus Campaign for Children President Bruce Lesley offered the following statement: "Lawmakers will spend this week outlining the details of their budget proposal and all signs point to a disturbing truth:  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Flashback: Qatar Lobbyist Turned AG Pam Bondi Told Senators She'd Recuse When Even "Appearance of a Conflict of Interest" Arises, Then Blessed Qatar 'Flying Palace' Bribe to Administration Washington D.C. - Despite a wave of criticism from ethics experts and lawmakers, the Trump Administ more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 16 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on May 14, 2025, to the Washington Examiner: * * * Beware the Obamacare of Private Education By Matt Beienburg This was originally published in the Washington Examiner. President Donald Trump has successfully used the bully pulpit to secure the largest school choice expansion in U.S. history with the recent victory in Texas. But now, Congress must resist the temptation to deliver the president a school choic more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 15 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Groups File Brief in Support of Lawsuit Against Ban on Wind Power Washington, D.C. -- A group of 10 environmental groups filed a legal brief today in support of an effort by states and industry to overturn the Trump administration's government-wide ban on new wind energy projects. The amicus brief argues the court should grant the states' and industry's request and lift the h more PR

NEW YORK, May 15 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Groups File Brief in Support of Lawsuit Against Ban on Wind Power (WASHINGTON - May 15, 2025) - A group of 10 environmental groups filed a legal brief today in support of an effort by states and industry to overturn the Trump administration's government-wide ban on new wind energy projects. The amicus brief argues the court should grant the states' and industry's request and l more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release: * * * House Committee Adds Language to Budget Legislation That Would Give Trump Unchecked Powers to Target Nonprofits and Crush Dissent Text reading "Free Press Action News Update" against the backdrop of a keyboard and phone Buried deep in a bill outlining Republican tax cuts for the wealthy is language pulled from speech-chilling 2024 legislat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Insured Retirement Institute issued the following news release: * * * HOUSE COMMITTEE PRESERVES VITAL RETIREMENT SAVINGS INCENTIVE Budget Reconciliation Measure Clears Hurdle WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Committee on Ways and Means voted to advance major provisions of a tax and budget measure that preserves tax-deferred treatment of retirement savings, a vital incentive for workers enrolled in employer-provided retirement plans. The Insured Retirement Institute (IR more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Federation of America posted the following news release: * * * Housing, Consumer, and Civil Rights Organizations Call Attention to Federal Rollbacks Worsening the Nation's Housing Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a letter published today, over thirty leading housing, consumer, and Civil Rights organizations express their urgent concern over recent actions taken by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the F more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Human Rights First issued the following news on May 15, 2025: * * * Senate Vote Puts Lawmakers on Record Regarding the Trump Administration's Abuse of Power Washington, D.C. -- In response to today's Senate vote that would--if passed--have obligated the State Department to report on El Salvador's human rights record, Human Rights First's President and CEO Uzra Zeya said the following: "Today Senator Kaine and 44 of his Senate colleagues took an important step to uphold  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * ICYMI: McMahon accepts GIFFORDS' offer, vows to meet with parents of children killed in school shootings In response to a letter from Gabby Giffords urging her to reverse $1 billion in cuts to school mental health funds, Sec. McMahon agreed to meet with families WASHINGTON -- Last night, Education Secretary Linda McMahon sat down with Jake Tapp more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Gallego, Whip Clark, Congressional Dads Caucus Chair Rep. Gomez, and Consumer Advocate Blast Trump's "Baby Tax" # Senator Gallego, Whip Clark, Representative Gomez, and consumer advocate Angela Hanks discuss how Trump's policies are raising prices for parents Today, Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Democratic Whip Katherine Clar more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Celebrates Law Enforcement Professionals During National Police Week WASHINGTON, D.C. - For National Police Week, Independent Women applauds law enforcement professionals who keep our communities safe and secure following President Trump's recent executive orders to strengthen and protect state and local law enforcement. Meaghan Mobbs, director of the C more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- The Health and Fitness Association (formerly the International Health Racquet and Sportsclub Association) issued the following news release: * * * Industry Leaders Join HFA for the 2025 Fly-In and Advocacy Summit The event, which focused on pushing sponsorship of the PHIT Act, led to meetings with White House staff and 130 Congressional offices. WASHINGTON, DC- More than 125 fitness industry leaders participated in 130 meetings with policymakers, and one gro more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement issued the following statement: * * * LCLAA Stands for Birthright Citizenship, an Enshrined Right by Our Constitution Washington, DC, May 15th, 2025. As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in CASA v. Trump, the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) stands in firm opposition to ongoing attacks on the 14th Amendment. We resolutely defend the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship and  more PR

NEW YORK, May 16 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on May 14, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Welcome to the Post-Progressive Political Era By Eric Kaufmann For decades, the right lost almost every battle in the culture. But now the left has clearly gone too far. The decline of woke isn't merely a "vibe shift." It marks the end of the 60-year rise of left-liberalism in American culture. We are entering a post-progressive era. Woke refers to an more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 15 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Mary Trump dissects her presidential uncle on FFRF's TV show * * * * * Watch the preview here. The Freedom From Religion Foundation's television show has as its guest this week a provocative and fascinating figure with an inside scoop on the current president, since she happens to be his niece. Mary L. Trump has written two books about growing up in the e more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 16 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * Military legal experts to discuss the role of Judge Advocates General at ABA luncheon May 28 Retired Rear Admiral James E. McPherson and former National Security Council legal adviser John B. Bellinger III will speak at an American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security luncheon from noon-1:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 28, at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, D.C.  more PR

NEW YORK, May 16 -- The National Urban League issued the following news release: * * * National Urban League's Main Street Tax Initiative: A Bold, Equitable Plan NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE'S MAIN STREET TAX INITIATIVE: A BOLD, EQUITABLE PLAN TO LIFT COMMUNITIES OUT OF POVERTY AND STIMULATE ECONOMIC GROWTH WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 15, 2025) -- As the policies of the Trump administration and the chaos of their reckless application threaten to crater the economy and deepen inequality, the National Urba more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The National Iranian American Council issued the following statement on May 15, 2025: * * * NIAC Statement on President Trump's Optimism Toward Securing a Deal with Iran Washington, DC - Ryan Costello, Policy Director with the National Iranian American Council, issued the following statement following President Trump's assertion that the U.S. and Iran are "getting close" to a deal. President Trump also shared on his Truth Social account a screenshot of an interview with  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * Over One Thousand National Park Sites Open for Mining Washington, DC -- As current national policy directs a drive for more domestic development of strategic minerals, our national parks may be targeted for many more mining operations, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Although filing of new mining claims on parklands has more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 [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: * * * Peace Corps Added as Defendant in Case Seeking to Stop Unlawful Reorganization of the Federal Government Massive Coalition Asking for Injunction in Pivotal Case San Francisco, CA - The coalition of nationwide labor unions, non-profit organizations, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release: * * * Prices Keep Rising in Trump's Economy Walmart, the largest retailer in the country, called Trump's tariffs "too high" and announced "higher tariffs will result in higher prices" at their stores beginning later this month. The retail giant confirmed that Trump's high tariffs on major trading  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSrep) -- Campaign for Accountability issued the following news release: * * * Report: U.S.-Sanctioned Terrorists Benefit from X Premium Accounts WASHINGTON, D.C. - Accounts for key figures in al-Qaida, Hezbollah, the Houthis and other U.S.-sanctioned terrorists are obtaining paid, premium service on Elon Musk's X, according to a report by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP), a research initiative of Campaign for Accountability (CfA). Under federal law, U.S. companies ar more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns RFK Jr.'s Call for FDA Review of Mifepristone For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, DC -- Today, during a Senate HELP Committee hearing, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he has asked FDA Commissioner Makary to conduct more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Slams Georgia's Extreme Abortion Ban in Response to Adriana Smith's Family Being Forced to Keep Her on Life Support for 90 Days For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 15, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Atlanta, GA -- Reporting has confirmed that Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old mom and registered more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 16 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Must Fully Preserve the Constitutional Protections of Birthright Citizenship and Not Allow the Trump Administration to Pierce its Sacred Protections (Washington)--While evading the constitutional questions underlying the Trump administration's efforts to pierce the sacred veil of constitutionally-protected birthright citizenship, lawyers for the government argued bef more PR

NEW YORK, May 16 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: * * * The Supreme Court Must Uphold Birthright Citizenship, Says LatinoJustice Government's oral arguments focus on narrow technical rule that aims to circumvent federal rulings on Executive Order The national civil rights organization LatinoJustice PRLDEF responded to today's oral arguments before the US Supreme Court related to whether lower courts could halt the President's executive order seeking to end birthr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * The Trump Administration is Making Our Water Unhealthy by Rolling Back Toxic PFAS Limits Washington, D.C. -- In response to the announcement from the Trump administration to weaken protections against toxic PFAS, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued the following statement from Healthy Communities Program Director Madeleine Foote: "Trump promised the "cleanest a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Pushes for FDA Review of Medication Abortion, Threatening Access Nationwide WASHINGTON, DC (May 15, 2025) -- During a Senate HELP Committee hearing, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced that he has directed the Food and Drug Administration to conduct a comprehensive review of its regulations on mifepristone -- a medication us more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Trump administration's reported decision to suspend G20 activities would be 'shortsighted desertion' of interests of people in US and internationally - Oxfam In response to reports that the White House National Security Council has ordered U.S. agencies to suspend all work on the G20, for which South Africa holds the presidency this year, Rebecca Riddell, Oxfam America's Senior Policy Lead for Economic and more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSrep) -- Demand Justice issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Trump's First Judicial Nominees Advanced Attacks On Reproductive Rights, Pushed MAGA Agenda Washington, DC - Today, Demand Justice released a new factsheet highlighting the extreme records of President Trump's first slate of Article III judicial nominees. As the factsheet reads, "all five nominees worked for state attorneys general who have used their offices to advance the MAGA agenda." S more PR

NEW YORK, May 13 -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * USDA Reverses Course, Commits to Restore Purged Climate Webpages in Response to Farmers' Lawsuit The Trump administration will restore access to vital resources for climate-smart agriculture, forest conservation, climate change adaptation, and rural clean energy projects Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York v. USDA A case challenging USDA's purge of climate- more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * Victory for International Justice Efforts: Trump Administration Declines to Defend Sanctions on International Criminal Court Trial Attorney New York, NY- On May 5th, Human Rights First filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of the International Criminal Court (ICC) trial attorney and U.S. Army veteran, Eric Iverson. The lawsuit challenged the administration's dangerous misuse of U.S. sanctions that, more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 15 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * What if the ACA included a public option insurance plan? When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, lobbying from health insurers and physicians helped to kill a potentially significant provision: a government-run public option health insurance program. In early versions of the ACA, President Barack Obama proposed that it include a public option that c more PR