NEW YORK, May 27 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Call to Lift Restrictions on Journalists Covering the Pentagon, which Harms Transparency and Public Trust (WASHINGTON)--PEN America called on the Pentagon today to lift new reporter access restrictions, which ban journalists from many areas of the Pentagon unless they are accompanied by a  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 28 -- Career Education Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on May 26, 2025: * * * CECU Statement on President Trump's Proposal to Redirect Funding to Trade Schools On Monday, President Trump suggested he is considering redirecting $3 billion in higher education funding toward "trade schools." Dr. Jason Altmire, president and CEO of Career Education Colleges and Universities, made the following statement on President Trump's proposal: "We appla more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Center for American Progress (CAP) issued a report on May 12, 2025, titled "A 21st Century Privacy Act: Ending the Exploitation of Unlawfully Obtained Government Data," argues for a radical overhaul of federal privacy laws to address the unchecked use of Americans' personal data by government agencies and private entities. Authored by Nicole Alvarez and Adam Conner, the report contend that the existing Privacy Act of 1974 is woefully inadequate for the digital more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 27, 2025: * * * Export Controls: The Perennial Debate Continues By William Alan Reinsch There has long been a debate in export control circles--historically, a fairly small pond--over the dilemma of overcontrolling or under-controlling exports. To oversimplify, if the United States under-controls, the bad guys get stuff we don't want them to have. If we overcontrol, we end up kneec more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 27, 2025: * * * The Maduro Regime Held Another Sham Election--What Happens Now? By Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Henry Ziemer, Rubi Bledsoe and Natalia Hidalgo On May 25, Venezuela held regional and parliamentary elections. Amid an environment of political repression, piddling voter turnout, and a boycott by the mainstream opposition, the regime claimed a  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Social Security Service Restrictions Burden Seniors With Long, Unnecessary Travel A Quarter of Seniors Live More Than an Hourlong Trip From Their Field Office By Claire Zippel and Devin O'Connor The Trump Administration and DOGE have implemented new phone service restrictions that the Social Security Administration (SSA) estimates will require people to make over 1.93 million additional tri more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) issued a report in May 2025 titled "Trade Under Blockade: Navigating a Global Trade War," sharply criticizes President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement on April 2, 2025, which abandoned decades of established trade principles in favor of a new system of baseline and "reciprocal tariffs." Authored by Kent Lassman, Ryan Young and Iain Murray, the report argues that this radical shift will lead to higher prices,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Federation of America posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Groups Sound Alarm as the Trump/Vought CFPB Dismisses or Terminates Enforcement Actions, Leaving Harmed Consumers High and Dry WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new memo from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) reveals that the Trump-Vought Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has quietly dismissed at least 2 more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 27 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Executive Order Sets Stage to Silence Scientists and Empower Industry, Polluters and Corrupt Elected Officials "This order is part of a large-scale attack on democracy, public health and truth that has the potential to harm people across the United States. "While couched in science-supporting rhetoric, this executive order reveals how the Trump administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * FERC Greenlights Immediate Construction of Massive CP2 LNG Facility by Venture Global WASHINGTON, DC \- Just before the Memorial Day weekend, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reauthorized Venture Global's highly controversial liquefied methane gas export project CP2 LNG, allowing Venture Global to begin construction immediately. If constructed, CP2 LNG would be one of the la more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Calls Out California Policies Violating President Trump's Executive Order by Allowing Men to Compete in Women's Sports WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Independent Women condemns California's radical policies that have allowed a male athlete to dominate women's sports competitions and qualify for the high school State Finals next weekend. President Donald Trump  more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, May 27 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Massive Victory! Harvard Loses Infant Monkey Torture Funds After 31-Month PETA Campaign Boston - Following two and a half years of sustained pressure from PETA, including advertisements, complaints to federal authorities, critiques from primatologists, scientists, and legal scholars, and 700,000 emails from PETA supporters, funding for Margaret Livingstone's ba more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Managed Funds Association posted the following news release: * * * MFA urges SEC and CFTC to delay Form PF compliance deadline by one year Ongoing changes to technical specifications and interpretive guidance leave firms unable to finalize reporting systems Washington, D.C. -- MFA urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to delay the compliance date for the new Form PF by one y more PR

NEW YORK, May 28 -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release on May 27, 2025: * * * NPR Lawsuit Challenging Trump Executive Order Cutting Federal Funding Should Prevail on Free Speech and Press Freedom Grounds, Knight Institute Says WASHINGTON--National Public Radio (NPR) and other public radio organizations today filed a lawsuit in federal court over President Trump's executive order that aims to end federal funding for NPR and PBS, saying more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The NAFSA - Association of International Educators issued the following news release on May 27, 2025: * * * Pause of International Student Visa Interviews is Misguided and Self-Defeating The Trump administration is weighing requiring all foreign students applying to study in the United States to undergo enhanced social media vetting -- a significant expansion of previous such efforts, according to a cable obtained by POLITICO. In preparation for such required vetting, th more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * Report offers trade reform blueprint for Congress President Trump's Liberation Day trade tariff policies are failing, just as economists predicted. What can stop the tariff-imposed pain of higher prices, fewer choices, and risk to businesses and jobs? A new CEI report by Kent Lassman, Ryan Young, and Iain Murray offers Congress a blueprint for reclaiming a say in U.S. trad more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Richest Congressional Republicans Worth More Than $2.5 Billion Get a Tax Cut While Cutting Healthcare for Millions 9.2 million constituents represented by the top 10 richest senators and 4 million constituents represented by the top 25 richest representatives rely on Medicaid WASHINGTO more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 [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: * * * WATCH: Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman on Executive Overreach and Abuse of Power Perryman: "It was never about immigration policy and that's what we're seeing because if it was, you would actually see the President using lawful proces more PR