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ABA Applauds FDIC, House Actions on Bank Mergers (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Financial Services] -- The American Bankers Association posted the following news release:
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ABA Applauds FDIC, House Actions on Bank Mergers
"We applaud today's House passage of the Congressional Review Act resolution nullifying the OCC's flawed bank merger rule, and we thank Rep. Andy Barr for leading this effort. This action, along with the companion resolution led by Sen. John Kennedy and passed by the Senate, will provide regulators with the opportunity more PR
Advisory: 'America is Not for Sale' Rally Against Trump's Crypto Corruption (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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Advisory: 'America is Not for Sale' Rally Against Trump's Crypto Corruption
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, May 22 (5:00 pm to 6:30 pm ET) Public Citizen will hold a rally in partnership with Our Revolution ahead of President Trump's meme coin gala at the Trump National Golf Club to protest the president's unprecedented ethics violations and corruption techniques.
Speakers will include:
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AEI Report Offers Template for Evaluating New University Accreditors Amid Reform Push (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSLrpt) -- As the Trump administration pushes forward with its commitment to overhaul higher education accountability through accreditation reform, a new report from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) provides a template for the Department of Education to consider when evaluating new university accreditors. The May 2025 report, titled "A Template for Considering New University Accreditors," authored by AEI Senior Fellow Beth Akers, argues for increasing the number of re more PR
AEI Report Questions Justification for $10 Billion Farmer Bailout in American Relief Act of 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSLrpt) -- A new report from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), authored by Vincent H. Smith and Barry K. Goodwin, challenges the economic justification for a $10 billion ad hoc assistance program for farmers included in the American Relief Act (ARA), passed by Congress on December 21, 2024. While the ARA primarily addresses natural disaster losses from 2023 and 2024 with $21 billion, an additional $10 billion was allocated under the Emergency Commodity Assistance Prog more PR
AFP-OH Provides Proponent Testimony on HCR 8 in Government Oversight Committee (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release:
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AFP-OH Provides Proponent Testimony on HCR 8 in Government Oversight Committee
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Columbus, OH -- Today, Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) testified in support of House Concurrent Resolution 8 (HCR 8) during its second hearing before the House Government Oversight Committee.
HCR 8 urges Ohio's Congressional delegation to support making the Tr more PR
Ahead of IRS Commissioner Confirmation Hearing, Groundwork Calls on Senate to Reject Billy Long (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release:
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Ahead of IRS Commissioner Confirmation Hearing, Groundwork Calls on Senate to Reject Billy Long
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Today, the Senate Finance Committee is holding a hearing on the confirmation of former U.S. Representative Billy Long (R-MO) to lead the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As a member of Congress, Long advocated for weakening and even abolishi more PR
AIA Applauds President Trump's Announcement to Build the Golden Dome (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 20 [Category: Aerospace] -- The Aerospace Industries Association posted the following news release:
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AIA Applauds President Trump's Announcement to Build the Golden Dome
Arlington, Va. - Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today released the following statement regarding President Trump's announcement about the "Golden Dome for America":
"The Aerospace Industries Association commends the Trump administration's commitment to hom more PR
AJC CEO Ted Deutch Tells U.S. House: Global Antisemitism Demands Bold Congressional Action (10)
NEW YORK, May 20 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release:
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AJC CEO Ted Deutch Tells U.S. House: Global Antisemitism Demands Bold Congressional Action
American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO Ted Deutch today testified at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission at a hearing on the " Worldwide Persecution of Jews." During his opening statement, Deutch told the Commission how Congress can fight global antisemitism: "Make sure that fighting antisemit more PR
American Action Forum: Competitive Effects of Energy Star (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on May 20, 2025:
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The Competitive Effects of Energy Star
By Fred Ashton
Executive Summary
* The New York Times reported that the Environmental Protection Agency plans to shut down the Energy Star program as part of a broader agency reorganization, the latest effort by the Trump Administration to reduce the regulatory burden involving energy efficiency standards.
* The Energy Star program was developed in more PR
As Burgum Testifies on Capitol Hill, Video Billboard Sends a Clear Message that Public Lands Aren't for Sale (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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As Burgum Testifies on Capitol Hill, Video Billboard Sends a Clear Message that Public Lands Aren't for Sale
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, as U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum testifies before the House Appropriations Committee, Public Citizen is sounding the alarm on his efforts to sell off and exploit America's public lands for corporate gain.
Displayed on a mobile billboard circulati more PR
ATA Advocates for Protections for Independent Truckers (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 20 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release:
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ATA Advocates for Protections for Independent Truckers
May 20, 2025
Washington -- As the rights of independent contractors increasingly come under assault from state and federal policymakers, the American Trucking Associations' VP of Workforce Policy, Nathan Mehrens, testified on Capitol Hill today to advocate for protections for independent truckers.
Mehre more PR
ATR Urges House to Pass the One, Big, Beautiful Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary:
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ATR Urges House to Pass the One, Big, Beautiful Bill
Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist released the following statement in support of the House's reconciliation package :
"The House's reconciliation package delivers on President Trump's campaign promise of across-the-board income tax cuts for ALL income groups. By passing this bill, Republicans are protecting taxpayer more PR
Budget Hearings Reveal Bipartisan Support for Congress Keeping the Power of the Purse (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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Budget Hearings Reveal Bipartisan Support for Congress Keeping the Power of the Purse
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congress has started the FY 26 appropriations process with a series of hearings questioning top administration officials. In these hearings, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have pressed Trump officials on the administration's unlawful impoundment of funds appropriated by Congress. Lisa more PR
CAIR Calls for U.S., World Action After UN Says 14,000 Palestinian Babies Could Die in Gaza Under Israeli Forced Starvation Campaign (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR Calls for U.S., World Action After UN Says 14,000 Palestinian Babies Could Die in Gaza Under Israeli Forced Starvation Campaign
UN warning comes as former top Israeli military official says a 'sane country does not wage war against civilians, does not kill babies as a pastime."
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civ more PR
Capital Research Center: Meet Another Batch of Big Philanthropy-Funded Leftist Loons - 'Health Policy Research Scholars' (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on May 20, 2025:
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Meet Another Batch of Big Philanthropy-Funded Leftist Loons: The "Health Policy Research Scholars"
By Michael Watson
Key Points
* The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is a multi-billion-dollar private foundation that funds ideological "public health" activism.
* Its program to support postgraduate students interested in Everything Leftist activism is Health Policy Research Scholars, which more PR
Center for Strategic & International Studies: Moody's Downgrade Signals Deeper Risk - Is U.S. Debt Undermining Global Leadership? (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 20, 2025:
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Moody's Downgrade Signals Deeper Risk: Is U.S. Debt Undermining Global Leadership?
By Philip Luck
America's Debt Reckoning
On May 16, 2025, Moody's downgraded the United States' credit rating, making it the last major rating agency to strip the United States of its Aaa rating. This downgrade is more than a technical market event; it represents an emerging consensus more PR
Center for Strategic & International Studies: What Led to the Recent Crisis Between India and Pakistan? (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 20, 2025:
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What Led to the Recent Crisis Between India and Pakistan?
By Diya Ashtakala
On May 7, 2025, India launched missile strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir. India stated that the strikes targeted terrorist infrastructure, while Pakistan rejected India's claims. The strikes took place after two weeks of flare-ups between India and Pakistan foll more PR
Civil Rights Organizations Call on Dept. of Transportation to Rescind Misleading "Follow the Law" Letter to Federal Grant Recipients (10)
NEW YORK, May 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news on May 20, 2025:
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Civil Rights Organizations Call on Dept. of Transportation to Rescind Misleading "Follow the Law" Letter to Federal Grant Recipients
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and the Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund (MBELDEF) sent a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urging him to rescind the agency's recent "F more PR
CLC's Trevor Potter Urges Congress to Reject Problematic Provisions in Budget Reconciliation (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release:
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CLC's Trevor Potter Urges Congress to Reject Problematic Provisions in Budget Reconciliation
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on a budget reconciliation package containing provisions that could seriously undermine our democracy. Trevor Potter, president of Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and former Republican chairman of the Federal Election Commission, released more PR
Clean Fuels Applauds Bipartisan Congressional Letter Supporting Robust 2026 RFS Volumes (10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 21 -- Clean Fuels Alliance America issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Clean Fuels Applauds Bipartisan Congressional Letter Supporting Robust 2026 RFS Volumes
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America thanked 28 House Members who sent a letter to President Donald Trump, encouraging the administration to adopt a timely, robust Renewable Fuel Standard rule for 2026 and beyond. The bipartisan letter was led by Reps. Ashley Hinson (R-I more PR
Confirmed: Chinese Crypto Billionaire & Alleged Fraudster Justin Sun Boasts of Winning Corrupt $TRUMP Coin Dinner Competition (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release:
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Confirmed: Chinese Crypto Billionaire & Alleged Fraudster Justin Sun Boasts of Winning Corrupt $TRUMP Coin Dinner Competition
Washington D.C. - A week after Donald Trump announced an "' exclusive invitation '" promising the top 220 $TRUMP crypto meme coin holders a " private gala dinner more PR
Constitution Pipeline Revival Would Be a Dangerous Betrayal (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release:
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Constitution Pipeline Revival Would Be a Dangerous Betrayal
Governor Hochul has increasingly sided with fossil fuel interests -- reviving this project would be her most egregious sellout yet
Albany, NY -- Following the Trump administration's decision to lift its stop-work order on the Empire Wind project, reports have surfaced that Governor Hochul may now be open to new fracked gas in more PR
Court Allows Trump's Dismantling of Citizenship and Integration Grant Program to Continue as Case Moves Forward (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [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:
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Court Allows Trump's Dismantling of Citizenship and Integration Grant Program to Continue as Case Moves Forward
Declines to Stop Unlawful Destruction of Critical Funding Program
Greenbelt, MD - A coalition of civil rights and immigration service or more PR
CRES Statement on Lifted Offshore Wind Energy Stop Work Order (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- 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 May 20, 2025:
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CRES Statement on Lifted Offshore Wind Energy Stop Work Order
WASHINGTON - Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) President Heather Reams issued the following statement in response to the decision by the Depa more PR
CTU Statement on Jim Crow DOJ Investigation (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 21 -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release:
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CTU Statement on Jim Crow DOJ Investigation
In response to the announcement of the DOJ investigation into the City of Chicago's hiring, President Stacy Davis Gates of CTU Local 1 issued the following:
The president who sees no problem allegedly assaulting women or publicly accepting bribes is using the division of government meant to protect our civil rights to police Black public servants instead.
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Despite Deadly U.S. Neglect, WHO Members Choose Health and Justice (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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Despite Deadly U.S. Neglect, WHO Members Choose Health and Justice
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Member States of the World Health Organization adopted the pandemic agreement, to prepare for and respond to future disease outbreaks in the wake of Covid-19's deadly inequity. Officially, the United States was not present and did not vote. In video remarks, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said more PR
DOJ Charging Rep. Mclver with Assault for Oversight is 'Outrageous' (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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DOJ Charging Rep. Mclver with Assault for Oversight is 'Outrageous'
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Donald Trump's Department of Justice has charged New Jersey congresswoman LaMonica McIver with assaulting federal agents over her contentious visit to an immigration detention center in her state.
In response, Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert issued the following statement :
"The decision to charg more PR
FDA Officials Unwisely Limit COVID-19 Vaccine Availability (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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FDA Officials Unwisely Limit COVID-19 Vaccine Availability
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The FDA is set to sharply restrict vaccine availability to millions of Americans without a persuasive justification based in science.
In a medical journal commentary, Dr. Vinay Prasad, the director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Dr. Martin Makary, t more PR
Federal Agencies Ordered to Pause RIFs for Two Weeks (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 20 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news:
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Federal Agencies Ordered to Pause RIFs for Two Weeks
Thanks to an order from Judge Susan Illston for the U.S Court of Northern California, federal agencies will be required to pause their reduction-in-force (RIF) notices for at least two weeks.
Judge Illston stated that "the president has neither constitutional nor, at th more PR
Groups sue to protect critically endangered Gulf Rice's whale from oil and gas impacts (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 20 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release:
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Groups sue to protect critically endangered Gulf Rice's whale from oil and gas impacts
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Four conservation groups filed suit today to properly protect rare species, including Rice's whales and Kemp's ridley sea turtles, from being harmed or killed by fossil fuel drilling and exploration in the Gulf of Mexico.
Earthjustice filed suit on behalf of the Sierra Club more PR
Growth Energy: Memorial Day Drivers Could Save Millions with E15 (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release:
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Growth Energy: Memorial Day Drivers Could Save Millions with E15
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- American drivers could collectively save more than $110 million this Memorial Day weekend if they filled up with E15--a more affordable fuel option made with 15% ethanol--instead of ordinary fuel.
That's according to a new estimate from Growth Energy, the nat more PR
Hearing Watch: Senate Finance Republicans All Postured Against Pandemic Aid Fraudsters, Now Consider Trump IRS Nominee Who Peddled Notorious "Magnet for Fraud" Pandemic-era Tax Credit (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release:
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Hearing Watch: Senate Finance Republicans All Postured Against Pandemic Aid Fraudsters, Now Consider Trump IRS Nominee Who Peddled Notorious "Magnet for Fraud" Pandemic-era Tax Credit
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today's Senate Finance Committee nomination hearing to consider former Congressman Bi more PR
House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Track Clean Energy Demonstrations Projects (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release:
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House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Track Clean Energy Demonstrations Projects
WASHINGTON, DC -- On Monday, May 19, under suspension of the rules, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by voice vote and without objection the "Clean Energy Demonstration Transparency Act" ( HR 1453 ), a bipartisan bill that requires semiannual reporting from the Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Dem more PR
House Subcommittee Considers Bills to Reverse Course on Offshore Protections (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release:
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House Subcommittee Considers Bills to Reverse Course on Offshore Protections
The House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources is taking up legislation today that would prioritize oil and gas production over environmental preservation of U.S. coastal waters. H.R. 513, the "Offshore Lands Authorities Act of 2025," proposes to reverse presidential more PR
How to find and tell fresh stories about infertility and reproductive health (10)
COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 20 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news:
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How to find and tell fresh stories about infertility and reproductive health
From news about the Trump administration's insulting potential strategies to incentivize women to have more babies to dire headlines about abortion bans increasing infant and maternal mortality, there's no shortage of depressing -- if not downright dystopian -- reproductive health stories for jo more PR
Israel's Aid Announcement is a Smokescreen for Starvation and Genocide (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following news release:
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Israel's Aid Announcement is a Smokescreen for Starvation and Genocide
Washington, D.C. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's deceptive and performative resumption of aid into Gaza is an affront so he can continue his crimes against humanity. This announcement is not a humanitarian gesture--it is a calculated, cynical response to mounting international pressure, designed to p more PR
Lawmakers Urge White House to Ensure Strong RFS Volumes (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association posted the following news release:
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Lawmakers Urge White House to Ensure Strong RFS Volumes
The Renewable Fuels Association today thanked a bipartisan group of 28 members of Congress, led by Reps. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and Angie Craig (D-MN), who called on President Trump to adopt "timely, robust" renewable volume obligations for 2026 and beyond, and "reject abuse" of EPA's small refinery exemption authority.
"With more PR
Majority Leader Steve Scalise on Reconciliation: "Failure is Not an Option - We Need to Make This Happen." (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release:
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Majority Leader Steve Scalise on Reconciliation: "Failure is Not an Option - We Need to Make This Happen."
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In a conversation with Americans for Prosperity, Majority Leader Scalise Expressed Confidence a Deal Will Get Done
WASHINGTON, DC - In a conversation today with Americans for Prosperity (AFP), Majority Leader Steve Scalise gave a behind-th more PR
MALDEF STATEMENT ON DEADLINE TO SEEK SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF FIFTH CIRCUIT DACA RULING (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release:
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MALDEF STATEMENT ON DEADLINE TO SEEK SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF FIFTH CIRCUIT DACA RULING
LOS ANGELES - None of the parties in the case of Texas v. United States sought discretionary Supreme Court review of the Fifth Circuit decision by yesterday's extended deadline. The case will now move to the implementation phase with respect to the Fifth Circuit decision on the legality of De more PR
National Council of Nonprofits Statement on Removal of Harmful Provision From Reconciliation Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The National Council of Nonprofits issued the following news release on May 19, 2025:
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National Council of Nonprofits Statement on Removal of Harmful Provision from Reconciliation Bill
In response to removal of a provision from the reconciliation bill that would have provided unprecedented authority for the Treasury Secretary to remove tax-exempt status, National Council of Nonprofits President and CEO Diane Yentel released the following statement:
"The removal of more PR
National Urban League's President Calls Charges Against Rep. McIver "An Unconstitutional Attempt to Criminalize Dissent" (10)
NEW YORK, May 21 -- The National Urban League issued the following news release:
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National Urban League's President Calls Charges Against Rep. McIver "An Unconstitutional Attempt to Criminalize Dissent"
National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today said the criminal charges filed against U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver appear to be an unconstitutional effort to criminalize dissent and deter Congress from exercising its duty of oversight.
"The Trump administration is using every more PR
Nationwide Coalition Seeks Injunction in Trump Administration Attack on AmeriCorps (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [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:
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Nationwide Coalition Seeks Injunction in Trump Administration Attack on AmeriCorps
Washington, D.C. - A nationwide coalition behind a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's attempt to dismantle AmeriCorps is seeking a preliminary injunction t more PR
NetChoice & TechNet Secure Victory as CFPB Digital Payment Power Grab Defeated (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Business] -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, posted the following news release:
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NetChoice & TechNet Secure Victory as CFPB Digital Payment Power Grab Defeated
WASHINGTON--Today, NetChoice and TechNet voluntarily dismissed our lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), marking the final nail in the coffin for the agency's misguided and unlawful "Defini more PR
New "Reciprocal Tariffs" Threaten U.S. Agriculture With Retaliation and Long-Term Market Shifts, AEI Report Warns (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSLrpt) -- On April 2, 2025, dubbed "Liberation Day" by the Trump administration, the U.S. imposed a broad set of new "reciprocal tariffs" on imports from most trading partners, citing large and persistent trade deficits and "harmful policies" by other countries. A new report from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) by Joseph W. Glauber, titled "Trepidation Day: Reciprocal Tariffs and the Vulnerability of US Agriculture," warns that these new tariffs pose a significant t more PR
NRB President & CEO Joins President Trump at White House for Take It Down Act Signing (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- National Religious Broadcasters issued the following news release:
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NRB President & CEO Joins President Trump at White House for Take It Down Act Signing
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NRB) -- Yesterday afternoon, Troy A. Miller, president & CEO of the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), sat among invited guests as President Donald J. Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law during a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House. The event marked a pivotal moment in the fight to more PR
Over 150,000 Americans Oppose Trump Administration's Unprecedented Effort to Eliminate Habitat Protections for Vulnerable Wildlife (10)
HAILEY, Idaho, May 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on May 19, 2025:
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Over 150,000 Americans Oppose Trump Administration's Unprecedented Effort to Eliminate Habitat Protections for Vulnerable Wildlife
Washington, D.C. -- Over 150,000 Americans have opposed a proposed rulemaking by the Trump administration to eliminate major habitat protections for endangered species in the U.S. after it was unveiled in April -- and as the peri more PR
Republican Reconciliation Bill Has All the Wrong Priorities, Moms Leader Says (10)
BELLEVUE, Washington, May 20 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release:
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Republican Reconciliation Bill Has All the Wrong Priorities, Moms Leader Says
Statement of Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and CEO of MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on the budget reconciliation Republicans more PR
SBPC Executive Director to Testify Before Senate Education Committee on the State of Higher Education, as 1-In-12 Americans Brace for Massive Financial Shock From Trump Administration Actions Attacking Students and Borrowers (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 [Category: Education] -- Student Borrower Protection Center posted the following news release:
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SBPC Executive Director to Testify Before Senate Education Committee on the State of Higher Education, as 1-In-12 Americans Brace for Massive Financial Shock From Trump Administration Actions Attacking Students and Borrowers
Advisory for Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Mike Pierce, executive director of Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) and former Consu more PR
Senate Republicans Launch Illegal Attack on California's Clean Car Authority (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release:
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Senate Republicans Launch Illegal Attack on California's Clean Car Authority
WASHINGTON-- Senate Republicans agreed today to override Senate rules and use the Congressional Review Act to block California's clean car waivers, which allow the state to set stronger standards to protect people and wildlife.
The action, expected Wednesday, would be illegal. Both the Government A more PR
Senate Republicans May Nuke the Filibuster (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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Senate Republicans May Nuke the Filibuster
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today announced his intention to override the Senate Parliamentarian to pass three controversial Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions of disapproval this week, all of which target Clean Air Act emissions waivers issued to the state of California and impact 11 other states plus the more PR
Sierra Club: Trump Administration Budget Cuts "Locking the Gate" to America's Public Lands (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release:
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Sierra Club: Trump Administration Budget Cuts "Locking the Gate" to America's Public Lands
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum begins two days of testimony on Capitol Hill to House and Senate appropriators.
Burgum is scheduled to appear before the House Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Tuesday morning, followed by the Senate Interior-Environment Appropr more PR
Stablecoin Bill Gives Trump's Corruption a Pass to Reward Crypto Billionaires (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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Stablecoin Bill Gives Trump's Corruption a Pass to Reward Crypto Billionaires
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate voted tonight to advance a stablecoin bill - a type of cryptocurrency where purchasers can pay typically $1 for each stablecoin token. President Donald Trump announced a deal May 1 where an Abu Dhabi fund bought $2 billion worth of his recently launched stablecoin. Arms, drugs, and human more PR
Stop Work Order Lifted on Empire Wind Project, Clean Energy and Jobs to Move Forward (10)
NEW YORK, May 19 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release:
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Stop Work Order Lifted on Empire Wind Project, Clean Energy and Jobs to Move Forward
(WASHINGTON - May 19, 2025) The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management lifted the stop work order on the Empire Wind Project, located off the coast of New York. The project is expected to supply electric power to 500,000 homes in New York and create more than 1,000 union jobs. The stop work orde more PR
Trump Administration Reverses Ban On Empire Wind (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release:
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Trump Administration Reverses Ban On Empire Wind
New York, NY - The Trump Administration has reversed course and lifted its stop work order on the Empire Wind project, and the project's parent company has announced it will resume development.
In April, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum issued a stop work order on the Empire Wind project, threatening over 1,000 stable jobs in the r more PR
Trump Administration Will Reportedly Roll Back Fuel Economy Standards for Vehicles (10)
NEW YORK, May 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release:
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Trump Administration Will Reportedly Roll Back Fuel Economy Standards for Vehicles
The Trump administration is planning to substantially weaken fuel economy standards, according to news reports.
Reports suggest this will be based on the administration's views about the legality of one aspect of those standards - how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration considered more PR
U.S. Chamber, Michigan Chamber Host U.S. Representative John James for Roundtable on Tax Reform (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release:
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U.S. Chamber, Michigan Chamber Host U.S. Representative John James for Roundtable on Tax Reform
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce recently hosted U.S. Representative John James (R-MI-10) for a roundtable discussion in Sterling Heights, Michigan with local business leaders on the need to extend pro-growth business tax provisions more PR
U.S. District Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Against Oklahoma's Unconstitutional HB 4156 (10)
NEW YORK, May 20 [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:
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U.S. District Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Against Oklahoma's Unconstitutional HB 4156
OKLAHOMA CITY - In a victory for immigrants' rights, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma granted a temporary restra more PR
WATCH: Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman on Trump-Vance Administration's Disregard for Due Process (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [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:
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WATCH: Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman on Trump-Vance Administration's Disregard for Due Process
Perryman: "I think the important thing for everyone to know is that there is not a court yet in this country that has held that what the more PR
Wealth of 10 Richest US Billionaires Increased By Over $360 Billion in the Last Year, as President Trump and Congress Prepare Massive Tax Giveaway for the Ultra-Rich (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release:
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Wealth of 10 richest US billionaires increased by over $360 billion in the last year, as President Trump and Congress prepare massive tax giveaway for the ultra-rich
* Despite recent tariff-related market turmoil, the 10 richest U.S. billionaires saw their wealth increase by $365 billion over the past 12 months.
* It would take 726,000 years for 10 U.S. workers with median earnings to make that much mone more PR
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