WASHINGTON, May 22 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * "100% (PLUS!)" on Higher Prices: NJ Republican Debate Tonight is the third and final Republican gubernatorial debate in New Jersey, and now that Donald Trump is involved, it's going to be stupider than ever. "The only thing more pathetic than Jack Ciattarelli running for gov more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * 'It Will Be Too Late': Groups Appeal Judge's Ruling Refusing to Stop IRS from Sharing Taxpayer Data with DHS, ICE WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In its continued fight to protect private taxpayer data, today, Public Citizen filed an appeal of the U.S. District Court's denial of a preliminary injunction to halt implementation of a data-sharing agreement between the Internal Revenue Services (IRS), Departme more PR

NEW YORK, May 21 [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: * * * ACLU and Community Groups Launch Campaign to Demand Justice and Transparency as Trump DOJ Abandons Federal Police Oversight WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union and local partners launched the Seven States Safety Campaign today, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Airlines for America issued the following news: * * * Airlines for America Ad in Washington Post Highlights Need for Urgent ATC Investment Airlines for America (A4A), the trade association representing the leading U.S. passenger and cargo airlines, today placed a full-page advertisement in the Washington Post with an open letter to Congress signed by the CEOs of all nine A4A carrier members, in addition to Nick Calio, President & CEO of Airlines for America. The open le more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 21 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * ALA welcomes IMLS staff return and select grant reinstatements, cautiously optimistic about national case Washington - ALA welcomed the return of Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) staff to work and the reinstatement of some IMLS grants, which had been terminated following President Trump's March 14 Executive Order 14238. The Attorneys General of 21 state more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on May 20, 2025, to the Washington Examiner: * * * Historic US-UK Trade Deal Puts American Farmers First By Kip Tom Originally published by the Washington Examiner President Donald Trump announced a historic trade agreement in principle with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom on May 8. The timing was symbolic, coinciding with the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Statement Concerning the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Washington, D.C. - The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from interim President and CEO Greg Sindelar concerning the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: "President Trump, Speaker Johnson, and America First members of congress have been working relentlessly on the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act for years. If enacted, th more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on May 21, 2025: * * * EU and UK CBAMs To Integrate: How They Compare to the U.S. Version By Shuting Pomerleau Executive Summary * The European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) reached an agreement this week to link their similar emissions trading systems (ETS) and upcoming carbon border adjustment mechanisms (CBAMs); the latest U.S. CBAM proposal, the 2025 Foreign Pollution Fee Act (FPFA), was reintroduced in more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- APA Services Inc., a companion professional organization to the American Psychological Association advocating for psychology, issued the following news on May 19, 2025: * * * Urging Congress to protect biomedical research Senate Appropriations Committee hearing reveals bipartisan support for federally funded biomedical research to maintain America's edge in innovation APA Services strongly urged the Senate Appropriations Committee "to champion robust, sustained, and pr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Appliance Standards Awareness Project, an organization that says it advocates for appliance, equipment and lighting standards that cut planet-warming emissions, issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * Analysis: Trump's Appliance Efficiency Rollbacks Would Cost Americans $43 Billion Washington, DC--A recent package of proposals from the Department of Energy (DOE) to roll back efficiency standards for numerous products would cost households and busines more PR

NEW YORK, May 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * As Trump DOJ Abandons Federal Police Oversight, NYCLU and ACLU Launch Campaign to Uncover Police Misconduct in Mount Vernon MOUNT VERNON, NY - The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and local partners launched the Seven States Safety Campaign today, filing coordinated public records requests to uncover police misconduct in Mount Vern more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Big Beautiful Bill Repeals IRS 1099-K Venmo Tax One of the biggest wins in the House Republican tax package, known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill," is the repeal of the Biden IRS 1099-K paperwork law. This change protects millions of Americans from being hit with surprise IRS forms just for using everyday payment apps like Venmo, PayPal, or Cash App. Repeals the IRS 1099-K Venmo Tax P more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of labor unions and environmental organizations, issued the following news release: * * * New York Empire Wind Project to Resume Construction Offshore wind developer Equinor announced it would immediately resume construction on the Empire Wind project off the coast of New York state. The construction was stalled by a stop order from the Trump administration. Empire Wind is an 830-megawatt project that employs 1,500 construction workers.  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * Brady Condemns Trump's ATF Invitation to Shuttered Rouge Gun Dealers to Reapply for Revoked Licenses In Trump's latest round of deadly policies on guns, his ATF is courting gun sellers who lost their licenses under the Zero Tolerance policy to get back into business. Today, Brady, the nation's oldest gun violence prevention organization, responds to an apparent move by th more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release: * * * Brady Denounces Trump Administration's Abandonment of Reforms and Efforts to Address Police Violence Just Days Ahead of Five-Year Mark of George Floyd's Murder The Justice Department announced it will also close investigations into police departments linked to unconstitutional practices and killings of Black Americans. Brady, the nation's oldest gun violence prevention organization, cond more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Israeli Troops Firing at Foreign Diplomats in Occupied West Bank The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Israeli troops firing at a group of foreign diplomats in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military said the bullets it fired at a group of foreign di more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Says Trump Admin Must Drop Obsession with 'Imaginary Genocide' in South Africa, Address Real Genocide in Gaza The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said the Trump administration should focus on stopping the real genocide in Gaza instead of obsessing over an imaginary "white g more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CA Welcomes Senators Padilla and Schiff's Support for Gaza Aid Resolution, Urges Them to Call for End to U.S. Weapons Sales to Israel The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today welcomed the decision by California Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff to co-sponsor Senate Resolution 244 (S. Res. 244), which calls for an  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on May 21, 2025: * * * Episcopal Church Refuses to Help White South Africans By Kali Fontanilla Remember Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who rebuked President Trump to his face the day after his inauguration? This same bishop lamented the illegal aliens who "may not be citizens or have the proper documentation" but lower American wages by being our permanent underclass "who pick our crops and clean our of more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * CEI leads coalition backing Senate votes to rescind waivers allowing California to reshape car, truck industry The Competitive Enterprise Institute ( CEI ) today sent a letter to the Senate signed by a coalition of over 50 free market and conservative policy groups supporting Congressional Review Act (CRA) votes to rescind three unwarranted EPA waivers granted to Californi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following coalition letter: * * * CEI leads coalition letter supporting Senate CRA votes against EPA California waivers Dear Senator: The House recently passed, in a bipartisan manner, three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions rescinding Biden EPA waivers allowing California to reshape the nation's car and truck industry. This includes the EPA giving California the green light to ban the sale of new gas- powered car more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 21, 2025: * * * Is Food Security National Security? By Caitlin Welsh U.S. government investments in global food security have traditionally received strong bipartisan support from policymakers, either explicitly or implicitly, on moral, economic, and national security grounds. In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has paused or terminated most U.S. foreign assistance, wea more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * By the Numbers: House Bill Takes Health Coverage Away From Millions of People and Raises Families' Health Care Costs The House reconciliation bill now taking shape would take health coverage away from millions of people and dramatically raise health care costs for millions more. Here are some of the impacts: * Roughly 15 million people (and likely more) by 2034 would lose health coverage and more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * House Republican Health Agenda Cuts Coverage, Raises People's Costs Clear Harm to Eligible People From Unprecedented Cuts By Allison Orris, Jennifer Sullivan, Claire Heyison and Shelby Gonzales Roughly 15 million low- and moderate-income people would lose health coverage and become uninsured under the House Republicans' sweeping and draconian health care agenda -- part of their plan to help more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following statement on May 19, 2025: * * * CHARGES AGAINST McIVER ARE DIRECT ATTACK ON CHECKS AND BALANCES WASHINGTON - Stand Up America Executive Director Christina Harvey issued the following statement after Donald Trump's Department of Justice announced plans to charge R more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [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: * * * Congress Must Clear the Runway for American AI Innovation WASHINGTON--Today, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a subcommittee hearing on "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulation and the Future of US Leadership." It is critical that America stays first in the global race f more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: * * * Court Allows Trump's Dismantling of Citizenship and Integration Grant Program to Continue as Case Moves Forward The disappointing ruling comes in Solutions In Hometown Connections et al v. Noem Greenbelt, MD - A coalition of civil rights and immigration service organizations today decried the denial of a preliminary injunction that would have temporarily halted the Trump-Vance administration' more PR

NEW YORK, May 21 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: * * * 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 organizations today decried the denial of a preliminary injunction that would have temporarily halted the Trump-Vance administration's unlawful dismantling of a critica more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [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 Grants Intervention to Minority and Women-Owned Business Groups Defending Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Frankfort, KY -- In a critical win for equity in public contracting, the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Kentucky more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- 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 South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley New Fact Sheet from Families USA Highlights Importance of Medicaid for TX-15's Families ALICE, TX - A new fact sheet from Families USA details the impacts of deep cuts to the Medicaid program in the Re more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- 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 South Texas, the Hill Country, West Texas and Far West Texas New Fact Sheet from Families USA Highlights Importance of Medicaid for TX-23's Families PECOS, TX - A new fact sheet from Families USA details the impacts of deep cuts to the Med more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- 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 Tidewater and Central Virginia New Fact Sheet from Families USA Highlights Importance of Medicaid for VA-01's Families WILLIAMSBURG, VA - A new fact sheet from Families USA details the impacts of deep cuts to the Medicaid program in the Re more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * Demand Justice Launches New "Justice Under Siege" Campaign to Counter Trump and His Allies' Attacks on the Legal System Washington, DC - Today, Demand Justice announced the launch of "Justice Under Siege," a campaign to expose and counter President Trump's exploitation of his office, including repeated defiance of lawful court orders, to take a sledgehammer to our system of checks and balances and th more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Detention Watch Network, a coalition that says it builds power through advocacy and strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the United States, issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * Trump is leveraging diplomatic ties and strong arming leaders to expand third country deportations Washington, DC -- Yesterday, despite a federal court order, the Trump administration deported at least two people to war-torn South Sudan, in an alarming r more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [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: * * * Doctors, Local Governments Reaffirm Commitment to Defend Health Care Privacy Rights Doctors for America, Cities of Columbus, OH, and Madison, WI, Pursue Intervention in Texas Case Threatening Patient Privacy Bedrocks Washington D.C. - Two major U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Groups Sue to Protect Critically Endangered Gulf Rice's Whale from Oil and Gas Impacts GREENBELT, MD -- Four conservation groups filed suit today in U.S. District Court to challenge a government plan that fails 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. E more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Friends of the Earth posted the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * Groups Sue to Protect Critically Endangered Gulf Rice's Whale from Oil and Gas Impacts New federal biological opinion fails to address harm from Gulf fossil fuel drilling GREENBELT, MD - Four conservation groups filed suit today in U.S. District Court to challenge a government plan that fails to properly protect rare species, including Rice's whales and Kemp's ridley sea turtles, from being ha more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Political] -- Heritage Action for America posted the following news release: * * * Heritage Action Applauds Key Policy Wins in President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' WASHINGTON - Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with 2.5 million activists nationwide, today released the following statement from President Kevin Roberts and Executive Vice President Ryan Walker applauding key wins in President Donald J. Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act : "H more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * House GOP Moves to Repeal FACE Act Days After Clinic Bombing WASHINGTON, DC (May 21, 2025) - Today, the House Judiciary Committee is holding a markup on a slate of bills, including one from Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, that would repeal the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. This critical law protects patients and providers from violence, threats, and obstruction at r more PR

NEW YORK, May 22 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release: * * * ICE Refuses to Allow Mahmoud Khalil to Hold His Newborn Son Mr. Khalil's legal team filed a letter requesting the federal court overseeing Mr. Khalil's case order ICE to permit a family contact visit Jena, LA -- In a decision that underscores the government's ongoing retaliation against Mahmoud Khalil in response to his advocacy in support of Palestinian rights, officials from the U.S. Immigrat more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 21 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Interior Takes First Step to Implement Trump Executive Order on Deep Seabed Mining Washington, D.C. -- Last month, President Trump signed an executive order asking federal agencies to move toward issuing permits for commercial scale deep seabed mining, something that has never been permitted in U.S. or international waters. On May 20, the Department of Interior issued a press more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following statement: * * * Israel's Assault on Diplomacy is an Assault on International Law Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) condemns the Israeli military's reckless attack on a diplomatic convoy in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. On May 21, Israeli soldiers opened fire near European diplomats on an official mission to assess the humanitarian crisis caused by Israel's more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The National President of the Fraternal Order of Police issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * Justice Department Ends Consent Decrees and Closes Investigations Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded news that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) put an end to existing consent decrees in Louisville, Kentucky, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, today, restoring local control without burdensome Federal monitoring. "Consent  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Aims to Protect Critically Endangered Gulf Rice's Whale From Oil, Gas Dangers GREENBELT, Md.-- Four conservation groups filed suit today in U.S. District Court to challenge a government plan that fails 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 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [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: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Unlawful Seizure of U.S. African Development Foundation Filing Highlights Efforts to Seize Control of the Agency, Halt its Work, and Terminate its Workforce Without Any Legal Authority Washington, DC -- Democracy Forward today fi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Seeks DOGE Plans for Upcoming Mass Firings WASHINGTON-- The Center for Biological Diversity sued Trump's Office of Personnel Management today seeking the plans required by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency to drastically reshape and downsize key agencies' workforces. These Agency Reduction in Force and Reorganization Plans, or RIF, are part of the br more PR

NEW YORK, May 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Urges Law Enforcement Officials to Drop Charges Against Representative LaMonica McIver The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) denounces the two assault charges announced Monday by the acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey against Representative LaMonica McIver. LDF further urges law enforcement officials to make the just and prudent decision to drop the charges. On more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Legal Intervention Defends Northern Spotted Owl Habitat PORTLAND, Ore. -- Conservation groups intervened today in a lawsuit brought by the timber industry and counties seeking to strip northern spotted owls of protections for their critical habitat across millions of acres of forests in California, Oregon and Washington. The industry lawsuit attempts to reinstate a critical more PR

EUGENE, Oregon, May 22 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: * * * Legal intervention defends northern spotted owl habitat Conservation groups intervened today in a lawsuit brought by the timber industry and counties seeking to strip northern spotted owls of protections for their critical habitat across millions of acres of forests in California, Oregon and Washington. The industry lawsuit attempts to reinstate a critical habitat rollback issued in the fi more PR

NEW YORK, May 22 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on May 21, 2025, to the National Review Online: * * * The America First Opportunity for Influence over Latin America By Ilya Shapiro and Santiago Vidal Calvo The United States should not only stand its ground in the Western Hemisphere but also lead it to a new era of freedom and prosperity. With Secretary of State Marco Rubio's appointment as national security adviser, and President Donald Trump's rece more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSrpt) -- The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators issued the following news release: * * * NASFAA Survey Highlights Impact of Layoffs, Potential Closure of Department of Education Financial aid offices at colleges and universities across the country are reporting operational delays, breakdowns in federal support systems, and an erosion of communication channels with the U.S. Department of Education (ED) following massive layoffs in March and amid  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release: * * * National Park Service Alaska Regional Office Decimated by Staff Cuts and Consolidation As the National Park Service prepares for even more unthinkable staff cuts, regional offices across the country are already reeling. ANCHORAGE - The National Park Service regional office in Alaska has lost an estimated one-third of its staff, as the Trump administration aims to reorganize and downsiz more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * New Order Threatens Park Service's Efforts to Protect and Explore American History New signs at parks could have a chilling effect on rangers just trying to do their jobs and tell the truth. This new order sets a dangerous precedent of prioritizing nostalgia over truth. WASHINGTON - This week, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued Secretarial Order 3431, instructing his  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Computer Technology]-- The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation posted the following news release: * * * New Korean Policy Center in Leading US Think Tank Calls for New Economic Playbook to Drive Growth; Plan Emphasizes Technological Innovation, Not Just Exports SEOUL--A new policy center devoted to Korean innovation and competitiveness unveiled an economic plan this week calling for the South Korean government to shift from its longstanding strategy  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The National Iranian American Council issued the following statement: * * * NIAC Statement on Intelligence Reports of Potential Israeli Strike on Iranian Nuclear Facilities Washington, DC - The National Iranian American Council released the following statement in response to current intelligence reports suggesting that Israeli may be preparing an attack against Iranian nuclear facilities: "This is not the first time that Israel is threatening to attack Iran - unilateral more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Detention Watch Network, a coalition that says it builds power through advocacy and strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the United States, posted the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * NJ Immigrant Justice Advocates Respond to Charges Against Congresswoman McIver Newark, New Jersey - Yesterday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed charges against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver in a blatant act of political retaliation for joining a con more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSrpt) -- Resources for the Future issued the following news release: * * * Proposed Carbon Tariff Could Boost US Manufacturing and Emissions New modeling shows that the Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2025 would increase domestic manufacturing of covered goods, shift imports toward countries with cleaner manufacturing processes, and raise government revenue. In early April, Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced the Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Outdoor Recreation Roundtable issued the following news: * * * Public Lands Sell Off is Removed from House Budget Reconciliation Washington, D.C. -- Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), representing the $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation economy made up of over 110,000 businesses, issued the following statement on the successful removal of a provision in budget reconciliation that would have sold off hundreds of thousands of acres of America's public lands and waters. In a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Alliance for Retired Americans issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * Retirees Slam GOP's Tax and Budget Bill for Putting All American Seniors' Health Care at Risk WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Alliance for Retired Americans today condemned House Republicans' "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" as a direct attack on the health care of nearly every senior in America. According to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office, the bill will trigger nearly $50 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: * * * "This is going to definitely grow our GDP." Estes, Hern, Feenstra Say "Big, Beautiful Bill" Will Increase Economic Growth WASHINGTON, DC - Just hours before President Trump met with House Republicans in an effort to get the "Big, Beautiful Bill" through the lower chamber, three influential members of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax discussed their work on the landmark legislati more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [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: * * * Senate Subcommittee Should Get Deepfake Policy Right With Real, Clear Fixes--Not Opaque Overreach WASHINGTON--This afternoon, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a subcommittee hearing on policymaking around deepfakes generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. We appreciate t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget posted the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Agrees to Another Tax Giveaway Yesterday, the Senate passed by unanimous consent the No Tax on Tips Act, a bill that would create a federal income tax deduction of up to $25,000 a year for cash tips for eligible employees in jobs that "traditionally and customarily" receive tips as defined by the Treasury Secretary beginn more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 20 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Seven Reasons Why the Big, Beautiful Bill is Great for Trucking May 20, 2025Trucking is the backbone of our economy, employing over 8.5 million Americans. Enacting pro-business, pro-growth tax policy will ensure that trucking companies of all sizes are better able to plan for the future, invest in their workforce and equipment, and ensure the safe and efficient more PR

NEW YORK, May 22 (TNSrpt) -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: * * * Six Years Without Trial: Germany Must Act on its ISIS-Affiliated Male Detainees in Syria The longer the German government delays repatriation, the greater the risk: overcrowded prisons and indefinite detention are driving fresh radicalization, empowering ISIS propaganda, and threatening long-term regional and international security. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today released a landmark more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 21 [Category: Health Care] -- The Alzheimer's Association posted the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * Strong Bipartisan Support for Alzheimer's and Dementia Research Reaffirmed During Senate Budget Hearing Secretary Kennedy continues to spread harmful myths about Alzheimer's research During today's Senate budget hearing with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kennedy, committee members from both sides of the aisle reaffirmed their str more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 21 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Puts Venezuelan Migrants at Risk by Halting Protections While Legal Case Continues Chicago, IL -- Alianza Americas is deeply concerned by the Supreme Court's decision to pause a lower court ruling in NTPSA v. Noem, which had blocked DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's attempt to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) fo more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, May 21 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for May 20th, 2025 This Week in the ASAM Weekly Addiction is a lived experience and the "distress related to discrepancies between desired and actual social connections" is a significant part of that. In a national study of US veterans, those with problematic substance use (PSU) were over 60% more likely to experience loneliness than th more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued the following statement on May 20, 2025, by Deputy Director Joelle Johnson: * * * Trump administration grants waiver for Nebraska to restrict sugary drinks from SNAP Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins is congratulating herself and President Trump for hastily granting a first-of-its-kind waiver to the state of Nebraska to make sugary drinks and energy drinks ineligible for purchase through the Supplemental Nutritio more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump Firing Consumer Product Safety Commissioners Was Unlawful WASHINGTON, D.C. - A lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland challenges President Donald Trump's recent firing of three members of the five-member U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Public Citizen Litigation Group filed the suit on behalf of the three Commissioners, Mary Boyle, Alexa more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * Trust for Public Land Names Washington, DC, Best Big City Park System, Washington Defends ParkScore(r) Title, as Irvine Soars to Runner-Up Finish Accompanying Survey Shows Parks Are Unifying Forces in Divisive Times: Across Demographic Lines and Ideological Divides, People Love Local Parks, Visit Parks Frequently and Hope to Spend More Time Outside Washington, DC - more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber: Rep. Burgess Owens a Leader on Tax Reform, Fighting for Local Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. \-- Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released the following statement thanking U.S. Representative Burgess Owens (UT-04) for his leadership and commitment to supporting American businesses through pro-growth tax reforms. Rep. Owens is working to ensure American businesses an more PR

NEW YORK, May 21 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Council for International Business issued the following news: * * * USCIB Hosts Trade and Investment Committee Meeting L-R: Alice Slayton Clark (USCIB), Neil Beck (WTO), and Rick Johnston (Managing Director of Global Government Affairs at Citi, Chair of BIAC, Vice Chair of USCIB, and Chair of the USCIB Trade and Investment Committee). The USCIB Trade and Investment Committee met on May 20 at the USCIB DC office to address the Trump Administr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- TheDream.US, a college and career success program for immigrant youth, issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * While "Heartened" By Latest News on Future of DACA, TheDream.US Says "Now Is the Time" for Permanent Fix for Dreamers Yesterday, MALDEF announced that "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." Since 2018, MALDEF (the Mexica more PR

NEW YORK, May 22 -- The Women's Refugee Commission issued the following statement on May 21, 2025: * * * Women's Refugee Commission Statement On The Arrest of Rep. LaMonica McIver And The Escalating Attack On Immigration Detention Oversight The Women's Refugee Commission condemns the arrest of U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) by federal agents during a congressional oversight visit to the Delaney Hall immigrant detention facility in Newark, New Jersey. The arrest represents an alarm more PR